RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20274, 7 April 1934, Page 25 (Supplement)

RADIO

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Notes and News From Far

and Near. You need not worry unduly about heat in a set. A few people have written in during the past few months stating that their radio valves become “ hot in use ” and that the transformer becomes warm. These signs . are perfectly normal, and, indeed, it would be a bad sign if they were not present. A valve is subject to heat all the time it is in operation. » N o one knows exactly why people cannot resist turning the dial of a radio. Watch next time you’re in a radio shop—watch your own visitors. If the set is turned off they will, eight times out of ten, twiddle with the dial. This failing of the human race has prompted an experimenter and radio station to display notices: '* Please touch nothing! ” WEEK-END PROGRAMMES. FOB SATURDAY. 2YA, Wellington (526m.—570k.). 8.0: Chimes. Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, “ Musical Comedies Medley.” 8.9: Brad and Al, “The Lady and the Bottle,” “At the Zoo.” 8.15: Gladys Monqrieff, “Play, Fiddle, Play,” “ Silver Hair and Heart of Gold.” 8.21- The Mills Brothers, “ Fiddlin’ Joe,” “ Smoke Rings.” 8.25: Relay from Be Luxe Theatre. 8.40: Lecturette, Mr B R. Bliss, “ Romantic Figures of the Prize Ring. 9.0: Weather. 9.2: Modern

dance programme. 10.0: Sporting summary. 10.10: Continuation of dance programme. 11.10: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (416m.—720k.). 8.0: Chimes. Relay of concert programme from Station 4YA, Dunedin. The Concert Orchestra (Mons. de Rose, conductor), “Naughty Marietta” (Herbert). 8.8 Recording, Eleven of Columbia s Famous Artists, “ Columbia on Parade.” 8.16: The Concert Orchestra, .‘The French Spirit” (Waldteufel), The Clock is Playing” (Blaauw). 8.22: Mr Stan Lawson, “ A Little Nonsense Now and Then.” 8.37: The Concert Orchestra, "La Feria ” (Lacome). 8.49: Recording Jeanne de Casalis (humour), Mrs Feather on the Telephone.” 8.55: The Concert Orchestra, “Old Refrain” (Kreisler), “Serenade” (Heykena). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2Reserved. 9.20: The Melodians Entertain. 9..>0: The Concert Orchestra, “The t IV B Volga ” (Leuschner). 9.42: ihe Melodians Entertain. 9 50- The Concert Orchestra, “ Countess Maritza ” 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.10: Close. Daventry. 6.15 p.m.: Dance music. 7.0: Rhythm m music. 7.30: Vocal and instrumental recital by Emily Hooke (soprano). 8.08.15: News. 12.0: Big Ben. Concert by the Western Studio Orchestra. 12 45 - A recital of gramophone records. 1.151.45: The Commodore Grand Orchestra. FOB SUNDAY. 2'X’A. Wellington (526m.—570k.). 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Relay from St Paul s Pro Cathedral, Canon Percival James. 12.15: Close. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 4.30: Close. 6.0: Chil-

dren. 7.0: Relay of evening service from the Taranaki Street Methodist Church. Rev T. R. Richards. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Special presentation of complete opera, “ Aida.” 10.50: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (416 m 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Relay from St David’s Presbyterian Church. Sydenham. Rev Lawrence Rogers, M.A. 12.15: Close 1.0. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 4.30: Close. 5.30: Children. 6.30: Recordings. 7.0: Relay from the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Rev L. A. North. 8.30: 3YA Orchestra. “ L’lmpressario.” 8.36: Hubert Carter, songs by N.Z. composers, “ Under the Greenwood Tree,” “ The Fairies’ Song,” ‘ The Clown’s Song,” “ Taku Aroha,” “ Haere Tonu.” 8.45: The Halle Orchestra, “Cossack Dance.” Willem Mengelberg and his Concertgebouw Orchestra, “ Perpetuum Mobile.” 8.56: Paderewski, “ Mazurka in C Sharp Minor,” Op. 63, No. 3. 9.0: Weather. 9.3: 3YA Orchestra, “ Symphony No. 7. in C. Major.” 9.30: Hubert Carter, French chansons, “ Jeune Fillette,” “ Plaisir d'Amour.” “Le Coeur de ma Mie,” “ Petronille.” 9.38: London Symphony Orchestra, “Suite in G.” 9.46: Maria Olczewska, “ None But the Weary Heart,” “ Dedication.” 9.54: 3YA Orchestra, “ Mock Morris Dance.” 10.0: Close. FOB MONDAY. 2YA, Wellington (526 m 7.0 to 8.30: Breakfast session. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional. 11.30: Lecturette, “Health Hints or First Aid.” 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical music. 3.0: Home Science. 3.15: Light music. 3.30 and 4.30: Special weather report. 5.0: Children. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.40: “Books, Grave and Gay.” 8.0: Roy Fox and his band, “ Whispering”; “Three Old Favourites.” 8.10: Richard Crooks, “Until”; “A Little Love, a Little Kiss.” The M’Gowran Male Quartet, “Little Tommy”; “A Catastrophe”; “A Farewell.” 8.22: Mary Bald, “Macushla”; “ Achal by the Sea”; “An Erlskay Love Lilt”; “The Glory pf the Sea.* 8.34: Howard Jacobs, “ Liebesfreud ”; " Schon Rosrnarin.” 8.40: Dr A. J. Harrop, "A New Zealander in Fleet Street.” 9.0: Weather. 9.2: Ernest Legget, London Octet, “ Praeludium ” ; “ Elegy.” The Ferrera Trio, “Pagan Love Song”; “ Huggable, Kissable, You.” 9.14: Victorian Quartet, “Polly Perkins from Paddington Green”; “ Villikins and His Dinah.” 9.20: Wonder accordeonist, “ Allegress March.” Scott Wood Accordeon Quartet, “ Milano”; “ tyjp.rta.” 9.30: Ralph Reader with London Rovers and Scouts, “ Round the Camp Fire.” 9.4 2: The Coral Strand Players, “ Beautiful Heaven ” ; “ The Swallows.” The Novelty Players, “Stephanie Gavotte”; “Rendezvous." 9.54: Julian Roselli and his Salon Orchestra, “ The Old Spinning Wheel “In the Valley Where the Bluebirds Sing.” 10.0: Dance programme. 3YA, Christchurch (416 m 7,0: Breakfast session. 5.30: Close. 10.0: Devotional. 10.15: Recordings. 11.0: Miss Lorna Martin, “Health and Beauty Culture.” 11.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: Home Science. 3.0: Classical music. 4.0: Light music. 4.30: Special weather forecast. 5.0: Children. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: The Woolston Brass Band, “ Boulder City”; “ Cosi Fan Tutti.” 8.13: Layton and Johnstone, “ Layton and Johnstone Favourites.” 8.19: The Woolston Brass Band, “ Swannie River.” 8.27: Will Fyffe, “Sailing Up the Clyde.” 8.31: The Band, R. Simpson, “Zelda”; “Lady Divine.” 8.43: Parlophone Melody Company, “Convivial Songs.” 8.49: The Band, “Slavonic Rhapsody”: “Brilliant” march. 9.0: Weather. 9.20: Lenor String Quartette, “ Quartet in D Major Op. 76. No. 5.” 9.44: Miss Nancy Bowden, “Hushed is My Lute”; “Nightfall at Sea”; “Invocation to the Nile”: “January Dusk.” 9.56: Felix Salmond and Simeon Rumschisky. “To Spring.” 10.0: Music, Mirth and Melody. 10.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close.