SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 21, 17 November 1939, Page 39

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WY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7 9 Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. O Devotional Service, conducted | by Rev. C. W. Duncumb (ai 0.15 Selected recordings 11. O ‘Talk to women by " Margaret" | 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Running commentary on the | Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, relayed from Ellerslie Racecourse 1. Op.m. District Week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.15 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Toreador and Andalouse’ (Rubinstein); "Mignon" (Thomas); "Viennese Dance, Noa. 2" (Friedman-Gaertner); "Menuett’" (Beethoaven); "Meditation (‘Thais’) (Massenet); "Soliloquy" (Bloom); "When Budapest Was Young’ (Milos); "Midnight Reflections’ (Matnockh); "Le Plus Joli Reve’ (Arezzo); "Mosaic-Potpourrt’ (Zimmer); "Minuet" (Boccherini); "Maytime Medley" (Romberg); "Parade of the City Guards" (Jessel); "tne Piccolino" (Berlin); "One Way _ Street’ (Tibor); "Midnight Waltz" (Amodio). 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 8.0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: Ferde Grofe Orchestra, "Rondo Capriccioso " Mendelssohn 8. 5 Jacqueline Page (soprano), Bird Songs by Liza Lehmann: "The Wood Pigeon" "The Yellow Hammer" "The Wren" "The Owl" 8.17 Recordings: Mischa Elman (violin), MVOYS Ce ces Schumann "Valse Sentimentale " 3 Schubert 8.23 George Ayo (bass-baritone), "Were You There?" arr. Burleigh "Goin’ Home" .... Dvorak "a rie ces .. Spross "De Glory Road" .... Wolfe 8.35 Recording: Alexander Sinkiewicz (piano), "Faust Waltz" Gounod-Liszt

8.43 The Celeste Quartet, "Nobody Knows the Trouble ye: Seetir" ois Sees Rowley "For a Dream’s Sake " Parkes "In the Still of the Night" arr. Stickles "Lass of Richmond Hill" Hook Recording: The Ferde Grofe Orchestra, ":-Cuardas " sc vees Hing vba Reserved Weather report and station notices

10.10 10.45 10.50 11.15 BBC recorded feature: " Flying High" (part 2) 10. 0 Sports summary DANCE MUSIC Reserved Continuation of dance music CLOSE DOWN [OX a eeertins 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light musical programme 7. 0 8. 0 8.30 8.45 9. 0 9.26 10. 0 10.30 After dinner musie Merry Music by Patricia Rossborough and Robinson Cleaver (piano and organ), Ambrose and His Orchestra, and, Rudy Starita (Xylophone) "The Woman in White" Orchestral interlude Soldier of Fortune" Variety show More variety Close down

AV | WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report (for aviators 7. O Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. 0 Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28to 10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory

10.45 "Flower Arrangement," by the President of the Society of N.Z. Professional Florist Artists 12. 0 Lunch music 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators, Week-End weather forecast and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 2. 0 Light musical programme 3.0 Sports results 3.28to3.30 Time signals 4.0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, relayed from the Exhibition Studio 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts): _ "Vienna Maidens’ (Ziehrer); "Minuet at the Royal Court of Louis XIV."; "Two Jolly Fellows’ (Conti); "Wine, Women and Song’ (Strauss); "Memories of Beethoven" (Beethoven); "Do You Miss Me in the Dear

Old Homeland?" (Rogers-Neat); "Roberta" Selection (Hammerstein Kern Harbach); "Melody in F" (Rubinstein); ‘"‘Chanson D'Amour" (Suk); "Putting the Clock Back" Medley (arr. Squire); "My Heart’s Melody" (Gellin); "By the Sleepy Lagoon’ (Coates); ‘Mississippi’ Selection (Rodgers). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28t07.30 Time signals 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME "The Coronets of England": The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots (Episode 6) 8.28 From the Exhibition Studio, Anne Luciano presenting, Three Popular Song Hits "Deep Purple" .... de Rose "For Every Lonely Heart" Stothart-Ward "And the Angels Sing" Mercer-Elman 8.37 James Rodgers (flute), Olga Burton (violin), and Clement Howe (piano), "Frasquita" ........ Lehar "Aloha Oe" ..,. Liliuokalani "Star Dust" .... Campbell "La Golondrina" . Serradell 8.47 Recording (from Studio), "The Circle of Shiva" A thrilling story of an Indian Secret Society (Episode 6) A thriller, with Teddy Fitzgerald, of the C.1LD., commonly known as "Fitz" as hero; and with members of the Shiva Somaj, or Circle of Shiva, a powerful and sinister Indian secret society, as extremely ingenious villains. 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 RECORDED DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Continuation of dance programme 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuation of dance programme 11.15 CLOSE DOWN OAV A WELLINGTON 840k.c. 357m. | 5. :0-G.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Classics for all: A programme of solo and concerted vocal items, with instrumental interludes. This programme features at 8.23 a short recital by the brilliant Spanish guitarist, Vicente Gomez 9..0 On With the Show: A programme of light. variety 410. 0 Merry. and bright 10.30 Close down | .

