WIRELESS BROADCASTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23884, 11 August 1939, Page 2

WIRELESS BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S, PROGRAMMES 4YA, Dunedin. —6.50 a.m.: Weather report for aviators (repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.). 7: Session for physical exercises. 7.10; Breakfast session. 9: ' Close down. 10.5: Recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 10.50; Talk to women by "Margaret.” Hr Talk by Miss I Findlay, “Cooking and Recipes.” Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 12.15 p.m.: Relay from Strand Theatre of community singing. 1.30 p.m.: Weather forecast.. Lunch music (continued) . 2: Recordings. 3,15: A.C.E. (Home Science) talk, “Why Be ‘Well Groomed’?” 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. (Weather and frost forecast at 4.) 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5 : Children’s session. 6:. Dinner music, 7. Rebroadcast from 2YA of news service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department, also British official wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.30: A talk by Mr D. Standage—- ‘ The Competitions Festival.’’ 8: Recorded serial —“Dad and Dave." 8.15; Special recordings—“ Pinto Pete in Arizona.” 8.30: Recorded serial — “The Rich* Uncle from Fiji.” 8.42: Recording—The Hans Busch Orchestra. 8.45: “Just a Job of Work”—talk by Mr G, F. Shaw, “A Wireless Operator’s Day at Sea.” 9 . Weather report and station notices. 9.8: Special recordings—“Cockaigne” Concert Overture (“In London Town,” by Elgar), played by the 8.8. C, Symphony Orchestra 9.20: Readings by Professor T. D Adams, . with musical interludes. Author: Charles Dickens. “The Old Curiosity Shop”: Dick Swiveller Music from —Bach: Suite In B minor for flute and strings. Handel: “Royal Fireworks Music,” “Minuetto.” 10; Relay from the Savoy Restaurant of dance music by tne Savoy Dance Band. 11: Close down.

4YO, Dunedin.—s p.m.: Recordings 6: Close down. 7; After-dinner music. 8: Classical concert, presenting at 8.19 “Three Spanish Dances” (Granados), played by the Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 9; “ The Nigger Minstrels.” 9.13 : A session of modern variety. 10 : Melody and humour. 10.30; Close down. (The above programme consists wholly of recordings.)

3YA, Christchurch.— 7 a.m.: Session for physical exercises. 7.10: Breakfast session. 9: Close down. 10: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 10.45. Recordings. 11: Talk to women by “Margaret." 11.10: Recordings. 11.15; Talk by Mrs A. Barrett, “ Help for the Home Cook." (At intervals, commencing about 11.30 a.m., running commentaries on events at the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting will be broadcast on relay from Addington.) 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, with at 5.45 a talk by Miss Digby, •■Clerical Work as a Career for Girls." 6: Dinner music. 7 :, Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.35: Recorded talk by an officer of the Department of Agriculture, “Ante-Partum Paralysis or * Sleepy Sickness in Ewes.” 7.45: Talk under the auspices of the Christchurch branch' of the National Council of Women. 8. Special recordings—Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York plays “Semiramide” Overture (Rossini). 8.14 Special recordings— Richard Tauber, tenor, sings “Santa Lucia" (arr. Lindstrom), “The Clock (Loewe), and “La Serenata" (T9sti) 8.26: Pianoforte recital by Miss Eileen Joyce—“ Si Oiseau j’Etais, a Toi le Volerai!’’ (Henselt). “En Route” (concert study) (Palmgren). “The Lover and the Nightingale’’ (Granados), “La Danse D’Olaf” <Mangialli). “Menuetto Scherzando ” (Stavenhagen) 8.40: Recording—J. H. Squire Celeste Octet 8.45: Miss Gladys Moncrieff. with Mr Gil Dech at the piano, sings “ The Night has a Thousand Eyes" (Lambert) “I Bless the Dawn that Brought Me You" (Wood). “My Heart is a Silent Violin" (Fox) and “Everywhere I Go” (Martin). 9: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5; Recorded talk by DrKalidas Nag. “ Rabindranath Tagore, India’s Most Famous Poet." 9.20: Relay from Civic Theatre of Christchurch Primary Schools’ Musical Festival (musical director. Mr G. M. Martin). In addition to the choral numbers, the programme will include a brass quartet and string trios and Mr Noel Newson (pianist) will play Sonata in A major (Scarlatti). 10. “Music, Mirth, and Melody” (recordings) 11: Close down 2YA, Wellington.— 6,so a.m.: Weather report for aviators (repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.). 7 Session for physical exercises, 7.10. Breakfast session 9 Close down. 10.10: Devotional service 10.25: Recordings 10.28 ; Time signal 10.30: Broadcast of proceedings from the House of Representatives. 1.5 p.m. Recordings. 2: Classical music. 2.30 : Broadcast of proceedings from the House of Representatives. 5.30 : Children’s session, featuring at 5.40 “ Coral Cave : A Message from Blowme." 6 : Dinner session 7: Government and overseas news 7.10; News and reports. (Time signal at 7.28.) 7.40 “ Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?”—Mr George Aitken (captain All Blacks v. Springboks. 1921) makes some suggestions for improvement 7.48: News. 8 Concert programme “What I Like"—a Session with the world’s workers A programme of his favourites arranged and presented by a house painter 8.32 Varied recordings. 8.44: Recorded talk by Mrs Mary Scott, "Leaves from a Backblocks Diary: (6) A Few Essentials." 9 • Weather report and station notices 9.5: “Eb and Zeb ” (recordings). 9.15; Wellington City Salvation Army Band plays “ Chicago Temple ” March (Stevenson) and ‘ Summerland” Hymn (arr. Creswell). 9.22: Mr R. J. Gilbert,

