WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 16, 13 October 1939, Page 31

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WY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. F. Gardner-Brown 10.15 Selected recordings 411. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Community singing, relayed from the Mayfair Theatre 1.30 p.m. Lunch music 2. 0 Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour $8.15 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 " 56.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) | "Il Seraglio" (Mozart); "Hungarian Dance No. 1" (Brahms); "Madame Butterfly" (Puccini); "Overture to Arundel Suite’ (Sebastian Brown); "Where the Rainbow Ends’ (Quilter); ‘Berceuse" (Jarnefeldt); "Ca C’Est Madrid" (O'Henry); "Tales of Hoffman’ (Offenbach); . "The Dance of the Dwarfs’ (Noack); ‘In the Moonlight" (Ketelbey); ** Yablochko "’ (Gliere); "Selection of Wilfred Sanderson's Songs’; "Thunder and Lightning" (Esther), 7. 0 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: Ralph McLane (clarinet), Sterling Hunkins (’cello), Milton Kaye (piano), "Trio in A Minor," Op. 114 Brahms This trio, like the composer’s ‘ Quintet for Clarinet and Strings,’ and ‘ Two Sonatas for Clarinet and Pianoforte," was _Said to have been inspired by the exquisite playing of Herr Muhifeld, the famous clarinetist of the Meiningen Orchestra, who could thus claim to have spurred Brahms to re-awakened energy _after he had begun to speak of his career as ended. The Trio, which is scored for clarinet, ’cello and pianoforte, shows how sensitively the composer brings out the peculiar qualities of each instrument. 8.26 Norton Jay (baritone), ©. DE. ~ cn aice «Ce "Spring Waters" Rachmaninoff "Bois Epais" ....... Lully "Danse Macabre" Saint-Saens

8.38 Ina Bosworth (violin), and Leo Whittaker (piano), "Sonata in C Minor" Grieg 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices

9.25 Recordings: Patricia Rossborough (piano), " Broadway. Hostess" "Queen of Hearts" 9.30 "Those We Love": A story of People Like Us, The Marshalls 9.53 Albert Sandler and his orchestra, "Listen to Liszt" . arr. Bor 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuation of programme 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN | INA AUCKLAND ) 880k.c. 341m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Dinner music 7. © After dinner music 8. 0 "The Passing of the Regiments": Music by the bands of H.M. Forces in Britain, with vocal interludes, and at 8.30: "Here’s a Queer Thing " 9. 0 Melody and merriment 9.34 "Personal Column" 9.48 A Lang-Worth feature programme, Orchestral selections: ‘ Chimes of Normandy " (Planquette), ‘"‘ Dragon Fly" (Strauss), ‘Moonlight Sonata" (Beethoven) 40. O Light recitals 10.30 Close down

AY | WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.10 10.25 aviators Physical exercises BREAKFAST SESSION Close down Weather report for aviators Devotional Service Recordings 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals 10.45 12. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret " Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1. Op.m. Weather report for 1.30 1.50 2. 0 aviators Continuation of community singing Educational session for infant classes Recordings Classical hour 3.0 Sports results Selected recordings 3.28to3.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4.0 Snorts resulis

5. O Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Rip Van Winkle’ (Planquette); ‘The Little Company’ (Spahn); ‘"Malaguena" (Albeniz); "Springtime Serenade" (Heykens); "The Great Bercsenyi Miklos’; "The Enchanted Forest’? (Ganglberger); "The Cockchafers Tea Party’’ (Noack); "‘Widdicombe Fair’ (Harrison); "Denia" (Rosenthal); "Song of the Volga _ Boatmen," "Stenka Rasin"’ (Russian folk songs); "Eldgaffeln" (Landen); ‘‘Sequedillas’" (Albeniz); "Ever or Never’ (Waldteufel); "OQ Sole Mio" (di Capua); ‘‘Fairies Gavotte" (Kohn); ‘Narcissus’ (Nevin); ‘Scene Poetiche’’ (Godard). 7. 0 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 TALK, by the gardening expert: | "FOR THE HOME GARDENER" 8. 0 LIGHT ORCHESTRAL AND BALLAD PROGRAMME Recording: The BBC Symphony Orchestra, "Light Cavalry Overture Suppe 8. 9 Pat Murdoch (baritone), " At Santa Barbara" Kennedy Russell "Mother O’ Mine" .. Tours

