OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 June 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News. 7.5 (approx.): Recording ot a talk by the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash—" Empire Exchange.” 7.20 (approx.): News continued. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk, "Research and the Farmers.” 7.40: Talk, Our Motoring Expert. 8.0: Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Bach, trans. Stokowski). 8.10: Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), "Bist Du Bei Mir” (Bach). 8.14: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter. “Leonora” Overture No. 3 (Beethoven). 8.20: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), “When You Smile.” "Drummer Song,” “To the Doves” (Brahms). 8.32: Eileen Joyce (piano), Rhapsodic No. 4 and Intermezzo No. 6 (Brahms). 8.40: Talk. Mr J. S. Keith, “The Experience of an Old Shipmate.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A programme of works of Haydn and Handel, featuring Haydn’s Symphony in G Minor (No. 6) (“The Surprise”). The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 9.29: Royal Choral Society with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, “The Heavens Are Telling” (Haydn); “Achieved Is'the Glorious Work” (Haydn). 9.37: The Queen’s Hall Orchestra, conductor. Sir Henry J. Wood, “Berenice” Overture (Handel). 9.45: Malcolm McEachern (bass), “Arm, Arm, Ye Brave” (Handel); “Honour and Arms” (Handel). 9.53: The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, “Arietta” and “Passacaglia” (Handel). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. 2YC Wellington. 840 k.c. 8.0: A tea-time concert party in musical nonsense. 8.37: Novelty instrumental solos. 9.1: Dramatic sketch, “The Wrong Bus.” 9.30: Harry Eldon’s Darktown Minstrels Entertain. Dance music by Eddie Duchin and his Orchestra. 10.0: Howard Jacobs (saxophonist), Margaret Sheridan (soprano), and Frederic Hippmann and his Orchestra. 10.30: Close clown. 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 time. 9.15: Radio play, “The Forgotten Man.” 9.45: Romance and melody. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. , 050 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk. The Gardening Expert. 8.0: Recorded feature, “The Rich Uncle from Fiji” (episodes 39 and 40). 8.13: Josef Kaartinen (Finnish saxophonist), “Zigeunerweisen” (Gipsy airs) (Sarasate); “Sax-o-Phun” (Wiedoeft); “Autumn Song” (Tschaikowsky); “My Memories from Rumania” (arr. Kaartinen). 8.25: “The Homestead on the Rise.” 8.38: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.47: The Kingsmen— Radio’s Royal Quartet. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, “A Londoner’s Album (1): No. 10 Downing Street,” by Mr Dennis Neal. 9.20: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.18: Talk, Mr George Bagley. “Personalities and Places in the News.” 7.35: Talk, “Industry’s Contribution to Nation Building.” 8.0: “Soldier of Fortune.” 8.27: Ray Ventura and his Orchestra, “Fifty Years of Operette” (arr. Misraki). 8.35: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 8.40: Jack Feeney (Irish tenor), in Irish songs. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, Rev. L. M. Rogers. “The Greatest Discoveries of Man” (2). 9.20: “The Old-time The-ayter.” 9.34: Hawaiian Selections. 9.48: “The Nigger Minstrels.” 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 4YA Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5’.0: Children’s session. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: Nevs. 7.30: Winter course talk (Mr J. A. Brailsford, “Peaks of Modern Science.” 8.0: St. Kilda Band, conducted by. L. Francis, March, “Palmerston” (Etherington); “Iona” (horn solo by L. Scrivener) (Allison). 8.11: The Buccaneers Octet, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born” (Henderson); “The Trumpeter” (Dix). 8.17: The Band, “Der Freischutz” Selection (Weber). 8.27: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.36: The Band, Waltz, “Thoughts” (Alford); March, "Mephistopheles” (Douglas). 8.45: Talk by Miss E. M. Wright, “In a Chinese Dairy.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Grand Hotel.” 9.35: “Tales of the Silver Greyhound.” 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.: Monthly programme for the Mercantile Marine. 4.50: Sea shanties and sea songs. 8.8. C. Men’s Chorus. 5.30: “The New British Army.” Talks by serving officers and men. G.O: News. 6.15: John Madin at 8.8. C. Theatre Organ, with Alma Vane (soprano). 6.45 (till close down): Sports news. Market notes.