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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23894, 23 August 1939, Page 2

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES 4YA, Duncdin.—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. 10.5: Recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 10.50: Talk to women by " Margaret." Recordings. 12 noon: Relay from Mayfair Theatre of South Dunedin community sing. 1.30 p.m.: Weather forecast. Lunch music. 2: Recordings. 3.15: A.C.E. (Home Science) talk," The Gold Mine in Your Garden." 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. (Weather and frpst forecast at 4.) 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children s hour. 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: Talk by motor expert," Helpful Hints to Motorists." 8: Recorded feature—" Mittens, a tale of the Turf. 8.15: Special recordings—" The Bold, Bad Buccaneers," in humour and harmony. 8.38: Recorded serial—" The Fourth Form at St. Percy's." 8.40: Talk by Mr G S. Thomson, "Catching Fish" (1). 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recorded serial—" Westward Ho!" 9.18: Recorded dramatic feature—- " Thrills." 9.31: Recorded feature—- " Exploits of the Black Moth: Affairs of State." Once again Sergeant Smithers of the C.I.D. has a brush with his old enemy the Black Moth, modern Robin Hood of the night. 10: An hour of modern dance music, featuring the orchestras of Ben Pollack, Clyde McCoy, and Freddy Martin, with vocal interludes by Bing Crosby (recordings). 11: Closedown.

4YO, Duncdin.— s p.m.: Recordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: An orchestral programme, featuring at 8.16 Triple Concerto in C major (Beethoven). Soloists—Richard Odnoposoff (violin), Stefan Auber ('cello), and Angelica Morales (piano). 9.15: Highlights from grand opera 10: "Music and merriment. 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: Women's session, conducted by Mrs L.E.Rowlatt. 11.30: Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music 2 p.m.: Recordings. 3: Classical music 4: Frost and special weather forecast. Light musical programme. 4.30: Sports results. 5: Children's session, with at 5.45 a talk by Mr J. Morrison," The Public Service as a Career for Boys.' 6: Dinner music. 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.20 : Addington Stock Market report. 7.32: Winter course talk by Mr G T. J. Wilson. "Life in Early Canterbury." 8: Relay from the Radiant Hall of concert by the Christchurch Male Voice Choir (conductor, Dr J. C. Bradshaw; accompanist, Mr Noel Newson). Choir soloists—Mr TG. Rogers (tenor) and Mr R. Lake (baritone). Assisting artists—Miss Ailsa Nicol (soprano) and Miss Valmai Moffett ('cellist). 9: Weather forecast and station notices 9.5: Readings by Mr O. L. Simmance. with music. "Readings from "Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens and from poems by Thomas Hood. Recorded music—Artur Schnavel and the Pro Arte Quartet play Piano Quintet in E flat major (Schumann); London Philharmonic Orchestra plays "Heart Wounds" from "Elegiac Melodies (Grieg). 9.40: Special recordings— Mischa Levitski, pianist, and the London Symphony Orchestra plays Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (Liszt). 10: "Music, Mirth, and Melody", (recordings). 11: Close dov/n.

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; Closedown. 10.5: Summary of scores in the third cricket test match, England v. West Indies. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.25: Recordings. (Time signal at 10.28.) 10.45: Talk to women by " Margaret." 12 noon: Relay from the Grand Opera House of community singing. 1.30 p.m.: Recordings. 2: Classical music 2.30: Broadcast of proceedings from the House of Representatives. 5.30: Children's session. 6: Dinner session. 7: Government and overseas news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.28: Time signal. 7.30: Broadcast of proceedings from the House of Representatives. 10.30 (approx.): Relay from the Majestic Cabaret of dance music by Mr Bobbie Giryan and his Sweet Swing Band. 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. Bernard M. Chrystall. 10.15: Recordings 11: Talk to women by "Margaret." 11.10: Talk under the auspices of the National Council of Women. 11.20: Recordings. 12 noon: Relay from the Mayfair Theatre of community singing. 1.30 p.m.: Lunch music. 2: Recordings. 3: Relay from Eden Park of running commentary on representative Rugby football match, Auckland v. Canterbury. 3.15: Sports results. 4: Weather report for farmers. Recordings. 4.30: Sports results. 5: Children's session. 6: Dinner session 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.40: Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre. 8: Concert programme. Special recordings—First. Third, and Fourth Movements of Quartet in G major, No. 1 (Haydn), played by the Pro Arte Quartet. 8.15: Miss Kay Christie, contralto, in a recital of lieder by Brahms and Schubert. 8.27 ■ Miss Mary Martin, violinist, and Miss Barbara Coyle, pianist, play Sonata in G major (Bach). 8.44: Special recordings—Quartet for clarinet and strings in E flat major (Karl Stamitz). played by the Oxford Ensemble. 9: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Recorded feature—" Coronets of England : The Life of Charles 11. the Merry Monarch." 9.33: Recording—Hans Busch Orchestra. 9.39: Recording— Humoresk melodies. 9.45: A 8.8. C. recorded production—" Poor Old Snell," a Cockney sketch, featuring Mabel Constanduros. 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. Musical comedy,"Charing Cross Road. 5.30: Ruth Draper. .6: The news. 6.15: "Food for Thought "—short talks on matters of topical interest. 6.30: Recital by Margaret Tann Williams (singer). 6.45 to close down: Sports news and market notes.