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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 35, 23 February 1940, Page 35

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WY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 7. 0 Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. O Daventry news 10. O Devotional service, conducted by Brigadier A. Suter 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 2. 0 Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour 3.15 Sports resulls 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Daventry news, followed by special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella" and " Aunt Jean," with the special recorded feature "David and Dawn in Fairyland " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Caucasian Sketches’ (Ippolitov-Ivanov); "My Blonde Dream" (Doelle); "In Old Budapest’ (Krish); "Charlie Kunz Medley of Strauss Waltzes"; ‘Sava Chavo" (Rumanian Folk Dance); "Sweethearts" (Smith-Herbert); "Indian Summer" (Lohr); "Fabethaft!l’ (Schmidt-Hagen): "Merry Nigger’ (W. H. Squire); "Largo" (Handel); "Schon Rosmarin’ (Kreisler); "Russian Slumber Song’ (Gretchaninoj]); ‘‘Almita’’ (Racho); "Sarba" (trad.); "Blaze Away" (Holzmann); "Who Knows?" (Lesse and Valerio); "Sharaban’" (trad.), 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S. DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS , 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.30 SPORTS TALK by Gordon Hutter 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The Conservatoire Orchestra, Paris, conducted by Piero Coppola, "Istar": Symphonic VariaStS. es Vincent D’Indy 8.14 Constance Manning (soprano), "Have You Seen But a White Lillie Grow?" Anon, arr. Dolmetsch "The Summer Heats BestowSe ens a cae ee Storace " Still the Lark Finds Repose " Thomas Linley "A Pastoral" ....... Carey 8.26 Recordings: The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, "Nutcracker Suite, Op.. 71" ~ Tchaikovski (1) Miniature Overture (2) Characteristic Dance (3) Waltz of the Flowers

8.50 Gerhard Husch (baritone), presents, songs by Wolf, "Blessed Be the Joyful Mother" .. as A ares "The Moon Laments in Sadness " "At Night When I Lay My Weary Limbs to Rest" 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 "Memories of the Ballet": * Aurora’s Wedding" Tchaikovski One of a series of imaginary broadeasts re-creating the atmosphere of the theatre during the season of the Ballet 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30) IY’ AUCKLAND 880k.c. 341m. 5B. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Fred Astaire in numbers from "Shall We Dance?" (Gershwin) 8.15. Three-quarters of an hour with the dance bands of England 9.0 "Tit-bits of To-day": "Hits of ‘’ Yesterday " 9.26 Musical comedy and light opera gems 10, O Light recitals 10.30 Close down

| PAY) WELLINGTON | 570 k.c. 526 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Ships and Shoes and Sealing Wax" By Nelle tiated 42. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Weather report for aviators 2. 0 Classical hour 3.0 A.C.E.. TALK Sports results Selected 3.28to3.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers 4.0 Daventry news 5. 0 Children’s session, -conduicted ' by "Andy Man" 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 pan.) "Slavonic Dance’. (Dvorak); . "Cradle Song’. (Mozart); "Moonlight. ~ on the Danube" (Guy); "The Student Prince" (Romberg-Lowry); ""Puszla’’ trad, d3 ‘Metodious Intermezzo" (Kolscher); "Estrellita’ (Ponce); *Serenade"’ (Toselli)y "Schén Ist’s Bei Den Soldaten’ (Qlivieri- Richter); "One Bright Hit After Another’ (Richartsz); "The Old Gipsy" (Hungarian Gipsy Air); "Life Begins With Love" (Tobias-Cooper); "Marigold" (Mayerl); "‘Cloches de Corneville’ (Planquette); "Sanctuary of the Heart" (Ketelbey); "Hungarian Medley" (arr. Prout); "Last Rose of Summer" (Moore).

6.55 7. 0 Weather report 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 8.32 9. 0 9.20 9.25 9.35 9.44 9.54 CONCERT PROGRAMME From the Exhibition Studio: "Every Friday Night at Eight": A musical absurdity, featuring The Rhythm-Makers "The Mysterious Mr. Lynch" A radio serial by Max Afford (4th episode). A National Broadcasting Service Production Daventry news Weather report and station notices "Eb and Zeb" A BAND PROGRAMME Recordings: at Band of H.M. Welsh Guards, "The Britisher " March Chandler "H.M.S. Pinafore" Selection Sullivan Jean McLay (contralto), "Lilac Spotted Gown" Wreford "Venetian Song" ... Tosti "Valley of Laughter" Sanderson Recordings: Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band, " Orpheus in the Underworld " Overture ........ Offenbach Harry Mortimer (cornet), accompanied by Foden’s Motor Works Band, "Valse Brillante" .. Windsor Foden’s Motor Works Band, "The Mill in the Dale" . Cope Richard Tauber (tenor), "Love Serenade" Wright-Drigo Foden’s Motor Works Band, "Old Timers" Selection Stodden "RHYTHM ON RECORD": A programme of new dance recordings compered by "Turntable" Close of normal programme | During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news 11.30) QVC WELLINGTON] 840 k.c,. 357m. 8.30 9. 0 10.30 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 8, 0 Concert Hall of the Alr, featuring After dinner music Vivian Della Chiesa Paprane ‘Yhomas L. Thomas (baritone), Vicente Gomez (guitar), and the Rosario Bourdon Symphony Music Graphs. Sonata hour, featuring at 9.15, "Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No, »* (Brahms), played hy Lionel Tertis (viola), and Harriet Cohen (piano) ~- A happy half-hour Close down

"Every Friday Night At Eight" is the title of a new session from 2YA’s Exhibition Studio, featuring the Rhythm-Makers. The sub-title is "A Musical Absurdity." The time? Have another look at the title.

