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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 11, 8 September 1939, Page 35

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AUCKLAND NY 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Devotional Service 10.15 Selected recordings ‘11. O Talk to women by " Margaret " 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music ; 2. Op.m. 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. 0 Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella" and " Aunt Jean," with, at 5.40, the special feature: "David and Dawn in Fairyland" 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "The Leek" (Middleton); "Underneath the Lilac Tree" Berte); "Born To Dance" (Porter); "El Relicario" (Padilla); "Love and Spring’ (Waldteufel); "Charm of the Valse" (arr. Winter); "Love's Call’ (Scharf); "Tritseh Tratsch"’ Polka (Strauss); "Songs Without Words’ (Mendelssohn); "Intermezzo" (Strauss); "Little Flatterer’ (Eilenberg); "Offenbachiana’’, (arr. Finck). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRE-| LESS NEWS | 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) 7.30 SPORTS TALK by Gordon Hutter 7.40 Recorded TALK: "Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorat--"ing?" F. E. Sutherland asks "Is the referee at fault?" 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME The Studio Orchestra, conducted by Harold Baxter, "Egmont" Overture Beethoven ' 8. 8 Doris Sullivan -(mezzo-so-prano), in songs by Richard Strauss, "Ich Trage Meine Minne," "All Mein Gedanken," "Nachtgang, " 66 Zueignug " 8.19 The Studio Orchestra, "Suite" (Polonaise, Arietta, Passacaglia) Handel, arr. Sir H. Harty "8.30 Choir of the Russian Opera, " Poloytsi Dances" . Borodin 8.47 Artur Schnabel (piano), Toccata in C Minor .... Bach 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9. 6 TALK, by the Rev. George Parker: "India’s Submerged Sixth-the Outcasts" | The speaker is a member of the London Missionary Society in India. His subject will be the millions of the "‘ Untouchables " created by the caste system. ‘

9.20 The Studio Orchestra, "Suite: ‘ Mozartiana’" Op. 61 Tschaikovski *"* Mozartiana, Suite No. 4 in four movements,. Op. 61," .to give thiS work its full title, is an orchestral’ work arranged from various Mozart pieces, In his short preface to the score, the composer says that his object in arranging the Suite was to bring more frequently before the public works which, however modest in form, are gems of musSical literature, It Was finished in August 1887, and first performed at Moscow, early in November of the same year. The Suite was a great success, and the "Ave Verum’" movement, devised from one of Mozart’s most divine melodies, was encored, 9.29 Charles Panzera (baritone), presents songs by Sehumann, "At Nightfall I See You in My Dreams," "The Fairy Tales of Childhood," " Old Songs of Tears and Sorrow" 9.37 The Studio Orchestra, "Ballet Music from ‘ MacDR. Woke sk canwukia ee 9.46 Recording: Sophie Braslau (contralto), "Romance ‘La Nuit’" Rubinstein 9.50 The Studio Orchestra, Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride" .. Smetana 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN | Y «BBO k.c. «341m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ‘Romance and Melody " 8.15 Variety show, with at 8.30, ‘‘Stanelli’s Stag Party " 9. 0 "Crazy Couplets " 9.30 Musical comedy gems 10. 0 Light recitals, featuring Peter Dawson (bass-Daritone) . 10,30 Close down

