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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 31, 26 January 1940, Page 31

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W/ AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462m. | 7. Oa.m. BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Devotional Service 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Bits and Pieces": A talk by * Isobel " 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. O Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Leo. Fall: Potpourri’ (arr. Dostal); "Majarska"’ (Schulenburg); "Dainty Debutante’’ (Wood); "The Kiss’ (de Micheli); "Rustle of Spring’ (Sinding); "Edward German Selection’; "Snappy Weather’; "Vanilla Blossoms’ (Shilkret); ‘"H.M.S, Pinafore’ (Sullivan); "The Canary" (Poliakin); "Souvenir de Mona Lisa" (Schebak); "Whenever I Dream of You" (Schimmelpiennig); "Review of Troops at Night’ (Ralf); "When Love Dies’ Waltz (Cromieux); "Gossamer" (Bowsher); ‘Troika’ (Tchaikovski). 6.55 Weather report 7. 0 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? Fads and Fancies," by Dr. Elizabeth Bryson 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME »: Mrs: Chalmers, KiC.2: "The Livingstone Case" (Chap. 2) 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. 8.15 "Wandering with the West Wind" And now our kindly nomad artist, the Wayfarer, will take us for another ramble on the highways and byways of the world. 8.45 "The Fourth Form at. St. Percy’s " 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices All programmes in this issue are copytight 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. |

9.35 9.49 10. 1 Studio concert by the Auckland Waterside Workers’ Union Band, conducted by J. H. Deighton The Band, "Jack O’Lantern " March Rimmer Cornet duet with band accompaniment, "Tit Larks" .. Ord. Hume "Dad and Dave" The Band, "Raymond" Overture Thomas Paul Robeson (bass), "Mah Lindy Lou" Strickland

10. 4 10. 8 11. 8 The Band, "Prince of Smiles" March Stanton An hour of modern dance music, featuring the bands of Henry Busse, Van Alexander and Hal Kemp, with vocal interludes by Bing Crosby CLOSE DOWN IX foes ie 8.24 8.28 9. 0 10. 0 10.30 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 0 After dinner music Chamber music hour: Alfred Cortot (piano), "Sonata in B Minor" (Chopin) Mafalda Salvatini (soprano), "Love Eternal" (Brahms) International String Octet, "Octet in E Flat Major" (Mendelssohn) Classical recitals Variety Close down

2\/ WELLINGTON "A 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7.0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional service 10.25 Recordings 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.46 "Our Friends in the Insect World," by " Belinda" 12. O Lunch music 1. Op.m.. Weather report for aviators 2. 0 Classical hour 3. 0.. Sports results Selected recordings 3.28 to 3:30 Time signals Weather report for farmers 4. 0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Uncle Peter 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "The Yeomen of the Guard" (Sullivan); "Love's Last Word. is Spoken, Cherie"’ (Bixio); "In ‘a Persian Market" (Ketelbey): "Nice Spanish Girl’ (Biafore);. ‘"‘Doina Voda’ (De Maurizi); "Weber's Immortal Melodies" (arr. Hohne); ‘Nicolette’ (Van Phillips); "Granada ,Arabe" (Gomez); "Memories of Horatio Nicholls’; "A Night on the Waves" (Koskimaa); ‘Rose Marie" (Friml); "Like to a Damask Rose’ (Elgar); "Neapolitan Serenade’ (Winkler); ‘‘Cavatina’ (Raff);."The Juggler’ (Groitzsch). 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.) 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals "Who’s Who and What’s What? " A ramble in the news, by " Coranto" 7.40 NEWS 8. 0 Concert session from the Exhibition Studio Louis Levy and his Orchestra, "Goldwyn Follies" film selecWR ei Side .. Gershwin 8..8 The Swingtime Harmonists Vocal Trio: "The Cross-eyed Cowboy on the Cross-eyed ET Se kids ‘bos Ue Ba Stept Saxophone solo: " Beautiful Isle of Somewhere " Vocal Trio: "The Handsome Territorial" ,. Kennedy-Carr "South of the Border " Kennedy-Carr 8.20 Recording: Donald Thorne (organ), "March of the Toys" Herbert 8.23 John. Parkin (pianist), in a group of popular melodies

