SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 35, 23 February 1940, Page 39

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MARCH 2

WY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. O Daventry news 10. O Devotional service, conducted by Rev. H. K. Kempton 10.15 Selected recordings 41. 0 "Music and Flowers": Printess Alexandra Kropotkin, linguist, friend of the famous in Europe, and descendant of the first Tsar of Russia, "The Influence of Flowers" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.0 District week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.15 Sports results 4. 0 Daventry news 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Blue Danube Waltz" (J. Strauss); "Nena" (Ferrazano); "The Dancer" (Pedersen); ‘May I Have the Next Romance With You?" (Gordon, Revel); "Secrets" (Rust); "My Shining Star’ (trad.); "Christmas Fantasy"; ‘Lolita’ (Buzzi); ‘Minuet in D Major’ (Mozart); "Valse Vanite"’ (Wiedoeft); "The Waltz Lives On" (Robin); "Melody in F" (Rubinstein); "Alles Hort Zu’ (Plessow); "Espana" Waltz (Waldteufel); "Aubade’’ (Foresytne); "Loin du Bal" (Gillet). 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 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The BBC Chorus, conducted by Leslie Woodgate, "Corpus Christi "’; "A Cornish Christmas Carol " Warlock 8.10 Aileen Warren (piano), "Songs Without Words" (Nos. 7, 9 and 34) Mendelssohn "Pierrot the Dreamer " , Schutt "My Heart Ever Faithful" Bach-Lavignac &23 Winifred Osborne (soprano), "O Ship of My Delight " Phillips "The Silver Ring" Chaminade "Little Boy Blue" ... Nevin "Spring’s a Lovable Lady" Elliot

10.10 11.30 8.35 . Recordings: 8.47 (Fritz Kreisler (violin), ~ barehetie? r6.0.6.55 Weber "Rosamunde ": Ballet Music Schubert "From the Land of the Blue nee Rah Sia ae Cadman "Aloha Oe" ... Liliuokalani Claude Edwards (bass-bari-tone), "The Windmill" ... Nelson "Port of Many Ships" . Keel "So We'll Go No More A-Roving " Maude Valerie White Daventry news Weather report and station notices Modern dance music (recorded) 10. 0 Sports summary Modern dance music (cont.) Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30) Uv AUCKLAND 880 k.c. 341m. _ COD M MOND o8S oop 0-6.0 p.m. Light music After dinner music Merry and bright "The Woman in White" Orchestral interlude " Soldier of Fortune " Variety show Close down

DV 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. QO Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10. QO Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28to010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Music and Flowers": By M. Henri Villar, purser of the Normandie: "Bon Voyage Flowers " 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Weather report for aviators and week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Light musical programme 3. U0 Sports results Selected recordings 3.28 to 3.30 Time signals 4. 0 Daventry news 5. O Children’s session from the Exhibition Studio 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) _ "A Thousand and One Nights’ (Strauss); "Japanese Intermezzo’’. (Chapuis); ‘*Viennese Waltz Medley" (Strduss); "Love's Lullaby’ (Bourdon); "Summer Festival’ (Bruckner); "Old England" (arr. Krish); "Count of Luxembourg — Potpourri" (Lehar); "Londonderry Air’ (arr. Grainger); "Guitarre’ (Moszkowski-Sarasate); ‘‘Mind Your Step’ (Fischer); "‘Moortsh March" (Mohr); "‘Manhatlan Serenade’ (Alter); "Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ (Bratton); "Tu Always be Your Comrade True’ (Stolz);

| / | / ) / | | ; / / "Thine Eyes So Blue and Tender’ (Lassen), "Dance of the Merry Mascots" (Ketelbey); "The Old Church Bells’ (Farrar). 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.) 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals 8.27 8.31 8.46 9. 0 9.20 9.25 10.10 11. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME From the Exhibition Studio: The Wellington Welsh Society presents: A PROGRAMME IN COMMEMORATION OF . ST. DAVID’S DAY The Choir of the Wellington Welsh Society, The Welsh National Anthem"Land of My Fathers" James Greetings in Welsh and English, by John Tucker, President of the Society The Ladies’ Choir: Two Folk Songs, "Yonder Cottage," " Joy For_Sakes Me" arr. Gwynn Williams Mrs. E. Wilman (soprano), with harp and violin accompaniment, " Adgofion" . arr. Adris Bell The Wellington Welsh Society Double Quartet: Two old hymn tunes: "Trewen," "Delyn Aur" (trad.) Recording: Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra, "Manhattan Moonlight " Grace Adams East (American trumpet virtuoso) Recording: Primo Scala’s Accordion Band "The Little Dog Laughed" Selection (George Blaek’s Show Shop of 1989) Popular Vocal Music by "The Versatile Three" Daventry news Weather report and station notices DANCE PROGRAMME 10, 0 Sports summary Continuation of dance programme Close of normal programme During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news 11.30) QVC rE 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 8. 0 8.30 9, 0 10, 0 10,30 After dinner music The Light Symphony Orchestra: Assisting artist: Raie da Costa (pianiste) Music for all: A session of light and popular classics On with the show: An hour o light variety recordings ig Merry and bright Close down

