OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES.

2YA, Wellington 570 k.c.

5.30: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.40: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” 7.48 (approx.): News. 8.0: "What I Like.” A session presented by

a house-painter. 8.32: Frankie Carle (piano), with rhythm accompaniment, “Holiday” (Ponce). 8.35: Charles Kullman (tenor), "Gipsy Love Song” (Herbert). 8.38: Charles Kama and his Moana Hawaiians (instrumental), “When I Dream of You”; "Dreamy Moana Night.” 8.44: Talk. "Leaves From a Back-blocks Diary” (6). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.15: Wellington City Salvation Army Band. “Chicago Temple” March (Stevenson): “Summerland” Hymn (arr. Cresswell). 9.22: R. J. Gilbert (baritone), “Mother o’ Mine” (Tours); “Myself When Young” (Lehmann). 9.27: The Band, “Cheerful” (cornet duet: Deputy-Bandsman Geard and Bandsman Hawkins) (Jakeway); “Songs of Britain” Selection (Marshall). 9.43: R. G. Gilbert (baritone), “Simon the Cellarer” (Hatton); “Down de Lovers Lane” (Cook). 9.49: The Band, “My Fortress” (Vanderkam). 10.0: Dance music. 10.28: Tim'e signals. 11.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.30: Light musical programme. G.O: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: The better-known compositions of famous composers. 9.0: Early Italian sonatas, featuring, at 9.17 p.m., Sonata for Flute and Strings (Alessandro Scarlatti), played by the Instrumental Quintette of Paris; and, at 9.35, “The Devil's Trill Sonata” (Tartini), played by Yehudi Menuhin (violin), and Arthur Balsam (piano). 10.0: Merry and bright. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “Showmen of Syncopation.” 7.35: “Leaves From the Diary of a Film Fan.” 8.5: Records at random. 8.25: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 8.40: 2YD trailer. 8.45: “Wandering With the West Wind,” by the Wayfarer. 9.15: Dance music. 9.45: Musical digest. Recordings called from all sources. 10.0: Close down, IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Sports talk by Gordon, Hutter. 7.45: Talk, “Is New Zealand Rugby; Deteriorating?” 8.0: Readings with comments by Professor W. A. Sewell, with musical illustrations (6): “Shelley.” 8,32: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Hammond, “The Children of Don” Overture (Holbrooke). 8.40: Mrs lan Stuart (contralto), “Morning” Hymn (Sir George Henschel) ; “Silent Noon” (Vaughan Williams); “The Fuchsia Tree” (Quilter); “Summer Days and Nights” (Edric Cundell). 8.52: Simon Barer (piano), Mazurka in F Sharp Minor (Chopin); “Toccata,” Op. 7 (Schumann). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 08 (Brahms). 9.47: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), "Captain Dreadnought”; “Coming of Spring” (Hugo Wolf). 9.51: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by William Walton, “Siesta”; I “Noche Espagnole and Old Sir Faulk” (from “Facade” Suite. No. 2) (William Walton). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.35: Talk on “Agriculture.” 7.45: Talk. 8.0: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, "Semiramide” Overture (Rossini). 8.14: Richard Tauber (tenor), “Santa Lucia” (arr Lindstrom); “The Clock” (Loewe); “La Serenata” (Tosti). 8.26: Eileen Joyce (pianoforte recital), “Si Oiseau j’Etais, a Toi je Volerai!” (Henselt); “En Route” (concert study) (Palmgren); "The Lover and the Nightingale” (Granados); “La Danse d’Olaf” (Mangialli); “Menuetto Scherzando” (Stavenhagen). 8.40: J. H. Squire Celeste Octet, “Invitation to the Waltz" (Weber). 8.45: Gladys Moncrieff (at the piano, Gil Dech), “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (Lambert); “I Bless the Dawn That Brought Me You” (Wood); “My Heart is a Silent Violin” (Fox); "Everywhere I Go” (Martin). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk by Dr Kalidas Nag, “Rabindranath Tagore—lndia’s Most Famous Poet.” 9.20: Christchurch' Primary Schools’ Musical Festival, Musical director, G. M. Martin, Mus. Bae. The Choir, “Song of the Music-Mak-ers” (Cyril Winn); “There is Joy in the

Song We Sing” (Geoffrey Shaw); “Sussex Apple Howling” (Trdt.). Brass Quartet, “Wendouree” (Ord Hume). The Choir, “Nymphs and Shepherds” (Purcell); “Cradle Song” (Baynon); “Pilgrim Song” (Dunhill). Pianoforte, Noel Newson, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., Sonata in A Major (Scarlatti); “Rococo” (Palmgren); “Prelude” (Chopin). The Choir, “Neighbours” (Chopin). The Choir, “Neighbours” (Walford Davies); “Cuckoo” (Trdt.); “Roadways” (Mullinar). String Trios, “Miniatures”; “Dance Russe”; “Hornpipe"; “Marche Militaire” (Frank Bridge). The Choir, “Non Nobis Domine” (Quilter). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: “Dad and Dave.” 8.15: "Pinto Pete in Arizona.” 8.30: “The Rich Uncle From Fiji” (episodes 49 and 50). 8.42: The Hans Busch Orchestra, “Just a Little Adventure” (Rust). 8.45:- “Just a Job of Work: A Wireless Operator’s Day at Sea.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.8: The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra, Cockaigne Concert Overture, “In London Town” (Elgar). 9.20: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSB, 31.55 m., and GSD, 25.52 m. (two transmitters each); GSI, 19.66 m.

4.30 p.m.: Eisteddfod from Wales, 5.15: Talk by Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the Foreign Secretary. 5.30: “At the Black Dog.” 6.0: News. 6.15: Topics of the moment. 6.30: Syncopation act. 6.45 (till close down): Sports news. Market notes. Next week’s programmes.