833 The Two: Leslies (comedy vocal), "Now You’ve Been and Gora and Done It" Sarony and Holmes 8.36 Thomas West (tenor), "The English Rose" German "When I’m Looking at You" Stothart "Fisherman of Pusilleco" Tagliaferri 8.46 The Paradise Island Trio (inst.), "TI Love You" Archer, Thompson 8.49 Julie Werry (soprano), "Sweet Melody of Night* Korngold "TI Bring a Love Song" Romberg "Oh Pray for Peace" Brahe 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.26 The NBS String Orchestra, Conductor: Maurice Clare Leader: Vincent Aspey "Les Vendredis" Suite Introducing works by the Russian composers Rimskykorsakov, Liadow, Borodin, Glazounov, and Sokolov "Les. Vendredis" is a collection of small chamber works which had their origin in the musical parties which the Russian publisher, Belaiev, was in the habit of giving to the gteat school of Russian composers of those times. These members were indebted to Belaiev, not only because he was their publisher, but because he was far more their friend: In token of this friendship and as a gesture of esteem it was the habit of each composer to contribute in turn a little chame ber work to be played at the parties, They were later published to the number of sixteen. 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN QVC WELLNTON 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Salon music hour, featuring at 8.0, "Sonata for Violin and Piano" (Tartini), played by Yehudi Menuhin and Arthur Balsam; and at 8.52, "Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5" "(Haydn), Played by the Pro Arte Quartet 9. 0 Variety on the Air: An hour of light popular entertainment 10. 0 In order of appearance: Fred Stein (pianist), The Westminster Male Quartet, and the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra : 10.30. Close down

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SV i CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Qa.m. BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Bits and Pieces," by " Iso- ' bel." (1) 11.10 Selected recordings 11.15. TALK under the auspices of the Christchurch Branch of the National Council of Women 11.30 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 2. Op.m. Selected recordings 3. 0 Classical music 4. O Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session 6.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "The Leek" (Middleton); ‘‘Andutousian Dance" (Winkler); ‘"‘Gazellen’’ (Kuster); "Tritsch-Tratsch" (Strauss); "Life in Hungary" (trad.); "A Garland of Roses"; ‘"Rosamunde"’ (Schubert); "Hungarian Romance" (Winkler); "El Relicurio" (Padilla); "‘Charm of the Valse’ (arr. Winter): "Deep in a Dream" (vain Heusen); "Dreaming of the Hungarian Steppes" (Bruhne); "Leda Valse" (Tonesca). 6.55 Weather report

7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 7.35 8. 0 8.15 8.30 9. 0 9.20 9.25 11. 0 NEWS AND REPORTS Review of the Journal of Agriculture "The Woman in White " A dramatisation of ~ Wilkie Collins’s thriller, by George Edwards and Company "Personal Column" Drama from the Agony Column of a newspaper "Coronets of England": The Life of Henry VIII. Reserved Weather report and station notices DANCE MUSIC CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7. 0 8.0 8.32 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Band programme, with spoken interludes Musical comedy gems BBC recorded programme: "D’Ye Ken John Peel?" David Copperfield (episode 41) Melody and mirth Close down

| ANY DUNEDIN | 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50a.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 "Bits and Pieces" by "Isobel" (No. 4) 12. 0 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: | MouthOrgan Band and Mr. StampMan 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Bright Slars. Are Shining’ (Leur); "Fresh Breezes" (Borchert); "Prelude in C Sharp Minor" (Rachmaninoff): ‘Flower Song" (‘Carmen’) (Bizet); "Billy Mayert Memories’; "One Night of Love’ (Schertzinger); "Goofus’ (King, Hahn, Harold); "Southern Winds’ (tango) (Richartz): "Tdylle’ (Marais-Breiden): ‘"‘Landscape"’ (Foresythe, Franklin); "Spanish Dance" (Don Rico); "Artist's Life Waltz" (Strauss); "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" (Fearis); "Gipsy Love’ Waltz (Lehar); "In Merry Mood" (Haringer). 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (avprox.) 7.30 Gardening Talk 8. 0 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT, featuring the works of Scandinavian composers: Symphony Orchestra (conducted by John Barbirolli), "Homage March, No. 3, Op. 56" CC eee ee eeat toe Grieg

8.10 8.16 Franz Volker (tenor), "My Motherland," " All be oa oe oe Lassen The Royal Opera Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens, "Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1" Grieg Morning Death of Ase Anitra’s Dance In the Hall of the Mountain Kings Kirsten Flagstad (soprano), IR COA ge ksn 5. Grieg Pf GW Si ses. Grieg Albert Sammons (violin), "Romance in G Major" Svendsen