AY | WELLINGTON : 570 k.c. 526 m. 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.10 10.25 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators Physical exercises BREAKFAST SESSION Close down Weather report for aviators Devotional Service Recordings 10.28to10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1. Op.m. Weather report for "Aida turne"’ aviators Recordings Classical music BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Children’s. session, conducted by Andy Man DINNER SESSION: Selection" (Verdi-Tavan); ‘"Noc(Ganne); ""O, Beautiful Maytime" (Strauss); Dawn’ (Malt); "A Country Girl’ (Monckton); ‘Collette’ (Fraser Simson); "Slavonic Dances, Nos. 4 and 2?’ (Dvorak); ‘"Melodious Memories’ (Finck); "De: Rosenkavalier"’ 7. 0 Waltz (Strauss), OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS . 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28to 7.30 Time signals 7.40 8.17 8.47 1 9.24 "Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?" H. F. McLean discusses the referee from the players’ viewpoint, and the " Shiner " "Songs Hits with a Miss?’ featuring Mavis Edmonds and Her Rhythm A BBC recorded programme "D’YE KEN JOHN PEEL?" A programme in honour of the famous Cumberland huntsman. Written and produced by William Maclurg Recording: Dudley Beaven (organ), "The Hit Parade No. 10" Recorded TALK: An interview with Dr. T. P. Colelough tn "TRON AND STEEL" Weather report and station notices Eb and Zeb BRASS BAND PROGRAMME Foden’s Motor Works Band, "The Cossack" March Rimmer " Poet and Peasant" Overture ; Suppe Jeanette MacDonald (soprano) " Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," "Italian Street Song" Herbert St. Hilda Colliery Prize Band, "Ballet Egyptien" . Luigini

Few light orchestral pieces of music are more widely known and popular than this Egyptian Ballet, written by Alexander _Luigini. For many years this composer |was conductor of the Grand Theatre orchestra at Lyons, tn the South of France, He subsequently held a similar post at the Opera Comique in Paris. He composed a lot of other music, mostly light in character, but all excellent ofits kind. 9.42 Dick Todd (baritone), "There’s a Far Away Look in Your Eye". .Taylor-Mizzy "Figaro" . Leveen-Stock-Ross 9.48 Jack (cornet solo) with Brass Band accompaniment, "Fascination" .... Hawkins Amington Band, " Merrie England " Selection German Australian Commonwealth Band, " Entente Cordiale March" Shipley-Douglas 10. 0 Rhythm on record: A programme of new d#nce recordings compered by "Turntable" 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN QV ee git ‘ 10.30 a.m. Selected. recordings 10:46 Talk to women by " Margaret" 12.°0 Lunch music ’ 4.0 Close down 2.30 Glassical music 3. 0 Talk prepared by the A.C.B, Home Science Tutorial Section of Otago University: "What People Ask About Pots and Pans" yt results Selected recordings 3.30 Weather forecast for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by Andy Man 5.30 Light musical programme 6. 0 Close down 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ‘Music in Russia." The history of Russian music from Glinka to Rimsky-Korsakov 8.40 "From the Vienna Woods." A programme of music by Johann Strauss 9. O Presenting: Enrico Caruso (tenor), Lulu Mysz-Gmeiner (contralto), Yehudi Menuhin (violinist), and Walter Gieseking (pianist) 10. 0 Comedia 10.30 Close down

Gardening Talks 2ZB: 3ZB: 4ZB: 1YA: 2YC; 3YA: 4YA: 4YZ: 1ZM: Thursday. 9.30 p.m. Monday. 6.30 p.m. Saturday. 6.15 p.m. Tuesday, September 12. 7.30 p.m. Hints for Lawn Maintenance. Wednesday, September 13. 7.30 p.m. Monday, "September 11. 7.35 p.m. Letters from Listeners. Thursday, September 14. 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, September 13. 8 p.m. Monday, September Il. 7.20 p.m.

