OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 March 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 8.0: “Coronets of England: The Life of Queen Elizabeth” (chapter 101. 8.29: “Ports of Call: A Visit to Czechoslovakia.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports results. 10.10: Dance programme. 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: “The Sieber Choir"—a programme of choral music. 9.0: Light recordings. 10.0: Music and humour. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 890 k.c. 7.0: 2YD Listeners’ Own Session. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Dance music. 9.5: Nigger minstrels. 9.20: “Mittens'—an epic of the turf. 9.35: Soft Light 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: The Mastersingers (vocal ensemble), “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” (Irving Berlin); “April Showers” (Louis Silvers) : “On Moonlight Bay” (Percy Wenrich); “With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers). 8.14: Winifred Cooke (piano), Scher - zino. Hexentanz (MacDowell); “Maiia” Waltz (arr Dohnanyi). 8.26: Francis McKnight (tenor), “Santa Lucia” (Cottrau); “O Sole Mio” (di Capua); “Non E Ver” (Mattei); “Lolita” (Buzzi, Peccia). 8.38: Rosario Bourdon Symphony, "Morris Dance”; "Shepherd’s Dance”; “Torch Dance” (Edward German). 8.46: Hilda Reffell (soprano), in a group of songs by Montague Phillips, “The Dawn Has a Song”; “The Enchanted Forest”; “O Ship of My Delight”; “Love, the Jester.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Musical Comedy. “Who’s Hooper?” 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.15: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: “Homestead on the Rise.” 8.15: “Fourth Form at St Percy’s.” 8,28: Quentin M. Maclean (organ), “With Eric Coates Through London” (Coates). 8.35: “Coronets of England” (episode 23). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Reg Paddi in pianoforte novelties by Mayerl, "Green Tub ips”; “Honeysuckle"; “Mignonette”; “Wistaria”; “Weeping Willow”; “Orange Blossom.” 9.17: Jock Lockhart in Bunkum Ballads, “It’s Good Enough For Me” (Butler). 9.23: Geraldo and his Orchestra, with Natalie Hall and Monte Rey, “Twenty-five Years of Musical Comedy.” 9.40: Derek Lester (xylophone), “Glittering Stars” (Bode); "The Dancers of Seville” (Grunow). 9.46: Jock Lockhart iri Bunkum Ballads, “I Wonder Why Nellie Never Writes” (Weston). 9.52: 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra, “Noel Coward Medley.” 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, “May Day” Overture (Haydn Wood). 8.8: Raymond Newell (baritone), “The Devil of the Flora Dee” (Mendelssohn) ; “On the Road to Mandalay” (Speaks). 8.14; The Orchestra, “Aquairium” Suite (Mayerl). 8.26: Te Mauri Meihana (soprano), Four Maori songs, “The Flute Across the Lake” (Elliott); “Powhiri” (song of welcome); “Uia Mai” (canoe song); “I Wawata” (love song) (trad). 8.35: The Orchestra, “In the Chilterns” (King). 8.46: Ray-

mond Newell (baritone), “Jane's Big Um-, brella” (Russell); “The Harvester” (Atkinson). 8.52: The Orchestra, “On Your Toes’l Selection (Rodger). 9.0; Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Charlie Kunz (piano), Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No Dl7. 9.11: Dance programme. 9.17: Webster Booth (tenor), "Land Without Music” Medley (Strauss). 9.23: Lancers, “Aladdin” (Dodd). 9.36: John Thorne (baritone), “Vilikins and his Dinah”; "The Ratcatcher’s Daughter.” 9.42: “Destiny” (Baynes). 9.46: Sandy Powell and Company, “The Mouthorgan Competition.” 9.52: Irish Quadrilles (arr Andrews). 10.6: Sports summary. 10.16: Scottische, “Dance of the Spar-

rows” (Richmond). 10.20: Norman Long (comedian), “Aren’t We All” (Western); “That Little Back Garden of Mine” (Long). 10.26; Alberts (arr Hall). 10.39: The Dooleys, “An Old-time Cross Patter Act” (Wood). 10.42: Military Two-step, “Firefighters” (Smith). 10.46: A broadcasting burlesque, “The National Programme.” 10.54: Maxina (Hurndall). 10.58: Variety Stars, “Non-Stop Variety” (Weston and Lee). 11.4: Waltz Cotillion, “Maori” Waltz (arr Andrews). 11.14: “The Voice of Romance”; “I Bring You a Song.” 11.22; Dance medley. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD, 25.52 m.; GSE, 25.29 m.; GSF, 19.82 m,; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 6.30 p.m.: “Cards on the Table”—exchange of views on the news of the day. 6.50: “Jane Eyre” (Part 2). 7.40: “Intermission,” programme of novelty numbers and solo pieces. 8.10: “London Log.” 8.20: News and announcements. 8.45: Close down.

