OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 December 1940, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMME. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: “Britain Speaks.” 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: “Black Record—Germany Past and Present,” No. 3, by Sir Robert Vansittart. Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the Foreign Office. 7.45: Music by Vaughan Williams. 7.58: Nancy Evans (contralto). 8.2: The Lener String Quartet. 8.34: Richard Tauber (tenor). 8.37: Judith Bagnall (pianist) from the studio. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8.5. News Commentary by A. G. Macdonell.

.9.25: A concert by the 2YA Concert Orchestra. (Conductor, Leon de Mauny). Soloist, Gwenyth Greenwood (soprano). 10.0 (approx.): Lauri Paddi’s Ballroom Orch- , cstra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the teatable. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.15: “When the Band Goes Marching By.” 9.0: Musical comedy. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0 p.m.: Rhapsodies in rhythm. 7.35: “Billy Bunter of Greyfriars.” 7.47: Sing as we go. 8.15: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.’ 8.28: Musical odds and ends. 9.3: “Greyburn of the Salween.” 9.15: Piano personalities. 9.30: "The Old-time The-Ayter.” 9.42: South American music. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.15: Farmers’ session. 7.30: Recorded talk: “Black Record—Germany, Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vansittart. 7.45: “Singapore Spy.’ 8.11: 8.8. C. Variety Orchestra. 8.16: “Thrills.” 8.29: Christina Maristany (Spanish singer). 8.35: “The Hunchback of Ben Ali.” 8.48: George Boulanger and his Orchestra. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: Clive Carey (baritone), of the Royal College of Music, London, from the studio. 9.46: Leslie Bridgewater Hara Quintet.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 5.45: Dinner music. 6.55: Weather. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: The Garden Expert. 7.30: Recorded talk, “Black Record—Germany, Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vansittart. 7.45: Freddie Gardiner (saxophone). 8.0: Band programme, with ocal interludes from the studio by Jean Scrimshaw (soprano) and Edward Hendy (baritone). 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: A studio presentation of “Sonata in A” (Franck), by Mrs Kenneth Ballantyne (violinist) and Ernest Jenner (pianist). 9.51: Karl Erb (tenor), Songs by Wolf. 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. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Talk to farmers, by S. H. Saxby, “Seed Mixtures for Pastures.” 7.30: Albert Sandler and 7.30: Recorded talk: “Black Record—Germany, Past and Present,” by Sir Robert Vansittart. 7.45: Frederick Grinke (violin), with the Boyd Neel Orchestra. 8.0: Concert by the Royal Dunedin Male Choir; conductor, Alfred Walmsley. 8.57: Weather reports and station notices. 9.0: N.B.S. Newsreel. 9.15: 8.8. C. Commentary by A. G. Macdonell. 9.25: Marcel Palotti (organ). 9.28: “The Twelve Labours of Hercules”: “The Augean Stables.” 10.0: Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm. 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 as specified in the following list. (Those marked with one 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 correct to New Zealand Summer Time. LOO a m. GSV (17.81 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GSB (9.51 mc/s) I 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) 6.15 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) » 8.30 pm. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ** 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSV (17.81 mc/s) • ■The Pacific transmission now extends from 6.10 a.m. to 10.0 p.m. and will be receivable on the following transmitters: GSB (31.55 m.. 9.51 mc/s) till 8.45 p.m., GSD (25.53 m., 11.75 mc/s), GSF (19.82 m., 15.14 mc/s) from 8.15 p.m., GSI (19.66 m., 15.26 mc/s) to 8 p.m.. GSP (19.60 m., 15.31 mc/s) from 7.45 p.m.. and GSV (16.84 m„ 17.81 mc/s) from 8.30 p.m. Items of interest in today’s programme are: "Callinfl New Zealand,” at 7.30 p.m.; "News Commentary,” by A. G. Macdonell, at 8.30 p.m.; and "The People of Britain,” at 9.0 p.m.