OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 0.15 (approx!: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: Wellington Competitions Society’s Concert (including the presentation of prizes (relayed from the Town Hall!. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance programme. 11.0: Daventry news and recordings. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0—0.0: Recordings. 6.35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0; After-dinner music. 8.0; Instrumental and concerted vocal programme. 9.0: Variety parade. 10.0: Melody and humour. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: “You Asked For It": From listeners to listeners. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 (approx): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: Studio Recital by the Choir of the Auckland Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association, conducted by Will Henderson. 8.40: Fritz Kreisler (violin). 8.51: The Choir. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Variety, featuring Cecily Caurtneidge and Jack Hulbert, Reginald Gardiner and the Light Opera Company. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.0: Daventry news and recordings.

3YA, Christchurch 720 k.c.

5.0: Children's session. 6.15 (approx); Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: Debroy Somers Band. 8.10: “Tales of the Silver Greyhound: Mind Over Matter.” 8.35: The Mayfair Ensemble. 8.50: Debroy Somers Band. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: The Mayfair Ensemble. 9.28: Variety programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.15: Dance music. 11.0: Daventry news and recordings.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

6.15 (approx): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News. 7.30: Topical War Talks from the 8.8. C. 8.0: Dunedin Competitions Society. Demonstration Concert by Prizewinners at the 1940 Festival. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Demonstration Concert. 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Daventry news and recordings.

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES.

2YA, Wellington 570 k.c.

6.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 11.0: Methodist Church service (relayed from Trinity Methodist Church, Wellington South). 12.15 (approx): Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. 1.25: Dinner music. 2.0: “Music by Cesar Franck’’: (No 1) “Prelude, Chorale and Fugue.” Alfred Cortot (pianist). 2.1 G: “For the Music Lover.” 3.0: “New Zealand Brains Abroad: A Re-

view of Our Achievements.” <• 3.12: “New Tunes for Old.” 3.35: Musical comedy and light opera. 4.0: “Thereby Hangs a Tale.” 4.30: Band music. 5.0: Children’s song service. G. 15 approx): Recordings. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: Presbyterian Church service (relayed

from St Andrew’s). 7.4 a (approx): Recordings. 8.0: Concert by the London Philharmonic

Orchestra. 8.12 s : Michele Fleta (tenor). 8.20: Solo violinist, Szigeti. Sir Thomas Beecham and the Orchestra. i 8.45: Reserved. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Music by Brahms: Yvonne WebbJones (soprano), sings from the studio: “Red and White the Roses”; “The Sandman”; “Goodnight”; “To the Nightingale.” 9.25: Eilen Joyce. 9.29: “In Quires and Places Where They Sing.” Music by the famous Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor. 9.52: “Coronation March and Hymn” (German). The London Philharmonic Orchestra. 10.0: Recordings. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 6.0: Recordings. 8.0: ‘The Vanishing Trick”: A farcica* thriller. 8.33: In quieter vein. 8.45: Reserved. 9.0: After church concert. 10.0: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: A musical travelogue. 7.35: Martin’s Corner. 8.0: I Hear America Singing. 8.30: Keyboard Colleagues. 8.45: Reserved. 9.5 (approx): Recordings. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. G.O: Recordings. 11.0: Presbyterian service (relayed from St Andrew’s Church). 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Talk by Lord Elton: “Cheerful Crowds.” 3.30: Loner String Quartet. 4.2: Recordings. 5.0: Children’s song service. 6.15 (approx): Recordings. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: Anglican service (relayed from St Matthew’s Church). 8.15: Recordings. 8.45: Reserved. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Father’s Day.” A comedy by Vera Howe and Derrick Warren, in which is told the simple story of how one father .‘■pent Father’s Day. 10.0: Recordings.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 1 C.O: Recordings. 11.0: Congregational service (relayed from Trinity Church). 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Dinner Music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: The “Wander” Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra, Op 15, by Schubert, arr Liszt, played by Clifford Curzon (piano) and the Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 3.24: Recordings. 5.0: Children’s service. G. 15 (approx): Recordings. 7.0: Church of Christ service (relayed from Moorhouse Avenue Church). 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. I 8.42: Miliza Korjus (soprano). 8.45: Reserved. J 9.5: Weather reports and station notices. 9.10: “Music from the Theatre.” “Daughter of the Regiment,” a radio version of Donizetti’s opera. 10.0: Recordings. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. G.O: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. Re- | cordings. 11.0: Methodist service (relayed from Trinity Methodist Church). Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. 1.25: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: The Music of Elgar: "Violin Concerto in B Minor. Op 61.” Yehudi Menuhin and the London Symphony Orchestra. 3.20: Recordings. 3.30: “The First Great Churchill.” 3.55: Recordings. 5.0: Children’s song service. 6.15 (approx): Recordings. 6.30: Congregational service (relayed from Moray Place Congregational Church). 7.45: Recordings. 8.30: Albert Coates and the London Symphony Orchestra. 8.38: BaliefTs Chauve Souris Company. 8.45: Reserved. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: Sir Hamilton Harty and the London Symphony Orchestra. 9.27: Peter Dawson (baritone). 9.35: Sir Edward Elgar and the London Symphony Orchestra. 9.47: Joseph Szigeti (violin). 9.53: Lawrence Collingwood and the London Symphony Orchestra. 10.0: Recordings. Empire Broadcasts. News bulletins and news summaries are broadcast daily from Daventry transmitters at the following times, most being receivable in New Zealand. (Those marked with an asterisk are rebroadcast by the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission .and those with two asterisks are recorded and broadcast at the time stated.) 12.30 a.m.j (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) 3.30 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) 5.30 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) •* 6 & 7 a.m. 8.22 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) • 9.15 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) * 11.00 a.m. (GSF, 15.14 mc/s.) 12.30 p.m. (GSE, 11.86 mc/s.) * & *’ 1.15 p.m. 2.00 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s.)4.00 p.m. (GSB, 9.51 mc/s.) 5.45 p.m. (GSD, 11.80 mc/s.) * 7.30 p.m. (GSD, 11.86 mc/s.) •• 9.0 p.m. 11.30 p.m; (GSF, 1514 mc/s.) * (On Sundays the 12.30 p.m. news is not rebroadcast at the time of transmission, but a recording is broadcast at 1.10 p.m.) The transmission from Daventry, directed specially toward New Zealand, Oceania and Australia, begins at 4.27 p.m., and continues till the close of the news summary - given at 7.30 p.m. Transmitters in operation are: —GSB (31.55 m., 9.5 mc/s.), GSD (25.53 m„ 11.80 mc/s.), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.), GSI (19.66 m„ 15.26 mc/s.), and (from 5.45 p.m.) GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s.). Items of special interest in the weekend

programmes are:— Today: "World Affairs,’ a talk by Mr H. Wickham Steed, 7.15 p.m. Tomorrow: "Australian Newsletter,” 6.45 p.m.