Programme Jottings

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 47, 5 June 1931, Page 7

Programme Jottings

\ "THE Wellington Radio. Wxhibition opens on Wednesday, June 10, and will run for four days. very evening the programme from 8 to 9 will be broadcast by 2YA. Owing to the broadcasting of the programme from the Wellington Radio Hxhibition, there will be no international programme from 2YA on Wednesday, June 10. | "The White. Owl," a mystery play by the Auckland writer, Dr. George de Clive Lowe, will be produced at 1YA on Friday, June 12, ‘by Mr. J. M. Clark. ,Mr. J. Crossley Clitheroe, Lecturer m Music at the Dunedin Training Colege, is to give a talk at 4YA on Tuesday, June 9, on "The Origins of Music." The anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens will be commemorated at 4YA by a talk from Mr. D. B. Dall, the well-known elocutionist, on "Charles Dickens, the Man." . ~ "Farmer Brown" dialogues are to be broadcast from 4YA and 8YA every month. The next is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, at 7.15 p.m. Mr. G. H. Stubbs, M.A., Inspector of Schools; Mr. E. Douglas Tayler, Super visor of School Music, and Mr. R. Hipkins, A.R.C.A., Lecturer at Wellington Training College, will be the speakers from 2YA during the educational session from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 _ Miss Marjorie Alexander, the brillant young Christchurch pianiste, who (was recently awarded one of the Royal ‘Academy Scholarships, is shortly leaving for London, in company with her mother, to take advantage of the educational facilities offered her. The wrestling authorities in AuckJand have granted 1YA permission to | proadeast ringside descriptions of matches. The broadcasting of Health Talks, which are a weekly feature on the programmes of 2YA, are to -be extended to 1YA, 3YA and 4YA.. Dr. W. H. Watt, Director-General of Health. has advised the Broadcasting Company of his willingness to arrange these talks, which will shortly be appearing on the programme schedules ‘¢ all the YA stations. The broadeasting of particulars of Jost and stolen motor-cars is proving to;yhave very satisfactory results. At aj,recent meeting of the North Island (New Zealand) Motor Union a resolution expressing keen appreciation of the most valuable aid was passed. 2YA recently received the following radiogram: "Discovery over 2000 miles away continues to enjoy and appreciate your nightly programmes. Svlendid reception. Thank you, Mackenzie." The message was fittingly acknowledged by 2YA, .