"CAUCASIAN SKETCHES"

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Vi CHRISTCHURCH 5} 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. O Talk to women by " Margaret " 11.10 Selected recordings 42.0 Lunch music 1. Op.m. Week-end weather forecast 2. O Selected recordings 3.30 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session 5.46 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Bagateiie’ (Rixner); Fluster Mir ins Ohr"’ (Alader); "‘Pritzel Dolls" (Kauls); "Drink to Me Unly with Thine Eyes (arr. Quiller); "My Treasure’ (Becucct); ‘Prelude’"’ (Haydn Wood); *Terence’s farewell to Kathleen’ (arr, Gibbous); "Forest Idyil’ (Esslinger); "Unter Papeln in Badascony"™’ (Lajos); For Love of You" (Franz Vienna); From Near and Far’ (arr. Hohne); ‘Frog. Parade’ (Heykens); ‘Love was Born Like a Wonder’ (Doelle); "The Hermit" (Schmatstich); "The Frog's Wedding" (Beil); ""When Aulumn Will Slowly Come Again" (Richter). 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10, NEWS AND REPORTS 8.0 Recording: His Majesty’s Theatre Orchestra, "The Dubarry " Selection Millocker 8.10 "One Good Deed a Day." A comedy serial by George Edwards and Company ’ Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb must perform One Good Deed a Day for twelve months in order to fulfil the conditions of their Uncle’s will; and take possession of that seventy-five thousand pounds. Have you ever tried to define a Good Deed? Listen in and. see if this happy pair can help you. 8.22 Herman Finck and his Orchestra, "Bacchanalia" .. arr. Finck 8.30 BBC recorded programme, "THE VILLAGE CONCERT" A programme devised by Frederick Grisewood. Presented by William Maclurg 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather forecast and station notices 9.25 Recordings: George Scott-Wood and his Accordion Band, "Hit Medley" ..... Various 9.31 Turner Layton (vocal with piano), "My Piano and Me" Keys and Layton in 1913 ‘Turner Layton found that he was obliged to give up his studies at a medical college owing to lack of funds. He teamed up with the late Henry Creamer, writer.*‘‘ After You’ve Gone "’ was one of their first products. Publishers did not like it; it was only through a chance demonstration of it by Bee Palmer aud

Gilda Gray, who were then doing a ‘sister act," that it was disinterred dnd became a million-and-a-half-copies hit! 9.37 9.45 9.51 9.57 10.15 10.45 10.50 11.15 John Tilley (humour), "The Company Promoter " Tilley H. Robinson Cleaver (organ), "Grace Moore Melodies " "Gracie Fields Melodies" Yyonne Printemps (soprano), "When A Woman Smiles " Ellis "Good-bye Little Dream, Good-bye" .......... Porter The Bohemian Novelty Orchestra, "Round The Roundabout " Foster 10. 0 Sports summary Modern dance programme to music by Tut Coltman’s Australian Swing Band (relayed from Frascati) Reserved Continuation of modern dance programme CLOSE DOWN Se, eS | 5. 0 7. 0 8. 0 10. 0 10.30 -6.0p.m. Selected recordings After dinner music Symphonic programme, featuring at 8.12, ‘*‘Symphony No. 4 (* Italian’’) in A Major" (Mendelssohn), Played by the Halle Orchestra; at 8.44, " Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21" (Chopin), played by Arthur Rubinstein and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jobn Barbirolli; and at.9.29, " Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major" (Scbubert), played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham Favourite entertainers Close down

ai DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. and atintervals Running commentaries on the racing at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Meeting. (Relay from Forbury Park) 1. 0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Cousin Molly 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "The Royal Trophy" (himmer); ‘German Dances" (Schubert); "Contrasts" (Robrecht); "The Little Gingerbread House’ (lvory); "The Student Prince" (Romberg); ‘‘Minuet’ (Valensin); "Throbbing Heart’ (Eilenberg); "Talkative" (Eilenberg); "American Tempo" (Gebhardt); "in the Confectioner’s Kitchen’ (Strauss); "La kille De Madame Angol" (Lecocq); "Cinderella's Bridal Procession’ (Dicker); "Knightsbridge March’’ (Coates). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS

