OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 November 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 9.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: Talk by our Gardening Expert. 7.45: “Hometown Variety.” 3.15: Louis Levy and the Gaumont British Symphony. 8.21: “Paderewski, Musician and Statesman”: An 80th birthday tribute. An interview with Ignaz Friedman. 8.28: Derek Oldham (tenor). 8.32: The Victor Salon Orchestra. 8.35: The Bijou Quartet, from the studio. 8.48: Thomas L. Thomas (baritone). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary, by George

Slocombe. 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.30: “The First Great Churchill.” 9.55: Reginald King and his Orchestra. ,9.58: “The Woman in Black.” 10.10: Ray Herbeck and his music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5 p.m.: Tunes for the'teatable. 0.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Orchestral masterpieces. 9.20: Recitals by famous artists. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7 p.m.: Cocktails. 7.35: “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: Musical digest. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 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. 5.4 Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news.’ 7.15: Book review. 7.30: Virtuoso String Quartet. 7.44: Studio recital by Phfyllis Raudon (mezzo-con-tralto). 7.56: Budapest String Quartet. 8.28: Charles Panzera (baritone). 8.34: Studio recital by Winifred Hayes (violin) and John Tait (piano). 8.54: Lotte Lehmann (soprano). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by George Slocombe. 9.25: Evening .prayer. 9.30: “Martin’s Corner: The Story of a Family.” 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Talk, “Personalities and Places in the News,” by George Bagley. 7.20: Addington stock market report. 7.30: The State Opera Orchestra. 7.35: “The Story of Canterbury”: “Exploration of North Canterbury and the Settlement of the Back Country,” by C. R. Straubel. 8.0: Concert by the Christchurch Harmonic Society and by Amberley House Girls. 8.30: Organ recital by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by George Slocombe. 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.30: The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “Symphony in D Minor” (Franck). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather reports and station notices. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Burnside stock market report. 7.15: Book talk. 7.30: New Mayfair Orchestra. 7.40: "The Bold Bad Buccaneers,” in humour and harmony. 7.53: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.6: Horace Finch (organ). 8.12: The Hall Negro Quartet. 8.19: Lukewela’s Royal Hawaiians. 8.22: The Two Leslies. 8.28: London Palladium Orchestra. 8.31: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.43: “Live, Love and Laugh.” 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary by George Slocombe. 9.25: Evening prayer. 9.30: Harry Horlick and his Orchestra. 9.3: “Soldier of Fortune.” 10.0: Frankie Masters and his Orchestra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaries, often followed by topical talks, will be broadcast from Daventry transmitters today and tomorrow as- specified in the following list. (Those marked with an asterisk will be relayed by the principal stations of the National Broadcasting Service at the time of transmission, and those with two asterisks will be recorded and rebroadcast at the time stated after- the asterisks.) The list is corrected to New Zealand Summer Time. 1.00 a.m. GSV (17.81 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) 0.00 a.m. GSI 15.20 mc/s) * and 7 a.m. 8.45 a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) * 11.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) 1.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) *» 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) 3.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.58 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.58 mc/s) 0.15 p.m. GSE (11.80 mc/s) * 8.30 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ** 9 p.m. I 9.45 p.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSV (17.81 mc/s)

The Pacific transmission new extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.15 p.m., and will be receivable on the following transmitters:— GSC (31.22 m. 9.58 mc/s) till 8 p.m., GSB (31.55 m„ 9.51 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m., GSE (29.59 m., 11.80 mc/s), GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s) from 9 p.m., GSI (19.66 m.. 15.26 mc/s), GSP (19.60 m„ 15.31 mc/s), and GSV (16.84 m., 17.81 mc/s) from 8.15 p.m.

Items of interest in today’s programme are “Calling New Zealand,” talk at 7130 p.m.; “Fighter Pilot,” feature at 7.45 p.m. “News Commentary,” by Geo. Slocombe at 8.30 p.m.; and “Here Lies the Nazi,” talk by Col. M. G. Christie at 9 p.m.