ON THE SHORT WAVES

Radio Record, 27 May 1938, Page 71

ON THE SHORT WAVES

EMPIRE STATIONS GSG, GSO, GSF, GSD, GSB. Wavelengths: 16.86 m., 19.76 m., 19.82 a1, 25.58 m., $1.55 m. DAVENTRY, Sunday, May 29. 4,30 p.om,: Big Ben. Religious service (Methodist). ‘ 5.20: BBC Empire Orchestra. Freda Townson (contralto). Angus Morrison (pianoforte). BBC Chorus. 3.45: "The Golden Hind." Chronicle of Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. 6.15: Weekly newsletter. Sports. 6.45: Close down. Monday, May 36. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. "In Town To- night." 5.0: Contest: "Sweet" yersus "Swing." Len Hayes (for sweet music) and Dinah Mil. ler (for swing music). 8.20: "Is There Life on Other Planets?" -2, Talk by Astronomer Royal. 6.854 British light musie-4, BBC Empire O§chestra. Harold Williams (Australian baritone). 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45; Close dowa. Tuesday, May 31. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘Escape’ (first-hand accounts by prisoners of war)-4: "Unconducted Tour of England.’ Talk by Oberleutenant a.D. Heinz H. F, Justus. 5.0: "Palace of Varieties." Concert by revue artists, 6.0: "Why Greek?" Talk by Emeritus Professor of Greek, University of Oxford 6.15: Musical interlude, 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Wednesday, June i. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. "The Gang Smusher"™ fepisode 9). Radio serial. i560: "FHmpire Exchange," Points of view by travellers from Dominions and Colonies. 3.5: "Music of Cesar Franck"’-5. Strate ton String Quartet, 56.45: "For Sailors." Monthly series of talks. 6.0: ‘‘Let’s Go to the Theatre," Stories and songs of London shows, 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down, Thursday, June 2. 4.30 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘"‘Take Your Choice." Weekly entertainment feature. 5.15: ‘World Affairs." Talk. 5.30: BBC Empire Orchestra. 6.0: "The Derby": 155th renewal of Derby Stakes, Commentary from grandstand, Epsom racecourse, 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Friday, June &. £30 p.m.: Big Ben. BBC Empire Syinphony Concerts-4. BBC Empire Orchese tra. Myra Hess (pianoforte). 6.50: "My Best News Story---3: News from Port Arthur." Talk by Lt.-Col. H. 3S. Sdott-Harden, on an incident in the Russo-Japanese War. 6.10, Next week’s programmes, §.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Saturday, June & 4.50 p.m.: Big Ben. "At the Black Dog." Mr. W ilkes in bis bar-parlour, 5.0: "The Oaks." Commentary on race for the Oaks Stakes, from grandstand, Ip-

som Racecourse, 5.15: BBC Military Band. Eric Marshall (baritone). 6.10; "London Log," 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Above programmes are to be broudeast in Transmission 1 (for Australia and New Zealand) from the BBC shortwave station at Daventry. » PHOHI, Holland Wavelengths: PCJ, 31.28 m,. and 19.71 m.; PHI, 16.88 m, and 25.57 m. Monday, May 30, 10,55-11.55 pom: For Asia, Musie, poli tical talk aud mission news in Roman Catholie session. 11.55: Announcements. For Dutch Tudies. 12 Midnight: Talk. 12.15: Mareh musie, 12.25; Ifootball commentary. 2.25: News. 2.40: Close down. Tuesdays (19.71 m.). 6.380-8.0 p.m,: Experimental broudeasr tor Australia. New Zealand, Fijl Islands, (Reports about the reception to be sent to PHOHI-PCJ studio, Hilversum, Holland.) Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Vriduys and Saturdays (16.88 .). 11.55 pom.: Opening announeements, ete. 12 Midnight: Market reports. 12.10: News (Sundays at 12.15). 12.30: Varied popular programme vf music, talks, sports and news. 2.0: Close down. BERLIN DJA, DIB, DIS, DIH, BIQ, Wavelengths: 31.38 m., 19.74 m., 13.99 mu, 16.89 m., 19.63 m. HIGHLIGHTS. BERLIN, sunday, May 2%. 645 p.m.: Symphony concert, 8.0: Brass band. 8.15: Love songs from all the wurid. 9.15: Old and modern marches. Monday, May 30. 6.20 p.m. Greetings to Australia. 7.0: Singing of children songs. 47.80: "Club of Notions." 9.15: Topical talk. 9.80; Orchestral concert. Tuesday, May 31. 6.206 p.om.: Greetings to New Zealand. 3.0: Non-stop entertainment hour. 8.0: Solo concert: Raoul v. Koczalsk (piano 8.30: Songs by Robert Schumanunz. 8.45: Brass band. 9.15: Little folk music. 9,30: "At Home in Vogtland." Wednesday, June i, 7.0 pom.: "The Happy Family" (Hng.). 7.15: Songs by Hugo Wolf, 7.30: "Tleidelberg to Heidelberg," 8.0: Request concert. 0.803 "The @loak," one-act opera by Pueeini,

Thursday, June 2%, 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to Australia. 7.0; through old and new uberettas, 7.15: Danee music. 9.15: "German Achievements" (lMnglish). 9.80: Opera intermezzi. Friday, June 3%. 20 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand. 6: Musie on wurlitzer organ. 15: "Our Navy," with ringing music. 15: New musical recordings, 8.30: Pictures from first German colonisa= tion in Australia. 8.45: Germano Arnaldi (Italian pianist). 10. 45: "Resounding World of Films.’ %. 7 7. 8. Saturday. dune 4. 7.0 p.m: Dances for voung and old. 8.30: La Tour Loma (Melbourne) will play,. 9.30: "The Schmidits at Home’ (Hpg.). 9.45: Hamburg station concert. eae ee VLR, Melbourne Wavelength, 31.24 m, ‘ HIGHLIGHTS. Sunday, May 2. 10.30 p.m.: Organ recital, Desmond ‘Tanner. 11.0: "Soft Lights and Sweet Music," presented by Harry Bloom’s Tango Band, Monday, May 30, 9.30 p.m.; Radio serial, "Into the Light." 10.0: "At the Sign of the Maison Rouge." 10.80: Topical revue, 11.0: ‘"‘The History of Jazz," 11.30: Travel letter (Denzil Batchelor), Tuesday, May 381. 9.30 pom.: Georg Szell, conducting Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with Tossy Spivakovsky (violin). 10.30: Topical talk. 16.45: ABC (Sydney) Wireless Chorus. 11.0: ‘‘We Present-" 11,30: Instrumental ensemble. Wednesday, June 1. 9.30 p.m.: Play. 10.0: Talk. 10.15: Musical interlude. 10.40: Instrumental ensemble. 11,35: Items chosen by listeners, Thursday, Jume 2, 9.80 p.m,: Cyrano de Bergerac. 11.20: "Young Australia." 11.80: Talk on world affairs (from Duyene try). 11.45: Jim Davidson's ABC Dance Band. Friday, June 3. 9.30 p.m.: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band, 10.0: Desmond Tanner at organ. 10.30: Brass band recital, 11.0: Vocal quartet. 11.15: Adelaide Studio Orchestra and ABC Chorus, Saturday, June 4, 9.30 p.m.: Georg Szell, concacting ABC (Sydney) Symphony Orchestra. 10.80: Story. 10.45: Revue. 11.15: Ballad concert, 2RO, Rome | Wavelength: 31.138 m, Daily: 5 a.m.-1.380 p.m.