TUESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 9, 25 August 1939, Page 21

TUESDAY

NATIONAL

AUGUST 29

NWN AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462.m. 7. Oa. 7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.15 11. 0 11.10 12. 0 2. Op 2.30 3.30 4. 0 "Czard Evening Francis (Jarnefel Wood); m. Physical exercises BREAKFAST SESSION Close down Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. J. Pattison Selected recordings Talk to women by "Margaret" Selected recordings Lunch music -m. Selected recordings Classical hour 3.15 Sports results Light musical programme Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " DINNER MUSIC: as’ (Grossmann); "Little Birds Song’ (Richards); ‘‘Legend of St. of Assisi’ (Liszt); ‘"Praeludium"’ dt); "Roses of Picardy’ (Haydn ""Maruschka"’ (de Leur); "Lulu" Waltz (Meisel); "La Czarine’’ Mazurka ‘A Fragile Spring Has Blossomed Forth" (Praetorious) ; "Cuban Serenade"’ (Midgley); "A Brown Bird Singing" (Haydn Wood); (Melborn "Before An Old. Musical. Clock’ ); "The Phantom Melody" (Ketelbey); "Adoration" (Fillipucci); "Cheerful Vienna" Night" (¢ 7. 0 Waltz (Meisel); ‘"‘Calm as_ the Bohm). NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITIS NEWS 7.10 (approx.) 7.30 8. 0 8.19 8.32 8.41 H OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS.AND REPORTS | | TALK by the Gardening Expert: " ORNAMENTAL NEW ZEALAND PLANTS" CONCERT PROGRAMME Ossie Cheesman (pianoaccordion), "Song of India" "A Day in Venice" Capua, Fernandez-Denza | "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" (Episodes 57 and 58) "The Homestead on the Rise" Eb and Zeb "The Kingsmen," Radio’s Royal Quartet Ossi e Cheesman (novelty piano), "You Leave Me Breathless " Hollander "Deep Purple" .. de Rose "Zez Confrey Medley " Confrey Weather report and station notices

9.5 Recorded TALK: "A New Zealand Observer in Europe" (2) "The League of Nations at Work," by Professor F. L. Wood Among the alarms and excursions of Europe to-day we hear very little about the League of Nations. But the League is still in being, Professor Wood saw it at work, and he does not despair of its future. 9.20 DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Dance music by Sammy Lee and his Americanadians, relayed from the " Metropole" Cabaret 11.0 CLOSE DOWN I Y 880k.c. 341 m. 5. 0-6.0p.m. Light musical programme 7. 0 After dinner music | 8. 0 Symphonic programme: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Clarence Raybould, " Dylan" Prelude (Holbrooke) 8.12 Steuart Wilson (tenor), with piano) and strings, "On Wenlock Edge" | song cycle (Housman and Vaughan Williams) 8.32 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, "Symphony No. 1 in C Major" (Brahms) 9.14 BBC Chorus, conducted by Leslie Woodgate, ‘‘ This Have I done for My True Love." (Holst), ‘WasSail Song" (Holst) 9.22 Alfred Cortot (piano), ‘The Children’s Corner" Suite (Debussy) 9.34 Dorothy Heimrich (contralto), ** Carol," ‘ Wizardry,"-:" Racers," "The Lamb Child" (d’Arba) 9.42 Walter Straram Orchestra, conducted by Phillipe Gaubert, "Daphnis and Chloe: Suite Symphonique"’ (Ravel) 10. 0 Variety 10.30 Close down

QV WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 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" 11.30 Talk by a representative of the Wellington Red Cross Society 12. O Lunch music 1. Opm. Weather report for aviators 2. O Classical music 2.30 BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5.30 Children’s session, conducted by Jill 6. 0 DINNER SESSION: "Memories of Paris’ (Christine); ‘‘Maritana" (Wallace); "Stealing Through the Classics’ (No. 3); "Monte Christo" (Kotler); "Viennese Nights’ (Romberg); ""Munchner Kindl" (Komzak); "Marien Klange"’ (Sirauss); "Ave Mari@’ (Schubert); "The Marionettes Guard Mounting" (Kuhn); "You, Me and Love’ (Marischka); "The Roses Bridal Procession’ (Jessel); "When the Great Red Dawn is Shining’ (Sharpe): "Whispering Pines’ (Byrne). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY. THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10.30 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY (approx.) 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN CAVA WELLINGTON 840 k.c. 357m. 2.30 p.m. Classical music 3. 0 Selected recordings Sports results .3.30 Weather forecast for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4. 0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Jill 5.30 Light musical programme 6. O Close down 7. 0 _After dinner music

