OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 June 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. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk, “For the Home Gardener.” 8.0: Gounod’s opera. “Faust,” presented by the Royal Wellington Choral Union. Conductor: Stanley Oliver. Relayed in portion from the Town Hall. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Singapore Spy” (chapter 8) 9.32: “Thrills.” 9.45: “Personal Column.” 10.0: Dance programme. 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: Presenting—Marcel Palotti (organist), Len Fillis (guitar), and Gladys Moncrief! (soprano). 8.40: Talk by Dr. Guy H. Scholefield, “World Affairs.” 9.0: Concerto programme, introducing at 9.26, Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, played by Artur Schnabel (piano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra I Beethoven). 10.0: In lighter vein. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Film music. 7.15: Leaves from the diary of a film fan. 7.45: “The Crimson Trail.” I 8.0: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?— Post Mortem,” a talk by Mark Nicholls. j 8.12: Records at random. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Rhythm all the time. 9.0: Stars in the musical firmament. 9.15: Variety. 9.45: Music round the campfire. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Book review. 8.0: Auckland Choral Society, under the conductorship of Colin Muston, excerpts from the opera. “Maritana,” by Wallace. 8.32: The Budapest String Quartet, Quartet in B Flat Major. “The Hunting Quartet” (Mozart). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Coronets of England: The Life of Charles II.” 9.32: "The Old Contemptibles” (part 2). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.20: Addington stock market reports. 7.32: Winter course talk, Mr R. S. Duff, M.A. 8.0: Readings by Mr O. L. Simmance. with music. 8.35: Althea HarleySlack, D.S.C.M. Pianoforte recital, (al Novelette in F, Op. 21, No. 1 (Schumann); (b) “Arabesque” (Schumann); (c) Barcarolle in G (Rubinstein); (d) “Spinnerlied” (Mendelssohn). 8.50: Florence Austral (soprano), (a) “The Betrothal,” Op. 74, No. 16 (Chopin); (b) “Ogni Sabato Avrete il Lune Acceso” (Gordigiani); (c) “Inflammatus” from “Stabat Mater” (Rossini). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, “Academic Festival” Overture, Op. 80 (Brahms). 9.14: Herbert Janssen (baritone), (a) “Dream in the Twilight.” Op. 29, No. 1; lb) “Night,” Op. 10, No. 3 (Strauss). 9.20: The State Opera Orchestra of Berlin, conducted by Richard Strauss, "Don Quixote,” Op. 35 (Richard Strauss). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Book talk. 8.0: “Mittens,” an epic of the Turf. 8.14: “The Bold, Bad Buccaneers” in humour and harmony. 8.27: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.39: Manuel Puig and his Orchestra, “A Song for You on My Guitar” (Badet). 8.42: Talk by Sir Thomas Wilford,’“Personalities I Have Met” (No. 4). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Westward Ho!” 9.18: A dramatic feature, “Thrills.” 9.31: “The Life of Emile Zola.” 10.0: Dance music. 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.: The Lyric Quartet. 5.0: Music Hall. With Al and Bob Harvey (the famous Canadian comedians) and Ethel Revnell and Grace West (“The Two Oddments”). 8.8. C. Variety Orchestra. 6.0: News. 6.15: "Food for Thought,” short talks on matters of topical interest. 6.30: Recital by Phillip Hillier (Australian violinist). 6.45 (till close down): Sports news. Market notes.