OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 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: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.45: “Britain Speaks." 17.28: Time signals. 7.30: “Black Record: Germany Past and Present.” A talk by Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the Foreign Office. 7.45: Music by Wagner, by the Queen’s Hall Orchestra. 7.57: Charles Kullman (tenor). 8.2: Chamber music by the Chamber Music Union of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

8.26: Yvonne Webb-Jones (soprano). 8.37: Recorder (English flute) and Virginal recital by Zillah Castle and Ronald Castle. 8.57: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.0: A digest of the day’s news. 9.15: 8.8. C. Commentary. 9.25: The Cameo Three. 9.37: “Hester Siding.” 9.55: Peter Dawson (baritone). 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0 p.m.: Tunes for the tea table. 6.0: Musical menu. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “The Woman in Black.” 8.15: Round the bandstand. 9.0: Musical comedy. 10.0-10.25: Signal preparation for Air Force. 10.30: Close down. I 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 All.” 8.28: Musical odds and ends. 9.8: 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: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.30: “Black Record: Germany Past and Present.” 7.45: “Singapore Spy.” 8.11: Felix Lederer (musical skit). 8.19: “Thrills.” 8.32: Malcolm McEachern (bass). 8.38: “The Hunchback‘of Ben Ali.” 8.51: Josephine Baker and the Comedy Harmonists. 8.57: Dominion and district weather reports. 9.0: A digest of the day’s news. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Symphony Orchestra. 9.33: Corinne Rider-Kelsey (soprano). 9.39: 8.8. C. Wireless Symphony Orchestra. 9.47: Essie Ackland (contralto). 9.53: Marek Weber and his orchestra. 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: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: The 3YA garden expert, “Doubts and Difficulties.” 7.30: “Black Record: Germany, Past and Present.” 7.47: A recital of modern British compositions by Merle Cunningham (pianist). 8.0: Band programme, with vocal interludes from the studio, featuring Marjorie Nelson (mezzosoprano) and Claude Burrows (baritone). 8.57: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.0: A digest of the day’s news. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.25: Felix Weingartner and the London Symphony Orchestra. 9.39: Georges Thill (tenor). 9.43: Artur Schnabel (piano). 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. G. 55: Dominion and district weather reports. 7.0: Local news. 7.10: Talk by Dunedin barrister, “Famous Cases.” 7.30: “Black Record: Germany, Past.and Present.” 7.46: Emmanuel Feuermann (’cello). 7.52: The 8.8. C. Theatre Orchestra and Chorus. 8.0: Masterpieces o£ music, with thematic illustrations and comMaggie Teyte (soprano). 8.49: The Boyd Neel ments by Prof. V. E. Galway, Mus.D. 8.40: String Orchestra. 8.57: Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.0: A digest of the day’s news. 9.15: 8.8. C. news commentary. 9.28: “The Twelve Labours of Hercules: The Cretan Bull.” 10.0: Terry Shand and his Orchestra. 11.0: News, followed by meditation music. 11.30: Close down.

Empire Broadcasts. News and news commentaiies, 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.

1.00 a.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) 4.00 a.m. GSB ( 9.51 mc/s) 0.00 a.m. GSI (15.26 mc/s) * and 44 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) 44 1.15 p.m. 1.45 p.m. GSD (11.75 mc/s) 3.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s) 4.30 p.m. GSC ( 9.51 mc/s) 0.15 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ♦ 8.30 p.m. GSE (11.86 mc/s) ** 9 p.m. , 9.45 p.m. (GSE (11.86 mc/s) 11.00 p.m. GSF (15.14 mc/s) * The Pacific transmission new extends from 6.10 p.m. to 10.0 p.m. and will be receivable I on the following transmitters: GSB (31.55 m., I 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 8.0 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: Talk by J. B. Priestley, "Britain I Speaks,” at 4.15 p.m.; “Calling New Zealand," at 7.30 p.m.