8.15 8.21 8.24 8.35 8.43 8.51 9. 0 9.20 That Recordings: Harry Horlick’s Orchestra, "My Dream" .. Waldteufel "Beautiful Lady" .. Caryll Olive Groves (soprano), "The Black Bird in the Apple Tree" ....... Constanduros Alfredo Campoli and His Salon Orchestra, " The Knave of Diamonds " Siede "Love in Idleness" Macbeth Pat Murdoch (baritone), "The Drum Major" . Newton "Obstination" . Fontenailles Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Symphony, " Blue Grass," " Marche Automatique" .. Rosario Bourdon "Bolero" .... Muriel Pollack Madison Singers, " Beautiful Dreamer," "Old Dog Tray" ..ccscoe Foster "Italian Medley" .. Various Boston Promenade Orchestra, " Jenlousy " scvcccocee GAle "Entry of the Boyards" March ...+eeeee- Halvorsen Reserved Weather report and station notices Dramatic feature: " THRILLS " breath-taking moment when disaster is averted, the spell of a lovely melody, a story of devotion, &@ verse, even a word-all are Thrills. . 9.38 9.51 10. 3 10.45 10.50 11. 3 "Poor Old Snell" A Cockney sketch, featurin; Mabel Constanduros, A BB production "The Moonstone" The 14th Episode of Wilkie Collins’s dramatic thriller, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company Casa Loma Orchestra, with voeal interludes by Dick Todd Reserved Continuation of dance music CLOSE DOWN AVG Mion Sere" . 0 . 0 Ae . 0 8.40 10. 0 10.30 m. Light musical programme Close down After dinner music "From Their Repertoire." A recital programme featuring: Jussi Bjorling .(tenor), Myra. Hess (pianist), and Beatrice Harrison (violoncellist) From Haydn to Brahms. An orchestral programme introducing excerpts from the works of the major symphonists of centuries "In lighter vein" Close down

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OY CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 8. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 Taikto women by "Margaret" 11.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 11.30 Selected recordings 12. 0 Lunch music 1.30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL SESSION: Miss Dorothy Grace Baster (for Infants and Stds. 1 and 1): "Percussion Band Practice " 1.55 J. G. Polson, M.A. (for Stds. 3 and 4) 2.20 Miss J. McLeod (for Forms 1 and 2): " Literature and Life" 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 hour 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Round a Gipsy Camp Fire’ (trad.); "Vivat Hungaria’ (Kalman); "Guitarre" (Moszkowski-Sarasate); "Swabian Peasant Waltz" (Krome); "Vibraphone Waltz’ (Lohr); "Memories of Mendelssohn’ (arr. Sear); "‘Traumideale"’ (Fucik); ‘"‘Sweethearts"’ (Herbert); "Tartar Dance" (Woodin); "Stephanie Gavotte" (Czibuilka); "Spring, Beautiful Spring’ (Lincke); "Mardi Gras" (Grofe); "Die Kosenden" (Lanner); "The Knave of Diamonds" (Steele); "Escapade" (Phillipa), 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. 7.20 Addington Stock Market Re- ports 7.32 TALK by Dr. J. C, Bradshaw: "Listening to Music" (2) ~ 8. 0 READINGS, by O. L. Simmance, with music "Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens "Poems," by Browning Music; Boston Promenade Orchestra, Scherzo Op. 20 (from String Octet) ........ Mendelssohn Lener String Quartet, Quartet in G Major (Andante Cantabile) ...... -».. Mozart 8.35 Recording: Boys of the Hof- . burg Chapel Choir, Vienna, "Joy, Queen of the Wise’ (Minuet from Symphony in E Mozart Flat. , @eeeeesessceocse

8.40 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, "A Little Night Music" Mozart The title of this Suite suggests a little composition for evening performance — a Serenade. Mozart’s work is simply a collection of four delightful Httle separate plieces-a kind of small Symphony, but light as air and gay as the summer evenings for which such music was written. The first of the four pieces is a lively, dainty one. the second is a thoughtful Romance, the third is a rhythmical Minuet and Trio, .and the finale is a wing-footed Rondo. 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Arthur Rubinstein, pianm forte, and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli, Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Oe BE eee ens cis ve: Chopin 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuation of programme 11. @ CLOSE DOWN OV CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c, 250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ‘*Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 8.32 Musica) mosaics 8.38 Lucienne Boyer 8.44 Classics of jazz, presented by Jack Simpson 8.47 Stanley Holloway 8.53 London Piano Accordion Band 98. 0 On with the dance 10. 0 Light music 10.30 Close down

aN; /\ DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. G6.50a.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. O Lunch music 1, Op.m. Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2.0 Selected recordings 3.15 TALK by the A.C.E. Home Science Tutorial Section: "Meals for the _ School Child" 3.30 Sports resulis 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 Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Light Cavalry Overture" Suppe); "Appie Blossom" (Siede); "A Liebestraum Fantasy" (arr. Scott Wood); "March of the Toys’ (Herbert); "Si Petite’ (Claret); "Johann Strauss Potpourri’ (arr, Rixner); "Mademoiselle" (Nesbitt); "Madelon" (Nikisch); "My -Heart is Always Calling vou" (Marischka); "Melody in F" (Ruben-

