THURSDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 29, 12 January 1940, Page 31

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Wy IN AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. OQa.m. 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. 0 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. O Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella" 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Light Cavairy" (von Suppe); "‘Evening Song’ (Schumann); "Grace Moore Melodies’; ‘"Cloches de _ Corneville’ (Planquette); "Braltms’ Waltzes; ‘Mexican Serenade’ (Kaschebet); "Dicky Bird Hop" (Gourley); "The Blue Lagoon’ (StraussLutzow); "Old England’ (arr. S. Krish); "San Remo" (Hummer); "For Your Delight" (Coates); "Tell Me Again’ (Grosz); "Gracie Fields Melodies’; "‘Liebestraum" No. 3 (Liszt); "In the Mill" (Gillet). 6.55 Weather report : 7. © NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.40 Recorded TALK: "What Shall We Eat?" (2) "The First Food," by Dr. Elizabeth Bryson The second of a series of eight talks on diet specially written for the National Broadcasting Service. Dr. Bryson bases her talks on the recent nutrition report of tne League of Nations, but while she is scientific, she never loses touch with common sense and humour. 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Mr. Chalmers, K.C.: "The Bannister Case" (Chapter 4) A further exploit of that very confident and very successful barrister-detective, Royston Chalmers. First interviewing his client and learning the details of the case; then, often at considerable risk to himself, going down the tortuous byways of. the criminal underworld to complete his evidence, Royston Chalmers and his faithful clerk, Hamilton, often succeed where the police have been forced to confess themselves baffled. All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission. These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air.

Wind" And now our kindly nomad artist, the 8.15 ‘" Wandering With the. West Wayfarer, will take us for another ramble along the highways and byways of the world. 8.45 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" The long-suffering Dr. Pim has another spot of bother with his prize pupils, Greenbottle, Stanforth and Bothamley. 9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Studio concert by the Band of the ist Battalion, the Auckland Regiment, conducted by Lieut. G. W. Bowes The Band, "Entry of the Gladiators" Match .....2-tineghaae.. Fucik "If I Were King" Overture Adam Opera-house proprietor, music critic, professor of composition at the Paris Conservatory and composer, Charles Adolphe Adam, (1803-1856), composed over fifty stage works of which "If I Were King" is one. He also composed vocal and piano music, and his: church music included a Christmas vocal piece ‘Minuit, Chretiens," which, for a century, enjoyed immense favour, but in the 1930’s began to be excluded from the churches by one French bishop after another, on the ground of its "lack of musical taste and total absence of the spirit of religion." 9.35 "Dad and Dave" 9.48 Cornet solo with band accompaniment, "Besses O’ th’ Barn" Clement The Band, " Jamie’s Patrol" .... Dacre 9.56 Grace Moore (soprano), "Stars in My Eyes" Kreisler 9.59 The Band, "Buy a Broom" Humoresque Trenchard " Appreciation March" Powell 10.10 Oscar Rabin and his Romany Band, with vocal interludes by Pinky Tomlin 11.10 CLOSE DOWN UY 2K ote sete 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Chamber music hour: Albert Sammons (violin), William Murdoch (piano), "Sonata in E Minor for Violin and Pianoforte" (Elgar) © 8.24 Elsie Suddaby (soprano), "Faith in Spring"; "Cradle Song" (Schubert) 8.30 Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Serenade in E for Strings" (Dvorak) 8. O Classical recitals 10. 0 Variety 10.30 Close down

A 570 k.c. 526m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. © 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 from | the Dominion Observatory | 10.45 "Our Friends in the Insect World," by "Belinda" | 12. O Running commentary on the Ist Day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Summer Meeting (relayed from Trentham) (Note.-Races will be broadcast through 2YC during Daventry re-broadcasts, and also after 5 p.m.) 1. Op.m. Weather aviators 3.28to3.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers report for 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Peter DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Marche Militaire’ (Schubert); naise Elegique"’; "Hassan (Delius); "Hungarian Fantasy" (arr. Goer); "Slavonic Scherzo" (Sistek); "Little Valiey in the Mountains" (Kennedy); "Jan Kiepura 5.45 "PoloSerenade" Film Melodies’; "To Meet Lehar’ (arr. Hruby); ‘Faithful Jumping Jack’ (Heykens); "Guitarre’ (Moszkowski); ‘"Hungarian Dance No. 5’ (Brahms); "Love's Sweet Serenade’ (Goletti); ‘Strauss Waltz Medley" (arr. Goer); "Malaguena"’ (Moszkowski); "In Dreamy Night" (Ziehrer); "Serenade" (Schubert), 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.) 7.28to 7.30 Time signals "Who’s Who and What’s What?": A ramble in the news by "Coranto" CONCERT PROGRAMME From the Exhibition Studio: The Swingtime Harmonists (instrumental), «Tears on My Pillow" | Nesbit "Rosalie" .... Cole Porter Vocal trio, ; "Just a Kid Named Joe" Livingstone Saxophone solo, "Waltz of My Heart" Novello Voeal trio, : "Patty Cake, Patty Cake" Razaf

