Australian Short Wave

Broadcast Aug. 7 to Sept, 3

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

12.25 Stock Exchange Reports and London Metal Prices. 12.40 Recorded Music. 1.00 Time Signal, and News Bulletin. 1.05 Music. 3.00 (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) Broad cast to Schools. 3.20 (Tuesday and Friday) Classic Music. 5.00 Close (Wednesday, 5.15). 6.30 Comment by “The Watchman.” 6.45 Sporting News. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) Markets and Weather for North Australia. 7.15 Overseas News Service. 7.40 Talk. 8.50 (Usually) Musical Programme. 10.30 Australasian News Service. 10.50 Musical Programme. 11.30 Close.

P.M. Every Saturday

12.40 Music. 1.15 —6.15 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.30 Markets Summary. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Every Sunday

a.m. 8.00 Open, p.m. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open. 6.00 Musical Programme by various Sta£e Orchestras. 6.30 Talk.

6.50 News Bulletin. 7.00 “Alice in Orchestralia”. 7.30 Recordings of Overseas Artists. 8.30 Talk on International Affairs. 10.20 News. 10.30 Close. (Times given are Australian Eastern Stand ard —10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.)

August 7 To September 3.

Aug, 7 (Sun.). —9.30 a.m. Desmond Tanner (Electric Organ); 10.30 “From The Operas”; 5.30 p.m. Children’s Play; 7.30 Dr. Sargent (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra): 8.50 Stella Power (Soprano); 9.30 “Soft Lights and Sweet Music”.

Aug. « (Mon.).—B p.m. “Into The Light”;

9 Revue: 9.30 Choral Cavalcade; 9.50 Travel Letter; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Durham.

Aug. 9 (Tues.). —8 p.m. Richard Tauber; 9.30 Talk; 9.45 “Song of Miriam”; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Durham.

Aug. 10 (Wed.).—B p.m. Request Items; 8.50 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 “At The Sign of The Maison Rouge”; 9,30 “Captain Kettle”; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Surrey.

Aug. 11 (Thurs.). —8 p.m. “The Play’s The Thing”; 8.50 Piano Recital; 9.10 Richard Tau ber; 10.15 Dance Music; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Surrey.

Aug. 12 (Fri.). —8 pin. A.B.C. Dance Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner and A 1 Hammett; 9 Launceston Band; 10.30 Scores Australia v.

Surrey.

Aug. 13 (Sat.). —8 p.m. Dr. Sargent and Si gurd Rascher: 8.50 Guila Bustabo (Violinist); 9.10 Richard Tauber; 10.30 Scores Australia v.

Kent.

Aug. 14 (Sun.). —10.15 a.m. Book Review; 3.30 p.m. Organ Recital; 5.20 Children’s Play; 7.30 Dr. Sargent (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra); 8.50 Piano Recital; 9.10 Play.

Aug. 15 (Mon.). —8 p.m. ‘‘lnto The Light”; 9 Revue; 9.30 “Choral Cavalcade”; 9.50 Travel Letter; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Kent.

Aug. 16 (Tues.). —8.05 p.m. Richard Tauber; 9.45 Talk; 10 A.B.C. Dance Band: 10.30 Scores Australia v. Kent.

Aug. 17 (Wed.), —8 p.m. Request Items; 8.50 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 “At The Sign of The Maison Rouge”; 9.30 “Captain Kettle”; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Army.

Aug. 18 (Thurs.). —8 p.m. “The Play’s The Thing”; 9 “The Spectre’s Bride”; 10 Talk; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Army.

Aug. 19 (Fri.). —8 p.m. A.B.C. Dance Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner and A 1 Hammett; 9 Sketch; 9.50 Harold McMurtrie (Baritone); 10 String Quartet.

Aug. 20 (Sat.). —8 p.m. Jim Davidson’s Band; 8.25; sth Test (Kennington Oval) and National Programme.

Aug. 21 (Sun.). —10.15 a.m. Book Review; 10.30 “From The Operas”; 3.30 p.m. Organ Recital; 8.50 Comedy Harmonists; 9.30 “Soft Lights and Sweet Music”.

Aug. 22 (Mon.). —8 p.m. “Into The Light”; 8.25 sth Test (Kennington Oval) and National Programme.

Aug. 23 (Tues.). —8 p.m. AB.C. Dance Band; 8.25 sth Test and National Programme.

Aug. 24 (Wed.).—B p.m. Military Band; 8.25 sth Test and National Programme.

Aug. 25 (Thurs.). —8 p.m. "The Play’s The Thing”; 910 Violin Recital (Guila Bustabo); 10 Jim Davidson’s Dandies.

Aug. 26 (Fri.). —8 p.m. Jim Davidson’s Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner and A 1 Hammett; 10 “We Present ”.

Aug. 27 (Sat.). —8 p.m. Dr. Sargent (Brisbane Symphony Orchestra); 9.20 Sketch; 9.40 Rich ard Tauber: 10.30 Scores Australia v. Sussex.

Aug. 28 (Sun.), —10.15 a.m. Book Review; 10.30 “From The Operas”; 7.30 p.m. Dr. Sar gent (Brisbane Symphony Orchestra); 8.50 John Lemmone (Flautist): .9.10 Play.

Aug. 29 (Mon.). —8 p.m. “Into The Light”: 9 Revue; 9.30 “Choral Cavalcade”; 9.50 Travel Letter; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Sussex.

Aug. 30 (Tues.). —8.05 p.m. Recital (Guila Bustabo); 9.15 Australian Composers; 10.30 Scores Australia v. Sussex.

Aug. 31 (W’ed.). —8 p.m. Dr. Sargent and Wireless Chorus; 10.05 Military Band; 10.30 Military Band; 10.30 Scores Australia v. An English XI.

Sept. 1 (Thurs.).—B p.m. “The Play’s The Thing”; 9.15 Violin Recital; 10.15 Jim David son’s Dandies; 10.30 Scores Australia v. An English XI.

Sept. 2 (Fri.). —8 p.m. A.B.C. Dance Band; 8.30 Desmond Tanner and Al. Hammett; 10.30 Scores Australia v. An English .XI.

Sept. 3 (Sat.).—B p.m. “Hassan” (Part I.); 9.40 Richard Tauber; 10.30 Scores Australia v.

An English XI.