BROADCASTING

Southland Times, Issue 23178, 20 April 1937, Page 2

BROADCASTING

TODAY’S PROGRAMMES

IYA AUCKLAND (650 Kilocycles)

2.0: Educational session, relayed from the Teachers’ Training College, to be conducted by the following lecturers: Miss B. C. McKenzie, “Speech Training" (2nd lesson). Dr W. S. Dale, ‘.‘Travel Talks: Cold Lands of Eastern Canada (2): Life in Labrador. Mr J. Caughley, “Everyday Science (2): Cyclones and Anti-cyclones.” 3.0: ‘Clascal music. 3.15: Sports results. 3.30: Light musical programme. 4.0: Special weather report for farmers. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Dave. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. ' , - 8.0: Concert programme. A quarter or an hour with “The Kingsmen,” radio's Royal Quartet. 8.15: Te Mauri Meihana (soprano). 8.30: “Eb and Zeb,’ the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode. 8.39: “Strange Events on the Train.” Another humorous episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 8.52: “The Easy Chair.” A memory programme of songs and melodies of days gone by. 9.7: Weather. Station notices. 9.12: Talk: Mr H. G. Bell, “World Affairs.” 9.27: Dance music by Al. Smith and his “Hot” Syncopaters. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station IYX (880 kilocycles).— 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Modem English Symphonic programme. 9.0: “Mozartiana.” 10.0: “Thirty Bright Minutes”—Popular entertainment. 10.30: Close down.

2YA WELLINGTON (570 Kilocycles)

2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Special weather forecast for farmers. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Sports results. 5.0; Childrens session, conducted by Jumbo. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. Talk, Representative N.Z. Lighting Service, “Seeing and Lighting.” 7.40: Talk, Representative of Wellington R.S.A., “Poppy Day.” 8.0: Chimes. A classical and symphonic programme, featuring the Hamilton Dickson String Orchestra, and at 9.5 p.m., a recital by Stella Powell, coloratura soprano. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

Alternative Station 2YC (840 kilocycles).— 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Special feature, “Variety of the Prince." 9.15: Variety and vaudeville entertainment. 10.0: “In Order of Appearance”—Terence Casey (organ); Jeanette MacDonald (soprano), and Victor Ricardo and his orchestra. 10.30: Close down.

3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles)

7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: School broad* cast. 9.30; Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Selected recordings. 10.30: School broadcast. 11.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 11.2: Talk, Miss Vy Chaffey, “Fashions." 11.17: Selected recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Selected recordings. 3.0: Classical music. 4.0: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Skipper. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 7.38: Talk: Mr E. J. Bell, “Books.”

8.0: Chimes. “The Music of. Home." A descriptive theme programme, introducing songs known to everyone: familiar tunes, heard first, maybe, in childhood. 90: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Old Joe,” the man with the fiddle. 9.11: Recording: Conrad Thibault (baritone). 9.14: "Old Joe,” the man with the fiddle. 9.20: Recording: Frank Westfield’s Orchestra. 9.26: “Mr Scudder Changes His, Tune.” A further episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 9.41: Special feature: "Organ Reveries.” 10,0: An hour with the Casani Club Orchestra. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 3YL (1200 kilocycles).— 5.0: Selected recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music. 9.6: Sonata hour. 10.0: Popular half-hour.. 10,30: Close down. . 4YA DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Selected recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.30: Selected recordings. . 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: District weather forecast.

2.0: Selected recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4.0: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Aunt Anita.

6.0: Dinner music 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: •‘This Changing World.” Talk by Mr John A. Brailsford: "Leaders of the Orient: Two Japanese Prophets of Today, Kagawa and Nishida” 8.0: Chimes. A programme of miscellaneous recordings. . The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York. 8.10: The Vagabond Lover (tenor). 8.13: Roy Wilson and his Wurlitzer. 8.19: Steffani and his 40 Silver Songsters. 8.25: Bernard and his Orchestra. 8.28: Heli Finkenzeller (soprano). 8.31: Dick Mclntire and his Harmony Hawaiians. 8.34: The International Radio Orchestra. 8.40: Master Ewan McEwan (boy soprano). 8.50: Reserved. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A concert by Bands of H.M. Guards, with vocal and humorous interludes. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 4YO (1140 kilocycles).— 5.0: Selected recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Schubert instrumental recital. 9.0: Chamber music recital. 10.0: Light musical recital. 10.30: Close down. 4ZP INVERCARGILL (620 Kilocycles) 7.0 pan.: Instrumental recordings. 7.10 pan.: Birthday calls. B.o' pan.: Light classical recordings. 8.45 pan.: Weather, time, announcements. 10.0 pan.: Close down. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION G.M.T.— 6.0 aan. Big Ben. Variety. 6.30 a.m. Talks “Names that are History"— i. 6.45 a.m. Chamber music. 7.25 aan.: The news and announcements. 7.45 aan. The 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Henry Hall. 8.15 aan. Close down.