ON THE SHORT WAVES

Radio Record, 29 July 1938, Page 79

ON THE SHORT WAVES

EMPIRE STATIONS GSG, GSI, GSE, GSD, GSB. ‘Wavelengths: 16.36 m., 19:66 m., 25.28 m., 25.53 m., 31.55 m, Sunday, July 31. 4.30 pom.: Big Ben. Religions service (Roman Catholic), 5.20: Recital by Marjorie Alexander (New Zealand pianist). 5.30: Portsmouth Navy Week: Grand Iinale. Commentary by Thomas Woodroffe, broadcast from the, bows of H.M.S. ; Victory. , 5.45: "Frog Fable," Aesop’s story, with words and musie. 6.15: Weekly newsletter. Sports 6.15: Close. down. Monday, August i, 4.30 pam.: Big Ben. "Empire Variety *Theatre,"’ 5.10; Montague Brearley and Orchestra, 6.50: "Sporting Rivalries-4: Rugby Foot-ball-The Calcutta Cup." H. B. 'I. WakeJam introduces R. Cove-Smith and Andrew Wemyss. 6.10: "Haunting Harmonies," with Bert Wittam and Tommy Hinsby at two . pianos, 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down. Tuesday, August 2, 4.30 p.m: Big Ben. "Empire Exchange.’ Points of view by travellers from Dvuminions and Colonies. 445: "Saturday Night Sing-Song,’ BBC theatre organ and orchestra, 5.45: Recital by Australian artists: Etta

Bernard (contralto) and Nancy Weir (pianoforte). 6.20: News and announcements, 645; Close down. Wednesday, August 3, 4.386 p.m.: Big Ben. Three sea plays-ti: "Christopher Columbus: His First Voyage of Discovery." 5.5: Chamber music of Dvyorak-2. The Griller String Quartet: Sidney Griller (violin), Jack O’Brien (violin), Philip Burton (viola), Colin Hampton (violonello), 5.40: "The Private Soldier’ (second series) ---1. Talk by Ian Hay, 5.55: Quentin Maclean at organ of Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London. 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Thursday, August 4, 1.30 p.m: Big Ben, "Viennese Operetta," selected from works of Franz Lehar, Millocker, Kall and Johann Strauss, with Lea Seidl (soprano), Jan yan der Gucht (tenor) and BBC Empire Orchestra 5.380: ‘World Affairs." Talk by Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, University of London. 5.45: "Under the Clock," radio revue, 6.20: News and announcements. 6.45: Close down, ¥riday, August 5. 4.30 pom.: Big Ben. "Steamboat." variety and from floating playhouse. 5.15: Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales, Cardiff, 1988: Commentaries on chairing of the ‘bard, ete, 3.45: "Men Who Make the Shows." Initer-

view about best-known London theatre preductions. 6.10: Next week’s programmes. 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Saturday, August 6. 4.86 p.m.: Big Ben. Three short topical talks. 4.50: "Serapbook for 1914." BBC Variety Orchestra and Male Chorus. 5.55: Ballad recital by Hllis Keeler (baritone). 6.10: "I.ondon Log." 6.20: News and announcements, 6.45: Close down. Above programmes axe to be broadcast in Transmission 1 (for Australia and New Zealand) from the BBO shortwave station at Daventry. BERLIN DIA, DIB, DIS, DIB, BIG, Wavelengths: $1.38 m., 19.74 m., 13.99 my 16.89 m., 19.63 m, HIGHLIGHTS, Sunday, July 31. 6.45 p.m.: Beethoven Sonatas (piano), 7.15: Orchestral concert. $8.15: Concert hour. 9.15: Symphony concert, i Monday, August 1. 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to Australia. 7.0: German folk tales. 7.15: ‘"Merry-go-Round."

