OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Agricultural talk. “Pruning Apple Trees.” 7.40: Talk, “Winter Milk Production.” 8.0: The Wellington Symphony Orchestra presents the first concert of the 1939 season, relayed from the Town Hall. Conductor, Mr Frank Crowther. “Oberon” overture (Weber); Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins and Orchestra (Bach) (solo violins, May Hyam and Desmond Lavin); Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 (Beethoven). 9.0 (approx.): Weather. Station notices. The Orchestra, “The Gods Go A-Begging” ballet suite (Handel, Beecham). Two pieces, Irish tune from “County Derry” (Grainger); Polonaise in A Major (Chopin); “Marche Slav” (Tschaikowsky). 10.0 (approx.): 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: Recording, featuring at 8.4. “Columbia on Parade”; at 9.4, “Sam in the Army,” and at 9.35, Fred Astaire introduces “The Yam.” Dance music by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. 10.0: The London Novelty Orchestra. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Stop Press—some brand-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: The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s. 9.0: Melody. 9.15: Exploits of the Black Moth—“ The Unknown Archer.” 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. “Seasonal Work for May.” 8.0: “The Rich Uncle from Fiji” (episodes 25 and 26). 8.13: Ray Trewern (tenor), “In My Garden” (Firestone); “Serenata” (Toselli); “Bird Songs at Eventide” (Coates); “You Are My Heart’s Delight” (Lehar); “Heaven in a Song” Oscar Strauss). 8.28: “A Pleasant Quarter-hour in the Homestead on the Rise.” 8.41: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.50: “Melodies by the Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk. “World Affairs,” Mr L. K. Munro. 9.20: Dance music. 1L0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. i 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.6: News. 7.20: Talk, Mr O. W. B. Anderson, “The Chrysanthemum Show.” 7.35: Book review by Mr E. J. Bell. 8.0: “Soldier of Fortune.” 8.27: Commodore Grand Orchestra, Japanese intermezzo Chapius); “The Old Church Bells” (Farrar). 8.33: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 8.45: A combined recital by Betty and Vivienne Blamires. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Douglas Cresswell, “The Cradle of New Zealand: Hobson and Waitangi.” 9.20: “The Old-time TheAyter.” 9.34: Lew White (organ), “Ay, Ay, Ay,” “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” “Medley of Old-timers.” “Santa Lucia.” 9.48: “The Nigger Minstrels.” 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter course talk, Mr S. R. Morrison, “Great Figures of Modern Europe (4): Hitler’s Lieutenants.” 8.0: The New May-fair Orchestra, Gershwin Medley No. 1. 8.10: Danny Malone (tenor), “My Irish Song” (Kennedy). 8.13: The London Piano-Accor-dion Band, “Sweet Hawaiian Chimes” (Sandfoi’d). 8.16;- The Royal Naval Singers (Portsmouth); “Songs of the Sea” (arr. Terry). 8.24: Pipes and Drums of H.M. 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, “Cock o’ the North” (trad.). 8.27: The Merry Macs, “Pop Goes the Weasel.” 8.30: Reginald Dixon (organ), Dancing Time No. 3. 8.36: Sam Carson (comedian). “Kitty Magee” (Faly). 8.39: Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra; “Black Orchids.” 8.42: Reserved. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Massed Brass Bands, “The March of the Herald” (Nicholls); “Overturiana” (arr. Somers). 9.11: Emilio Livi (tenor). “Piccola Butterfly” (Bertini): “Sembravi Una Bambina” (Borella). 9.17: The Band of the Republican Guard of France, “The Two Pigeons” (Messager). 9.33: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.42: Massed Brass Bands, “Sweet and Low” (Barnby). 9.46: Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye (piano), Moreton and Kaye Medley No. 3. 9.52: The Band of the Republican Guard of France. “Lohengrin”—introduction to Act 111.. “Tanhauser”—grand march (Wagner). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Empire Programme. GSD, 25.52 m.; GSB, 31.55 m.; GSF, 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 4.30 p.m.: “Empire Exchange,” talk by Lord Hailey, G.C.M.G. 4.45: Fred Hartley and his Sextet, with Brian Lawrence (Australian baritone). 5.10: Scenes from the tragedies of William Shakespeare—l: “King Lear.” 6.0: News. 6.15: Sandy Macpherson, at the 8.8. C. Theatre Organ. 6.45 (till close down): Sports news and market notes.