WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 6, 4 August 1939, Page 25

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

AUGUST 9

iy AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Devotional Service, conducted by the Rey. Barnard M. Chrystall 10.15 Selected recordings 11. O Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Community singing, relayed from the Mayfair Theatre 41.30 p.m. Lunch music 2. 0 Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour 3.15 Sports results ¢ 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella" and " Peter " 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Chal Romano" (Ketelbey); ‘Bolero in D Major’ (Moszkowski); "Allegro" (Fiocco); "Children of Spring’ (Waldteufel); "Slavonic Dances Nos. 8 and {6’’ (Dvorak); ‘Hora Stacato" (Dinicu); "Intermezzo" (ColeridgeTaylor); "Passion Rose’ (Lehar); ‘The Faith{/ul Hussar’ (Frantzen); ‘‘Cavatina"’ (Raff); "An Eastern Wedding’ (Josef Prychistal); "In a Country Lane" (Coates); "Lilac Time" Selection (Schubert Clutsam); "Rose Marie’ Selection (Friml). 7. © NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE, PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) 7.40 TALK, under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre 8.0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The Perole String Quartet, "String Quartet in B Flat Major" (K.589) .... Mozart Mozart acknowledged that Haydn had taught him how to write quartets, and the pupil paid the master an immortal tribute by dedicating to him the six masterpieces that he wrote in this form, These, he said, were-the fruit of long and painful study, and he entrusted them to the master whose example had inspired them, and upon whose protection and indulgence towards them he could confidently rely. 8.18 Annette Chapman (mezzosoprano) in songs by Beethoven: "Ich Liebe Dich," "Die Trommel Geruhret," " Freudvoll Und Liedvoll," " Wonne Der Wehmut " 8.30 Recordings: Lili Krauss (piano), "Andante Con Variazioni in F Minor " ee ee ee eee Haydn 8.46 The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Adagio for String Orchestra" Op. oi nends e6c05 cba Leken

9.41 9.47 10. 0 11.0 Weather report and station notices Recorded feature: Coronets of England: The Life of Charles Il, the Merry Monarch Recordings: Dorothy Bennett (soprano) and Robert Naylor (tenor), "Love Will Find You" J. Strauss "While You Love Me" J. Strauss Albert Sandler and his Orchestra, "Speak to Me of Love" Lenoir "Play, Gipsy, Play". .Kalman Donald Novis, with Eddie Dunstedter at the organ, © DRO oc Scakstet:, POURCE " Alice Blue Gown" . McCarthy Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra, "eee: Win ais Ritter "Free and Easy". Porschmann MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN UV 2K Sioke etm 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light musical programme 7.0 8. 0 8.34 9.48 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Band music with vocal interludes, and at 8.30, "Here’s a Queer Thing" Melody and merriment, by The Boswell Sisters, Gillie Potter and The Six Swingers ** Personal Column" Ferde Grofe Orchestra, ‘‘ Steel Mill,’ "Derby. Day," ‘ Painted Desert " Light recitals, featuring Raie da Costa (piano) Close down

AN WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526.m. 650a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. O Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O© Weather report for aviators | 10.10 Devotional Service | 10.25 Recordings | 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals ) 10.45 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. 0 Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators . Selected resordings 1.30 Educational session for infant classes (rebroadcast from 3YA) 1.50 Selected recordings 2.0 Classical music. 2.30 BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 5.30 Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 6. 0 DINNER SESSION: "Doll Waltz’ (Boyer); "Doll and Showman" (Siede); "Serenity" (Summy); "Old | Folks at Home’’’(Foster); "‘Husorenttebe"’ Waltz (Doelle); "Shadow Dance’ ( Yoshttomo): "Grigrt" (Lincke)} "Two for To-. night’ (Revel); "The Danube and od Wine" (Melichar); "Down in the Forest" (Ronald); "Danse Espagnole"’ Soap Kreisler); "The Merry Teddy" (Pata); * Tosca’ Potpourri (Puccini-Tavan); Cradle’ (Micheli); "Serenade" (Strauss); "Poeme"’ (Fibich); "Dreaming Bells" (krome). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE, PRIME MINISTER’S .DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.)

7.28t07.30 Time signals (approx.) BROADCAST OF PROCEED.INGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10.30 Dance music by Bobbie Girvan and his Sweet Swing Band (relayed from the Majestic) 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 2M WELLINGTON. 840k.c, 357m. 1. Op.m. Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1.30 Close down (approx.) 2.30 Classical music 3. @- Selected recordings Sports results 3.30 Weather report for farmers, and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4.0 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 5.30 Light musical programme . 6. O Close down 7. 0 After dinner music’ 7.30 Talk, our Gardening Expert: "For the Home Gardener " 8.0 A programme featuring "Pan Pipes," a presentation by W. Roy Hill, at 8.10 Recordings: London Palladium Orchestra, "Peter Pan" selection Crook 8.10 "Pan Pipes": A programme of pastorales, devised and presented by W. Roy Hill ' 8.30 Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Symphony, "Country Dance," " Pastoral Dance," " Merrymakers’ Dance" .....+..+. German 8.40 Talk. Dr. Guy H. Scholefield: "World Affairs" 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 8. & "Singapore Spy." A drama of the world’s greatest fortress, produced by James Raglan (chapter i7) 9.32 Dramatic feature: "Thrills" 9.45 "The Moonstone." The 4th episode of Wilkie Collins’ dramatic thriller, presented for radio by George aaa and Company 10. 0 Dance music by Bobbie Gives and his Sweet Swing Band (relayed f-om the Majestic) 10.30 Close down (approx.)

