WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 323, 4 January 1937, Page 8

WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE. Monday, Jami ary 4, 1937. 1 Y.A.—AUCKLAND. 650 k.c. 461.3 m. 4.45 Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle Rex. 5.30: Desscription of play in third cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Description of third day’s play in third cricket Test. 8.0: Concert programme. 8.10: Burlesque sketch by Bransby Williams. 8.20: Edna Best and Ivor Novello in an excerpt from "Murder in Mayfair." 8.30: Jimmy O’Dea and Harry O'Donovan in the sketch “The Irish Way.” 8.36: Arved Kurtz (celebrated violinist), with Leo Whittaker at the piano. 9.0: Resume of day's play in third cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Reserved. 9.30: Maurice Igor and his Nomad Orchestra. 9.34: Les Allen and his Canadian Bachelors (vocalists). 9.38: Commentary on third day's play in third cricket Test. 9.55: Les Aden and his Canadian Bachelors (vocalists). 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: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: Classical music. 3.0: Description of fourth day’s play in the third cricket Test. 3.30: Light musical programme. 4.0: Special 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 mfsic. 8.0: "Evergreens of Light Opera and Musical Comedy.” 9.0: Highlights from the operas. 10.0: Light recital programme, featuring Olive Groves (soprano). Tom Katz (saxophone) and the Four Musketeers (male quartet). 10.30: Close down.

2 YA—WELLINGTON. 570 kc. 526 m. 4.45: Children’s hour, conducted by Andy Man. 5.30: Description of play in third cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. Description of play in the third cricket Test match. 8.0: Chimes. A chamber music and art song programme. 8.18: A recital by Jean McFarlane (contralto). 8.33: Edwin Fischer (piano). 8.40: Talk, Professor T. Hytten, M.A., "The Pitfalls of Statistics.” 9.0: Resume of play in the third cricket Test match. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Continuity programme, featuring popular musical comedies of Sigmund Romberg. 9.23: Allan Prior, Raymond Marlowe, Paul Clemon, Olaf Olson and Chorus, with His Majesty's Theatre Orchestra. 9.31: Harry Davidson (organ), “The Desert Song” selection. 9.38: Commentary on play in the third cricket Test match. 9.55: Nat Shilkret and his Orchestra. 10.0: Dance programme. 1 1.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. 12j.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Description of play in the third cricket Test. 3.30: Selected recordings. 4.0: Time signals. Sports results. 2YC—WELLINGTON. 840k.c. 356.9 m. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Light orchestral and ballad recital. 9.0: Band projframme, with spoken interludes. 10.0: Light music and humour. 10.30;-Close down. 3 YA—CHRISTCHURCH. 720 kc. 416.4 m. 4.45: Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Robin. 5.30: Description of play in third cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7-0: News and reports. 7.30: Commentary on third cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. Woolston Brass Band (conductor, R. J. Estall). 8.12: Paul Robeson (bass). 8.18: The Band. 8.25: “Eb and Zeb,” the country storekeepers, in another humorous episode. 8.34: The Band. 8.45: Recording, Paul Robeson (bass). 8.51: The Band. 9.0: Resume of day’s play in third cricket Test match. 9.10: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.15: Sybil Phillipps (soprano). 9.29: Recordings. 9.38: Commentary on third Test match. 9.55: Recording. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. 11.0: Time signals. 12.0: Progress reports of Plunket Shield cricket, Wellington v. Canterbury, and at intervals throughout the day. Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: BaU-to-ball commentary on third cricket Test match. 3.30: Classical music. 4.0: Time signals. 4.2: Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme. 3YL—CHRISTCHURCH. 1200 kc. 250 m. 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Classical recital by Edouard Commette (organist). Rosette Anday (contralto). Tossy Spivakovsky (violinist), Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), and Alfred Cortot (pianist). 9.0: Variety and vaudeville. 10.0: Light recital programme, introducing Alfredo Campoli and his Salon Orchestra. 10.30: Close down. 4 YA—DUNEDIN. 790 kc. 379.5 m. 4.45: Children's session, conducted by Aunt Sheila. 5.30: Description of play in third cricket Test. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Description of play in the cricket Test. 8.0: Chimes. Orchestral music and songs. 8.40: Talk, “World Affairs. ’ 9.0: Resume of the third day’s play in the cricket Test. 9.10: Weather report and station notices. 9.15: Recordings. 9.23: Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Irene Russell, Laurence Green, "The House that Jack Built.” 9.31: Clapham and Dwyer. 9.38: A commentary on the day’s play in the cricket Test. 9.55: An hour with Hal Kemp and his orchestra. I 1.0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.15 :Devotional service. 10.30: Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Description of play on the fourth day of the third cricket Test. 3.30: Recordings. Sports results. 4.0: Weather report and frost forecast. 4 Y O.—DUNEDIN. 1140 kc. 263.1 m, 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down, 7.0: After-dinner music.

8.0: Variety and vaudeville programme. 9.0: Musical comedy programme. 10.0: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. PROGRAMMES FROM AUSTRALIA. 2 B.L.—SYDNEY. 74Okc. 405.4 m. 10.0: Scores of the third day's play of the third cricket Test. 10.2: Cecil Norman (pianist). 10.20: Interlude (r). 10.25: The National Military Band, conducted by Stephen Yorke, in association with “The Mastersingers" Quartet. 2 F.C.—-SYDNEY. 6lokc. 491.8 m. As for 3LO, Melbourne. 3 L.O.—MELBOURNE. 770 kc. 389.6 m. 10.0: National: Every Monday night at eight o’clock: “As Ye Sow!" An Australian saga, written for radio by Edmund Barclay. 10.30: A musical miscellany of popular film themes. 3 A.R.—MELBOURNE. 580 kc. 516.9 m. 10.0: Cricket. Detailed scores of to-day’s play. 10.2: A-B.C. String Octet, conducted by Joseph Post. lnterlude (r). 10.35: An English programme by Glady Hart (soprano), and Doris Hadden (piano). 11.5: Interlude (r). 11.10: “Three Laughing Ghosts." A radio play. EMPIRE SHORT WAVE STATIONS. 8.0: Big Ben. Scottish dance music. The strings of the 8.8. C. Scottish Orchestra; leader, J. Mouland Begbie; conductor. Guy Warlack. 8.30: The third cricket Test match: Australia v. England. An account of the third day’s play by Alan Kippax, from Melbourne. 8.45: A concert of Russian music. The 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel Melsa; conductor, Eric Fogg. Dorothy Hildreth (pianoforte). Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 9.45: The news and announcements. J 0.5: Close down.