WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 299, 2 December 1936, Page 8

WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE,

Wednesday, December 2. • ; e c: . ■' 4 »’ ’ 1 Y.A.—AUCKLAND. 650 k.c. 461.3 m. 5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Peter. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Concert programme. Chamber music by. Brahms (recorded). Lionel Tertis (viola) and Harriet Cohen (piano) present Sonata in F Minor. 8.26: Elena Gerhart (mezzo-soprano), The Nightingale”; Serenade. 8.28: Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26 (Brahms), played by Rudolf Serkin (piano), with members of the Busch String Quartet. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Professor W. A. Sewell, “Recent Developments in the Modern Stage.” 9.20: Recordings, Alfredo Campoli and his Salon Orchestra, oons of Italy.” 9.27: Paul Robeson (bass), “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ ; On Ma Journey. 9.33: Reginald Foort (tenor), with orchestra and chorus, “My Hearts Desire.„ 9.46: Alfredo Campoli and his Salon Orchestra, San Remo. 9.50: Essie Ackland (contralto), with orchestra, “The Fairy Tales of Ireland.*” 9.54: Charles Manning and his Granada Orchestra, Espana” Waltz; “Ye Merry Blacksmiths” (Belton). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 1 1.0: Close'down. TO-MORROW. *7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service, condpcted by Rev. S. J. Warren. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0. thews Anglican Church. 12.50: Continuation of lunch music, thew’s Anglican Church. 12.50: Continuation of lune hmusic. 2.o:' Recordings. 2.30: Classical hour. 3.15: Sports results. 3.30: Talk, prepared by the Association for Country Education, Home Science Tutorial Section of the University of Otago, Reducing Diets foe Epicures.” 3.45: Light musical programme. 4.0: Special weather report for farmers. 4.30: Sports resuks. 1 Y.X.—AUCKLAND. 88&k.c. 340.7 m. -• / 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Band programme with spokejn interludes, featuring at 8.20 p.m.: “Superstition.” 9.0: Classical recital programme, featuring Wanda Landowska (harpsichord), and Fritz Kreis! er (violfn). 10.0: Light musical recital, featuring the Comedy Hatnnonists, Sidney Torth (organ), and Jack Simpson (xylophone). 40'30: Close down. 2Y. A.—WELLINGTON. 570k.c. 526 m. : - •■ ■ < < • '5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Campbell. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Talk, Our Gardening Expert, “For thejHome Gardener.” .1x8.0: Chimes. Light orchestral and ballad programme, featuring Arved Kurtz (violinist). The 2YA Concert Orchestra, “The Court of Luxembourg” Selection. 8; 12: Recording: Mavis Ben-netL-(soprano), “Down Vauxhall Way. 8.16: The Orchestra, “Entry of the Bcyards” March. 8.2 I: Recording: John Brownlee (baritone), “What the Redhaired Bosim Says.” 8.25: A recital by the * celebrated violinist Arved Kurtz, “Chaconne”; Aria; “Perpetuum Mobile." 8.47: Talk, Dr. Guy H. Scholefield, 0.8. E., “World Affairs.” 9.7: Weather Station notices. 9.10: Mr. Pirn Passes By.” A comedy in three acts by A. A. Milne. Presented by Leo du Chateau and Company. 10.30: An hour with Billy Cotton and his’Band. 11.30: Close down. , TO-MORROW. -’. i?‘7. , 0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional Service. 1 1.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Educational session. 2.43: Mr.-L» B. Quartermain, M.A., “Adventure in the Pacific” (3), (D, E). 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Special weather forecast for farmer* and frost forecast for Canterbury' and Otago. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory.

