THURSDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 24, 8 December 1939, Page 31

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NY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Devotional Service 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Bits and Pieces": A talk by "Isobel" 41.10 Selected recordings #2. O Lunch music 2. Op.m. Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour 3.15 Sports results 3.30 TALK, prepared by the Association for Country Education, Home Science Tutorial Section of the University of Otago: "Jams and Jellies" 3.45 Light musical programme 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Aida" (Verdi); ‘"‘Nocturne" (Ganne); "O Beautiful Maytime"’ (Strauss); "Dawn" (Matt); ‘A Country Girl’ (Monckton); ‘‘Collette’’ (Fraser Simson); "Slavonic Dances" (Dvorak); "Melodious Memories" (Finck); "Der Rosenkavalier"’ (Strauss). 6.55 Weather report 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 Mr. Chalmers, K.C.: "The Patterson Case" Royston Chalmers, barrister and detective, has a happy reputation for solving apparently unsolvable problems, and obtaining a "not guilty’"’ verdict for his innocent clients. His legal and detective work keeps him so busy that he cannot even find time to propose to his lady-love. 8.15 "Wandering with the West Wind " Again travelling the highways and byways of the world, that cheery soul the Wayfarer takes us wandering with the West Wind. 8.45 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 A studio concert by the Auckland Waterside Workers’ Union Band, conducted by J. H. Deighton The Band, "B.B. and C.F." (March) Ord. Hume Trombone solo, with band accompaniment, "The Firefly" ........ Moss

9.36 "Dad and Dave" 9.49 The Band, "Poet and Peasant" (Over- |) LR ET i 10. 5 Gladys Moncrieff (soprano), "Come Back to Me" .. Akst 10. 8 The Band, "Go Easy" (March) Anderson 10.12 Hour of modern dance music by the bands of Jack Hylton, Lew Stone and Harry Roy, with interludes by Bing Crosby 11.12 CLOSE DOWN | Y 880 k.c. 341m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Chamber music hour: The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Introduction and Allegro for Strings" (Elgar) 8.16 Germaine Martinelli (soprano), "Margaret at the Spinning Wheel," "The Young Nun" (Schubert) 8.24 Hephzibah and Yehudi Menuhin (piano and violin), "Sonata in D Minor," Op. 121 (Schumann) 9. 0 Classical recitals 10. 0 Variety 10.30 Close down These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will announced over the air. All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.

AN | 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. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28to10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory Breaking-Up Ceremony of the Correspondence School (Relayed from the Town Hall) 11.15 Selected recordings (approx.) 12. 0 Lunch music 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators 1.30 EDUCATIONAL SESSION: Special programme 2.30 Classical music 3.0 Official opening of the Maori Court at the Centennial Exhibition 4.0 Selected recordings (approx.) 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Peter

5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Suite of Serenades" (Herbert); "Dance of the Merry Mascots’ (Ketelbey); ‘Kiss Me Again" (Herbert); "Fairies in the Moon" (Ewing); "Kerry Dance" (Molloy); "L’Amour" (Lubbe); "Echoes from_ the Puszta" (Ferraris); "‘Serenade from Frasquita"’ (Lehar); "Nicolette" (Van Phillips); ‘Autumn Song" (Tchaikovskt); * ‘Night{lier" (Mandt); "Hungarian Airs" pag ere S ‘Moss Rose’ (Bosc); "La Mascotte’ (Audran); ‘"‘Jalousie’’ (Gade). 6.55 Weather report 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE _ PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28to7.30 Time signals "Who’s Who and What’s What?" A ramble in the news by " Coranto " 7.40 The Book Reviewer: "Books Grave and Gay" 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME From the Exhibition Studio: Programme by the Hiruharama Native Se-™~~* "*-*~ 9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Winifred Bourke (pianiste), presents, "Sonatine" ..:cccccae Ravel Modere, Mouvement de Menuet, Anime 9.37 A recital by Cicely Audibert (soprano), " Springtide " "I Love Thee" ...... Grieg SG Ade! ase eee ees "OQ Thou Waving Field of Golden Grain" ., Rachmaninoff 9.47 Group of famous Spanish melodies: Presented by Harry Horlick and his Orchestra, "Espanita" (Little Spain) Rosey "A La Luz De Luna" (By the Light of the Moon) Pallas " Clavelitos" (Carnations) Valverde "Ay Ay Ay"™ ...... Freire 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 0-6.0 p.m. Light music :. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Salon music: A chamber music hour, featuring at 8.0, ‘"Senata No. i" (Delius), played by May Harrison (violin) and Arnold Bax (piano); and at 8.20, " Quintet for Oboe and_ Strings" (Elizabetb Maconchy) 9. 0 Melody and Humour 0.0 As They Come: A light recital programme, presented by the London Palladium Orchestra, Sylvia Cecil (seprano), Gil Dech (pianist) 10.30 Close down — /