8.14 Recording: Louis Levy and his Orchestra, "Joy of Living" Film Selecper eee bere Pom | ... Kern 8.20 T. G. Hislop (baritone), "She Shall Have Music" Murray "Good-bye" . Benatzky-Stolz "Can I Forget You?" . Kerp 8.30 Recordings: Kurt Engel (xylophone), "American Patrol "-Mechea "Tell: Fantasie" .. Kruger 8.36 Max Miller (comedy vocal), "The Love Bug Will Bite Wile eb ckiséedens Ge 8.39 The Swingtime Harmonists, "Sing a Song of Sunbeams" Monaco Voéal trio, "Over the Rainbow" . Arlen Instrumental, "Sunrise Serenade" ., Carle Vocal trio, "Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb" .... Monaco 8.51 Recording: Louis Levy and his Orchestra, "The Great Waltz" Selection Ridmkins 9.0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Owen Jensen (pianist) presents, "Suite No. 6 in G Minor" Handel 9.40 Recording: Malcolm McEachern (bass), "Honour and Arms" (from "Samson") ........ Handel 9.44 The NBS String Orchestra, conducted by Maurice Clare. Leader: Vincent Aspey: "Concerto Grosso in B Flat" Handel "Dance "Tunes" .. Boccherini This term ‘‘Concerto Grosso" belongs to the days of Bach and Handel. It indicates a small group of solo instruments accompanied by string orchestra, usually with harpsichord. With the perfection of the Sonata form, as used in later Concertos and Symphonies, the Concerto Grosso became obsolete. The interest of the music lies in its beauty of line and form, skill of construction and dignity and nobility of style. 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 2, y 840 k.c. 357m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.14, "Septet" Op. 65 (SaintSaens) 9. 0 Calling all stars: An hour of light popular recordings 10. O In order of appearance: Light recitals by Charles Magnante (accordion virtuoso), The Rondoliers (male quartet), and Otto Dobrindt and his Piano Symphonists 10,30 Close down

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— Vi CHRISTCHURCH ¥ 720.k.¢. 416 m. 7. Qam. 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 11.15 TALK, under the auspices of Christchurch branch of National Council of Women 1.30 Selected recordings 2. @ Lunch music 2. Op.m. Selected recordings 3. 4 1 4 Q Classical music . 0 Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s. session:.."* Kiwi Club and Rainbow Man" . 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Strauss Polkas’’ (Strauss); ‘"PusstaMarchen" (Gipsy romance and Czardas) (Schulenburg); "Popular _ Selection’; "Chinese Rhythm’ (Hellier); "Happy Journey (Kunneke); "Song of Hawaii’ (Bories and Corbell); "Chanson Bohemtenne’ (Boldi); "Sunshine in Spring" (de Curtis and Baumann); ‘Le Petit Capitaine" (Raquélle); "A Gipsy Lament" (Rode); "Dream Waltz" (Millocker); "Carmen"

(Bizet); ‘Seville’ (Haydn Wood); "I’m In Love with Vienna’ (Strauss); "Serenade" (Pierne); "Speak To Me of Love’ (Lenoir). 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 Chimes "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 "Coronets of England." The Life of Henry VIII. 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.256 DANCE MUSIC 11.0 CLOSE DOWN oy ee 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7. O After dinner music 8.0 Band programme, with spoken interludes 8.32 Musical comedy moments 9.0 BBC recorded programme: "A Northern Evening from Burbleton" 9.30 -David Copperfield (episode 39) 9.44 Charlie kunz plano medlev 9.53 Dorsey Dervish 9.56 Bobby Breen 10. O Merrily we roll along 10.30 Close down

ANY 4 DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7.0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service 10.50 ee and Pieces" by Isobel 12. O 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 session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Wood Nymphs’ (Coates); "Where the Lazy River Goes By’’ (McHugh); ‘Modern Melodies"; "Where the Lemons Bloom" (Strauss); "Triana" (Albeniz); "Die Schonbrunner"’ Waltz (Lanner); "The Violin Song’ (Rubens); "La Golondrina’ (Serradell); "Sandler Serenades"; "Because" (Gade); "Gershwin Medley’; "Song of Songs’ (Moya); "Marche Militaire Francaise"’ (Saint-Saens). 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.) 7.30 Gardening talk 8. 0 Orchestral concert. Compositions by Schubert. Studio artist: Dorothy Stentiford (contralto) The Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, " Rosamunde " Overture Entr’acte No. 3 8.14 Dorothy L. Stentiford (con- ; tralto), ‘In Praise of Tears" " Wanderer’s Night Song" "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" "The Carrier Pigeon" 8.27 The Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty " Rosamunde" Ballet music 8.35. Joseph Szigeti (violin), "Rondo" 8.39 Clifford Curzon and the Queen’s Hall Orchestra, "The Wanderer" Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra Schubert-Liszt Allegro con Fuoco Adagio Presto Finale: Fugato: Allegro ?