The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon Ronald, "Carnival in Paris" 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station Svendsen notices 9.25 Heinrich Rehkemper (baritone), "Drifting 5% oe ¢ 5) tatee "St. John’s Day " 6103 Ghee 9.31 Ignaz Friedmann and Orchestra, conducted by Phillipe Gaubert, Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 Grieg 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN i ~ | Kayy4 DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. O After dinner music 8.0 "Rosalie and Her Romances" 8.30 Dancing time 9.13 Records at Random, interrupting at 9.30 for "The Homestead on the Rise" 10. 0 Three recitals, featuring: Albert Sandler (violin), Ernest Butcher (baritone), Harry Horlick and his Orchestra 10.30 Close down

February 1

} y 680 k.c. 441m. 7. 0-9.15 a.m. approx.) Breakfast sion 411. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 Dance music 6.30 Children’s" session: "David and Dawn in Fairyland" 5.45 Light music 6. 0 "Personal Column" 6.15 Reserved 6.45 "The Moonstone" 7. O Re-broadcast of Official News 7.10 approx.) After dinner music 7.30 Station announcements eh es8. 0 Book talk, by H. B. Farnall, City Librarian 8.15 "Khyber: The Whispering Skull" 8.40 New dance releases 9.0 Reserved 9.30 Merry moments 10. 0 Close down SZ 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oa.m. Rreakfast session 9.0 Morning programme 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music 12.30 heserved 4.0 Weather report 3.0 Afternoon programme 4.0 keserved 4.30 Weather report 5. 0 Children’s session: "David and bawn in Fairyland" 5.30 Pance time 6.45) Pinner music 6.15 Reserved 6.40 After dinner music J. 0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.20 Recital by Sidney Kyte and his. Orchestra 7.30 ‘"‘silas Marner" 7.42 Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra: "Casey Jones" 7.46 "The Buccaneers" 8. 0 Chamber music composed by Wolfgang Mozart: |... tinossens. (oboe), J. Lener (violin), and I. Hartman Ceello), playing "Oboe Quartet in F Major" 8.17. Lotte Lehmann (soprano), in "An Chloe" ("To Chioe"), "Die Verschweigung" ("Secrecy") 8.23 Harriet Cohen (piano), playing "Sonata in C Major" 8.30 ‘‘Sportsmen’s Intelligence Test" 8.47 The Naughty ‘Nineties 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 "Lorna Doone" 9.32 1938 Hit tunes 10. 0 Close down QV ir 760 k.c. 395 m. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. breakfast session 41.0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Linch session 5. 0 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. O Re-broadcast of Government News 7.165 Inspector Scott of Scotland Yard: "The Case of the Man in the Mirror" 8. 0 Concert session: London Palladium Orchestra, "In Holiday Mood" Suite (ketelbey) 8.10 Richard Tauber (tenor), "Indian Love Lyrics’: ‘Till & Wake," : "Kashmiri Song" 8.16 Albert Sandler Trio, "Victor Her-. bert Melodies," "Shy Serenade" | 8.30 gre Sey *Nineties Singers, "Botany ay 8.33* Rernard Lee and Company, "Ten Minute Alibi" (An impression ° of the play) ;

8.42 Horace Finch (organ), "Finch : Favourites" 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Programme of light variety and dance music 10. 0 Close down 2 y N 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Light music 8.0 Concert programme of chamber music, "Sonata in C Major" for ‘cello and piano, plaved by Pau Casals and Mieczyslaw Horszowski; "Dichterliebe"’ Schumann), Parts 11-16, sung by Gerhard Husch (baritone) 9.0 "His Last Plunge" 9.30 Dance music "In strict tempo" 10. 0 Close down AY 990 k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. Premiere 7.35. The Crimson Trail 7.46 Ensemble: Orchestral combinations from famous rendezvous 8.7 "Thrills" 8.20 2YD Singers 8.40 "Dad and Dave" 8.52 Console-ation: from the organist’s point of view 9. 5 A Soldier of Fortune 9.30 Youth Must Have its Swing: A weekly session of modern rhythm for swing enthusiasts, conducted by "Radiogram"’ 10. 0 Close down | 2 AUCKLAND 1250k.c, 240m, oh © p.m. Light orchestral and popular session Orchestral programme Sports session: ‘Bill’ Hendry "The Life of Cleopatra" Concert hour Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra Close down _- > Senne