OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 June 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 I approx, i: Dinner music. C. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.40: Talk by the 2YA Motoring Expert. 8.0: “The Eagle Under the Sea.” lihe story of the escape of the Polish submarine “Orzel.” 8.40: Decca Salon Orchestra, “Melody in F” (Rubinstein); “Frasquita—Serenade” (Lehar). 8.40: Richard Crooks (tenor), “The Unforgotten Melody” (Wood) “For Love Alone” (Thayer). 8.52: Decca Salon Orchestra, “Traumerei” (Schumann); “Alt Wien” (Old Vienna) (Godowsky). . 9.10: Dominion and district weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: The London Philharmonic Orchestra. “Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45, No. 3” (Dvorak). 9.27: Recital of Dvorak's Gipsy Songs, presented by Mrs Hamilton Mercer (contralto), “Tune Thy Fiddle, Gipsy,” “Silent Woods,” “Songs My Mother Taught Me,” “Heights of Tatra.” 9.36: Mendelssohn recital by Leslie Souness (pianist), Fantasia in F Sharp Minor.” 9.52: Sieber Choir, “What Has Come O’er You, Lovely' Forest?” (Mendelssohn). 9.56: Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Mendelssohn). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

2YC, Wellington 840 k.c.

5.0-6.0: Light music. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Orchestral concert, featuring at 8.29. “Serenade in E for Strings” (Dvorak), played by the Boyd Neel String Orchestra. 9.0: Stars of variety. 10.0: Light recitals, presented by Alfredo Campoli (violin), Jessica Dragonette (soprano), and Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c.

7.0: Ragtime Marches On. 7.34: “The Crimson Trail.” 7.46: Musical Melange. 3.10: “The Life of Henry VIII.” 8.40: Accordiana. 3.48: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: Dance,music. 9.20: “Ports of Gall: Persia.” 9.50: Fanfare. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland, 650 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 0.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Talk by the IYA Gardening Expert. 8.0: Orchestra Mascotte, "Merry Vienna” (Meisell. 8.5: Recorded features: “One Good Deed a Day” (episode 17). 8.17: “Piccadilly on Parade” (episode 31). 8.30: “Night Nurse: Drama in a Great Hospital.” 8.43: Molly Atkinson (mezzo-soprano), “I Want Your Heart” (Haydn Wood); "Blue Moon” (Howard Fisher); “Morning” (Oley Speaks); “Achal by the Sea” (Rosada Lawrance); “The Piper From Over the Way” (May' Brahe). 8.56: Orchestra Mascotte, “The Count of Luxembourg” Waltz (Lehar). 9.10: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: Dance music. 11.0:. Close of normal programme.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.20: Talk by George Bagley, • “Personalities and Places in the News.” 7.35: Book review by Miss G. M. Glanville. 8.0: Norwegian Light Symphony Orchestra, “Fantasia on Norwegian Folk Songs” (arr. Haland). 8.10: “Silas Marner.” 8.24: Billy Mayerl (piano) and his Orchestra, “Aquarium Suite” (Mayerl). 8.36: Percy Heming (baritone), “Songs of the Fair” (Easthope Martin). 8.45: “The Radio That Hitler Fears.” 9.10: Weather repprts. Station notices. 9.15: “Fireside Memories.” 9.29: The Lyn Christies in saxophone and piano novelties. 9.41: Richard Tauber (tenor), “When the Sun Goes Down” (Penn); “When You're Away” (Herbert). 9.48: Tommy Handley (humour). “Tommy Handley Calling” (Handley). 9.54: Blue Hungarian Band, “The Great Waltz” Selection (Strauss). 10.0: Will Osborne and his Orchestra. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

4YA, Dunedin 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter Course talk by Dr. F. J. Turner. “The Origin of Mountain Ranges.” 8.0: The 8.8. C. Wireless Military Band, “The Mill on the Rock” (Reisslger). 8.10: Jean McLay (contralto), “The Ash Grove” (Welsh Air); “A Song of Sleep” (Somerset). 8.16: The Robert Hood Bowers Band, “Tales of a Traveller” (Sousa). 8.’0: The Melodeers Male Quartet, “In a Hundred Thousand Years” (Solman); “Wade in the Water” (Negro Spiritual); "My Native Land” (Tolstoy). 8.39: The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “Eton Memories” lari*. Goodhart). 8.47: Jean McLay (contralto). "Ring, Bells, Ring” (Day): "The Second Minuet" (Besly). 8.53: Grand Massed Brass Bands. "My I.ady Dainty" Intermezzo I Hesse I; "The March of the Herald” (Nicholls). 9.10: Weather reports. Station notices. 9.15: Albert Sandler and his Orchestra. “Masquerade” (Loeb). 9.18: "Those We Love." 9.42: The Polydor Elite Orchestra, "Parade of the Gnomes" (Noack):

“Sefira” ilntermezzo) (Siede). 9.48: "Great Expectations.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

- Empire Broadcasts. The National Broadcasting Service will rebroadcast Daventry news or use recordings of Daventry news at the following New Zealand times: 6.0 a.m.: 7.0 a.m.; 9.15 a.m.; 12 noon; 5.45 p.m.; 9.0 p.m.; 11.0 p.m. On Sundays the noon transmission will be recorded from Daventry and rebroadcast at 1.10 p.m. Transmission 1 from Daventry, directed to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East, begins at 4.25 p.m., and closes down at 7.45 p.m. New Zealand time. Transmitters in operation are: GSD (31.55 ra„ 9.51 mc/s.); GSD (25.53 m.. 11.75 mc/s); GSI (19.6 G in., 15.26 mcs.); GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s.). A full news bulletin is given at 5.45 p.m., and a news summary at 7.30 p.m. Additional news bulletins and summaries are broadcast from Daventry during the day, most being receivable in New Zealand. For the convenience of readers who possess shortwave receivers a list of the times and most favourable frequencies for reception follow (New Zealand Standard Time):— 12.45 a.m. (GSF. 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.). 3.30 a.m. (GSB. 31.55 m., 951 mc/s.). 5.30 a.m. (GSD, 25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s). 8.20 a.m. (GSC. 31.82 m., 9.58 mc/s.). 9.15 a.m. (GSF. 19.82 m.. 15.14 mc/s.). 12 noon (GSE. 25.28 m„ 11.86 mc/s.). 2.15 p.m. (GSB. 31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.). 3.30 p.m. (GSB. 31.55 m., 9.51 mc/s.). 10.15 p.m. (GSF, 19.82 m., 1a.14 mc/s.). 11.0 p.m. (GSF, 19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.).