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SV, j\ CHRISTCHURCH | 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Qa.m. Vhysical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 8. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.15 TALK, under the auspices of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women: "Women of Yesterday in Old Vienna," by Mrs. Martha Ziffer 11.30 Selected recordings 12. Op.m. Lunch music 2. 0 Selected recordings 2.30 TALK, prepared by the Association for Country Education. Home Science Tutorial Section: "Jams and Jellies" Classical music Frost and special weather forecast and light musical pro- | gramme 4.30 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "To An Oriental God’’ (Lotter); ""Temptation" (Ancliffe); "Grinzing’’ (Benalzky); "When Granmama Was Twenty" (Zeller); "Trop Tard" (Aurelly); "Nights of Gladness’ Waltz (Ancliffe); "Love Me" (Washington); "Serenade" (Sanderson); *Moonttme" (Collins); "‘The Opera Ball’ Waitz (Heuberger); ‘"‘Remembrance"’ (Melfi); "A Visit to the Woodpecker’ (Percy); "Les Herne (Cissans); ‘‘Nocturne in EB Flat (Chopin); "Anything For You’ (Hopkins); "Reminiscences of Friml" (Friml). 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE [ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. -BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8. 0 "The Woman in White:" A dramatisation of Wilkie Collins’s thriller, by George Edwards and Company 8.15 "Personal Column:" Drama from the Agony Column of a Newspaper 8.30 "The Twelve Labours of Hercules ": "The Augean Stables" Dramatic series with a comedy flavour, produced by the nomena Broadcasting Ser- @ a -) Mr. Hector E. R. Cousins, known to his ends as " Herc "--his initials being one réason and his size another-undertakes to perform twelve tasks similar to those of in this issue are ¢ >yright reprinted All programmes : to The Listener, and may be without permission. These programmes are correct as we to press. Any last-minute alterations announced over the aix. aes 1

the mythical Hercules, in ordér to satisfy a whim of his fiancée. In these tasks Hector is ably assisted by Bartholomew, an old family retainer, whose services he inherited, together with five thousand pounds, from. an. ancient and eccentric uncle. The adventures of Hector and Bartholomew, with interruptions by an inquisitive but likeable newspaper woman, Jean Moreland, make most. enjoyable listening. 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather forecast and station notices 9.25 TALK, by Professor L. G. Pocock: "Tacitus" 9.40 Dance music 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN

SHV A CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m, Selected recordings 7. 0 8. 0 8.32 9. 0 9.30 9.43 9.46 9.49 9.53 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Band programmeé, with spoken interludes Musical comedy moments "The Negroes Entertain" David Copperfield (episode 34) Fox-trot Serenade Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon Czardas Princess 1937-1938 Fast and Funny Close dow

Z\/ 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. QO Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. O Lunch music 1. Opm. Weather report for aviators Weather forecast

1.30 Educational session (from (2YA) 2.30 Selected recordings 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 session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Hungarian Dance, No. 6°" (Brahms); "Her First Dance’ (Heykens); "Ruins U/ Athens’ (Beethoven); ‘"Furiant™ (Weinberger); "Hungarian Dance, No. 5" (Brahms); "Helen" (Offenbach); "Song Of Songs" (Moya); "Old. Vienna" (Abraham); "Sefira (Stede); "‘Parade of the Tin Soldiers" (Jessel); "Song Without Words" (Mendelssohn); Horse and Doll" (Theiss); "Parade of the Gnomes" (Noack); "Hobgoblins’ Review" (Nodck); "What Could Be Sweeter