2YC-—WELLINGTON. 840k.c. 356.9 m. A' ?r • •*' ' ■ ■ ' y.y 5.0 to 6.0: Light musical programme. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Saint Saens orchestral programme, featuring at 8.7 p.m.: “Carnival of Animals,” played by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, with M. B. Montgomery and O. Barabini (pianists) ; and, at 8 .33 p.m.: “Le Rouet d’Omphale,” played by I’Opera Comique Orchestra. 9.0: Light operatic recital. 10.0: “In Lighter Vein.” Popular entertainment. 10.30: Close down. , 3 YA.—CHRISTCHURCH. 720k.c. 416.4 m. * 510: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.20: Addington Stock Market reports 7.30 Time signals from the. Dominion Observatory. 7.35: Talk by a medical practitioner, “New Zealand Fruit.” - 8.0: Chimes. Recording: Sir Hamilton Harty, conducting the .Halle Orchestra, “Rosamunde” Overture (Schubert). 8.9: Denys Cow (baritone), “With Myrtle and Roses”; “Silent Love”; “Spring Night”; *T 11 Not Complain.” 8.19: Recording: London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon Ronald, “Carnaval” Suite, Op. 9. 8.46. Annette Le Brun (mezzo-soprano), “Roaming”; “Whither”; “The Organ Man’ ; “The Trout”. 8.56: Recording: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, "Marche Militaire.” 9.0: Weathtr. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mr. Will Hutchens, Mus. Bac., “Handel.” 9.20: Recordings: London Symphony Orchestra, “The Impressario” Overture. 9.24; Theodor Chaliapin (bass), "In Questa Tomba Oscura”. 9.27: Artur Schnabel and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli, Concerto in B Flat Major. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 1 1.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. , 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. '11.2: Talk, “The International Council of Women in Congress at Belgrade.” 11.17: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Classical music. 40: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and special' weather forecast and ■ light musical programme. 4.30: Sports'results. V'- : . ' 3YL——CHRISTCHURCH. 1200 kc. 250 m. ' a I 5.0 to 6.0: Selected recordings. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “The Curtain Goes-Up on a Minstrel Show.” 9.0: Variety and vaudeville .programme, featuring, at 9.18 p.m.: “Superstition," a dramatic sketch dealing with the fallacy that bad luck follows when a person turns his cap .backward on his head. 10.0: Light recitals, presented by the J. H. Squire Celeste Octet, Charles Kullman (tenor), and Jack Mackintosh (cornet). 10.30: Close down. 4 Y.A.—DUNEDIN. 790 kc. 379.5 m. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Book talk. 8.0: Chimes.. Debroy Somers Band, “Mister Cinders.” 8.10: “Board and Lodgings,” a further episode in the lives of a Japanese

houseboy and his employer. 8.25: “Music At Your Fireside,’ featuring: “Nina”; Melody in F. 8.40; Talk, G. A. Wycherley, “The Literature of .Cricket.” (No. 2'. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: The Dunedin Orchestral Society presents the final concert of the 1936 season. Soloist: Mary Pratt (contralto). Conductor: C. Roy Speakman. (Relay frorjt Town Hall Concert Chamber. 10.0: Dance music. 11. 0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0 to 9.0: Breakfast session. 1 0.0: Selected recordings. 10.15: Devotional service. 10.30:’ Selected recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Educational session, rebroadcast from 2YA. 3.0: Selected recordings. 3.30: Sports results. Classical music. 4.0: Weather forecast and frost forecast. 4.30: Light musical programme. 4.45: Sports results.

4 Y.O.—DUNEDIN. 1140 kc. 263.1 m. 5.0 to 6.0: Selected recordings. 7.0: After-dinner, music. 8.0: Twentieth century symphonic programme, featuring at 8.11 p.m.: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major (Enesco), played by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. 9.0: Variety and vaudeville programme. 1 0.0: Comedy and light music. 10. 30: Close down. PROGRAMMES FROM AUSTRALIA. 2 B.L.—SYDNEY. 740 kc. 405.4 m. 10.0: Variety, with the New Variety Orchestra, conducted by Farnsworth Hall, and assisting artists. Production: John Barker. 10.40: Interlude (r). 10.50: “Around the Maypole.” Songs of the village green, presented by the Wireless Chorus. Conducted by John Antill. Narrative devised and spoken by Campbell Starling, with descriptions of English folk dances by the narrator. 2 F.C.—SYDNEY. 610 kc. 491.8 m. 10.40: State programme from the Sydney Studio. \ 3 L.O.—MELBOURNE. 770 kc. 389.6 m. 10.0: National programme from Sydney. “Walls Have Ears. No. 4: Fleet Street.” Production: Lawrence H. Cecil. 10.50: Interlude (r). 11.0: A pianoforte recital by Lindley Evans; Polonaise in C Minor (Chopin); Mazurka in A Minor (Chopin); Fragrance (Lindley Evans); Gavotte (Greyschock) ; Reel (Pitfield). 3 a.R.— MELBOURNE. 580 kc. 516.9 m. 10.0: A programme of duets by Mollie Wingrove and Alan McKenzie (piano), and Nance Studley and Jean Love (sopranos). 10.40: Light programme by A.B.C. String Ensemble and A.B.C. (Melbourne), Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Joseph Post. EMPIRE SHORT WAVE STATIONS. 8.0: Big Ben Chamber music. The Norbert Wethmar Trio: Norbert Wethmar (violin) ; Bram Martin (violoncello) ; Wilfrid Parry (pianoforte). Trio in A Minor: (1) allegro e appassionata; (2) moderement; (3) poco.scherzo; (4) finale (Nicholas Doneau). Fantesy Trio in C Major (Frank Bridge). 8.45: “Foreign Affairs.” A talk by Sir Fredrick Whyte, K.C.5.1., LL.D. 9.0: Military band music. 910: “Empire Magazine,” No. 16, A Weekly review of things at Home. Edited by Pascoe Thornton. 9.40: The news and announcements. Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 10.0: Close down.