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SV CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 6..0a.m, Station on the air for Daventry. news 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 ’ Selected recordings 11..0 Talk to women by " Margaret " 11.10 Selected recordings 11.45° Talk by Miss Sara McKee: "Help For The Home Cook " 11.30 Selected recordings 12, O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 12.45 (approx.) Progress reports on Rakaia ewe fair Lunch music ’ Selected recordings on ‘Classical music ws ococeo Daventry news, followed by special weather forecast for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session: " Niccolo and Puzzle Pie" 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Medley of Paso-Dobles’; "Summer: Evening’; "Sing Me a Love Song"; "The Stars and Stripes Forever’ (Sousa); "‘Sweet Memories’; "‘La Violetera’ (Padilla) ; "At the Hunt Ball’ (arr. Foort); ‘You, Me and Love" (Connor, Stolz); "April. Smiles" (Depret); ‘ ‘An Eriskay Love Lilt" (Kennedy Fraser); * Tango Bolero" (Llossas); "Naila"’ (Delibes); "Lady of the Lake" (Folk Song); ‘Sailing Along" Seleclion; "You and You’ (Strauss); "Ye Merry Blacksmiths" (Belton);~~ ‘Jolly Waltz Medley," 6.55 Weather report 7.0 ‘NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH’. OFFICIAL. WIRELESS NEWS ina ‘NEWS AND REPORTS (Including. a report on the ~ Rakaia ewe fair) are "TADK, by Mrs. A. M. SpenceClark:. "Replies to Queries _ About Dogs" &. o Recording: The London Sym"phony Orchestra, conducted --by Sir Hamilton Harty, = King Lear " Overture Berlioz 8.13° Rita Jamieson (contralto recital), . " Meadowsweet M.. Sigb ol SOO "Rose in the Bud" . Foster "Sincerity" ....:... Clarke _" Nightfall at Sea".. Phillips;

8.34 8.43 8.56 9.30 9.47 10. 0 11. 0° Recordings: Boas eT John Lemmone (flute), "Danse Romantique " Lemmone " Reverie" ......:. .Pessard "A Fantasy" .... Lemmone London Symphony Orchestra, " Bavarian Dance No. 3" Elgar "The Musical Box" . Liadoft Ernest Rogers (tenor recital) "Charming Chloe" . German + To: Music" ‘14.5% Schubert "A Spirit Flower." . Tipton "Troll the Bowl" Sanderson Recordings: The London Symphony Orchestra, "Marche Tryonne" . Berlioz Daventry news Weather report and station notices Recordings: Light Symphony Orchestra, ""Mon Reve" ... Waldteufel ‘Dora Labbette (soprano), "Song of a Nightingale " Phillips 7 At The Rainbow’s End " Ronald Harry Horlick and his Orchestra, Hungarian Folk Songs "Mariska " " Szeretnelek" " Gipsy. Scene " "Hungarian Scene" Peter Dawson (bass-baritone with chorus), " Britain’s Heritage oe Light. Symphony Orchestra, ° "Bal Masque" .... Fletcher MUSIC, Myke TH AND MELODY Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will, be on the air until. 12 midnight, Daventry news 11.30) : BY CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. =250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7.0 8. 0 8.21 8.39 9. o 9.30. 10. 0 After dinner music Geeyburn of the Salween: "Poor Relations" "The Fourth Form at St. Michael’s" "The Riddle Scene" At the Ballet, with vocal interludes by ‘Lotte Lehmann (soprano) The Crimson Trail In order of. tiene. Patricia Rossborough Comedy Harmenists, » New "Symphony Orchestra 10.30 = Close. down

ay DUNEDIN | 790 k.c. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 6.50 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.15 10.50 11. 0 Daventry news Weather report for aviators Daventry news BREAKFAST SESSION Daventry news Weather report for aviators Selected recordings Devotional Service Talk to women by " Margaret " Talk by Miss I. Findlay: ’ "Cooking and Recipes "

12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.15 TALK, by the A.C.E. Home 4.30 Science’ Tutorial Section: "Furnishing the New Home" 3.30. Sports results Classical music Daventry news Weather report and special Frost forecast Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results Children’s session: Big Brother Bill with Uncles Tam and Lex and the 4YA Botany Club

