OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 September 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES,

2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. I 5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 7.28: Time signals. 7.40: Talk, “For the Home Gardener.” 8.0: The Boston “Pops” Orchestra, “New Vienna Waltz” (Strauss). 8.8: Mrs Wilfred Andrews, “The Bird With the Broken Wing” (Golsen); “A Summer Night” (Goring Thomas); “A Spirit Flower” (Tip ton). 8.20: The Orchestra, “Cagliostro Waltz” (Strauss.). 8.26: “The Floral Dance,” a descriptive presentation. 8.34: Studio recital by Peti Parata (soprano), “Manu Rere” (tradl.); “Home, Little Maori, Home” (Hill); “Haere Tonu Ra” (Horne); “Hoki Hoki,” “Haere Ra” (arr. McKinley). 8.47: Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.0: News. Evening Prayer. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “The First Great Churchill.” 9.40: The 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra. 9.48: “The Woman in Black” (episode 7). 10.0: Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions. 11.0: News and recordings.

2YC, Wellington 840 k.c.

5.0-6.0: Recordings. 6.35: Signal preparation for Air Force. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: At the opera. 8.40: Orchestral masterpieces. 10.0: Light recitalisfs. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington, 990 k.c.

7.0: Cocktails. 7.35: Here’s a Queer Thing. 7.45: Musical digest. 8.15: “The Adventures of Marco Polo.” 8.28: Solo artists’ spotlight. 8.45: Stars of the musical firmament. 9.0: “The Life of Cleopatra.” 9.30: Night Club. 10.0: Close down.

IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. 6.15 (approx.): Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: London String Quartet. 8.30: Studio recital by Gwenda Weir (soprano). 8.41: Instrumental Quintet o£ Paris. 9.0: News. Evening Prayer. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Flying High.” 10.5: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: 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 and reports. 7.20: Addington stock market report. 7.32: Winter course talk. 8.0: Readings, “ ‘Rab’ and His Friends.” 8.22: Elisabeth Schumann in songs bj' Schubert. 8.30: “West from Bristol.” 9.0: News. Evening Prayer. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.15: “Music from the Theatre.” 9.45: Marta Fuchs (soprano). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News and recordings.

4YA, Dunedin 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s session. G. 15 (approx.): Dinner music. G. 55: Weather reports. 7.0: News! and reports. 7.30: “Helpful Hints to Motorists.” 8.0: “The Bold Bad Buccaneers.” 8.15: “Ravenshoe,” a dramatic version of Henry Kingsley’s great story. 8.28: “Aloha Land.” 8.42: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.54: Charlie Kunz Piano Medley.” 9.0: News. Evening Prayer. 9.10: Weather reports and station notices. 9.18: “Soldier of Fortune.” 1 9.44: The Lang-Worth Foursome. 9.52: London Theatre Orchestra. 10.0: Casa Loma Orchestra. 11.0: News and 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. (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/sj •

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, 11.86 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:—GSß (31.55 m., 9.5 mc/s.), GSD (25.53 m., 11.86 mc/s.), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s.), GSI (19.GG m., 15.26 mc/s.), and (from 5.45 p.m.) GSP (19.G0 m., 15.31 mc/s.). Items of special interest in today’s pro-

gramme:— Sir Robert Vansittart will speak on “The Anniversary of the Outbreak of War,” 6.15 p.m. “New Zealand Newsletter,” at 7 p.m., and “Week by Week” talk by Clemence Dane, at 7.15 p.m.