7.30 Talk arranged for farmers by the Department of Agriculture: " Milking Shed Equipment and Practice" 7.40 Talk by the Motoring Expert 8. 0 Classical programme, featuring Dorothy Davies (pianiste), and, at 9.5 p.m., " Memories of the Ballet: Scheherazade " Recordings: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter, "Academic Festival Overture" (Brahms) 8. 9 Alexander Kipnis (bass) in songs by Brahms, "Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe," "Ein Sonnett,"’ "Sonntag " 8.17 Yehudi Menuhin (violin), "Romance in A Minor, Op. 94, No. 2" ...... Schumann 8.21 Victoria Anderson and Viola Morris (vocal duet), "To the Evening Star" Schumann "The Sisters" .... Brahms 8.24 Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, "Serenade for Orchestra " Brahms 8.30 Dorothy Davies (pianiste) presents =f Three Novelettes by Schumann’ Schumann’s ‘ Novelettes" were composed ata (1838) when he. described himself as. writing more than ever, straight from the heart, though a year later he told his friend Hirschbach that they were ‘on the whole light and superficial, excepting one or two places where I got. deeper." Writing to his future wife he said: ‘* You appear in them in every possible situation . and I confidently assert that no one could have composed those ‘ Noveletten’ without knowing your eyes, nor without having kissed your lips." 8.45 Recorded talk: "When the European Speaks Maori" (7) The last of the series in which Professor Arnold Wall and W. W. Bird have discussed the preservation of correct Maori pronunciation. In this talk Professor Wall sums up.the discussion and the situation generally. 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9. 5 Music from the Theatre: "Memories of the Ballet " " Seheherazade " to the musie of Rimsky-Korsakov. One of a series of imaginary broadcasts, re-creating the atmosphere of the theatre during the season of the ballet. 10. O Music, mirth: and er 10.30 Close down 2 te

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TUESDAY

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— SV, CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 410. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 41. O Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 41.15 Talk by Mrs. E. Early: " Fashions " 11.30 Selected recordings 412. 0 Lunch music 2. Op.m. 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. Tiny Tot’s Corner: Harmonica Band 6.0 DINNER MUSIC: "Vanity Fair’ (Fletcher); "Mississippi Selection’; ‘Because’ (Gade); ‘Sandler Serenades"; "Song of Songs" Fantasia (Moya); "Always" (Smith); "Zigeuncrwetsen" (Pablo de Savrasate); "Coppelia Fantasy"’ (Delibes); "The Flying Trapeze’; "Die Schonbrunner’ (Lanner); "Song of Paradise’ (King); "Perpetuum Mobile" (Strauss). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.18 TALK by George Bagley: "PERSONALITIES AND PLACES IN THE NEWS" 7.35 TALK, under the auspices of the N.Z. Utility Poultry Club, by J. Liggins: " BROODING ‘ OF CHICKS " 8. 0 BBC recorded programme: "WEST FROM BRISTOL" A programme of songs and stories from Bristol, Devon and Cornwall. Devised and produced by Francis Dillon 8.32 Recordings: Ray Ventura and his Orchestra, "Fifty Years of Operetta" arr. Misraki 840 "Here’s a Queer Thing" And this series just goes to show how many queer things there are in this world of ours, and gives point to the old saying that " Truth is Stranger than Fiction." 8.52 Recording: Quentin M. Maclean (organ), "A Garland of Roses"

9. 0 Weather forecast and station notices 9. & Recorded TALK by H. V. Hodson: "Rearmament and the Future of Industry " 9.19 The Hawaiian Serenaders 9.31 Recordings: Harry Tate and Company (humorous sketch), "Running an Office" Harry Tate 9.39 Recording: New Mayfair Orchestra, "Music in the Air" Selection Kern 9.47 The Kingsmen, Radio’s Royal Quartet Close harmony for four; melody for all, at the court of the Kingsmen.

10. O Jan Savitt and his Tophatters. An hour of dance music by this famous American combination, with interludes by Ted Steele and his Novatones 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN STV / CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. hKecordings 7. 0 8. 0 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Chamber music, featuring at 8.28 p.m., "Trio in D Minor" Op. 63 (Schumann), played by Cortot, Thibaud and Casals Sonata hour, featuring, at 9.32 p-m., "Sonata in B Minor" (Liszt), played by Vladimir Horowitz (pianist) Mirthful moments * Close down

ANY DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.15 10.50 12. 0 aviators Morning physical drill exercises BREAKFAST PROGRAMME Close down Weather report for aviators Selected recordings Devotional Service Talk to women by "Margaret" Lunch music

1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4.0 Weather report and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s hour, conducted by Aunt Anita 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Fra Diavolo"’ (Auber); "You're All T Need" (Jurmann); "Mikado" (Sullivan); "Song of the Vagabonds" (Friml); ‘The Good Old Days" (Koek); "Tina" (Rubens); "Naulical Moments’ (arr. Winter); ‘Etude, No. 7" (Chopin); "La Cimarosiana"’ (Cimarosa); ‘Radelzky March’ (Joh. Strauss).

