OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 March 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 670 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.C: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk arranged for farmers by the Department of Agriculture. 7.40: Talk, “Topdressing and Blackberry.” 8.0: The 2YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Leon de Mauny, “The Marriage of Figaro” Overture (Mozart). 8.0: Lotte Lehmann (soprano) > “An Chloe” (“To Chloe”), “Die Vershweigung” (“Secrecy”) (Mozart). 8.12: Walter Gieseking (piano), “Alla Turca” (from Sonata in A Major) (Mozart). 8.16: Keith Falkner (baritone), “Droop Not. Young Lover” (Handel). 8.20: The Orchestra, “The Gods Go ABegging” ballet suite (Handel, arc. Beecham). 8.40: Sir Thomas Wilford, “Personalities I Have Met” (No. 6). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A recital by Josef Kaartyren (Finnish saxophonist), “Airs of Lapland” (arr. Kaartinen), “Bolero” (Maurice Ravel); “Zigeunerweisen” (Gipsy Airs) (Sarasate); “Largo” (Dvorak); “The Jolly Caballero” (Frosini). 9.20: Charles Panzera (baritone), “Chanson Triste” (Dupare). 9.23: The Orchestra, “L’Enfant Prodigue” Suite (Wormser). 9.38: Charles Panzera (baritone), “Soupir” (Dupare). 9.41: Memories of the Ballet (No. 6). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “On With the Show”—two hours of light entertainment. 10.0: In order of appearance: Alan Ehrard (vibraphone); Marie Bremner (soprano); and the London Palladium Orchestra. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “Stop Press”—new recordings. 7.35: “The Kingsmen”—radio’s Royal Quartet.

7.48: Musical melange. 8.25: Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Fourth Form at St Percy’s. 9.0: Melody. 9.15: Exploits of the “Black Moth”—“The Fifty-Eight Club Mystery.” 9.45: Romance and Melody. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by the Gardening Expert, “Daffodil Culture.” 8.0: Green Brothers Marimba Band, “That Little Boy of Mine” (Hirsch). 8.5: “The Rich Uncle From Fiji” (episodes 15 and 16). 8.17: “A Pleasant Quarter-hour in the Homestead on the Rise.” 8.30: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.39: Melodies by the Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture.” 8.51: The Street Singer, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “Waltz for Those in Love” (Kennedy). 8.57: Green Brothers Marimba Band, “Missouri” Waltz (Logan). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, “World Affairs,” Mr L. K. Munro. 9.20: Dance, music. 11.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. ’’ 720 k.c.

5.6: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.35: Book review, Mr E. J. Bell. 7.50: Reports of the Coalgate ewe fair. 8.0: “Soldier of Fortune.” 8.27: Geraldo and his Accordion Band, with male chorus, “Sea Shanties." 8.35: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 8.48: Orchestra, violin and organ selections, introducing “Meyerbeer’s Melodies,” “The Cavatina,” and “Liebestraum.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Douglas Cresswell, “The ’Cradle of New Zealand —Marsden Arrives.” 9.20: “The Old Time The-Ayter.” 9.33: Featuring “Walter’s Prize Song” (Wagner), and Hungarian Dance (Brahms). 9.48: “The Nigger Minstrels.” 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0; Childrens ses.sion. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by Professor G. E. Thompson, “The Languages of Europe and the Aryan Myth.” 8.0: Louis Levy and his Orchestra, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” Selection (Berlin). 8.5: Emilio Livi (tenor), “Ninna Nanna Della Vita” (Cherubini). 8.11: Raymonde and his Band o’ Banjos, “Banjo Favourites.” 8.14: The Oleanders Negro Quartet, “Workin’ On The Railroad,” “Watermelon Smilin’ Op The Vine,” “Uncle Joe,” “Do You Call That Religion?” “Is That Corn Bread Done, Dinal\?” 8.28: The London Piano-Accordion Band, “I Won’t Tell a Soul” (Charles). 8.31: Sam Carson (comedian), “The Irish Wedding Spree” (Green). 8.34: Bob McGimsey (whistling), "Old Folks at Home” (Foster). 8.37: Sam Costa, Helen Clare, Paula Green, George Barclay, Pat Hyde, Al Bowlly, “Singers On Parade,” Nos. 1 and 2 (vocal medley). 8.43: Grand Dancp Orchestra, “Paprika” (Gebhardt). 8.46: Talk by the Hon Harold Nicolson, "The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “March of the Little Fauns” (Pierne); “Valse Creole.” (Tschaikowsky). 9.12: Gracie Fields (comedienne), “Gracie’s Selection.” 9.18: The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “Eton Memories” ' (arr. Goo(l--hardt). 9.26: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.35: The Lang Worth Military Band, “Under the Double Eagle” (Wagner); "Lo Hear the Gentle Lark” (Bishop); “Jolly Coppersmith” (Peter); “King Justice” (Gentile). 9.46: Charlie Kunz (piano), “Kunz Revivals” (No. 5). 9.52: The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. Selections from the Processional Music used on Coronation Day. 1937. 10. Q: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Empire Programme. GSD, 25.53 m.; GSE, 25.29 m.; GSF, 19.82 m.; GSp, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 6.30 p.m.: “The Last Town in England.” by Claudine Murray and Patricia Docksey. 7.0: 8.8. C. Empire Symphony Concerts—ll. 8.20: News and announcements. 8.45: Close down.