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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24254, 23 March 1940, Page 2

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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES

4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.). —6 a.m.. Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 6 50: Weather report. 7.10: Breakfast session. 9.10: Recordings. (Weather report for aviators at 10.) 10.50: "Music and Flowers " series—talk by Miss Peggy Hoyt one of America's most famous style creators, " The Flowers and Fashions." Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. (Daventry news at 12.30 and weather forecast at 1 p.m.) 2 p.m.: Recordings. 2 30: The Otago Early Settlers' Association celebrates the ninety-second anniversary of Otago (relayed from Early Settlers' Hall): 3.30: Sports results. 4: Daventry news, followed by weather report for farmers and special frost forecast. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children's session, conducted by "Big Erother Bill." 5.45: Dinner music. (Daventry news at 6.15 and weather report at 6.55.) 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of news service issued by the Prime Minister's Department, also British official wireless news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 7.40: Talk by Mr Don. Miller, " To-day's Cricket Results." 8: The Otago Early Settlers' Association presents a concert in celebration of the ninety-second anniversary of Otago. 9: Daventrv news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: An old-time dance programme by Mr Ted Andrews and the Revellers' Dance Band. 10.4: Sports summary. 11.19: Dance medley (recordings). 11.30: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.

4YO, Dunedin (1140 k.c.). —5 p.m.: Re-, cordings. 6: Close down. 7: After-dinner music. 8: "Marie Antoinette." 8.14: In tune with the times. 8.30: "His Lordship's Memoirs: Wrongful Detention." 9: " Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan." 9.30: Band programme. 10: Merry and bright. 10.30: Close down.

4YZ. Invercargill (680 k.c.). —7 a.m.: Daventry news; also from 9 to 9.15 a.m. 7.10: Breakfast session. 11: Recordings. 12 noon to 2 p.m.: Luncheon session. (Daventry news at 12.30 p.m.) 5 p.m.: Light music. 5.30: Children's session. 5.45: Ninety-second anniversary of Southland. 6.15: Daventry news. 6.45: "One Good Deed a Day." 7: Rebroadcast of official news. 7.10 (approx.): After-dinner music. (Station announcements at 7.30.) 8: Local results. 8.5: "Shall We Dance?" 9: Daventry news. 9.30: "The Kentucky Minstrels." a unique programme providing an interesting and popular revival of minstrel entertainment on the radio. 10: Close down.

3YA, Christchurcn (720 k.c.).—6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 7.10: Breakfast session. 9.10: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 10.45: Recordings 11: "Leaves from a Biackblocks Diary "—talk by Mrs Mary Scott, " Isolation. 1 ' 11.15: Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. (At intervals, commencing about mid-dav, running commentaries on events at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting will be broadcast on relay from Addington. Daventry news at 12.30 and week-end weather forecast at 1 p.m.) 2 p.m.: Recordings. 3.30- Sports results. 4: Daventry news, followed by weather forecast for farmers. 4.30- Sports results. 5: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. (Daventry news at 6.15 and weather report at 6.55.) 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news. 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 8 : Chimes. Special recordings— The London Palladium Orchestra presents

" The Thistle " (Myddleton) (selection of Scotch melodies). 8.10: Recording—The Gay 'Nineties Singers in " Hot Codlings " and " Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" (trad). 3.15: Recorded comedy serial—" One Good Deed a Day." 8.30: Recording—Philip Green and his orchestra. 8.34: Recording—Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in the vocal duets " Farewell to Dreams " and ' Will You Remember ? " (Romberg). 8.42: Recording—Harry Karr entertains in two saxophone numbers. 8.48: Recording—John Tilley in the humorous numbers " London Transport Board " and "Maudie the Racehorse" (Tilley). 8.57: Recording—Philip Green and his orchestra. 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Soecial recordings—" Band Waggon," one of the most popular features ever broadcast from the 8.8. C., featuring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, and company. 9.43: Recording —H. Robinson Cleaver at the organ. 9.48: RecordingRichard Tauber, tenor, sings " My Gipsy Dream Girl " (Harvey) and " Giannina Mia" (Friml). 9.54: Recording—Primo Scala's Accordion Band in selection from "The Little. Dog Laughed." 10: Sports summary. 10.15: Recorded dance music 11.15: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30. 2YA, • Wellington (570 k.c.). —6 a.m.: Daventry new:;; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 6.50: Weather report for aviators; repeated at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 7.10: Breakfast session. 9.10: Recordings. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.25: Recordings. (Time signal at 10.28.) 10.45: "Music and' Flowers " series—talk by Mr Henry Jackson (fashion editor of Esquire, popular men's magazine), "Flowers and the Man." Recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. (Daventry news at 12.30 and week-end weather forecast at 1 p.m.) 2 p.m.: Light musical programme. 3: Sports results. Recordings. 3.28: Time signal. Weather report for farmers. Recordings. 4: Daventry news. Recordings. 5: Children's session (relayed from Exhibition Studio). 5.45: Dinner music (Daventry news at 6.15 and weather report at 6.55.) 7; Official Government and overseas news 7.10 (approx.): News and reports. (Time signal at 7.28.) 8: Programme from the Exhibition Studio: A musical absurdity, featuring the Rhythm-makers 8.32: RecordingHenry Croudson at the organ. 8.35: Maori programme by members of the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club. 8.50: Special recordings—Debroy Somers Band plays selection from "Swing Along." 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Recorded dance programme. 10: Sports summary. 10.10: Relay from the Majestic Cabaret of programme by Mr Stan. Grant and his Canadian Capers. 11.10: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.

IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.).—6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 7.10: Breakfast session. 9.10:. Recordings. 10: Devotional service, conducted by Rev. H. B. James. 10.15: Recordings. 11:

" Music and Flowers " series—talk by Mrs Bert McDonald, Chicago flower stylist of international reputation, " Flowers in the Home." 11.10: Recordings. .12 noon: Lunch music. (At intervals, commencing about mid-day, running commentaries on events at the Auckland Racing Club's meeting will be broadcast on relay from Ellerslie Racecourse. Daventry news at 12.30 and district week-end weather forecast at 1 p.m.) 2 p.m.: Recordings. 3.15: Sports results. Recordings. 4: Daventry news. 4.30: Sports results. 5: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. (Daventry news at 6.15 and weather report at 6.55.) 7: Rebroadcast from 2YA of Government and overseas news.

7.10 (approx.): News and reports. 8: i Concert programme. Special recordings— I " Words and Music by Gilbert and Sulli- i van, Monarchs of Light Opera." 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Special recordings—

" Hollywood Cavalcade," a review of the outstanding presentations of the year 1939. 10.15: Sports summary. 10.25: Recorded dance music. 11.15: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.

SUNDAY'S PROGRAMMES 4YA, Dunedin (790 k.c.). —6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 9.10: Recordings. (Weather report for aviators at 10.) 11: Relay of service from Salvation Army Citadel (preacher, Mrs Major Duggan). 12.15 p.m. (approx.): Recordings. 12.30: Daventry news. 1 p.m.: Weather report for aviators. Dinner music. 2: Recordings. 2.30: Special recordings—"Aubade," concerto for piano and 18 instruments, by Francis Poulenc, played by the composer and the Straram Concert Orchestra. 2.50: Recordings. 4: Daventry news. Recordings. 5.30: " Brother Bill's" song service. 6.15: Daventry news. Recordings. 6.30: Relay of service from First Presbyterian Church (preacher, Rev. W. A. Stevely) 7.45 (approx.): Recordings. 8.30: Recording—Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York plays Prelude to Act 1 from "La Traviata " (Verdi). 8.34: Recordings Gitta Alpar and Herbert Ernest Groh in " Let Us Fly from These Walls " (Verdi). La Scala Chorus of Milan sings "Chorus of Gipsies" (Verdi). 8.40: Miss Grace Adams East, American trumpet virtuoso. 8.55; Recording—Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York plays Prelude to Act 3 from "La Traviata " (Verdi). 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Operatic programme, featuring excerpts from " Der Freischutz," by Weber. Special recordings—The Basle Symphony Orchestra plays " Der Freischutz " Overture. 9.37: Recording—Franz Volker, tenor, sings " Through the Forest" and "Has Heaven Then." 9.45: RecordingAlexander Kipnis. bass, sings " Caspar's Drinking Song." 9.48: Recording—The Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin, plays Entr'acte to Act 3. 9.52: Recording—Tiana Lemnitz, soprano, sings " How Tranquilly I Slumbered" and "And Even if the Clouds." 10: Recording—Chorus and orchestra of the State Opera House in

"Huntsmen's Chorus." 10.3: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30. 4YO. Dunedin (1140 k.c.).—6 p.m.: Recordings. 8.30: " Wandering with the West Wind." 9: Light classical programme, featuring at 9.4 Harold Williams (baritone) singing four Indian love lyrics by Wood-forde-Finden. 10: Close down.