7. 0 THE NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 (approx.) 7.30 8.13 8.19 8.25 8.34 10. 0 11. 0 NEWS AND REPORTS WINTER COURSE TALK by Angus Ross: " DEMOC-RACY-DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY " BAND PROGRAMME, with popular interludes The BBC Wireless Military Band, Prairie Flower " March Hume "The Jolly Robbers" Overok SEE WOR ae Suppe The Oleanders Negro Quartet, " Josephus and Bohunkus " "Pie Song " Foden’s Motor Works Band, "Three Bears" Suite. .Coates Eb and Zeb Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "The British Army Fantasia" Jullien Daybreak — Morning Parade and Musie of Infantry Regi-ments-Artillery and Cavalry Regiments — Night Tattoo, Alarm, Attack, Victory. "Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?" A discussion by E. J. (Teddy) Roberts, halfback All Blacks v. Springboks, 1921 Weather report and station notices "Those We Love" (episode 3) A story of people like us-the Marshalls Reginald Foort (organ), "A Day’s Hunting" (Based on "A Hunting Scene," by Bucalossi) Tales of the Silver Greyhound: "MERCURY SMITH" Produced by James pemen and Company MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN . GVO Mote Oat, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 8. 0 8.28 10, 0 10.30 After dinner music Celebrity concert, introducing Elizabeth Schumann (soprano), Wilhelm Backhaus (piano), Keith Falkner (baritone), and The Boyd Neel String Orchestra The Royal Choral Society with the Albert Hall Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, present "The Death of Minnehaha," from the choral trilogy "Hiawatha" (Coleridge- Taylor) Chamber music hour, featuring "The Clarinet Quintet in Major" (Mozart), played by the Lenuer String Quartet with Charles Draper (clarinet) In order of appearance: Paul Robeson and Lawrence Brown (duets), Frank Biffo and his Brass Quintet, Anona Winn (soprano) Close down

SEA-DOGS OF ENGLAND

August 29

/ AW INVERCARGILL 680 k.c, 441 m. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6.15 6.45 7.0 Light music Children’s session: "David and Dawn " Dance music Greyburn of the Salween: " Returned to Life" In Nature’s By-paths: " Birds’ songs," talk by Rev. C. J. Tocker * Homestead on the Rise" After dinner music Station announcements Talk for’ the Man on the Land: " preparing for the Dairy Season," by G. R. Herron Selections from grand opera Ports of Call: "A Visit to India" Soft lights and sweet music Close down SAR Gate ti 0 = NOON awa 80% Bao8c8e8e0o0 pi Ls) COVFoMN NNNOOCa So 10. 0 Oam. Breakfast session Morning programme . 0-10.10 Weather report . 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music Weather report Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news Children’s session "Westward Ho" Dinner music News and reports Viennese memories of Lehar " Frankenstein" (final episodes) London Symphony Orchestra, "Springtime Suite" (Coates) The Crimson Trail (episode 28) Grand opera "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" Reginald Foort (organ) Melodies of the masters Dance time, with Jay Wilbur and his band, Horace Heidt and his orchestra, vocal interludes by Dick Powell Close down OW Tn) GAP tee 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 5. 0 5.30 Light music 0-2.0 p.m Lunch session Light musical programme For the children; at 5.45, " David and Dawn"

6. 0 "The Buccaneers " 6.15 Light music 6.45 "Oliver Twist" 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ‘"Coronets of England" 9.0 ‘" Tit-bits of To-day: Hits of Yesterday " 9.80 ‘The Crimson Trail" 10. 0 Close down 2 Y N 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Light music 7.45 ‘"Dombey and Son" (chapter 9) 8. 0 Concert programme: Light opera and musical comedy 8.30 Orchestral music with vocal interludes, featuring music from the "Carnaval Ballet Suite" (Schumann) 9.15 "Lorna Doone" (episode 14) 9.30 Dance music 10, 0 Close down QW] WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. Premiere: The week’s new releases 7.35 The Crimson Trail 7.46 Musical melange 8.25 Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture 8.40 2YD trailer 8.45 The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s 9. 0 Dancing times: A session of dance music in correct tempo 9.20 Ports of call: " India" 9.50 Fanfare: Brass and :nititary bands on parade 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240 m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral. and popular selections 6.45 News, announcements 7. O Orchestral items 7.10 D.X. radio notes 7.30 Piano selections 7.45 Notable British trials: ‘‘ The Trial of Franz Muller " (episode 7) 8.0 Humorous numbers and musical comedy selections 8.45 Eugene Ormandy and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra 9. 0 Youth and beauty-Lou Taylor 9.30 Miscellaneous 10. 0 Close down