FOREIGN" AFFAIRS EXPERT Bearer of a particularly heavy burden of responsibility at. the present time is Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Advisor to the British Foreign Secretary. For this reason alone, great interest will attach to the talk to be given by Sir Robert from Daventry (Transmission I.) on FRIDAY, AUGUST I] at 5.15 p.m. (N.Z. time) :

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

SV CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416 m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 41. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret " 41.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 11.30 Relay from Addington of New New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting 12. 0 Lunch music 1.30 pm. EDUCATIONAL SESSION: George Martin, Mus.Bac. (For infants and Stds. > and 2.) " Musical Appreciation " 1.55 A. J. Campbell, M.A. "Moses" (for Stds. 3 and 4) 2.20 W. J. Cartwright, M.A., Dip.Ed., "Early Laws of Living Together " (for Forms > and 2) 2.40 Selected recordings 3. 0 Classical music 4.0 Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, with at 5.45 p.m. talk by W. Hughes, "Electrical Engineering, a Career for Boys" 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "The Sicilian Vespers’ (Verdi); ""Dream Waltz’ (Frais); "Zinetta’’ (Geehl); "La Serenade’ Waltz (Metra); ‘‘Serenade Espagnole’’ (Chaminade-Kreisler); ‘‘Faust Ballet Music’ (Gounod); "Nightingale in the Lilac Bush" (Krome); ‘Melodies about Chopin" (Melichar); ‘Vineta Bells" (LindsayTheimer); "A Dream After the Ball" (Translateur); ~"Chanson De Nuit’ (Elgar); "Viennese Birds of Passage’ (Translateur), 7.0 REBROADCAST 2YA: OF Fa€IAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.35 WINTER COURSE TALK: A discussion by Mrs. L. G. Pocock and Miss A. M. F. Candy, M.A., on "Early New Zealand" 80 READINGS BY oO. L. SIMMANCE, WITH MUSIC: (a) "Pickwick Papers," by Charles Dickens (b) The Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay

Music: Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Tempo di Valse" from "Serenade in E for Strings " Dvorak Berlin State Opera Orchestra, "Symphony No. 5 in B Flat" Schubert (Third Movement — Allegro Vivace) 8.35 Recordings: Lotte. Leonard (soprano), "The Heart I Ask from Thee, Love 35.34 GaAs. ee "My Spirit was in Heaviness" Bach 8.42 London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, "Water Music Suite" Handel 9.0 Weather forecast and station notices 9. & The Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, conducted by Alois Melichar, "La Princesse Jaune Overture" ......... Saint-Saens 9.10 Dmitri Smirnoff (tenor), "Berceuse" .. Grechaninoff "Lilac" ..... Rachmaninoff 9.14 Eugene Ormandy and _ the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, "SYMPHONY No. 2 IN E MINOR, Op. 27" Rachmaninoff At the turn of the century, musical fashions were changing, and revolutionary ideas were already attacking the young bloods of the new Russian school, even beneath the roofs of the Conservatories. Rachmaninoff was, however, not deterred from exercising his great talent in his own way; in spite of fashions, he will remain a romanticist until the end of the chapter. This Symphony is classical in structure, modern, but not eccentrically modern in expression, and definitely romantic in colour. 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND. MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250 m. 1.30 p.m. Selected recordings, with racing commentaries from the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington 2.45 Close down (approx.) 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 7. O After dinner music 8. 0 — from the Diary of a Film 5 an 8.32 Jack Mackintosh (cornetist) 8.38 Rex Cavalcade of 1937, compered by Gracie Fields and Sandy Powell 8.45 ‘Two Jolly Fellows" and ‘My Heart’s Melody " : 8.51 ‘The National Programme," a broadcasting burlesque 9. 0 Dance music, introducing " Hits of 1938? ey 10. O Light recitals 10.30 Close down

