OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 August 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 25: Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.(k News. 7.28 to 7.30: Time signals. 7.30: Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: “Radio Variety’’’ 8.35: “Evergreens of Jazz.’’ 8.50: The Varsity Singers: “The Rift* Song” (Romberg); “March of the Grenadiers’’ (Schertzinger); “Song of the Open Road’’ (Malotte). 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Wellington Harmonic Society. Conductor, H. Temple White. Accompanist, Harold Whittle. The Choir: Negro Spiritual, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I See’’ (arr. C. R. Manney). Women’s Choir: “The Snow’’ (Edward Elgar). The Choir: “Weary Wind of the West” (Elgar). Violin solos (Leela Bloy): “On Wings of Song” (Mendelssohn); “Ronda” (Mozart). The Choir: “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained” (Bantock); “An Autumn Day” (Mansfield). Baritone solos (Howard Foster); “Droop Not, Young Lover” (Handel); “Honour and Arms” (Handel). The Choir: “For Empire and for King” (Fletcher). (Relayed from the Concert Chamber) . 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

2YC, Wellington, <4O k.c.

5.0-G.O p.m.: Recordings. 6.45: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour. 9.0: Merry and bright. 10.0: In order of appearance: Quentin Maclean (organ), Gladys Swarthout (mezzosoprano), Victor Olof Sextet. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington, 990 k.c.

7.0 p.m.: 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. 9.5: “Stories by Edgar Allen Poe. 9.30: Youth must have its swing. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland, 650 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. G. 25: Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter Course Talk. 8.0: “Hard Cash.” 8.15: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: British bands: Marches: “Vivat George the King” (Rex); “London Bridge” (Coates); “Once Upon a Time” Selection. Harry Lauder Medley. Plantation Medley. “Maoriland” (cornet solo) (Goffin). “Round the Camp Fire” Fantasia (Maynard). 9.30: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 9.49: Harold Williams and the 8.8. C. Chorus. 10.0: Kay Kyser and his Orchestra. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

3YA, Christchurch, 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.25: Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.35: Talk by Ngaio Marsh. “The Queerest Party—A Meeting of the Detection Club.” 8.0: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” 8.15: “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.” 8.30: The Marshalls. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Dance music. 11.0: Close of normal programme.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

I 5.0: Children’s session. 6.25: Dinner music. I 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Gar- ' dening talk. 8.0: Concert by Leopold StoI kowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, “RiI enzi Overture” (Wagner). 8.14: Alison Tyrie (contralto): “Festal Hymn o£ Judith” (Bantock); “Invocation to the Nile” (Bantock) “Where Corals Lie” (Elgar); “In Haven" (Elgar). 8.25: The Orchestra: “Brandenburg Concerto No. 2in F Major" (Bach). 8.45: .Hilda Bor (piano), “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen,” “Papillon.” ‘Oisillon” (Grieg).. 8.51: The Orchestra, “Fete-Dieu a Seville” (Albeniz). 9.10: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Orchestra: “Scheherazade" Symphonic Suite (Rim-sky-Korsakov). 10.3: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close o£ normal programme.