OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 February 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES

2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News. 8.0: "Ports of Call,” a visit to Belgium. 8.32: “Coronets of England: The Life of Queen Elizabeth.” Chapter 3. 9.5: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Continuation of dance programme. 10.28 to 10.30: Time signals front the Dominion Observatory. 11.15: Close down.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c.

5.0: Open eights. Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Continental choral combinations, with

instrumental interludes. 9.0: Variety and vaudeville. 10.0: Melody and humour. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c.

7.0: 2YD Listeners’ Own Session. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Dance time. 9.5: Nigger minstrels. 9.20: “Mittens”—an epic of the Turf. 9.35: Soft lights and sweet music. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650, k.c.

5.0: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano), “Scherzo” (Borodin); “Serenade” (Rachmaninoff) ; “One Lives But Once” Waltz (Strauss, Tausig). 8.16: Hilda Refell (soprano), “At the Rainbow’s End” (Landon Rinaldi; “To a Wild Rose” (MacDowell); “Down in the Forest” (Landon Ronald); “Nesting Time” (Alma Goatley). 8.28: Vincent Aspey (violin), “Siciliana and Rigaudon” (Francoeur, Kreisler); “Cradle Song” (Schubert, Elman); “Melody” (Dawes, Kreisler); “Rondos (Mozart, Kreisler). 8.40: Tony Rex, baritone, “The Gentle Maiden” (arr Somervell); “Kitty, My Love” (arr Hughes); “The Lark in the Clear Air” (trad); “Marie, My Girl” (Aitken). 8.52: Albert Sandler and his Orchestra, “Sandler Minuets” (various). 9.0: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Continuation of old-time dance programme. 11.30: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: “Homestead on the Rise.” 8.15: “The Fourth Form at St Percy’s.” 8.28: Sydney Gustard (organist), “Medley of Popular Classics” (various). 8.35: “Coronets of England: The Life, of Mary Queen of Scots.” Episode 16. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Win and Windle,” specialty entertainers. 9.20: Debroy Somers Band, “A Musical Comedy Switch” (arr Hall). 9.28: Light Opera Company. “Songs of the Past.” 9.36: Variety stars with orchestra. 9.48: “The Hawaiian Serenaders.” 10.0: Sports summary. 10.15: Dance music. 11.15: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech, “Apollo” Overture (Haydn Wood). 8.9: Trevor Thomas (baritone), “A Dream” (Bartlett); “I Hid My Love” . (d’Hardelot). 8.15: The Orchestra, “Olde Wayes” (Herman); “Badinage” (Herbert). 8.22: Doris Wilson (soprano), with orchestral accompaniment, “Rondel”; “Queen Mary’s Song”; “The Shepherd’s Song”; “Like to the Damask Rose” (Elgar). 8.35: The Orchestra, “The Fleet’s Lit Up” Selection (Ellis). 8.43: Trevor Thomas (baritone), “Invictus” (Huhn); “O Falmouth is a Fine Town” (Ronald). 8.49: The Orchestra, “London Again” Suite (1) Oxford Street; (2) Langham Place; (3) Mayfair (Eric Coates). 9.1: Weather report. Station notices. 9.6: Dance music. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.15: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD, 25.53 m.; GSE, 25.29 m.; GSF, 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 8.0 p.m.: “Shipwreck,” by Robert Barr. 8.35: “Cards on the Table.” 8.55: “Music from the Movies.” Louis Levy and augmented 8.8. C. Variety Orchestra. 9.40: “London Log.” 9.50: News and announcements. 10.15: Close down.

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES,

2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Salvation Army service from the Salvation Army Citadel. 12.15 (Approx.): Close down. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner session. 2.0: "Modern Composers Series”—Paul Hindemith: “Symphony—Mathis, der Maier.” played by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

2.25: Recordings. 3.0: "The Art of the Russian Ballet: From the Imperial Theatre to New Zealand,” a talk by Lydia. 3.24: Musical anniversaries of 1938. 3.28: Time signals. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Church of Christ service from the Vivian Street Church of Christ. 8.15 (approx.): Recordings. 8.30: Orchestra of the State Opera House, Berlin, conducted by George Szell: “The Barber of Bagdad” Overture (Cornelius), 8.39: Raymond Beatty (Australian bass-bari-tone): “The Hunting Morn” (Flegier); * “The Minstrel”; “My Last Abode” (Schubert). Raymond Beatty (bass-baritone), and Heather Kinnaird (contralto), “The Queenly Flower” (Schumann). 8.52: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, “Rosamunde” (Schubert). 9.0: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: Maurice Clare (famous English violinist) with Noel Newson at the piano. (a) “First Movement from Concerto in D Major” (Paganini); (b) “Introduction and Tarantelle” (Sarasate). 9.21: Heather Kinnaird (Australian contralto) : Four Biblical songs by Anton Dvorak: “Hear My Prayer”; “By the Waters of Babylon”: “God is my Shepherd”; “Sing Ye a Joyful Song.” Heather Kin-

naird (contralto) and Raymond Beatty (bass-baritone), “Love’s Secret Betrayed" (Cornelius). 9.36: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vaclar Talich: Symphony No 4 in G Major (Dvorak). 10.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.e. 6.0 to 8.30: Recordings. 8.30: Popular quartets and quintets. I 10.0: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Kings of the Keyboard. 7.35: “Coronets of England." 8.0: “Tit-bits of Today: Hits of Yesterday.”. 8.40: Trailer. • 8.45: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 9.0: Radio play, “The Twelve Labours of Hercules—No Holiday for Hercules.” 19.30: Round, the bandstand. 9.45: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 10.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. W 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Methodist service, from Rugby Street Church. 12.15 (approx.): Close down. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Artur Schnabel and Karl Ulrich Schnabel, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Boult, present: Mozart Concerto in E Flat Majoi’ (K. 365 Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children s song service. 6.15: Recordings. 7.0: Congregational service from Trinity Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Acts 2 and 3 of Wagner’s opera, “Tannhauser.” 11.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. .

9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 11.0: Catholic service from St Joseph’s Cathedral. 12.15 (approx.): Close down. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: “La Boutique Fantastique,” by RespighiRossini. 2.55: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Recordings. 6.45: Salvation Army Service from the Citadel, Dunedin. 8.0: Recordings. 8.30: Symphonic programme by Lamoureux Concert Orchestra of Paris, conducted by Albert Wolff. Vocalists’ Claudine Boons (soprano), Charles Rousseliere (tenor). The Orchestra, “The Damnation of Faust” (Berlioz). 8.38: Claudine Boons (soprano), “Soir” (Faure), Les Petits Anes” (Rasse). 8.44: The Orchestra, “La Valse,” Poeme Choreopraghique (Ravel)! 9.0: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: Association Des Concerts Lamoureux, Symphony in G Minor (Roussel). 9.29: Charles Rousseliere (tenor), “Noel Paien”; “Thoughts of Autumn” (Massenet). 9.37: The Orchestra, “Namouna” Suite de Ballet (Lalo). 10.0: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD. 25.53 m.; GSE. 25.29 m.; GSF. 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 8.0: "Death of Uncle George.” Play by Bertram A. Young. 8.30: Wales v Scotland—commentary by H. B. T. Wakelam on the International Rugby Union football match. 9.0: Pianoforte recital by Joan Davies. 9.10: Children’s service from Ealing Congregational Church, London. 9.40: Sunday news, weekly news-letter, sports summary. Satur-, day sport, and announcements. 10,15: Close down.