5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to- interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Poet and Peasant Overture’ (von Suppe); "Yvonne" (Nicholls); "Don't Cry Little Girl" (Rays); "Coppelia Fantasy" (Delibes); "The Cathedral Chimes" (Becker); "Dorfkinder" (Kalman); *‘Triumphal March" (Grieg); "Medley of Nursery Rhymes’; "The Chinese’ Story Teller" (Dreyer); "London Suite’ (Coates); "Capri" (Crayssac); ""Gasparone" Piano Medley}; "Trouble in Paradise’; "Japanese TeaHouse’ (Winkler). 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.) 7.40 TALK by T. O’Shea: "Tomorrow’s Cricket Matches’ 8.0 "Dad and Dave" 8.15 "Pinto Pete in Arizona" A taste of fun and philosophy from the Wild West. 8.30 "The Circle of Shiva" A tale of Eastern mystery and intrigue, presented by George Edwards and Company 8.43 Adolf Wolff (organ) and Rio Gebhardt (piano), "Everyone is Listening" Hits Plessow 8.49 Jane Froman (soprano), | Gems from "Lady Be Good" and "Tip Toes" . Gershwin 8.53 The Merry Village Band, "The Hunter’s Girl" . Andre "The Goose March" . Glahe 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.30 READINGS, by Prof. T. D. Adams, with musical. interludes Readings from Shakespeare’s "Much Ado About Nothing ": Beatrice and Benedick 10. 0 Dance music by the Savoy Dance Band (relay from the Savoy Restaurant) 11. O Close of normal programme. (During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30) ay DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263 m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Classics for the Connoisseur 9.0 ‘Piccadilly on Parade" 9.13 Variety ; 10. 0 Melody and humour 40.30 Close down

March 1

‘ y 680 k.c. 441 m., 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0-9.15 (approx.) Daventry news 11.0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon . session 12.30 Daventry news 5. O Light music 5.30 Children’s session: "Mystery Island" 5.45 Laugh and sing 6. 0 "Carson Robison and his Buckaroos" 6.15 "Daventry news 6.45 ‘Marie Antoinette" 7. O Re-broadcast of official news 7.10 (approx.) After dinner music 7.30 Station announcements 8.0 "Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104" (Dvorak), played by Pau _ Casals (cello), and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 8.40 St. David’s Day 9. 0 Daventry news 9.30 "Thrills" 9.43. Rhythm time 10, 0 Close down SIAR) 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oam,. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9.0 Daveutry news 9.10 Morning programme 10. O Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional Service 12, 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music 12.30 Daventry news 3.0 Afternoon programme 3.30 Classical programme 4.0 Daventry» news 4.20 Dance rhythm 4.30 Weather report Variety 5. O Children’s session: ‘Richard the Lion-Heart " 5.30 .Dance melodies 5.45 Dinner music 6.16 Daventry news 6.40 After dinner show 6.57 Weather report, station notices 7.0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.20 Around the band stand 7.40 Primo Scala’s Accordion Band, "The Litth Dog Laughed " 7.46 Sue and her Boy Friends: "Rhythm in the Alphabet,’ ‘You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" 7.52 Charlie Kunz Revivals, No. 9 7.58 Clapham and Dwyer (comedians) 8. 4 International Novelty Quartet, and Danny Malone (tenor) 8.30 Swing, You Sinners 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Hawaiian music 9.30 Drama in cameo: "The Spirit of the Borgia" 9.45 Carson Robison and his Pioneers 10. 0 Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c. 395 m, 7. Oam. Daventry news 7AO Breakfast session 9; O Daventry news . 11. 0 fy te music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session bee Daventry news Light music Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin O Light music 5 Daventry news 45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke's Bay ‘Lorna Doone" 7. 0 Re-broadcast of Government news

7.15 -(approx.) After dinner music 8. 0 Evening concert session: Leopdéld Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". (Bach, arr, Stokowski) 8.12. John McGormack (tenor) 8.20:°Gregor Piatigorsky (’celloy,: and the London Philharmonic. Orchestra "Concerto in A Minor" (Schumann), 2nd and 3rd Movements 8.34. The BBC Choir, "The Fair" (‘‘Faust"’) 8.50: Symphony. Orchestra, "Nights . at the Ballet" eet) 9. 0 ' Daventry news 9.20 Light musi¢ 9.45 ‘Joan of Arc" 10. 0 Close down NELSON Qn) 920k.c. 327m. 7. 0 p.m. Light music : 7.30 Carson Robison and his Pioneers. 8. 0 Concert programme: Light music and. sketches me en 8.30 Light classical music 9. 0 Grand opera excerpts 9.35 Japanese Houseboy 10. 0 Close down 2 y 990 k.c, 303 m. 7. Op.m. Showmen of syncopation 7.35 Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan 8.5 Musical Digest 8.28 Carson Robison and his Buckaroos 8.45 Wandering with the West Wind 9.15 Supper dance 9.45 Records at random 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular numbers 7.0 Orchestral items 8. 0 Maorilander: "Tit-Bits" 8.20 Concert programme 9. 0 Pamela’s weekly chat 9.20 Instrumental session 9.40 Vocal gems 10. 0 Close down