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SV CHRISTCHURCH! 720 k.c. 416m. 7. @a.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 . Selected recordings 11. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret " 11.10 Selected recordings 11.15 Talk by Miss M. A. Blackmore: "Help for the Home Cook " 11.30 Selected recordings 12. O 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 resulls 5. O Children’s session: " Niccolo" 6. © DINNER SESSION: "Rip Van Winkle’ (Planquelle); "The Little Company" (Spahn); ‘Malaguena’ (Albeniz); "Springtime Serenade’ (Heykens); "The Great Bercse nyi Miklos’; "The Enchanted Forest’ (Gang berger); "The | Cockchafer’s Tea Party" (Noack); ‘Widdtcombe Fair" (Harrison); "Denia" (Rosen thal); "Song of the Volga Boatman, "Stenka’ Rasin" (Russian Folk Songs); " Eldgaffetn’ (Landen); "Sequedillas"’ (Alveniz); "Ever Or Never’ (Waldteu/fet); "O, Sole Mio" (di Capua); ‘Fairies’ Gavotte" (Kohn); "Narcissus" (Nevin); "Scene Puoetiche’’ (Godard). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10, NEWS AND REPORTS 7.35 Recorded TALK, by an Offcer of the Department f Agriculture: "Selection and Preparation of Areas’ for Cropping in Dairy Farming." 7.45 TALK, by Mrs. A. M. Spence- ’ Clark: "THE STORY OF THE ESKIMO DOG" 8.0 38YA String Orchestra, conducted by Frederick Page, "Overture in G" .. Purcell " Air for Strings" Frederick Page "The Power of Music" Boyce 8.14 Recordings: . Elsie Suddaby (soprano recital), "Faith in Spring" . Schubert "Cradle Song" .. Schubert "The Mocking Fairy " Besley "The Almond Tree" Schumann 8.24 Percy Grainger (pianoforte recital), "Moonlight" ("Clair de tet BPRS «+. Debussy " Cradle Song " Brahms-Grainger "Country Gardens" Grainger " Shepherd’s Hey" . Grainger

8.36 Recording: Mark Raphacl (baritone), with Roger Quilter. at the piano, in songs by Quilter, "Music ‘when Soft Voices Die," "Love's Philosophy," "Weep You No More," "To Daisies," "Song of the Blackbird" 8.46 3YA String Orchestra, "Charterhouse Suite " Vaughan Williams 9. O Weather forecast and station notices 9.5 Dramatised TALK: "Some Great Women Treated Lightly." Lucrezia Borgia. By Charles Thomas This is the first of a series of interviews with women prominent in history. The Space-Time reporter visits Lucrezia Borgia, \spasia, Charlotte Corday, Cleopatra and others, and ¢Glicits information about their lives. : 9.20 Recording: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, "Slavonic Dance No. 1" Dvorak 9.24 Nellie Lowe (contralto), "A Summer Night " . Thomas "One Little Hour" . Sharpe "A Japanese Love Song" Brahe 9.36 Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, ns Pepita i, cbpaite es BOUZOON " Blue Grass" ...... Bourdon wee... Sékc cc. Polack 9.44 Richard Crooks (tenor), "Nirvana" .......... Adams "Kathleen Mavourneen " Crouch 9.52 Rosario Bourdon. Orchestra, "Slavonic Danée No. 2" Dvorak " Slavonic Dance in G Minor " Dvorak 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN Dus centr eee 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings O After dinner music 8.0 Khyber and Beyond: ‘" Nobby Strikes Back" 8.27. A potpourri of Leo Fall melodies 8.35 Buying a House with Clapham and Dwyer 840 Elsie and Doris Waters (comediennes) 8.46 Harmonica interlude 8.51 Jack Hylton Throws a Party 8. G Dance time 9.30 The Crimson Trail 9.44 Arthur Young and Reginald Foresythe present two piano medleys 10. O Light music 10.30 Close down

a? DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.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" 11. 0 Talk, by Miss I. Findlay: "Cooking and Recipes " 12. O Lunch music 12.15 p.m. Community singing. (Relay from Strand Theatre) 1. 0 Weather report for aviators 1.10 Community singing (approx.) 1.30 Weather forecast Lunch music 2. O Selected recordings 3.15 TALK, by the A.C.E. Home Science Tutorial Section: "FURTHER POINTERS ON RUNNING BUSINESS MEETINGS " , 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 session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Vanily Fair’ (Fletcher); "Mississippi (Rodgers); ‘Because’ (Gade); "Sandler Serenades’; ‘Song Of Songs’. (Maya); "L’Heure Exquise’ (Hahn); "‘Zigeunerweisen’ (Pablo de Sarasate); "Coppelia Fantasy"’ (Delibes); ‘The Flying Trapeze" Selection; "Die Schonbrunner"’ (Lanner): "The Violin Song" (Rubens); "Perpetuum Mobdale"’> (Strauss): 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS ; 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 8. 0 Dad and Dave 8.15 "Pinto Pete in Arizona" Seme songs, some dancing and a little philosophy from the Men of the Golden West. 8.30 "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" (Episodes 59 and 60). A sparkling comedy serial 8.42 "Just a Job of Work." By a native school inspector Another talk about the daily work. of the world. This speaker tells of educational work among the Maoris and Samoans. 8. 0 Weather report and station notices

