WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 346, 29 January 1937, Page 8

WHAT’S ON THE AIR TO-DAY?

RADIO PROGRAMMES AT A GLANCE.

IYA AUCKLAND. (650k.c., 461.3 m.) 5.0: Children’s session. 6;0: Commentary on fourth cricket Test, England v. Australia at Adelaide. ‘ ' i | 6.30: Dinner session. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Sports talk, Gordon Hutter. 8.0: Ball by ball description of first day’s play in fourth cricket Test, England V. Australia. 8.30: Winifred Cooke (pianist). 8.47: May Lander (soprano). 9.0: . Commentary on first day’s play in the fourth cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Victor Young .and his Orchestra. fi.ss: Everett Marshall (vocalist). 3.38: Description of play in the first day of the fourth cricket Test. 4)d>s: Marek Weber and his Orchestra, 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11,0: Close down. TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9J>;, Close down. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Recordings. H. Running commentaries on Takapuna Jockey Club's meeting, held at Ellerslie (second day). 12.0: Lunch music. I. District week-end weather forecast. 2.0: Recordings.

3.15: Sports results. 3.30: Ball by ball description of second day’s play in fourth cricket Test’. 4.0: Recordings. 4’80: Sports results. * '< IYX AUCKLAND. (SMfc.c,, 340,7 m.) 5:0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0; After-dinner music. 8.0: Variety, minstrel and humour. 9.6: Symphonic programme. 10.0: Light recital programme, introducing the Harmony Ensemble (vtical quartet), Jack MacKlntosh (comet) and Luctenne Boyer (soprano). 10.30: Close down.

2YA WELLINGTON (570k.c„ 526 m.) 6.0; Children’s session. 6.0: Commentary on play In fourth cricket Test. 6.30: Dinner session. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals. 8.0: Description of play in the fourth cricket Test. 8.30: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York. 8.38: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano). 8.46: Fred Stein (piano). 3-52: Dino Borgioli (tenor). 8.55: Stephen Grappelly and his Hot Four (featuring Django Rheinhardt, guitar). 9.0: Resume of play in fourth cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9-15: A brass band programme. Massed Brass Bands (Cresswell Colliery; The Wood Green Excelsior; Edmonton Silver; and Camberwell Silver Bands). Foden’s Motor ’Works Band. 9.24: “Eb and Zct>,” the country storekeepers. 9.34: Leicester Grand Massed Brass Bands, conducted by C. A. Anderson. 9.38: Commentary on plav in the fourth cricket fest. 9.55: Massed Badds, conducted by Henry Des. 10.0: Dance programme of new releases. IT-D: Close down.

TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast seston. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 11.0: Time signals. 12.0: Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Ball by ball description of play in the fourth cricket Test. 4-0: Time signals. Sports results. 2YC WELLINGTON (840k.c., 356.9 m.) 5.0: Ught musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: “Trades and Professions.’’ A few of the world’s works in music, mirth and song. 9.0: A Johannes Brahms recital. 10.0: Thirty minutes in lighter vein. Variety entertainment. 10.30: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720k.c., 416.4 m ) 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Commentary on cricket Test. 6.30: Dinner session. 7,0: News and reports.

8.0: Ball by ball commentary on fourth cricket Test. 8.30: The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. 8.34: Rev. Lawrence A. North (baritone recital). 8.44: The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. 8.47: Dawn Hunt (soprano recital) 9.0: Resume of play in the fourth cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: The London Palladium Orchestra. 9.23: John McCormack (tenor). 9.32: Marek Weiber and his Orchestra. 9.38: Re broadcast commentary on fourth cricket Test. 9.55: Light Symphony Orchestra. 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. 11.2; Recordings. 12.0: Lunch music. 1.0: Special week-end weather forecast. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Ball by ball commentary on fourth cricket Test. 4.0: Time signals. 4.30: Sports results. 3YL CHRISTCHURCH. (1200k.c„ 250 m.) 5.0: Recordings. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinnef music. 8.0: Miscellaneous band programme, with spoken interludes. 9.0: Classical recitals, featuring Wanda Landowska (harpsichord), Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), Toscha Seidal (violin), Miliza Korjus (soprano) and Benno Moiseivitch (pianist). 10.0: Light recital programme. 10.30: Close down. 4YA DUNEDIN. (790k.c., 379.5 m.) 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Commentary on cricket Test. 6.30: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Talk, Mr R. McKenzie, “Prospects for To-morrow’s Trots at Forbury.” 8.0: Chimes. Description of play iu the fourth cricket Test. 8.30: Polydor Orchestra. 8.33: The Henderson Twins. 8.39: London Piano Accordion Band. 8.46: Jack and Claude Hullbert. 8.52: Jack Payne and his Dance Band.

9.0: Resume of rhe day's play in the fourth cricket Test. 9.10: Weather. Station notices. 9.15: Lionel Tertis (viola). 9.18: Jean McFarlane (contralto). 9.31: Cedric Sharpe Sextet. 9.38: Commentary on the day’s play in the fourth cricket Test. 9.55: Dance music. ’ 11.0: Close down.

TO-MORROW. 7.0: Breakfast session. 9.0: Close down. 10.0: Recordings. 12 0: Lunch music. 12.45 and at intervals during the day: Running commentaries on the racing at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting. N.B. —During, the cricket broadcast the racing commentary will be broadcast through 4YO. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Ball by ball description of second day’s play in the fourth cricket Test. 4.0: Weather report. Recordings. 4.45: Sports results.

4YO DUNEDIN. (1140k.c., 263.1 m.) 5.0; Recordings. 6.0; Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Concerted vocal and instrumental recital. 9.o:.“Sweethearts of Yesterday and To-day.” A popular programme featuring .Christian names in music, song and story. 10.0: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down. Australian Stations. 2BL SYDNEY. (740k.c., 405.4 m.) 10.0: Scores of the first day’s play of the fourth Test match, played at Adelaide. 10,2: Recorded celebrity recital, arranged by Robert McCall. Arthur Schnabel (pianist), with the London Symphony Orchestra. 10.50: “Judith Anne and Her Uncle John.” 11.0: Recorded celebrity recital (r).' 2FC SYDNEY. (610k.c„ 491.8 m.) 9.40: See 3LO, Melbourne. 11.0: "State programme from Sydney, "Snaky Joe's Loss,” a radio play by Rex Bretnall. Production: Charles Wheeler.

3LO MELBOURNE. (770k.c„ 389.6 m.) 9.40: The National Dance Orchestra, conducted by Al. Hammett. 10.30: “Marylyn.” A musical comedy novelette by Reginald Stoneham. 11.0: "Melodies Memories.” A special programme by Colin Crane. 3AR MELBOURNE (580k.c., 516.9 m.) 10.0: Cricket —Detailed scores of to day’s play. 10.2: For farmers only. 10.25: Interlude (r). 10.30: Novelty piano interlude. 10.45: From town hall (Ballarat), community singing. EMPIRE SHORT-WAVE STATIONS. 8.0: Big Ben.. “Tales of the Sea (3): A Modern Voyage of Discovery . n A talk by Captain K. N. MacKenzie. 8.15: Musical interlude. 8.20: The fourth cricket Test

match, Australia v. England. An account of the opening day’s play by Alan Kippax. 8.40: Beethoven String Quartets. 9.10: “John Londoner at Home” (4). An evening with some of his many and various acquaintances. 9.40: News and announcements. 9.45: Greenwich time signal. 10.0: Close down.