WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 304, 8 December 1936, Page 8

WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE. ■ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1 YA—AUCKLAND. 650 kc. 461.3 m. 4.45: Children’ s session, conducted by Uncle Dave. 5.30: Description of cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.30: Book reviews. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Description of cricket Test match. 8.0: Concert Programme:The Orchestra, conducted by Hardld Baxter, “April Buds” Concert Waltz. 8.5: Recordings, “The Voice of the People: Catherine the Great,” part 9. 8.13: “Eb and Zeb,” the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode. 8.23: R. F. Smith (saxophonist), “Beautiful Lady in Blue,” “Valse Vanite.” 8.28: Recording, Harry Gordon and Jack Holden (sketch), “The Piano Tuners.” 8.34: The Orchestra, “The King’s Waltz.” 8.40: Recordings, “Landscape Gardening,” being a further episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 8.54: R. F. Smith (saxophonist), “The Old Refrain,” “Saxophobia.” 9.0: Resume of the days’ play in the cricket Test. 9.10: Weather, station notices. 9.15: Reserved. 9.30: Dance programme. 9.38: Commentary by C. B. Fry, famous English cricketer, on the play in the cricket I est match. 9.55: Continuation of dance programme. 11.15: Close down.

TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: Classical programme. 3.0: Description of play in the cricket Test. 3.30: Musical programme. 4.0: Weather report for farmers. 4.30: Sports results. 1 Y.X.—AUCKLAND. 880k.c. 340.7 m. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner 8.0: Variety and vaudeville programme, featuring, at 8.7 “What’s Trumps?” a comedy presentation. 10.0: Light recital programme, featuring Lucienne Boyer-(soprano), Raie da Costa .(piano), and the Orchestra Mascotte. 10.30: Close down. 2 YA—WELLINGTON. 570 kc. 526 m. 5.0: Children’s session, conducted by Jumbo Jamina. 5.30: Description of cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.40: Talk, Mr. C. Stuart Perry: “Books of the Year.” 7.0: News and reports. $.30: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Description of cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. A miscellaneous classical programme, featuring Arved Kurtz (violinst). The 2YA Concert Orchestra, ’TFingal’s Cave” Overture. 8.9: Recordings, “Richard Tauber (tenor), “Venetian Gondola Song.” 8.1 2 : Ignaz Friedman (piano), Songs Without Words: “Duet” (A Flat Major), Op. 38, No. 6: 11 **The Fleecy Cloud” (E Flat Major). Op. 53, No. 2: “Sadness of Soul” (F Major). Op. 53, No. 4: “Lost Illusions” (F. Sharp Minor), Op. 67, No. 2.

TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 7.5: Keep fit session. 7.20: Continuation of breakfast session. 9.0: Wellington wool sale. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 1 1.0: Time signals. 12.0: uhch music. 3.0: Description of the first cricket Test. 3.30: Special weather forecast for farmers. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Sports results. 2 YC—WELLINGTON. 840k.c. 356.9 m. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Variety and vaudeville programme. 10.0: Light recital programme, featuring Lucienne Boyer, soprano, Raie da Costa, piano, and the Orchestra Mascotte. 10.30: Close down. 3 YA—CHRISTCHURCH. 720 kc. 416.4 m. 4.45: Children s hour, conducted by Aunt Pat and Mr. Stampman. 5.30: Description of cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 6.35: Talk: ‘St. John Ambulance Association.” 6.42: Talk, Mr. D. V. Wilson: "Our Own Country’s Manufacturing Industries.” 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Commentary on cricket Test. 7.0: Chimes. “America, the Great Experimenter.” A theme programme. 8.40: Talk, Miss Drayton, C.8.E., Victoria League Throughout the World.” 9.0: Resume of day’s play in the cricket Test. 9.10: Weather, Station notices. 9.15: “Two Resignations.” A further episode ih the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 9.30: Recording: Debroy Somers Band, “Lionel Monckton Memories.” 9.30: Commentary on cricket Test by C. B. Fry.. 9.55: Recording: Frank West, Selection. 10.0: An hour with Hal Kempfield’s Orchestra, "San Toy" and his Orchestra. 1 1.0: Close down.