stein); "Nell Gwynn Dance No, 2" (German); "My Dream’ (Waldteufel); "Melodie Caprice" (Squire); ‘Tell Me Again" (Grosz); "Serenade" (Romberg). 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.30 Our Motor Expert: " HELPsad HINTS TO MOTOR8. 0 "Ravenshoe." A _ dramatic version of Henry Kingsley’s great story, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 8.15 The Muriel Caddie Novelettes Trio, "Liebesfreud" ..... Kreisler "Fiddlin’ the Fiddle" Rubinoff "Temperamente" .... Malu " Snowflakes" ... Charrosin 8.29 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 8.41 TALK by a Dunedin barrister: "DRAMATIC TRIALS " (No. 4) 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 "Westward Ho!" Charles Kingsley’s famous story of adventure on the High Seas, presented by George Edwards and Company 9.38 "THRILLS." A dramatic feature 9.51 Exploits of the Black Moth: "The Northumberland Tramp" Produced by James Raglan and Company The Black Moth-modern Robin Hood of the night-is a sinister masked figure who leaves his distinctive visiting card in the shape of an artificial black moth of perfect design. The Black Moth is a name to strike terror to the hearts of criminals and bring despair to Scotland Yard. Sergeant Smithers obviously suspects Denis Carcroft, care-free racing driver, but of what use are suspicions when the suspect has a water-tight alibi every time? 10.20 Dance music. The Rhythmmakers orchestra. With interludes by Milt Herth on the Hammond Organ 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuance of dance music 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN aNY ©) 1140 k.c, 263 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 "Handel and Bach, the Twin Musical Giants of the Eighteenth Century": An. orchestral programme featuring some of their music 9.26 Highlights from Grand Opera 10. 0 Music and merriment. 10.30 Close down

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aly INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. 7. Gam. Breakfast session 9. 010.0 Morning programme 11. 0 Programme of recordings | 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 5.30 5.465 6. 0 6.15 6.45 7. 0 7.10 8. 0 8.15 8.42 8. 0 9.30 10. 0 Light music Children’s session: "Robin Hood". "Tunes of the Day" ‘Robinson Crusoe" Reserved "The Rich Uncle from FiJi" Rebroadcast of Omicial News service ; After dinner music (7.30, Station | announcements) Gardening talk ‘Soldier of Fortune" Studio recital by Miss Erin Ferry (elocution) Reserved Swing session, compered by Frank Beadle Closé down SAR Bats art ' 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session | Morning programme 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 10.10 12. 0 Devotional Service Luncheon musie 1. Op.m. Weather report 1.30-2.0 Educational session from 3YA 3. 0 4.0 4.30 5. 0 6. 0 6.15 6.30 7.0 7.20 7.30 7.54 Afternoon programme Reserved Weather and shipping news Children’s session; at 5.45, ""Westward Ho!" Dinner music ° Reserved After dinner music News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department Hiere’s a laugh "The Circle of Shiva" Introducing to you...

8.30 The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s 8.42 The Naughty ’Nineties 8.54 Bing and a band 8. 0 Reserved 8.15 Musical all sorts 9.40 Musique de luxe 10. O Close down NAPIER QV rl 760 k.c. 395 m. 7. 0-10.0 a.m. Breakfast session 411. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 6. O Light musical programme 56.30 Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin 6.0 "The Japanese Houseboy " 6.16 Light music 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay. Stortford Lodge Market Report 7. O Rebroadcast of Government News session 7.16 "Khyber" (episode 20) 8. 0 Light popular selections 8.30 Dance session 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Operatic and symphoni¢ hour, featuring at 9.40, "Symphony No, 5 in E Flat’? (Schubert), played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra 10. O Close down AVN sore n/m, 7. Op.m. Rebroadcast Government News 7.20 (approx.) ‘John Halifax — Gentleman" (Episode 9) 7.36 Light music 8. 0 Concert programme: ‘What Listeners Like" 98. 0 Band programme, with vocal interludes 9.30 "Eb and Zeb" 9.40 Light music 10. 0 Close down QV Sok tN STON 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.35 Here’s a Queer Thing 7.45 The kKingsmen 7.57 Musical digest 8.15 on Woman in White" (episode 8.28 Solo artists’ spotlight 8.43 hecords at random 9. 0 Stars of the musical firmament 9.15 The Old-Time The-Ayter: ‘ The Faithful Wife" or ‘** Love Reborn" 9.30 Night club 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular numbers 6.45 Announcements 7. 0 Orchestral session 7.45 "Search for a Playwright" (episode 9) 8. 0 Peep into Filmland, with " Billie" 9. 0 Swing music 9.20 Hawaiian and popular melodies 10, 0 Close down