BROADCASTING

Southland Times, Issue 23330, 14 October 1937, Page 16

BROADCASTING

TODAY’S PROGRAMMES 4ZP INVERCARGILL (680 Kilocycles) 7.0 p.m.: Selected recordings. 7.15: Children’s session, featuring another episode of the adventures of "Richard tire Lion Heart." . 7.30: Official opening of radio installation at hospital. 7.40: Old favourites. 8.0: Talk on "The Reference Library and Its Books" by Mr H. B. Farnall, City Librarian. 8.15: Merchant of Venice Suite. _ _ 8.30: Miss Margery Fitzgerald, elocutionist. 8.45: The adventures of a Japanese houseboy and his employer—“ All Aboard.” _ 9.0: Relay of wrestling match from Civic Theatre. 10.0 (approx.): Close down. IYA AUCKLAND (650 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 12.30: Mid-week service, relayed from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. 12.50: Lunch music (contd.). 1.15: Talk by Mr Henry Ah Kew, relayed from the Art Society’s Luncheon. Subject: "The Contact of Western and Chinese Art.” 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: Classical hour. 3.15: Sports results. 3.30: Talk, prepared by the A.C.E., “Some Ancient Recipes.” 3.45: Light music. 4.0: Weather for farmers. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Cinderella, with, at 5.45, a recorded talk, “A Day in the Moon" (2). 6.0: Dinner m'.isic. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Talk, “How the Mind Works (2): Professor A. B. Fitt. 7.45: Talk, ‘Yesterday and Today in Literature (7): Poets of Today”: Mr J. W. Shaw. M.A. 8.0: Concert programme. A continuity programme: “Some Famous Outlaws. ’ 9.0. Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mr J. L. Scoullar. "Famous Newspaper Scoops. 9.20: Recordings, the Massed Bands of the British Legion. 9.26: Roger Errington (tenor). 9.32: Recordings, Westminster Military Band. 9.44: Roger Errington (tenor). 9.50: Recordings, Harry Mortimer (cornet solo), accompanied by Foden’s Motor Works Band. 10.0: “Let’s Have a Dance.” an hour of dance numbers in correct tempo. 11.0: Close down.

Alternative Station IYX (880 kilocycles).— 5.0: Light music. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Alfred Cortot and Jacques Thibaud, Sonata in A Major. 8.32: Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson, Sonata for Two Pianos. 8.52: Alexandre Trianti and Coenrad V. Boss, in a group of Hugo Wolf songs. 9.0: Pro Arte String Quartet. 9.30: Half-hours with composers. No. 13: Vaughan Williams. 10.0: Variety. 10.30: Close down. 2YA WELLINGTON (570 Kilocycles) 6.50: Weather for aviators. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Weather for aviators. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Weather for aviators. 2.0: Educational session: “The Changing World” (D-E). 2.10: “More Talks on Everyday Things" (6) (A-B): Miss A. Hilliard. 2.25: “Travel: America and the Pacific” (6) (C4-E): Dr Ernest Beaglehole. 2.43: “Art” (3) (C-D): Mr Roland Hipkins. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Weather for Canterbury and Otago. 4.0: Time signals. Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Tony. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. “Who’s Who and What’s What?” A ramble in the news by “Coranto.” 7.40: Talk, Mr Philpot-Crow-ther, “The Empire Coronation Issues.” 8.0: Chimes. Concert programme. “Albert Performs a Service,” the Japanese houseboy. 8.15: Irene Petty presents a group of popular French songs. 8.23: John Parkin (novelty pianist). 8.33: Recordings, the Rondoliers. 8.40: Talk, Miss Annie Aitken, “A New Zealand Woman Sees the World Under Her Own Steam.” 9-0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Recordings, a recital by Cedric Sharpe Sextet. 9.15: John McCormack (tenor). 9.28: The Claude Tanner Violoncello Ensemble. 9.44: Recordings, M. Balieff’s Chauve-Souris Company. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 2YC (840 kilocycles).— 5.0: Light music. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour. 9.0: Melody, rhythm, humour. 10.0: In order of appearance: Reginald Foort (organ) ; Doris Vane (soprano); and George Scott-Wood (piano-accordion). 10.30: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles) 7.0: Breakfast session. 90: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11.0: Time signals. 11.2: Talk: under the auspices of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women: Miss Law. General Secretary for New Zealand of Y.W.C.A. 11.17: Recordings. 12.0: Relay from the Civic Theatre of community singing. 1.30: Recordings. 2.30: Talk, prepared by the A.C.E., Some Ancient Recipes." 3.0: Classical music. 4.0: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and weather forecast. Light music. 4.30: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Rainbow Man and the Imp. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Chimes. Rebroadcast 2YA: Official news service, issued by the Prime Minister’s Department; also British Official Wireless news. 7.10: News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. 7.35: Talk, under the auspices of the New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. 8.0: Chimes. Presentation of one-act play: “In Port.” 8.12: Recording. Cedric Sharpe Sextet (instrumental). 8.22: "Murder in Monte Carlo,” a radio play adapted by John F. Feters from a story by Guy de Maupassant. 8.52: Recordings, the J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mr Leicester Webb, “World Affairs.” 9.20: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 3YL (1200 kilocycles).— 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Thirty minutes of operetta. 8.30: Clapham and Dwyer. 8.39: Two xylophone solos by Jack Simpson. 8.45: The Grand Symphony Orchestra. 8.50: “Case of the Night of Dread.” Inspector Scott. 9.30: Albert Sandler Orchestra, and Dora Labette. 10.0: Comedy capers. 10.30: Close down. 4YA DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles) 7.0: Chimes. Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: District weather. 2.0: Educational session. Rebroadcast from 2YA, Wellington. 3.0: Recordings. 6.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4.0: Weather. Frost forecast. 4.30: Light music. 4.45: Sports results. 5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8.0: A concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring at 9.20, Masterpieces of Music (recordings), interspersed with vocal interludes. 8.40: "I Was There. A talk by George A. Wycherley: “The Funeral of Cecil Rhodes.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Continuation of concert programme. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Alternative Station 4YO (1140 kilocycles).— 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “An Island Cruise. 8.15: “The Return of Uncle Joe.” 8.23: Vaudeville and variety. 9.0: “Big Bertha.” A recorded drama featuring Kay Seven and the Embassy Players. 9.36: Harry Roy Mayfair Hotel Orchestra, with interludes by Bert Read and Gracie Fields. 10.0: In order of appearance: Serge Krish Instrumental Septet: Jan Kiepura (tenor); and Sidney Torch (organ). 10.30: Close down. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION G. 7.0 a.m. Big Ben. “The Story o? the Gramophone.” A feature programme. 7.30 a.m. "Food for Thought.” 7.50 a.m. The 8.8. C. Theatre Organ. 8.20 a.m. The news and announcements. 8.40 a.m. Mozart's Chamber Music—7. The Griller String Quartet. 9.15 a.m. Close down.