ZN DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for| aviators | 7. O Physical exercises | 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION ) 9. 0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators | Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service | 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" | 12. 0 South Dunedin community | sing. (Relay from Mayfair Theatre) 41. Op.m. Weather report for aviators 1.10 Community sing (approx.) 1.30 Weather forecast ‘Lunch music 2.0 Selected recordings 3.15 TALK by the A.C.E., Home Science Tutorial Section: " VEGETABLES — WITH ‘A DIFFERENCE!" 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and Special frost forecast 4.30 Light music 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s hour, conducted by Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "The Leek’ Selection (Middleton); "Underneath the Lilac Tree’ (Schubert Berte); "Born to Dance’ (Porter); "El Relicario" (Padilla); "Love and Spring" (Waldteufel); "Charm of the Valse" (arr. Winter); ""Love’s Call" (Scharf); "TritschTratsch’"’ (Strauss); "Songs Without Words" (Mendelssohn); "Intermezzo" (Strauss); "Little Flatterer"’ (Eilenberg); ‘"Offenbachiana’ (arr. Finck). | 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED a THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS | NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) 7.30 Our Motor Expert: " HELPFUL HINTS TO MOTORISTS " 8. 0 "Mittens." A tale of the Turf, presented by George Edwards and Company Brent -and Grimway still. play their crooked game against the owners of Mittens. A thrilling story of racecourse crooks, 8.15 "The Bold, Bad Buccaneers" in humour and harmony 8.28 "The Fourth Form at St. _Percy’s’ 8.40 Sidney Torch (organ) with Webster Booth (tenor), "Torchlight Music No, 2" — 8.48 Edith Lorand and her Viennese Orchestra, "Who Knows," Tango Valerio

8.51 Recorded TALK by Marc-T. Green: "ATHENS TO BUCHAREST" 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9.5 "Westward Ho!" Charles Kingsley’s famous story of adventure on the high seas, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 918 "THRILLS," a dramatic feature 9.31 Exploits of the Black Moth: "MR. HOFFMEYER PAYS." Produced by James Raglan and Company The Black Moth-a criminal who never profits from his crimes. Other criminals fear him more than they fear the police, yet Sergeant Smithers of the C.D. would give ten years of his life to prove the identity of the Black Moth. But Dénis Carcroft, racing driver, seems to have a water-tight alibi every time, 40. 0 Jimmy Dorsey and_ his Orchestra. An hour of modern dance music played by this popular American combination, with piano interludes by Willie Smith 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN GVO "hy iy E OLR J 5. 0-6.0 p.my .Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music ; 8. 0 Orchestral. concert: Featuring at 8.24 p.m. ‘" Concerto in A Minor Op. 54’. (Schumann), played by Myra Hess (piano) and orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr.. Assisting artists: Elena Gerhardt (mezzo-soprano), Berlin Union of. Teachers’ Choir, and Mischa Elman (violin) 9.15 Highlights from grand opera 10. 0° Music and merriment *40.30 Close down....

August 9

BYZ yn ‘7. O-8.0a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 12. O-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 40. 0 Programme of recordings Dance music Children’s session: ‘ Paradise Plumes and Headhunters " Light music "Robinson Crusoe" The Gauchos "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" After dinner music Station announcements Gardening talk "Singapore Spy" The heather and the kilt His Lordship’s Memoirs: "Loyalty" Swing session Close down SCAR aoa 9. 0 10. 0 7..0a.m. Breakfast session Morning programme Weather report 40.10-10.30 Devotional Service 12. 0 Luncheon music 41. Op.m. Weather report 4.30-2.0 Educational session from SYA oO 3. 4.30 5.46 6, 0 6.30 ° 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news Merry tunes " Westward Ho" (episode 6) Dinner music News and reports Venus in Silk "Marie Antoinette" (episode 5) Latest dance releases "The Crimson Trail’ (episode 23) Callendurs Senior Band Theatre echoes "Scenes from the sporting past’: featuring the boxing match, Fitzsimmons v. Jefferies, San Francisco, 1902 Personalities on parade Meditation music Close down OV nl one itn. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Light music 42, O-2.0p.m, Lunch session 5. 0° 5.30 Light musical programme Unele Charlie and Aunt Nin

6. 0 The Japanese Houseboy 6.15 Khyber (10), "Love to Hatred Turned " 6.50 Stortford Lodge market report 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Light musical entertainment 8.10 Talk: "Among American Museums; Impressions of an American Tour," L. D. Bestall 8.30 Dance music 8. 0 Operatic and symphonic hour 10. 0 Close down CAVAN — = or 7. Op.m. The Queen’s Necklace (25) 7.16 Light music 8.0 ‘What Listeners Like" 8, © Band programme, with vocal interludes by Peter Dawson 8.30 Eb and Zeb 9.40 Light music 10. 0 Close down QV Soke Stam. 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.36 Here’s a Queer Thing: A "Strange As It Seems" series 7.456 The Kingsmen 8. 0 F. E. Sutherland, international referee, selector and coach: " The Referee’s Reaction to the Player" 8.15 Records at random 8.40 2YD trailer 8.45 Rhythm is our business 9. 0 Stars of the musical firmament 9.20 Syd Walker Wants to Know 9.30 Night Club, a cabaret show with Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra 10. 0 Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular items 6.45 News, announcements 7. O Orchestral 7.30 Organ selections 7.48 Cavalcade of Empire 8. 0 Peep into Filmiand with " Billie" 9.0 Swing music 9.20 Hawaiian melodies 9.40 Popular melodies 10. O Close down :