baritone, sings “Mother o’ Mine" (Tours) and “ Myself When Young ” (Lehmann). 9.27: Deputy Bandsman Geard and Bandsman Hawkins play the cornet duet ‘Cheerful” (Jakeway) Salvation Army Band plays selection from “Songs of Britain” (Marshall) 9.43: Mr R. G. Gilbert, baritone, sings “Simon the Cellarer” (Hatton) and “ Down De Lovers’ Lane ” (Cook) 9.49: Salvation Army Band plays “My Fortress” (Vanderkam). 10: “Rhythm on Record —programme of new dance recordings, compered by “Turntable.” (Time signal at 10.28.) 11: Close down.

IYA, Auckland.—7 a.m.: Session for physical exercises. 7,10: Breakfast session. 9: Close down, 10: Devotional service,' conducted by Rev. George Jackson. 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, with at 5.40 the special feature “ David and Dawn in Fairyland.” 6: Dinner music. 7; Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news. 7.10; News and reports 7.30: Sports talk by Mr Gordon Hutter 7.45: “is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?”—Mr Albert de Clifton (intern .tional referee and Wellington representative footballer) asks “Is the Referee Responsible ? ” 8 : Concert programme. “ The Growth of the Poet’s Mind ’’—readings with comments by Professor W, A. Sewell, with musical illustrations: (6) “Shelley.” 8.32: Recording—Symphony Orchestra plays “The Children of Don” Overture (Holbrooke). 8.40: Mrs lan Stuart, contralto, sings “ Morning Hymn ” (Sir George Henschel), “ Silent Noon” (Vaughan Williams), “The Fuchsia Tree” (Qullter). and “Summer Days and Nights” (Edric Cundell). 8.52: Recording—Simon Barer at the piano. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5 • Special recordings— Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra plays Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Brahms) 9.47: Recording—Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone.- 9.51: Recording—London Philharmonic Orchestra. 10; “Music, Mirth, and Melody” (recordings), 11: Close down. SHORT-WAVE STATION

Empire Transmission No. 1, Daventry (for New Zealand and Australia).— 4.30 p.m. (N.Z. standard time); Big Ben Eisteddfod from Wales. 5.15: Talk by Sir Robert Vansitart, chief diplomatic adviser to the Foreign Secretary. 5.30 : “At the Black Dog”—Mr Wilkes at home in his own bar parlour ” 6: The news. 6.15; “ Cards on the Table a discussion on topics of the moment. 6.30: Syncopation act. 6.45 to close down: Sports news, market notes, and forecast of next week’s programmes.