9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Allegro Menuetto Allegro vivace 9.54 Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) "The Student" "The Poet’s Son" 10. 0 The San Francisco Orchestra, conducted by Frederick Stock, "Marche Militaire" The great pianist, Hans von Bulow, once said of Liszt: "When you speak of bim, do it with your hat in your hand." One of | America’s most reputable crities said that | that graceful compliment was also applieable to Dr, Frederick A. Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for upwards of thirty years. Dr. Stock rose from the rank of a viola player to that of assistant conductor, and on the death of Theodore Thomas in 1905, he was appointed to the full direction of the orchestra. 10.4 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 4s Y 1140 k.c. 263 m, . 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings . O After dinner music 0 "Rosalie and her Romances" 30 Dancing time Oo "The Old-Time The-Ayter"s "Emily the Orange Girl" or " She was Poor but She was Honest" 9.15 Records at random, interrupting at 9.30 for ‘*‘ Homestead on the Rise " 10. O Three recitalists: Harry Horlick’s Salon Orchestra, Don Hall Trio, Green Brothers’ Marimba Orchestra 10.30 Close down

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ay INVERCARGILL 680k.c. 441m. 7. 0-9.15 a.m. (approx.) Breakfast session Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 11. 0 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6. 0 6.15 6.45 7. 0 7.10 7.30 8. 0 8.15 8.40 9. 0 9.30 9.53 410. 0 Dance music Childret’s session: "David = and Dawn in Fairyland’ Light musie "Personal Column" Reserved "The Moonstone" Re-broadcast of OMicial News (approx.) After dinner music Station announcements Book talk by H. B. Farnall, City Librarian "Khyber: Armistice" New dance releases Reserved "In the Sports Club: Piscussing whaling with Ted Taylor, ef Marlborough" Fun and frolic Close down SAR ac ee 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0 Morning programme 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music 12.30 = ° "@2=ao NOSoO ocoggo cooo SINAN NODA aon Reserved Weather report Afternoon programme Reserved Weather report Children’s session: "David and Dawn in Fairyland" Tea dance Dinner musie ResewWed After dinner entertainment News service, issued by the Prime Minister’s Department The BBC Orchestra "Silas Marner"’ Saxophone solo by Weidoeft "Rhythm all the Time" Chamber music composed by Wolfgang Mozart: Pro Arte Quartet and Alfred Hobday (2nd _ viola), playing "Quintet in D Major"; Lotte Lehmann (soprano), "An Chloe" ("To Chloe’); "Die Verschweigung" (‘Secrecy’’) Mme. Jacqueline Blancard (pianoforte), playing "Sonata in D Major" (Mozart) "Sportsmen’s Intelligence Test" (No. 3) Harry Horlick and his Orchestra Reserved "Lorna Doone" Do You Remember? (Past Hit Tunes) Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c. 395m, 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 5. 0 Light music For the children, featuring " Coral Cave "’ * Pinto Pete in Arizona " Light music * Dad and Dave" Re-broadcast of Government news (approx.) Inspector Scott of Serotland Yard: "* The Case of the Mysterious Avenger" Light popular programme Tito Schipa (tenor), ‘* Torna Piccina "’ BBC recorded sketch: " Money for Nothing " Mario Lorenzi (harp) and Sidney Toreh (organ) Les "Joyeux Drilles " (male quartet) Patricia Rossborough (pianc) Jolly Jack Robel and his band Reserved Light variety and dance musioe Close down

2 Y N 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Miscellaneous light music 8.0 Concert programme of chamber music: " Trio in A Minor’ (Tchaikovski), played by Hephzibah and Yehudi Menuhin and Maurice Eis- | enberg 9. 0 "His Last Plunge" (43) 9.15 Humorous interlude | 930. "In strict tempo,’ music for / daneing 10. 0 Close down W WELLINGTON 2 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. Premiere ) 7.35 The Crimson Trail 7.46 Ensemble me" ** Thre = 8.20 2YD Singers | $40 Clive Highet reviews New Zealand’s Lyttelton Wellington Centennial Ocean Race 9. 5 A Soldier of Fortune 9.30 Youth must have its swing 10. 0 Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240 m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular selections 2 7. 0 Sports session: " Bill’? Hendry 7.45 "The Life of Cleopatra" 8.0 Musical comedy memories 8.30 Tex Doyle: ‘‘Western Songs"’ 9.0 Concert hour 10. 0 Close down