Than Your Love?’ (Brodsky); ‘‘Barcarolle"’ (Tchaikovski); "The Last Letter Waliz" (Reggov). 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.30 Gardening talk 8. 0 CONCERT BY THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Assisting artists: Elizabeth Schumann (soprano) Raoul Koczalski (piano) ~- Heinrich Schlusnus_ (baritone) The Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, "The Flying Dutchman" Overture .......... Wagner 8.14 Elizabeth Schumann (sop, rano), "All My Thoughts," "My Father Said," "Bad Weather," "Serenade" .... R. Strauss 8.22 The Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Busch, "Don Juan" Tone Poem, Op. See See R. Strauss "Don Juan" was first performed in 1889 at Weimar, while its composer was conductor of the Court Orchestra there, and was enthusiastically received. In its design ‘Dan Juan" adheres fairly closely to the rondo of classical sonatas and svmphonies, and in the varied forms in which the chief themes return, we can follow tne adventures of the Don in his crazy search for his ideal of incarnate womanhood. tt ends with the despair and death of Don Juan. 8.38 Raoul Koezalski (piano), "Valse Brilliante" Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse D’Adieux " . Chopin 8.46 The Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, "Slavonic Rhapsody," Op. 45, -.° 33 Sears «+es- Dvorak 9.0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, "Symphony in D Major" No. OS iinet as Haydn 9.49 Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) "Take Thou My Greetings," "To the Infinite" .. Schubert 9.57 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, "Tannhauser" Grand March Wagner 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN aNY ©) 1140 k.c. 263m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings . After dinner music i "Rosalie and her Romances" 8.30 Dancing time ‘ "Night Nurse’’ 9.13 Records at Random, interrupting. at 9.30 for "Homestead on the Rise" 10. 0 Three recitals: Albert Saudler Trio, Fernando Orlandis (tenor), Alfredo and his Orchestra 10.30 Close down OwBoOn oooo

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INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441m. oY 7. O-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 1.0 Recordings ; 1 12, 0 Luncheon session -30-2.30 p.m. Educational session from 2YA 5. 0 Dance music 6.30 Children’s session: "David and Dawn in Fairyland" 6.45. The king's Birthday 6.0 "Personal Column" 6.16 Reserved 6.46 ‘* The Moonstone": 7. 0 Re-broadcast of OMcial News 7.10 (approx.) After dinner music A (7.30, station announcements) 8.0 Book talk by H. B. Farnall, City Librarian 8.15 ‘Khyber: The Secret City " 8.41 New dance releases 9. 0 Reserved 9.30 "In the sports club: Discussing Croquet with Mrs. W. E, Caldow" 9.4 Fun and frolic 10. Close down SY/AR) 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0 Morning programme 9.45 lheserved 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. O Luncheon music 12.30 p.m. Reserved 1.0 Weather report 1.30-2.30 Educational session from 2YA O Afternoon programme 4.0 Reserved 4.30 Weather and shipping news 5. 0 Children’s session: ‘David and Dawn in Fairyland" 8.30 Light variety 6. O. Dinner music 6.15 "Reserved 7. 0 News Service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.20 "Rhythm Ail the Time" 7.32 ‘Silas Marner" 7.45 Chamber music by Franz Schubert: Budapest String Quartet, " Quartettsatz in C Minor"; Tiana Lemnitz (soprano), "Am _ Grabe Anselmos’"’; Lili Kraus, (piano), "Sonata in A Minor’’; Alexander Kipnis (bass), "Am Meer," ‘ Der Lindenbaum"; Yehudi Menubin (violin), *‘Ave Maria" 8.30 In the sports club, interviewing C. 3. Dempster (noted New Zealand and English cricketer) 8.54 Rav Nonmle medley 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 ‘Lorna Doone" (episode 2) 9.33 Do you remember? (Past hit tunes) 10. 0 Close down

OW rl rbte em 7. Oa.m, Breakfast session 9.0 Close down 11. O Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 5. O Light music 5.45 For the children, featuring ‘Coral Cave" 6. 0 ‘Pinto Pete in Arizona" 6.16 Light music 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay. ** Dad and Dave"’ 7. QO Re-broadcast of Government News 7.15 (approx.) Inspector Scott of Scotland Yard: ** The Case of the Listening Post" 8. 0 Concert session: The New Light Symphony Orchestra 8.11 Deanna Durbin (soprano) 8.30 Harry Karr (saxophone) 8.36 The Lang-Worth Gaucho Orchestra 8.50 Morton Downey (light vocal) 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Light variety and dance music 10. 0 Close down 2Y Nl 2 2 =. 7. Op.m,. Light music 8.0 Concert programme of chamber music: "Septet in E Flat Major," played by Catterall, Shore, Gauntlett, Cruft, Thurston, Camden and Thonger 9.0 "His Last Plunge" 9.145 Humorous interlude 9.30 Dance music in strict time 0.0 Close down OVID Nera Niro" 7. Op.m. Premiere 7.35 The Crimson Trail 7.46 Ensemble e 7° ers 8.20 2YD Singers 8.40 "Pastime Particulars:" A round- _ table conference on _ listeners’ " sporting queries 9. 0. Pictadilly. on Parade ° 9.16 Console-ation: The organist’s én of view 9.30 Youth must Have its Swing, . O. Close down IZ0) ARG Kage 41 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular numbers 7 Sports session: "Bill" Hendry "The Life of Cleopatra" ~ Goneert session Old-time songs and dances Close down fio 7. 8. 9 Oo