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TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner session. (1.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. “Who’s Who and What’s What?’ A ramble in the news by “Coranto.” 7.40: Talk by the Book Reviewer, “Books,
Grave and Gay.” 8.0: International Novelty Orchestra. “Jungle
Jubilee" (Bratton). 8.5: A Maori programme by members of visiting tribes and the Ngnti Poneke Voting Maori Club. 8.25: Recording. 8.28: Thomas E. West (tenor), “Ay Ay Ay” (Freire); “Bird Songs at Eventide" (Coates); "The World is Mine Tonight’ ’ (Posford). •
8.37: Recording. 8.43: Molly Donald (soubrette)
8.53: Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye (two pianos), with string bass and drums. “Tin Pan Alley’ (Medley) (No. 3). 9.0: Reserved.
9.20: Weather report. Station notices. 9.25: Recital programme, featuring the Tudor Singers, conducted by H. Temple White and Hilda Cohn (pianiste). The Tudor Singers (mixed choir); accompanist. Audrey Gibson Foster. “Love Song Waltzes for Voices and Piano Duet” (Op. 52, Nos.
2 to 4, and 7 to 11) (Brahms). 9.34: Hilde Cohn (pianiste), “Impromptu, Op. 9, No. 1” (Schubert). 9.39: The Tudor Singers, excerpts from the opera, “King Arthur” (Purcell). “Fairest Isle’ (solo and chorus); “Two Daughters of This Aged Stream” (duet); “Borne If You Dare” (solo and chorus). 9.50: Hilde Cohn (pianiste), “Moment Musical, Op. 94, No. 6" (Schubert). 9.55: The Tudor Singers, “Two Somersetshire Folk Songs,” “Blow Away the Morning Dews,” “Cold Blows the Wind.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.
2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0-G.O: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.27, “Quartet in G Major” (Dvorak), played by the Prague String Quartet. 9.0: Variety on the air. 10.0: Light recital programme, introducing Gino Borodin (guitarist), Fraser Gange (baritonp), and Gleb Yellin and his Gipsy Orchestra. 10.30: Close down.
2YD, Wellington 990 k.c.
7.0: Premiere. 7.35: The Crimson Trail. 7.46: Ensemble. 8.7: “Thrills.” 8.20: 2YD Singers. 8.40: “Dad and Dave.” 8.52: Console-ation: from the organist’s point
of view. 9.5: “A Soldier of Fortune.” 9.30: Modern rhythm for swing enthusiasts 10.0: Close down.
IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c.
5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.40: “What Shall We Eat—Our Daily Bread.” by Dr. Elizabeth Bryson. 8.0: Mr Chalmers, K.C., “The Livingstone Case” (chapter 3). 8.15: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: Reserved. 9.20: Weather report. Station notices. 9.25: Garde Republicaine Band of France, “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” (Liszt). 9.33: “Dad and Dave.” 9.46: Jack Mackintosh and Harry Mortimer (cornet duet with brass band accompaniment), “The Swallows’ Serenade” (Mackenzie): “Gentle Zephyr” (Windsor). 9.52: Peter Dawson (bass-baritone). “Give Me the Spice of Life” (North). 9.55: Grand Massed Brass Bands, “Round the Camp Fire” Fantasia (Maynard). 10.0: Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, with instrumental interludes by the Milt Herth Trio and Quartet. 11.0: Close down.
3YA, Christchurch 720 k.c.
5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 8.0: “The Woman in White.” 8.15: “Personal Column.” 8.30: “Coronets of England: The Life of Henry VIII.” 9.0: Reserved. 9.20: Weather report. Station notices. 9.25: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.5: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8.0: Orchestral concert, featuring works by two Belgian composers, Gretry and Franck. The Philharmonic Orchestra of Paris, conducted by Selmar Meyrowitz, “La Rosiere Republicaine” Suite de Ballet (Gretry). Danse Legere, Contradanse, Intermezzo. Rondo, Romance, Furioso, Gavotte, Carmagnole. 8.14: John McCormack (tenor), “Panis Angelicus”; “La Procession” (Cesar Franck). 3.22: Walter Gieseking (piano) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood, “Variations Symphoniques” (Franck). 8.38: Edouard Comette (organ), "Piece Heroique” (Franck). 8.47: The Royal Opera Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens, “The Accursed Hunter” (Franck). 9.0: Reserved. 9.20: Weather report. Station notices. 9.25: Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Symphony in D Minor (Cesar Franck). 10.7: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0 :Close down. Empire Programme. War news will be broadcast from Daventry at the following New Zealand times: 6 a.m., 7; 12.30 p.m., 4, G. 15, 9, 11.30.
Transmission One from Daventry (directed to Australia, New Zealand and Oceanili), 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. GSB, 31.55 m. (G p.m. to 8.15 p.m.); GSC, 31.22 m. (6 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.); GSE, 25.29 m. (from 8.30 p.m.); GSF, 19.82 m. (from 8.30 p.m.); GSI, 19.GG m.; GSP, 19.60 m. (from 7 p.m.).
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