Fewer Relays from Summer Sports

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 15, 18 October 1935, Page 19

Fewer Relays from Summer Sports

Not So Much Sitting at Home From Now On — Lord Bledisloe to be Rebroadeast From. Daventry — Frank Kilby’s Talks — St. James Theatre For Big Concert This Week.

ITH the end of the Rugby season a considerable falling off in sporting broadeasts has resulted, but with the golf championships in full swing and the British women’s team ‘here, too, the difference has not been & severe one. It will be noticeable, however, in 2 few weeks, when wrestling. boxing and ‘sundry other winter sports are over. But.in the. summer there is, providentially, not nearly as much incentive to sit at home. However, we. still have the All Black broadcasts to help us along until the end of the year. SINCE his return to Bngland, Lord Bledisloe has done much in the way of Dominion publicity, having on many an occasion spoken of the features and possibilities of "God’s Own Country." Listeners will have an opportunity of hearing Lord Bledisloe from 1YA and 2YA on Friday, October 25, at 7.45: It has been necessary to cancel part. ofthe original. programme in order to fit this rebroadcast in. He will be speaking at the Bristol pranch of the Royal Empire Society, the relay being picked up from. the Ilsmpire stations, Both 1YA and 2YA will carry this out, and if atmospherics are favourable, listeners will have an entertaining half-hour’s talk, in which it is probable that further reference will be made to New Zealand. THE fact. that F. -D. Kilby is to give a series of.three talks from. studio 2YA on his experiences during a -long eareer.in big Rugby will be welcomed by all followers of the national game. His first ‘talk will be on Saturday evening, when the subject will be "Impressions of 11° Years in First-class Rugby." The second, a fortnight later, will be on "Famous Players I Have Met.on Notable Rugby Occasions. " The final of the series will be "My .Al Black Team Selected from ‘Players in the Years 1925-35." AN. unusual combination of three pianos will be featured in a recordjng next Tuesday evening. The pianists will be Helen Pignori, ‘Lydia Schayelson and Imucette Descaves'in a concerto with orchestral accompaniment. rip t rather drab facade of the St. James Theatre, Wellington, has been completely and permanently transformed by a generous outline of red and green neon lighting. It is a great and the theatre will ‘be a very gay and busy place when the charity concert draws crowds from far and near on Thursday this week. Ad vice was received in the week-end that only unreserved grand circle seats were then available, and intending patrons were advised to procure these without delay at the: D.L.0. in Lambton Quay. ‘AN innovation which should be of great value to the farmer is the special frost forecast which 2YA

started on Monday, October-7, It is broadcast at:3.30:from-Monday to Friday each week by the Wellington station and transmitted to: Christchurch and Dunedin, as it is primarily designed to help the Canterbury and Otago farmer, 'HRED artists from Australia, Tred Bluett, comedian, Heather Kinnaird and Raymond Beatty, made their Wellington debut only last week, Pau! Vinogradoff, who has been here for a long time now, was also heard in Rachmaninoff’s Second Concerto on October &. All these artists will contribute one or more items at the coming charity concert.

"HE recent presentation of the two B.B.C, recordings, "Pilot Station" and "A Shanty Party from the Gravesend ‘‘Pilots," was particularly good entertainment, The former was specially’ interesting; one heard the tugs tooting and the names of: several ships well known to New Zealanders were mentioned. It is good to have the opportunities of hearing per medium of recordings the multiplicity of events and activities of the Old Country, It is only another instance of closer unity brought about by the march of science. .