Australian Short Wave

Broadcast March 6 to April 2.

AUSTRALIAN National Short Wave

Programme, broadcast from Mel

bourne, Victoria, on 31.34 metres for

listeners in the Western Pacific. Call

sign: VLR.

P.M. Daily Weekdays

12.35 Recorded Music. 1.00 Time Signal, and News Bulletin. 1.05 Interstate Weather. 1.15 Music. 3.00 (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) Broad cast to Schools. 3.20 (Tuesday and Friday) Classic Music. 5.00 Close (Monday and Wednesday. 5.15). 6.30 Comment by “The Watchman.” 6.45 (Tuesday excluded) Sporting News. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) News, Markets, and Weather for North Australia. 7.20 Overseas News Service. 7.30 Queensland and North Australian News. 7.40 (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) Talk. 7.40 (Tuesday and Thursday) News in French for New Caledonia and New Hebrides. 8.50 (Usually) Musical Programme. 10.30 Australasian News Service. 10.50 Musical Programme. 11.30 Close.

P.M. Every Saturday

12.45 Music. 1.15 —5.15 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.30 Markets Summary. 7.10 New Zealand Mail Bag. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 10.50 Australasian Mail Bag. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

P.M. Every Sunday

6.00 Musical Programme by various State Orchestras. 6.30 Talk on International Affairs. 6.50 News Bulletin. 7.00 “Alice in Orchestralia”. 7.30 Recordings of Overseas Artists. 8.30 Story. 10.15 News. 10.30 Close. (Times given are Australian Eastern Stand ard —10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.)

March 6 To April 2.

Mar. 6 (Sun.) —8.30 p.m. Science News; 8.45 New Note Octet; 9.15 Radio Film Presentation.

Mar. 7 (Mon.)—B p.m. Serial—“lnto the Light”; 8.30 Music Hall Programme; 9.30 Symphony Music.

Mar. 8 (Tues.)—B p.m. Orchestral Hour; 8.50 Recorded Recital; 9 Comedy Sketch; 9.45 Lauri & Dorothy Kennedy (’Cello and Piano).

Mar. 9 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 8 Light Opera; 9.15 Harry Bloom’s Band; 9.45

travel Letter.

Mar. Ift (Thurs.) —2 p.m. Pakenham Races; 8 “The Play’s the Thing”; 9.15 Dino Borgioli (Tenor); 10 World Affairs.

Mar. 11 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Jim Davidson's Band; 9 Variety Programme; 9.30 brass Band Recital.

Mar. 12 (Sat.) —-1.30 p.m. Caulfield Races; 8 Dino Borgioli: 8.50 Guila Bustabo (Violinist); 8.45 Canberra Commemoration.

Mar. 13 (Sun.)—B.3o p.m. Talk by Dr. S.

Angus; 8.45 New Note Octet; 9.15 Two Plays.

Mar. 14 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 7.40 Talk by Dr. F. K. Norris; 8 Serial; 8.30 Music Hall Programme; 9 Topical Revue.

Mar. 15 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Albury Races; 8 Concert: 8.45 Choral Music; 9 Comedy Sketch; 9.15 Dino Borgioli.

Mar. 16 (Wed.)—l.3o p.m. Werribee Races; 7.40 Talk by Prof. G. V. Portus; 8 Light Opera; 9.15 Dance Music; 9.45 Travel Letter.

Mar. 17 (Thurs.)—2 p.m. Yarra Glen Races; 8 Irish Plays; 9 Clement Q. Williams (Bari

tone); 9.45 Male Choir; 10 World Affairs.

Mar. 18 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Brass Band Music; 8.40 Concert: 9.45 Light Orchestral Music.

Mar. 19 (Sat.) —1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 8 L. & D. Kennedy (’Cello & Piano); 9 “Big Business’’; 9.15 Jascha & Tossy Spivakovsky.

Mar. 20 (Sun.) —8.20 p.m. Richard Tauber (Re corded); 8.30 Story; 8.45 Tango Band; 9.15 Play.

Mar. 21 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Trots; 7.40 Talk by Dr. F. K. Morris; 8 Serial; 8.30 Music Hall Programme; 9 Topical Revue.

Mar. 22 (Tues.)—l.3o p.m. Seymour Races; 8 Orchestral Hour; 9 Comedy Sketch; 9.35 Con cert.

Mar. 23 (Wed.)—l.3o p.m. Ascot Trots; 7.40 Talk by Prof. Portus; 8 Light Opera; 9.15 Harry Bloom’s Band; 9.45 Travel Letter.

Mar. 24 (Thurs.) —2 p.m. Ballarat Races; 8 “The Play’s the Thing’’; 8.50 Guila Bustabo (Violinist); 9 Polk Songs; 9.15 ’Cello & Piano Recital; 9.45 N.S.W. Police Choir.

Mar. 25 (Fri.)—B p.m. Brass Band Music; 8.30 Concert; 9.30 Nightlarks Male Quartet; 9.50 Orchestral Numbers.

Mar. 26 (Sat.) —1.30 p.m. Epsom Races; 8 Orchestral Programme; 8.50 Richard Tauber (Recorded); 9.20 National Military Band.

Mar, 27 (Sun.) —8.30 Story; 8.45 New Note Octet; 9.15 Play.

Mar. 28 (M0n.)—7.40 p.m. Talk, Miss E. Rivett; 8 Serial; 8.30 Music Hall Programme: 9 Topi cal Revue.

Mar. 29 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Orchestral Hour; 9 Comedy Sketch; 9.15 Margaret Sutherland (Pianist); 10 Tango Band.

Mar. 30 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Caulfield Races; 7.40 Talk; 8 Light Opera; 9.15 Dance Music; 9.45 Travel Letter.

Mar. 31 (Thurs.) —2 p.m. Bacchus Marsh Races; 8 Play; 9.15 Folk Songs; 9.40 Sydney Male Choir: 10 World Affairs.

April 1 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Dance Band; 9 Light Orchestral Numbers; 9.30 Brass Band: 10 Piano Recital.

April 2 (Sat.) —1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Sym phony Hour; 8.50 Guila Bustabo, Violinist (Re corded); 9.10 Alexander Kipnis (Bass).