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/\CwiaSTCHURCH Soi fcc. 416m. | 6. Oa.m oS‘atton on the air for Devettire news 9. O00 4.0537' 1. news 740 sea FAST SESSION 9r-0 fis artes! news 910 = + od recordings 10.30 " .«' «nal Service 40.45 ~~ ore -¢ -ecerdings 41.0 °- ind Fashions" by lorraine 911.10 see tce ecordings 12. O t.unch music 12.30 p.m iaventry news 4. 0 Weck-cend weather forecast © 2.0 Selected recordings 3.30 spearts resulls 4. 0. Daventry news 4.30 Sports results -§. 0 Children’s session 6.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruptjon for Daventry news at 6.10 p.m.) "Merry Widow — Selection" (Lehar); "Mouse m the Clock" (Hunt); "Holladrio"’ (Schmidseder); "Oh, My Dear Ones" (trad. )3o"Mon Cherie, Mon Amt’ (Stolz); "Carmen" Capers ( Bisel); "Caprice Viennois, Op... 2" (Rreisler); ‘Lovely Vienna" "Snow Fairies’ (Lowry); ‘Why Should We Fall in Love?" (trad.); ‘Nina" (Livschakoff); "Mighty Lak’, a. Rose" (Nevin); "In the Marionettes Shop" (Rich); "The Music Comes" (Strauss); "Die Folkunger"’ (Krelachmer); "Faust Frolics" 6.55- Weather report 7. 0. NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH ~ OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS | 7.10 NEWS ANP REPORTS 8. 0 Recordings: The London Paladium Orchestra, Selection " _arr. Ewing :

8.11. Nelson Eddy (baritone), "Sun-Up To Sundown" o. he "he Romberg $8.15 "One Good Deed a Day." A comedy serial by George Edwards and Company Prospective good deeds now come thick and. fast to that ‘happy-go-lucky couple, Mr. and Mrs.. Roger Lamb. You will remember that they must perform one good deed a day in order to fulfil the condttions of .that.eccentric uncle’s will and take possession of his very desirable £75,000. which will otherwise go to found a home-for starving street-sparrows. So the good deed a day must be done. 8.30 Jack Buchanan and Geraldo and his orchestra with chorus " Brewster’s Millions" Furber 8.39 Howard Jacobs (saxophone solo), ee "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" Herbert ' "*Canzonetta" .. d’Ambrosio 8.45 Clapham and Dwyer in a sketch, " Buying a House" The cléver™ fooling of Clapham ana | Dwyer has madeé-millions ‘laugb, end they

owe their world fame entirely to broadcasting. Prior to their first engagement by the. BBC, it is said that they were not’ professionals, but merely gave occasjonal. *"‘ patter turns’? at Smoke concerts and similar funetions. The day after their first. broadcast they were: famous. Two new stars had flashed into the entertainment: firmament. 8.51 Allan Jones (tenor), "The Donkey Serenade," "Giannina Mia" .... Frim! $8.57 Winter. Garden Orchestra, "Thunder and Lightning" Esther 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 BBC. RECORDED PROGRAMME: -"I Remember." A programme of musical: entertainment of forty or fifty years ago. ‘A programme of old songs ‘and tunes arranged and introduced by the BBC Midland Regional: Director, Percy Edgar 10. 0 Sports summary 10.15 DANCE MUSIC 11.15 Close of normal programme. (During the-war, the station will be’ on’ the air until 12 "midnight. | Daventry news 11.30) iV A CHRISTCHURCH 1200 kc. 250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m, Selected recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Christchurch Welsh _ Society’s annual concert in celebration of St. David’s Day. (KRelayed from Stewart Dawson's building) 9.0 "In Canon": A. few musical examples of.melodic imitation 9.30 Classical recitals 10. 0 Favourite entertainers 10.30 Close down ‘

ANY DUNEDIN | 790 k.c. 380 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 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.50 "Flower Arrangements": By the President of the Society of the New Zealand Professional Florist Artists (1) 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 4.0 Weather report for aviators | Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4. 0 Daventry news Weather report and special frost forecast

4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Suite of Serenades’ (Herbert); "Lotus Flowers’ (Ohlsen); "Marionettes" (Glasounoe); "Reminiscences of Chopin’; "Greetings to Vienna’ (Siede); "From the Welsh |. Hills’ (Lewis); "La . Czarine" (Ganne); "Humoreske’. (Dvorak);, "March of the Dwarfs’ (Grieg); "Ballroom Memories’"’ (arr. Robrecht); "Musetle" (Gluck); "Charlie Kunz Revivals No. 6’;) "Simple Aveu" (Thome); "Variations" (Chaminade). 6.55 Weather report _7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS