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: "Old Japanese and Germanic Sports." : Topical talk. : Orchestral concert, Tuesday, August 2. 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand. 4.0: "Work of the H.Y. (Eng.). 7.15: Heinz Steibock Band. 8.15: Anna Antoniades (piano). 68.45: Heinie Kesten in summer songs. 9.15: Request concert. Wednesday, August 3. 4.0 p.m.: Happy Family builds camps from paper bags. 4.15: Delightful melodies. 7.45: Light music. 8.45: "Faust" Fantasy (Sarasate). Roman Schimmer, violin. 9.30: From Bayreuth festive programme: "The Valkyrie’ (Act 1) (Wagner). Thursday, August 4, .m.: Greetings to Australia. Yr. in brass instrumental music, ~ 3S Ee 6 7.0: H. 4.80: H.Y. will sing. 7.45: Three songs for baritones and piano (Oboussier). 8.0: Piano selections. 8.15: Walter Kunkel Quartet, Friday, August 5, 6.20 p.m.: Greetings to New Zealand, 7.0: Iolk music. 7.45: Concert by an army band. 8.45: Sonata (Beethoven). At the piano, Willi Piel, 9.15: Waltz ensemble from "Spring Air" (Johann Strauss). 9.30: Opening of Radio Exhibition, 19388, at Berlin. Saturday, August 6. 7.30 p.m.: Waltz evening, 8.45: Brass band, 12.45: Leni Riefenstahl speaks on tilm of Olympic Games which she directed, PHOHI, Holland Wavelengths: PCJ, 31.28 m. and 19.71 m3 PHI, 16.88 m. and 25.57 m. Monday, July 31. 10.55-11.55 p.m.: For Asia. music, political talk and mission news in Roman Catholic session. 11.55: Announcements, For Dutch indieg 12 Midnight: Talk . 12.20: PHOHI Symphony Orchestra, 12.50: News. 1.0: Roman Catholic: session, 2.0: Close down. Tuesdays (19.72 m.). 5.0 to 6.30 p.m.: Experimental broadcast for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, (Reports about the reception to be sent to PHOHI-PCJ Studio, Hilversum, Hol« land.) Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Pridays and Saturdays (16.88 m.). 11.55 p.m.: Opening announcements, ete. 7 eymeht: Market reports (news on Sune ay). 12.10: News. 12.30: Varied popular programme of musie, talks, sports and news. 2.0: Close down. W3XAL, New York Wavelength: 49,15 mm, Daily: 11.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m. Wavelength: 16.87 m, Monday Programmes, ‘~ 12.30 a.m. to 3.30: Children’s hour, musie, news and sports news.

4.0 a.m.: Announcements (Bng. and Fr.). Orchestral programme and Radio City Music Hall. News and vocal music. 5.0: Music, orchestral and vocal. 5.30: "RCA Magic Key." 6.30-8.30: News, music, ete. ; 9.0-4.30 a.m.: Music, news, ete, on American beam. Week-day Programmes. 12.80 a4.m.; Breakfast Club. Anncts. (Eng.}. 1.25; Press radio news in English. 1.30: Recordings. Announcements in Eng. 2.15: Light orchestral music (Hng.). 2.30: ‘Women in the News" (Eng.). 2.45: Light music, 3.15: Viennese Ensemble (Eng.). 3.45: News (English), 3.50: Vocal and orchestral musie, 4.0: Religious session (English). 4.30; News (English) followed by Variety programme, . 5.30; News (Italian), with musical programme and talks. 6.30: News (German), with musical programme and talks, 7.30: News (French), with musical programme and talks, 8.30: Close down. Until 3.30 p.m, the station continues broadcasting on the LatinAmerican beam. Sunday Programmes, 11.30p.m.-8.30 a.m.: Music, variety and talks {announcements in Hng.). BHnglish news at 1.25 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. 8.50 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Musical programme on Latin-American beam, Special events, presidential and other im portant speeches are rebroadcast from 10.30 a.m. N.Z.T. till closing time for the benetit of listeners in New Zealand, Australia and the Far East, as well as Central and South America. Station ig on the air from 11.0 p.m, to 11.0 a.m. AUGUST, 1938, VK2ME, Sydney Wavelength: 31.28 m, Sundays: 4.30-6.30p.m., 9.0 p.m.-1.0 a.m. Mondays: 3.0-5.0 a.m, VK3ME, Melbourne Wavelengths 31.5 m. Monday to Saturday (inclusive): 8.30-11.30 p.m, VK6ME, Perth Wavelength: 31,28 m, Monday to Saturday (inclusive): 10.30 p.m.-12.80 a.m. o- eye RNE, Moscow Wavelength: 25 m,. Daily: 7.30-10.30 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday: %.45Dd p.m 15 Sundays: 10.30 p.m.-3.30 a.m, Monday, Wednesday: 10.80-11.30 p.m. Tuesday, Friday: 1.0-1.380 p.m. EAR, EAQ2, Madrid Wavelength: 31.56 m. Daily, except Tuesday: 7.0 a.m.-7.30 a... 11.0 a.m.-11.30a.m., 12 noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays: 12 noon-2 p.m. 2RO, Rome Wavelength: 31.13 m, Daily: 5.10 a.m.-10.0 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10.30-12 noon. to, . Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 10.80a.m.12.15 p.m. . Wavelength: 25.40 m. : Week Days: 4.0-10 a.m., 11.15 p.m.-3 a.m. Sundays: 4-10 aim., -11.15-p.m.-1.80a.m,. —