9.12 9.20 10. 0 11. 0 William Turner’s Ladies’ Choir, "In Springtime" .. Newton The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, "Fidelio Overture " Beethoven READINGS by Prof. T. D. Adams, with musical intere ludes from "Great Expectations " Charles Dickens Music from: Mozart: "Jupiter Symphony," Menuetto Vaughan Williams: "A Lone don Symphony " Rossini: "Barber of Seville Overture" Dance musie by the Savoy Dance Band. (Relay from Savoy Restaurant) CLOSE DOWN aly DUNEDIN 140k.c, 263m, 42 ra 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7.0 8. 0 9. 0 9.13 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music "Classics for the Connoisseur": With at 8.16 p.m. Schubert’s "Duo for Piano and Violin in A Major," featuring Sergei Rachmaninotf (piano), and Fritz Kreisler (violin) "Nigger Minstrels " Modern variety Melody and humour Close down

September 15

SAA eae ian 7. 0-9.0a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6.15 6.30 6.45 7. 0 7.30 8. 0 8.19 8. 0 9.30 10. 0 Light music Children’s session: "‘Toyshop Tales" Laugh and sing Greyburn of the Salween: " The Temple Dancer " Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra Carson Robison and his Buckaroos After dinner music Station ‘announcements "Food and Fuel": Recorded talk by Dr. H. W. Bayley *"Intermezzo’"’ (Karelia Suite — Sibelius); Marjorie Lawrence (soprano) and "Concerto in D Minor" (Mozart), played by Bruno Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Film. fancies Supper dance Close down YAR Batt Mad 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0 9.30 Morning programme Recipes, etc., by Josephine Clare 10. 0-10.10 . Weather report 1.0 3. 0 4.30 5. 0 5.15 6. 0 6.30 7. 0 7.30 8. 0 8.30 9. 0 9.15 9.41 9.48 10. 0 Weather report Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news "Richard the Lion-Heart" (episode 6) Children’s session Dinner music News and reports Parade of the bands 12. 0-2.0p.m. Luncheon music ‘Unusual solo instruments and humour Marek Weber’s Orchestra and Paul | Robeson (bass) Dance tunes from the talkies Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies, No, 2 and 12, with Alexander Borowsky (pianist) George Edwards and Company, "The Royal Sisters " Globe-trotting with the Tiger Close down QV rl a AP vER m. "Carson Robison" 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 440 Light music 12) %0-2.0 p.m, Lunch session 6. 0 5.30 6. 0 6.45 7. 0 8. 0 8.2 8.20 8.40 9. 0 40. 0 Light "musical programme Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin Light music Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay "Lorna Doone" After dinner music Concert session Handel’s ‘* Violin Sonata No. 6 in E Major" John Brownlee (baritone) Mozart’s ‘"‘ Quartet in A Major" "Personal Column" " Night Nurse "’ Close down

QV IN see mm. 7. Op.m. Light music and Carson Robison 8. 0 Concert programme: Light classical music 8.30 Light music and sketches 9. 0 Grand opera selections, featuring "Wotan’s Farewell" . (Wagner), presented by Lawrence Tibbett and Philadelphia Orchestra 935 "The Japanese Houseboy " 10. 0 Close ddwn QW WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. Showmen of syncopation 7.35 oaeees from the Diary of a Film an 8. 5 Musical digest 8.28 "Carson Robison and his Buckaroos "’ 8.40 2YD trailer 8.45 Wandering with the West Wind, by the Wayfarer 915 Supper dance 9.45 Records at random 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular recordings 6.45 News, announcements 7. 0 Orchestral numbers 8. 0 Maorilander: Tit-bits 8.20 Concert session 9. 0 Hints to women: Miss Kay Goodson 9.20 Instrumental items 9.35 Pamela’s weekly chat 10. 0 Close down