- * TO-MORROW. ■ 710: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11.0: Time Signals. 11.2: Recordings' 12.0: Lbnch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Commentary on cricket Test. 3.30: Classical music. 4.0: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and'special weather forecast and light musical programme. 4.30: Sports results. 3YL—CHRISTCHURCH. 1200 kc. 250 m. 5.0: Selected recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-din-ner music. 8.0: Chamber music. 9.0: Sonata hour. 10.0: "Melody and Merriment." 10.30: Close down. 4 YA—DUNEDIN. 790 kc. 379.5 m. 4.45: Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Leonore. 5.30: Description of cricket Tets. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Description of play in the cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. A Programme of New Recordings. 8.8: Conchita Superbia (mezzosoprano, "Habanera.” 8.12: Marcel Paiotti, organ, "Mazurka” Waltz Fantasy. 8.15: Columbia Grand Chorus,x Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. 8.18: Larry Adler (mduth -organ virtuoso), "Broadway Melody of 1936. 8.24: Peter Dawson (baritone), "Just Keepin On, Don’t Let the River Run Dry.” 8.30: Ern Pettiffer (clarinet), Memphis Blues.” 8.33: Herbert Ernest Groh (tenor), Joys of Spring. 8.36: Old Time Waltz Band, Worl-famous Medley Waltz. 8.40: A 8.8. C. Recorded Talk: Conquest of the Air” (No. 7). 9.0: Resume of the day’s play in cricket Test match. 9.10: Weather; station notices. 9.1 5 : Massed Brass* Bands, "March of the Herald. 8.18: Eb and Zeb, the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode. 9.25: Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes,” Savoy "Hunting Medley.” 9.31: Frank Titterton and Richard Watson, "Love and War.” 9.34: Woolston Brass Band,, Dunedin March. 9.38: Commentary on the days’ play in cricket Test match, by C. B. Fry. 9.55: Music, mirth, and melody. 1 1.0: Close down.

TO-MORROW. 7-0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Closedown. 10.0: Recordings. 10. 15: Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 10.45: Talk by

Mrs. Barrington, “Cooking by Electricity.” 11.0: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Description of fifth days’ play in the cricket Test. 3.30: Talk by the A.C.E.: “Hot Water Hints About Food” 3.45: Recordings. 4 YO.-—DUNEDIN. 1140 kc. 263.1 m. 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Sonata and impromptu recital: Featuring at 8 p.m. Debussy’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano,” and at 8.23 p.m., “Sonata in G Major, Op. 78.” 9.0: Chamber music hour. 10.0: Light musical recital, introducing Quentin Maclean (organist), the Tahiwis (Maori trio), and Mario Lorenzi (harp). 10.30: Close down.

PROGRAMMES FROM AUSTRALIA. 2 B.L.—SYDNEY. 740 kc. 405.4 m. 10.0: “Mitzi, the Radio Menace." A half-hour of assinine antics, with Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band. 10.30: Interlude (r.). 10.35: Two piano novelties, presented by Flo Paton and Essie Morison: Foxtrot Medley; waltz favourites. Nowel Coward Melodies. 11.0: Interlude (r.). 11.10: Community singing concert. 2 FC—SYDNEY. 610 kc. 491.8 m. As for 3LO, Melbourne. 3 L.O.—MELBOURNE. 770 kc. 389.6 m. 10.0: National programme from Melbourne. Orchestral concert by the A.B.C. (Melbourne )S'ymphony Orchestra, conducted by Andersen Tyrer. Overture, “Love in a Village”; Fantasia and Ftigue in G Minor; Overture, “ I he Barber of Seville”; No. 6in B Minor ( Tschaikowsky). 1 1.15: Interlude (r.). 1 1.20: National talk, “Our Common Vices and Our Rarer Virtues,” Mr. Bernard Riley. 3 A.R.—MELBQURNE. 580 kc. 516.9 m. 10.0: Unit one: “Three Laughing Ghosts.” A radio play by Keith Earle Hooper. 10.30: Unit two: A short recital by Lily Laskine, harp (r.). 10.45: Unit three: From Darling Street, South Yarra. Reception to the Marquess and Marchioness of Hartington. Given by the Council of the Combined Empire Societies. EMPIRE SHORT WAVE STATIONS. 8.0: Big Ben. Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, with Brian Lawrence (Australian vocalist), Anne Lenner, and the Three Ginx, Compere, James Dyrenforlh. 8.30: The first cricket Test match, Australia v. England. An account of the fourth day’s play by Alan Kippax. 8.55: “ The Policeman’s Lot.” A talk by an assistant superintendent of police, Kenya. 9.10: Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Pianofore (4). Marjorie Hayward (violin), G. O’Connor-Morris (pianoforte), Sonata in A, Op. 47 (“The Kreutzer”): adagio sostenuto —presto; andante con variazioni; finale presto. 9.40: Ihe news and announcements, Greenwich time signal I at 9.45. 10.0: Close down.