HBJ, HBO, Geneva Wavelengths: 20.58 m., 26.30 m. Sundays: 10.04a.m.-10.454a.m., 11.80 a.m. 1.0 p.m. SS OERZ2, Vienna Wavelength: 25.42 m. Daily: 2.30-9.30 a.m. Sundays: Till 10 a.m, VLR, Melbourne Wavelength, 31.34 m. SUNDAY PROGRAMMES, %.30 p.m: "In Quires and Places Where They Sing," ABC Wireless Chorus. 8.0: Talk. 7 8.10: News bulletin. 8.80: "Alice in Orchestralia." 9.0: Celebrity ‘recordings. 10.0: Talk, "World Affairs." 10.20 (approx.): Concert programme, 11.20: Recorded music. 11.45: News. 13.50: Epilogue and close down at 12.0, WEEKDAY PROGRAMMES. 215 pme:s "At Home and Abroad’ "Watchman." 2.25: Time. News bulletin. 2.38": Lunch music, 8.0: Afternoon music, etc. 6.45 (approx.): Close down. 8.0¢ "Home and Abroad" (except Saturday). 8.15: Sports, markets and weather. 8.30: Overseas news service. 9.0: Australian news. 9.10: Talk. 9.25: Musical interlude. 9.80: Evening concert programme, 11.80: Music or talk. 12.0: Late news. 12.20: Dance music and recordings, 1.0: Close down. HIGHLIGHTS, 9.0 p.m.: Dr. Malcolm Sargent, conducting Sydney Symphony Orchestra, 10.0: Talk; ‘International Affairs." 10.20: Piano recital, Isadore Goodman. 10.40: Play, "The Pilgrim’s Progress." Monday, August 1, 9.30 p.m.: Radio serial, "Into the Light." 10.0: National Military Band. 10.30: Topical revue. 11.0: Choral Cavalcade. 11.20: Travel letter. 12.0: Cricket scores, Australia y, Glamox- gan, Tuesday, August 2, 9.35 p.m.: Recital by Richard Tauber. 10.30: Everyman’s music. 11.35: Sydney String Quartet. 12.0; Lunch-time cricket scores, Australia v. Glamorgan, 12.20: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band, Wednesday, August 3. 9.30 p.m.: Items chosen by listeners, 10.20: "Emma and ’Erbert.’ 10.30: "At the Sign of the Maison Rouge." 11.0: Radio serial, ‘‘Captain Kettle.’ 11.15: Harry Bloom’s Dance Band, Thursday, August 4. $.30 p.m.: ‘The Play’s the Thing." 10.40: Sigurd Rascher (saxophonist), 11.30: Talk on "World Affairs." 12.0: Lunch-time ericket scores, Australinx v. Scotland, Friday, August 5. 9.30 p.m.: Jim Davidson’s ABC Dance Band. 10.0: Desmond Tanner and Al, Hammett (organ and saxophone). 310.30: Play, 11.0: Programme by Brisbane Studio Orchestra, 11.30: "Chorus, Gentlemen, Please!" 12.0: Lunch-time cricket scores, Australia v. Dundee. Saturday, August 6. 9.30 p.m.: Dr. Malcolm Sargent, conduct+ ing Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 10.40: Recital by Richard Tauber, 12.0: Lunch-time cricket scores, Australis Wo Dundee, . . .