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Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Schwartzistan Radio, Vellmar. Long wave, with relays at Kessel, Ostrabruck and Hollstadt. Day 34,498 of transmission. Television programmes are listed in the second column.

Radio

06:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
06:10 Music at Breakfast
Light orchestral records.
07:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
07:15 Morning Service
From the cathedral at Vellmar.
08:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
08:10 The Housekeepers' Half-Hour
The kitchen garden, the store cupboard and a recipe for Kessel dumplings.
09:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
09:05 For the Schools
Nature study: the reed, the eel and the heron.
10:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
10:15 Chamber Music
From the studio at Ostra Bank.
11:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
11:05 On punctuality
A talk by Kasper Isker, accountant.
12:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
12:15 Light Music
Records.
13:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
13:15 The Ferryman of the Ostra
Episode 27 of a serial for the wireless.
14:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
14:10 From the Regions
A visit to a town of the Ostrand.
16:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
16:05 Children's Hour
A story, a song and the Almanac Club.
17:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
17:15 From the Regions
News and music from Marschau, at the front.
18:00 The Early Evening Bulletin
The day's news at length, the Assembly, the courts and the Exchange.
18:20 Music at Six
The Radio Dance Orchestra.
19:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
19:15 A Regiment Remembers
Veterans of the Marsh Regiments in conversation.
20:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
20:15 Evening Concert
The Vellmar Radio Orchestra.
Including Ostra Bank Blues (Nadja Gerst); No Change (Helene Hallin); Hold the Line (Again) (Ursula Kuting).
21:00 News bulletin
From the Ministry's summary of the day.
Transcript of the bulletin.
21:55 The Front-Line Report
From the War Ministry, for broadcast at the close of the evening bulletin.
From the War Ministry, for broadcast at the close of the evening bulletin: "The front line is at the Reed Line. No change."
22:00 The Late Bulletin
A summary of the day and the weather for the regions.
22:15 Night Music
Quiet music for the late listener.
23:30 Close Down
The time signal, the anthem and the calendar notice for tomorrow.

Television

10:00Test card and music
Until the afternoon programmes. The card carries the seven-pointed star and the licence number.
16:30For the Children
The Heron and the Eel, drawn.
17:15Regional News
From the studios at Kessel, Ostrabruck and Hollstadt in turn.
18:00Evening Bulletin
The news, with pictures from the regions.
18:30The Regions
A town of Schwartzistan, filmed.
19:30Film: Marschau (1947), directed by Marta Sitvann.
21:00Evening Bulletin
The news at length, ending with the Front-Line Report.
21:30Play of the Week
A play produced for television.
22:30Close Down
The anthem over the flag, then the test card.

Television is transmitted from the Vellmar mast and received in the four cities and the towns of the Capital District. Programmes on the two services carry the same Front-Line Report.

In the bulletins

  • 13 April 2021, Grautal. The harvest at Grautal is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.
  • 12 April 2021, Grautal. A fire in Lime Walk at Grautal destroys 7 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. Report.