4YZ, Invcrcargill (680 k.c.).—11 a.m.: Sunday morning programme. 12.30 to 1 p.m.: Daventry news. 2 p.m.: Grand Hotel Orchestra with vocal interludes. 2.30:

" D'ye Ken John Peel ? "—a programme in honour of the famous Cumberland huntsman. 3: "Russian Easter Festival" Overture (Rimsky-Korsakov), played by the Philadelphia Orchestra. 3.16: "Norwegian Bridal Procession " (Grieg), played by William Murdoch, pianist. 3.20 to 4: The Easter music from " The Messiah" (Handel). 6.30: Gleanings from far and wide. 7: Relay of service from the Salvation Army Citadel (preacher. Adjutant C. G. Lee). 8.15: "Night Nurse." 8.28: Concert by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, the Viennese Boys' Choir, and Raou' .Koczalski (piano). 9: Daventry news. 9.30: " Oliver Twist." 9.45: Slumber session 10: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch (720 k.c.).—6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 9.10: Recordings. 11: Relay of service from St. Mary's Anglican Church, Merivale (preacher, Archdeacon A. K. Warren). 12.15 p.m. (approx.): Recordings. 12.30: Daventry news. 1 p.m.: Dinner music. 2: Recordings. 3: Special recordings—- " Night Ride and Sunrise." 3.15: Recordings. 4: Daventry news. 4.30: Recordings. 5.30: Children's service. 6.15: Daventry news. 7: Relay of service from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Recording—Dame Ethel Smyth, conducting the British Symphony Orchestra. 8.40: Recording—Parr:' Jones, tenor. 8.49: Recording—London Philharmonic Orchestra. 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Recording—The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra 9.29: Miss Molly Atkinson, mezzo-soprano, sings "To People Who Have Gardens" (Kennedy-Fraser), "If These Were Dreams to Sell" (John Ireland), "Song of the Palanquin Bearers" (Martin Shaw), "My Own Country " (Peter Warlock), and "A Feast of Lanterns" (Granville Bantock). 9.44: Recording—Cyril Scott, pianist, plays " Lotus Land " and " Souvenir de Vienne " (Scott). 9.47: Recording—Keith Falkner, baritone. 9.53: Recording—London Symphony Orchestra plays " Triumphal March " from " Caractacus " (Elgar). 10: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.

2YA, Wellington (570 k.c.). —6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 9.10: Recordings. (Weather report for aviators at 10 a.m. and time signal at 10.28.) 11: Relay of service from the Terrace Congregational Church (preacher, Rev. H. W. Newall). 12.15 p.m. (approx.): Recordings. 12.30: Daventry news. 1 p.m.: Weather report for aviators. Dinner music. 2: Special recordings—" Music Since 1900": " The Fire Bird Suite," by Stravinsky. 2.30: Recordings. 3: "Leaders of the Churches in Early New Zealand " talk by Mr S. T. C. Sprott, "Bishop Hadfield." 3.15: "These Served Mankind" (Series 2) —a commentary upon some celebrities and others who died during the second half of the year 1939. 3.55: Recordings. 4: Daventry news. 4.20: Recordings. 5.30. y Children's song service, conducted by " Uncle William," assisted by children from St. Giles's, Kilbirnie. 6.15: Davejitry news.' 7: Relay of service from St . Thomas's Anglican Church (preacher, Rev. C. V. Rooke). 8.15: The 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor, MiLeon de Mauny) plays Suite from " The Ballet Russe" (Luigini). 8.30: Mr Osc#r Natzke, the great Covent Garden basso, with 2YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Mr Anderson Tyrer. 8.50: 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor, Mr Leon de Mauny) plays selection from " Hansel and Gretel " (Humperdinck). 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: National Broadcasting Service production—" The Merchant of Venice," by William Shakespeare. 10.37: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.

IYA, Auckland (650 k.c.). —6 a.m.: Daventry news; also at 7 and 9 a.m. 9.10: Recordings. 11: Relay of service from St. James's Presbyterian Church (preacher. Rev. H. J. Lilburn). 12.15 p.m. (approx.): Recordings. 12.30: Daventry news, 1 p.m.: Dinner music. 2: Recordings. 3.30: Special recordings—Ballet music from "Les Sylphides," by Chopin. 4: Daventry news. 4.20: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children's song service. 6.15: Daventry news. 7: Relay of service from St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral

(preacher, Dean William Fancourt). 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Concert programme. Special recordings—Milan Symphony Orchestra plays " Cinderella " Overture (Rossini). 8.40: Recording—Maria Gentile, soprano. 8.43: Recording—London Ballet Orchestra play's " Copelia " ballet music (Delibes). 8.51: Recording—State Opera House Chorus in extract from the opera "Czar and Carpenter" (Lortzing), 9: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Special recordings—- " Music from the Theatre" : The comic opera "Die Fledermaus" ("The Bat"), by Johann Strauss. 10: Close of normal programme. Daventry news at 11.30.