7.10 (approx.) 7.40 8. 0 8.14 8.24 NEWS AND REPORTS TALK by Don Miller: " Today’s Cricket Results " Light Orchestral and Ballad Concert 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech, "A May Day Overture" Haydn Wood Lex Macdonald (baritone), "Four by the Clock " Mallinson "The Heart Worships" ° Holst The Orchestra, "Eire" Suite Anthony Collins Battle March To the Mourne Mountains Fluter’s Hooly Dorothy Barron (soprano), "In Springtime" .. Newton "When the Children Sleep" Phillips 3 "I Go My Way Singing" Breville-Smith

8.33 8.43 8.49 10.10 11.15 The Orchestra, Two Symphonic Rhapsodies Eric Coates "IT Pitch My Lonely Caraven" "Bird Songs at Eventide" "The World is Mine" Posford Lex Macdonald (baritone), " Brian of Glenaar" Graham "Mother O’ Mine" .. Tours The Orchestra, "Chu Chin Chow " Selection Norton Daventry news Weather report and station notices DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Sports summary Dance music Close of normal programme. (During the war the station will be oy the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30) aly DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 8. 0 8.14 8.30 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music "Marie Antoinette" In tune with the times His Lordship’s Memoirs: ‘" The Modern Armada". , Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan ; , Band programme Merry and bright Close down ‘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.

"lam — Chu Chin | Chow from China" The 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted. by Gil. Dech, will include the " Chu Chin Chow" Sel:ction in a concert {rom the Dunedin studio at 8.49 p.m. on Saturday, ‘March 2.

March 2

aly INVERCARGILL 680k.c. 441 m. 7.10 Breakfast session 9, 0-98.15 (approx.) Daventry news 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2:0 p.m, Luncheon session 12.30 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6.15 6.45 7. 0 7.10 7.30 8,0 8, 5 9. 0 9.15 10. 0 7. Oa.m. Daventry news Daventry news Light music Children’s session Saturday special Daventry news "One Good Deed a Day" Re-broadcast of official news (approx.) After dinner music Station announcements Local results Shall we dance? Daventry news For the music lover Close down SiN mE 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 9. 0 9,10 10, 0-10.10 Weather report 12. 0 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 2,0 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 5.30 6.0 6.15 6.40 6.57 7.0 7.15 7.46 10. 0 Breakfast session Daventry news Morning programme Luncheon music Light recordings Afternoon programme Daventry news Light variety The Crimson Trail Dinner music Daventry news After dinner programme Station notices and weather report News service issued by the Prime Mfnister’s Department Spotlight parade "Running an Office," presented by Harry Tate Cornet solo by Harry Mortimer Harry Horlick and his Orchestra, and Deanna Durbin (soprano) Cavaicade of the Empire | Old folks at home Daventry news The Rich Uncle From Fiji May I have the pleasure? Correct dance tempo by Victor Silvester. and his ballroom orchestra, Joseph- | ine Bradley and her Orchestra, interludes by Bing Crosby Close down : QV irl ee AP 1ER m, 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 9. 0 11.0 5. 0 5.45 6. 0 6.15 6.30 6.45 y o 7.15 8.0 8.12 12, 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Breakfast session Daventry news Light music Daventry news Light music For the children, featuring ‘"Westward Ho!" "Carson Robison and his Pioneers" Daventry news "The Japanese Houseboy"’ Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay Re-broadcast of Government news approx.) "The Circle of Shiva" oncert session: Berlin State Opera Orchestra, "Reminiscences of Grieg" Lawrence Tibbett (baritone), "Goin’ Home" (arr. Fisher), "None but the Lonely Heart" (Tchaikovski) The Kentucky Minstrels, "True Till Death" ; Mischa Levitzki (piano), "Staccato Etude" (Rubinstein)

8.40 Manchester Children’s. Choir 8.52 London Symphony Orchestra 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 "The Crimson Trail" 8.31 Light music 40. 0 Close down | 2 Y iN 920k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Cricket results Programme of popular music 8.0 Concert programme 8.10 "Singapore Spy" (11) 8.35 Light music 9.15 Dance programme 9.30 Swing session 10, 0 Close down OAV WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. "You Asked for It": From listeners to listeners 10. QO Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240m. | 1. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light orchestral. and vocal numbers 2.20 Piano and piano accordion items, selections from the shows 3.40 Hawaiian music, miscellaneous numbers, piano and organ medleys 5. O Light orchestral and popular recordings 7. 0 Sports results and comments: "Bill" Hendry 7.30 Orchestral programme 8. 0 Dance session 12. 0 Close down

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1YA: 2YA: 3YA: 4YA: 4YZ: 4ZB: Tuesday, . February 27, 7.30 p.m. " Wednesday, February 28, 7.30 p.m. ; Monday, February 26, 7.35 p.m. : Thursday, February 29, 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, February: 28, 8 p.m, Monday, February 26, 6.30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 6.15 p.m. aed