OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. Daventry news at 0.15. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.25: “A Preview of Tomorrow’s Big Mile Race,” by W. F. Ingram. 7.28: Time signals. “Who’s Who and What’s What?” 7.40: Talk by a Book Reviewer. 8.0: The Salon Trio, “Hungarian Dance No. 1”; “Waltz in A Flat” (Brahms, arr. Keys); "Spanish Dance” (Koehller): “Waltz” (from “Romeo and Juliet") (Gounod, arr. Crowther). 8.12: Victor Silvester’s Harmony Music. 8.16: Myra Sawyer (soprano), "Charming Chloe” (German); Myra Sawyer (soprano) and William Boardman (bass). "Kingfisher Blue” fWoodforde Finder); William Boardman (bass), “The Merry-Go-Round” (Tate). 8.26: Green Brothers’ Marimba Orchestra. 8.29: Grace Adams East (American trumpet virtuoso). 8.44: Frank Rayston (piano), “Lambeth Walk.” After Verdi, Beethoven and Mozart. 8.47: Thomas West (tenor), “When You're Away” (Herbert); “Sing a Song of Sunbeams” (Monaco); “Your Eyes Have Told Me So” (Blaufuss). 8.57: Philip Green and his Orchestra. 9.0: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Vivienne and Betty Blatnires (songs): “Mary and the Kitten” (Bryan): "Lullaby”; “There Was a Man of Thessaly”; “There Was An Old Woman”; “Little Jack Jingle” (Warlock). Piano: “The Maiden and the Daffodil”; “Gopak” (Arnold Bax). Songs: “Old Mother Hubbard” (Hughes); “Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?” (Arnold Bax). 9.40: The Decca Salon Orchestra.

9.45: Recital by Irene Petty (contralto), “La Chanson de Marinette” (Tagliafico); "Plaisir d’Amour” (Martini); “Chanson de Florian” (Godard). 9.55: Decca Salon Orchestra. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody.

11.0: Close of normal programme. During the war this station will be on the air till 12 midnight. . (Daventry news. 11.30.'

2YC, Wellington. ' 840 k.c.

5.0-G.O: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.20, “Trio in B Flat” (Archduke Trio) (Beethoven). 9.0: "Stars Calling.” 10.0: Light recitals. 10.20: 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: “The Organist’s Point of View.” 9.5: “A Soldier of Fortune.” 9.30: “Youth Must Have Its Swing.” 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland, 650 k.c.

5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. (Daventry news at 6.15.) 6.45: Weather report. 7.0: News. 8.0: Mr Chalmers, K.C.: “The Verona Case" (chapter 3). 8.15: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45: “The 1 Fourth Form at St. Percy’s." 9.0: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: Studio concert by the Newton Salvation Army Band, under the conductorship of Reg. Davies, “Wellingtonian” March (Scotney’. 9.30: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 9.43: The Band. “Gems From the Masters” (arr. Gullidge). 9.49: Cornet solo. “Silver Threads Among the Gold” (Bandsman Fitzwater) (arr. Twitchon). 9.45: Raymond Newell (baritone. “English Maids” (Ross); 9.57: The Band: Hymn study, "Nearer My God to Thee” (Scotney). 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme. During the war this station will remain on the air till 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30.)

3YA, Christchurch 720 k.c.

5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. Daventry news at 6.15 p.m. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.10: News and reports, 7.35: Review o£ the Journal of Agriculture. 8.0: “The Woman in White.” 8.15: “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.” 8.29: "Coronets of England: The Life of Henry VIII.” 9.0: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: "Night Club.” 11.0: Close of normal programme. During the war this station will be on the air till 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30.)

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. Daventry news at 6.15. 6.55: Weather report. 7.0: News. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8.0: Concert by the London Symphony Orchestra, featuring at 9.39, “Music From the Theatre.” The Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Leo Blech, “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” Overture (Mendelssohn). 8.10: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), “Memories”: “The Call of the Quail" (Beethoven). 8.18: The Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, “Suite”: Introduction; Rigaudon; Polonaise; Arietta; Passacaglia (Handel, trans. Harty). 8.34: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), “On Wings of Song.” “Venetian Gondola Song” (Mendelssohn); “Largo” (Handel). 8.44: Ania Dorfmann (piano), and the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor, Walter Goehr, “Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25” (Mendelssohn). 9.0: Daventry news. 9.20: Weather report and station notices. 9.25: The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, “Schwanda, the Bagpipe Player,” Polka and Fugue (Weinberger). 9.33: Mmes. Birse and Ershova: Two Russian Folk Songs, “Berceuse”: “Grief” iTrdt.). 9.39: Music from the Theatre, "Francesca da Rimini,” to music of Tchaikovski. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. II.0: Close of normal programme. During the war this station will be on Ihe air till 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30).

Empire Programme. War news will be broadcast from Daventry at lhe following New Zealand times:—6 a.m., 7; 12.30 p.m., 4, 6.15, 9, 11.30. Transmission One from Daventry (directed to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania): 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. GSB, 31.55 m. (6 p.m. to 10 p.m.): GSC, 31.55 m. (6 p.m. to 8.15 p.m.): SGC. 31.22 m. (6 p.m. lo (1.45 p.m.); GSE. 25.29 m. (from 8.30 p.m.): GSF. 19.82 m: (from 8.30 p.m.): GSI, 19.6(1 in.; GSP, 19.60 m. (from 7 p.m.).