WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23704, 11 January 1939, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES 4YA, Dunedin—6.so a.m.: Weather report for aviators (repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.mj. Breaxxast session. 9; Close down. 10.10: Recordings. 10.15 : Devotional service. 10.30 : recordings. 10.50: Talk to women oy “ Margaret.” Recordings. 12 noon: Lurch music, (weather report at 1 p.m.j 2 p.m.: Recordings. 3.o0: Sports results. Classical music. (Weather and Irost forecast at 4j 4.45 : Sports results. 5; Children’s hour. 6; Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.l: (News and reports. 7.30: Tam by motor expert, “.helpful Hints to Motorists.” 8: Chimes. Recorded mature — 1 “ Mittens,” an epic of the Turf, presented by George Edwards and company. 8.15; Miss Julie Werry, hew Zealand soprano, sings “A Field of Daisies” (Aspinall), "A Chinese Flower” (with ’cello obbligato) (Hood Bowers), “The Cherry Tree” (Goatley), “ Golden Slumbers ” (with ’cello obbligato) (seventeenth century), and “The Road to the Isles” (Kennedy-Fraser). 8.30: Recorded serial—“ The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.42; Recorded talk by Mrs Mary Scott, “ Leaves from a Backblocks Diary: (6) A Few Essentials.” 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5 : Recorded serial—- “ The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” 9.18: Recital by Mr Clement Q. Williams, Australian baritone Hidden in My Heart” (Arensky), “You Brought Me Flowers ” (Jacobsen), “Lilacs” (Rachmaninoff), “In the Silence of the Night” (Rachmaninoff), “Wayfarers’ Nignt Song" (Martin), “And so I Made a Vilanelle” (Scott), “Moon Cradle” (arr. Hughes), “To People Who Have Gardens” (KennedyFraser). 9.38: Recorded feature—- “ Ports of Call: A Visit to Turkey.” 10.8 (approx.): An hour of dance music by Red Norvo and his orchestra, with interludes by “ Slim and Slam ” on string bass and guitar (recordings) 11: Close down.

4YO, Dunedin.— s p.m.; Recordings. 6; Close down. 7: Aiter-dinner music. 8; Programme of symphonic music by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring at 8.12 Concerto in D major (Prokofieff), and at 8.38 “ L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1” (Bizet). 9.20: “Carnival” Suite (Schumann), played by Alfred Cortot, pianist. 9.44: Kirsten Flagstad, soprano. 9.50: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 10; Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. (The above programme consists wholly of recordings.)

3YA, Christchurch,— 7 a.m.: Breakfast session. 9 : Close down. 10 : Recordings, 10.30: Devotional service, 10.45 : Recordings. 11: Talk to women by “ Margaret.” 11.15: Women’s session, conducted by Mrs L. E. Rowlatt. 11.35: Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Recordings. 3 : Classical music. 4: Frost and weather forecast. Light musical programme 4.30 : Sports results. 5: Children’s hour. 6: Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.20: Addington Stock Market reports. _8: Chimes. Readings by Mr O. L. Simmance, with music. Readings from “ Pickwick Papers ” (Dickens) and “Pickled Herring” (W. W. Jacobs). 8.35 : Special recordings—Ballet Suite “ Jeux D’Enfants” (Bizet), played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati. 8.52: Recording—Vladimir Rosing, tenor, in four songs by TschaikowAky). 9: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Madame Betts-Vincent, pianist, plays Sonata in G minor (Schumann). 9.24: Recording—Lotte Lehmann, soprano. 9.30 : Special recordings—Symphony -No. 1 in B flat major (Schumann), played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frederick Stock. 10: “ Music, Mirth, and Melody,” including at 10.30 Carson Robison and his Buckaroos (recordings). 11: Close down. 2YA, Wellington— 6.50 am.: Weather report for aviators (repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.), also forecast for Motueka orchardists. Breakfast session. 9: Close down. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.25: Recordings. (Time signal at 10.28.) 10.45: Talk to women by “ Margaret.” Recordings, 12 noon : Lunch music 2 p.m.: Classical hour. 3; Sports results. 3.28: Time signal. Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago. Recordings. 4: Sports results. Recordings. 5: Children’s session, featuring the trailer to “Down the Pixie Path” at approximately 5.55. Dinner music. 7: British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.28: Time signal. Talk by gardening expert, “ Hints for the Home Gardener.” 8: Chimes. Recording Hans Busch Orchestra. 8.5: “Win and Windle,” specialty entertainers. 8.20 : Recording—The Bohemians. 8.23 : Mr Robert Simmers, baritone, sings “ When Childer Plays (Davies) and “An Epitaph” (Besly). 8.29 : Recording—Hans Busch Orchestra. 8.32: Mr Robert Simmers, bantone, sings “A Wanderer’s Song” and “A Sailor’s Prayer.” (Keel) 8.37 : Recording—The Bohemians. 8.40: Talk by Dr Guy H. Scholefleld, “World Affairs.” 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5; A serial romance of the Middle Ages—“ Into the Light”: Chapter 14,“Trifles Make Perfection’ ; produced by the National Broadcasting Service. 9.32 : Recorded serial—Chapter 14 of “Soldier of Fortune”; presented by James Raglan and company. 10: Relay from the Majestic Cabaret of dance music by Mr Sammy Lee and his Americanadians. (Time signal at 10.28.) 11: Close down.

IYA, Auckland.—7 a.m.: Breakfast session. 9: Close down. 10: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11: Talk to women by “Margaret.” 11.10; Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Recordings. 2.30; Classical music. 3.15: Sports results. 3.30 Light musical programme (Weather report for farmers at 4.) 4.30 : Sports results. 5: Children’s session. 6: Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 8: Special recordings—Suite No. 1 in C major (Bach), presented by the Admf Busch Chamber Players 8.28: Miss Lotte Heppner, contralto, sings “Feld Einsamkeit.” “Der Gang Zum Liebchen.” “ Staenchen,” and “ Dort in Den Weiden” (Brahms). 8.40: Mr Haydn Murray (violin) and Miss Dorothea Ryan (piano) play Sonata in G minor (Tartini). 8.53: Recording—Heinrich Schlusnus. baritone. 9 : Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recorded serial —“ Coronets of England : The Life of Mary Queen of Scots.” 9.35: Recording—Wilfrid Thomas. Emmie Joyce and company in “A Tea-time Concert Party” (Harrington). 9.43: “ Nights at the Ballet.” played by Symphony Orchestra. 9.51: Recording—- “ Stars Calling,” compered by Ronald Frankau. 10: “Music, Mirth, and Melody,” featuring Carson Robison and his Buckaroos (recordings). 11: Close down. SHORT-WAVE STATION Empire Transmission No. 1, Daventry (for New Zealand and Australia).— 8 p.m. (N.Z, summer time): Big Ben. Frank Biffo’s Brass Quintet. 8.20! Talk on Royal Air Force by Captain Harold Balfour, M.P. 8.35; Lieder recital. 8.50 : Variety. 9.50: The news and announcements. 10.15: Close down.