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 9.0: Selected recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Roman Catholic church service from St Mary’s of the Angels, Boulcott Street. 12.15 (approx): Recordings. . 1.0: Weather report. Music. 2.0: “Compositions of Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 2.30: Recordings. 3.0: “Musical Confessions of Famous Folk” (No 5).

3.20: Recordings. 3.28: Time signals. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Anglican Church service frond St Peter’s. 8.15 (approx): Recordings. 8.30: Josef Kaartinen (Finnish saxophonist) presents melodies from “Midnight Sun Festivals” (arr Kaartinen): “Liebesfreud” (Kreisler); “Orientale” (Cui); “Dark Eyes” (Russian gipsy melody) (arr Kaartinen); "Fancies" (Wiedoefl).

8.45: Cathedral music by the Schola Cantorum, conducted by Stanley Oliver, “Thou Knowest the Lord” (Purcell); “Almighty God. Whose Loving Care" (Wynthornei; "Lead Me, Lord” (Wesley); “Jesu, Grant Me This I Pray” (Gibbons); “God is a Spirit” (Bennettl. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Endeavour.” by Isobel Andrews. 10.10: Close down.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 6.0: Recordings. 8.30: Light orchestral concert, with instrumental and vocal interludes. 9.0: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, an hour of orchestral music, featuring at 9.20: Symphony No 1 in C Minor, Op C 8 (Brahms). 10.0: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Music in the Brian Lawrence manner. 7.35: Coronets of England—Chapter 12 of the Story of Charles ll—The Merry Monarch. 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 12 Labours of Hercules —“The Final Task.” 9.27: Around the Bandstand. 9.45: Carson Robison., and his Euckaroos. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland, 650 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Church of Christ service from the Church of Christ. West Street. 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: Artur Schnabel and Karl Ulrich Schnabel (pianists, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted* by Adrien Boult, present Mozart’s Concerto in E Flat Major. 3.56: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Congregational service from the Beresford Street Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Verdi’s Opera. “Otello.” 10.0: Close down-

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 4 9.0: Recordings: 11.0:' Anglican service from St John’s Church. 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: “Songs of the Sea,” by Stanford, sung by Peter Dawson. 3.10: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.0: Recordings. 7.0; Presbyterian service from St Paul’s Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Milan Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lorenzo Molajoli, “La Cenerentola” Overture (“Cinderella”) (Rossini). 8.39: Daisy Perry (contralto), “The Enchantress” (Hatton); “Hills” (La Forge); “Hark What I Tell to Thee” (Haydn). 8.51: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy, “Der Rosenkavalier” Waltzes (Strauss). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Paul Schramm (piqnist) in a recital of his own pomposition, “In the Timber Forest”; "Hunting in the Mountains”; “The Ant Hill”; “At the Spring”; “The Cuckoo”; “Butterflies in the Wind”; “A Good Joke.” 9.20: Richard Tauber (tenor), “The Linden Tree”; “Impatience”; “Goodnight” (Schubert). 9.29: “London Traffic.” 10.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 11.0: Presbyterian service from Knox Church. 12.15 (approx): Recordings. 1.0: We.ather report. Music. 2.30: A group of songs by Yrjo Kilpinen (Finland, b 18921, sung by Gerhard Husch. 2.45: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Recordings. 6.30: Presbyterian service from First Church. 7.45: Recordings. 8.30: Boston Promenade Orchestra, “Espana Rhapsodie” (Spanish Rhapsody) (Chabrier). 8.38: Memories of the Ballet. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: "The Barber of Seville” (Rossini). The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, “The Barber of Seville” Overture. 9.13: Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), “Largo Al Factotum.” 9.17: Conchita Supervia (soprano), and Manuritta (tenor), “Lesson Aria and Duet.” 9.25: Alexander Kipnis (bass), “Slander is a Whispering Zephyr.” 9.29: Raquel Rodrigo (soprano), “Cavatina de Rosina.” 9-35: Highlights from “Fidelio” (Beethoven). The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, “Fidelio” Overture. 9.43: Lotte Lehmann (soprano), “Leonore’s Aria.” 9.51: Franz Volker (tenor), “Floristan’s Air.” 9.59: The Berlin State Opera Chorus, “Hail to the Day.” 10.2: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD, 25.53 m.; GSE, 25.29 m.; GSF, 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 6.30 p.m.: “The Club of Queer Trades.” 7.0: pianoforte recital by Edmund Rubbra. 7.20: Religious service (Roman Catholic), from Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Crosby, Liverpool. 8.10: Sunday news, weekly newsletter, sports summary, Saturday’s sport, and announcements. 8.45: Close down.