OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT'S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.30: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. House of Representatives. 10.30 (approx.): Dance music. 11.0: Close clown. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Children’s forecast. 5.30: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 7.30: Talk, “For the Home Gardener.” 8.0: The London Palladium Orchestra, “The Lilac Domino” Selection (Cuvillier). 8.9: Ballad recital by Thomas E. West (tenor), “Open Your Window to the Morn” (Philips); “Duna” (McGill); “Trees” (Rasbach); “Sally in Our Alley” (arr. Besly). 8.23: Teddy Petersen Orchestra, “The Merry Widow” Potpourri (Lehar). 8.31: Essie Ackland (contralto), “The Fairy Tales of Ireland” (Coates). 8.34: The Hillingdon Orchestra, “Merry Niger” (Plantation Novelty), (Squire); “Frog King’s Parade” (Novelty Intermezzo) (Kronberger-Marriot). 8.40: Talk, George Joseph: “What’s In a Name?” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Singapore Spy.” 9.32: Dramatic feature, “Thrills.” 9.45: “The Moonstone,” 10th episode. 10.0 (approx.): Dance music. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “Cocktails.” 7.35: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 7.45: The Kingsmen. ’ 8.0: “Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?” 8.15: Records at random. 8.40: 2YD trailer. 8.45: Rhythm is our business. ■ 9.0: Stars of the musical firmament. 9.20: Syd. Walker Wants to Know. 9.30: Cabaret show. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.40: Talk. 8.0: The Alfred Hill String Quartet: Helen Grey (Ist violin), Moya Cooper-Smith (2nd violin), Alfred Hill (viola), and Trevor de Clive Lowe (’cello), String Quartet No. 13 in E Flat. Sybil Phillips (soprano) with string quartet accompaniment, “Mopoke.” Moya Cooper-Smith (violiniste), Mirrie Hill (pianiste), Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte in Three Movements, Sybil Phillips (soprano), with string quartet accompaniment, “The Passing of Sir Tristan.” Alfred Hill String Quartet, “Two Gaelic Airs,” arranged for string quartet, “My Lover Wounded,” “Willie’s Auld Trews.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Those We Love” (episode 3). 9.29: Andre Kostelanetz presents, “Revenge With ’Music.” 9.37: Marcel Wittrisch (tenor), with chorus and orchestra, “Lauder and Lieder.” 9.45: “Poor Polly,” Cockney sketch. 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. 7.20: Addington stock market report. 7.32: Talk by Professor W. A. Sewell, “A Hope for Poetry” (2). 8.0: Readings by O. L. Simmance with music. 8.30: Concert by the Royal Christchurch Musical Society. Conductor: F. A. Bullock, “St. Patrick’s Prayer” (Burke), for chorus, orchestra and organ, “Choral Fantasia” (Beethoven), for solo piano, orchestra and chorus. Solo pianist: Noel Newson. 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Leo Blech, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Overture (Mendelssohn). 9.17: Felicie Huni-Mihacsek (soprano, with orchestra), “Song of Spring” (Gounod); “Slumber Song” (Mozarti. 9.25: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, “Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 38” (Schumann). 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: “Helpful Hints to Motorists.” 8.0: “Mittens.” 8.15: “The Bold, Bad Buccaneers.” 8.28: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.40: Reserved. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Westward Ho!” 9.18: “Thrills.” 9.31: Exploits of the Black Moth: “Murder at the Police Ball.” 10.0: Casa Loma Orchestra—with vocal interludes by Vera Lynn. 11.0: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSB, 31.55 m., and GSD, 25.52 m. (two transmitters each); GSI, 19.GG m. War news will he broadcast from Daventry and rebroadcast by all main New Zealand stations at the following New Zealand times:—G a.m., 7.15, 9.15, 11, noon, 3.30 p.m.. 5.45, 7.30, 9.30, 11.0. Normal programmes are under revision.