OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 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. 7.30: Talk, “Plays and Prestige: On Tour with the Old Vic in Europe,” by Mr H. E. Carter. 7.40: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” 7.55: News. 8.0: “The Fol de Rols.” 8.31: Renara (piano), “Deep in a Dream” (de Lange, van Heusen). 8.34: Vienna Boys’ Choir, ‘‘Santa Lucia” Folk Song (Cottrau). 8.37: Eugen Wolff and his Orchestra, “Warsaw Night Express” (Mohr). 8.40: Talk, Sybil Sticht, “Furthest North in New Zealand.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.15: Port Nicholson Silver Band. Conductor, J. J. Drew, "Le Diademe” Overture (Hermann). 9.23:. Mrs E. Wiltshire (contralto), “Beloved. It Is Morn” (Aylward); “I Did Not Know” (Trotere); “Country Folk” (Brahe). 9.33: The Band, “Minuet” from Schubert’s “Fifth Symphony”? (arr. D. Wright); “Parade of the Pirates” Characteristic (Bratton). 9.43: Leslie Hutchinson (light vocal), “It’s d’Lovely'’ (Porter). 9.48: The Band, “Dixieland” Selection (arr.

Ord Hume). | 9.54: Leslie Hutchinson (light vocal), “There’s Rain in My Eyes” (Ayer, McCarthy. Schwartz). 9.57: The Band, “Cavalcade of Martial Songs” March (arr. H. Nicholls?. 10.0: Dance music. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.30: Light musical programme. 0.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “A Tribute to Franz Schubert,” given by Sir Henry Hadow. 8.40: “Earning a Living.” , 9.0: Introducing Florence Austral (soprano), Vladimir Rosing (tneor), Leff Poushinoff (piano) and the Lener String Quartet. 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.” 9.15: Dance music. 9.45: Musical digest. 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?" (11). 8.0: Readings with comments by Professor W. A. Sewell, with musical illustrations (7): “Byron.” 8.32: The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra, “Tragic” Overture, Op. 81 (Brahms). 8.44: Charles Panzera (baritone), “Chanson de la Nuit” (de Severac); “Nocturne” (Cesar Franck). 8.52: Raoul Koczalscki (piano), Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57; Nocturne No .2 in E Flat (Chopin). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Leela Bloy (soloist), with the Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, “Fantasia Appassionato” for Violin and Orchestra (Vieuxtemps). 9.22: Florence Vickland (soprano), Evelyn MacGregor (contralto), William Hain (tenor), Crane Calder (bass), Grace Castagnetta and Milton Kaye (piano), “Liebeslieder Waltzer,” Op. 52 (Brahms). 9.4 G: The Studio Orchestra, “Le Las des Cygnes” (Tschaikowsky). 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, “What the Fertiliser Act Means to the Farmer.” 7.45: Talk by Mrs A. M. Spence-Clark, “Dogs’ Minor Ailments and Their Treatment.” 8.0: 3YA String Orchestra. conducted by Frederick Page, “Chaconne” (Purcell). 8.16: Keith Falkner (baritone?. with ’cello and harpsichord, in items by Purcell, “The Aspiration—How Long, Great God?”; “If Music Be Hie Food of Love”; “I Love and I Must.” 8.25: The Purcell Singers, “To Thee and to a Maid”; “I Gave Her Cakes and I Gave Her Ale.” 8.29: Tobias Matthay (pianoforte), “Prelude and Bravora,” from “Suite of Studies”; ‘ On Surrey Hills,” Op. 30 (Matthay). 8.38: Choir and Chorus of the British National Opera Company, conducted by Albert Coates, “God Is a Spirit” (Sterndale Bennett); “O Gladsome Light” (Sullivan). 8.44: 3YA String Orchestra. “Two Aquarelles” (Delius); “St. Paul’s” Suite (Holst). 9.0: Weather. Static nnotices. 9.5: Talk by the late Sir Thomas Wilford, “Recollections of Queen Geraldine of Albania.” 9.20: Gladys Moncrieff, Gil Dech at the piano, “I Think” (Guy d’Hardelot); ‘‘Slave Song” (del Riego); “Music of the Night” (Coates); “Sing, Joyous Bird” (Phillips). 9.35: The Hastings Municipal Orchestra, “Henry VIII. Dances” (German). 9.43:' John McCormack (tenor), “She is Far From the Land” (Moore); “Drink to Me Only With

Thine Eyes” (Johnson). 9.51: The London Palladium Orchestra; “The Thistle” (Selection of Scots Scots Melodies) (Myddleton). 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 51 and 52). 8.42: The International Novelty Orchestra, “Jungle Jubilee” (Bratton). 8.45: “Just a Job of Work.” Interview with a Clown. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: The Rotorua Maori Choir, “Haere Mai Te Arawa" (“March Forward, O Ye Arawas”) (Trdt.). 9.12: Gil Dech and his Concert Orchestra, “Maori" Selection (arr. Dech). 9.20: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with muscial 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.: Sidney Crookes’ Light Quartet. 5.0: Beethoven String Quartet. 5.30: “At the Black Dog,” by Mr Wilkes. 6.0: News. 6.15: Discussion on topics of the moment. 6.30: Scots songs. 6.45 (till close down): Sports) news. Market notes. Next week’s programmes.