7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) a 8.0 LIGHT ORCHESTRAL AND BALLAD CONCERT Records: Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra (Rosa Linda at the piano), "Cuban Overture ".Gershwin 8.14 Ada Allan (contralto), "The Silver Ring " Chaminade "Slumber Song of te Madonna" ..,, Michael Head 8.20 Albert Lutter and his Orchestra, "Ballet Suite" ...... Popy 8.32 Dan Campbell (baritone), "Draw the Sword of Scotland," "Will Ye No Come Back Again?" "Scots Wha Hae Wi’ Wallace Bled" Trad. 8.41 Hans Bund and his Orchestra, "The Rosary," Fantasy Nevin A friend once sent a newspaper cutting to the late Ethelbert Nevin, the American composer. The cutting contained a little poem which so attracted Nevin that he set it to music. The following afternoon, on leaving his studio, he took with him the pencilled manuscript which he handed to his wife, together with a little note thanking the "Bon Dieu for giving me you." His usual custom was to present his works to his wife first. That day a new song was born — its name is "The Rosary." 8.47 Ada Allan (contralto), " Johneen > 3s 5... Stanford "O Men from the Fields" Hughes 8.53 Orchestre Raymonde, "From the Welsh Hills" Lewis 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 OLD-TIME DANCE PRO. GRAMME by Ted Andrews and the Revellers’ Dance Band 10. 0 Sports summary 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuation of old-time dance 11.18 Dance medley 11.30 CLOSE DOWN aly DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. O After dinner music 8.0 "Lorna Doone" 8.15 Modern mood 8.30 His Lordship’s Memoirs: "A White Butterfly " 9.0 ‘Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 9.30 American parade: A programme by American hands, with interludes by the American bass, Paul Robeson 10. O Merry and bright 10.30 Close down

} GRANDMA AND GRANDPA | ;

November 25

al y 680 k.c. 441 m. 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0-10.0 Morning programme 11. O Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. O Light music 6.30 Children’s session 5.45 Saturday special 6.15 Reserved hs; ‘The Rich Uncle from Fiji" 7.0 Re-broadcast of official news service 7.40 Cangros. ) After dinner music (7,30, station announcements) 3. 0 results 8.6 Shall we dance? 9. O Reserved 9.15 For the music lover 10. 0 Close down aS y/AR2, 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oa.m, Breakfast session 8. 0 Morning programme 9.45 Reserved 10, 0-10.10 Weather report 12. O Luncheon music 12.30 p.m. Reserved 1.0 Weather report a Recordings 3.0 Merry tunes 4. 0 Reserved 5. O Variety 5.30 "The Crimson Trail" 6. 0 Dinner music 6.15 Reserved 6.30 After dinner music 7.0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department ~ 7.20 Spotlight parade 7.30 The Life of Cleopatra 7.54 Raymonde and his Band o’ Banjos 8. 0 Louis Levy and his Orchestra, interludes by the Street Singer 8.30 ‘Cavalcade of the Empire" 8.45 Film music by Arthur Bliss: "Things to Come" (H. G. Wells), played by the London Symphony Orchestra ®. 0 Reserved $.20 The Rich Uncle from Fiji 9.32 May I Have the Pleasure? Correct tempo by Joe Loss and his Orchestra, Josephine Bradley and her Ballroom Orchestra, interludes by Bing Crosby #0. O Close down QVirl 760 k.c. 395m. 7. O-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 411. O Light music 12. --- Lunch session Ss. 0 Light music 5.45 roan +.B Gildren, featuring ‘‘Westyard 6. 0 Robison and his Pioneers" 6.16 "The Japanese Houseboy " 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Ba Summary a cricket results 7. O Re-broadcast of Government news 7.15 (approx.) ‘* Mittens" 8.0 Concert session 8. 2 Berlin State Sea z Qrepestre, "Polonaise No. 2 zt) ‘8.40 The Hastings Choir 8.30 Orchestra Be da "From the Welsh Hi ‘8.36 Nan Mary ka (soprano) 8.89 Leslie Bridgewater Harp Quintet 9. O Reserved 9.20 ‘The Crimson Trail" 9.33 Light music 40. 0 Close down

| QVN sabes sim. 7. Op.m. Light music 8. 0 8.10 8.35 9.15 10. 0 concert programme ‘Grand Hotel" (episode 10) Popular music Dance music Close down QW] WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op 8.30 10. 0 _m. "You Asked For lt’; From listeners to listeners Music for dancing Close down | 2 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c, 240 m, 41. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light 2.20 $.20 4.30 7.0 7,30 8. 0 12. 0 ercbeaste! numbers ‘and piano medeys Light vocal items, organ and pianoaccordion selections Light popular and orchestral re. cordings Popular medleys, light vocal items light orchestral and popular selections Sports results: Bill Hendry Orchestral programme Dance session Close down