SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 39

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MARCH 23

NY 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. 0 Daventry news | 9.10 Selected recordings

10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. H. Bond James 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Music and Flowers" series. Talk by Mrs. Bert McDonald, Chicago Flower Stylist of international reputation: "Flowers in the Home" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Running commentary on the Auckland Racing Club’s Meeting, relayed from Ellerslie Racecourse 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" ammes in this issue ere copyright he may not be reprinted permission. These programmes are correct as we to press. Any last-minute alterations will be a@nnounced over the ait,

6.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15) "With Sandler Through Opera’; "The Musical Clock of Madame de Pompadour" (Noack); "Obstination" (Ramsay); ‘‘Sympathy" (Friml); ‘Serenade’ (Haydn); "The Gipsy Baron" (Strauss); "Secrets of the Adige" (Felice Carena); "Down in the Forest" (Ronald); ‘Chinese Legend’ (Schulenburg, arr. Etlinger); ‘""Aulumn Murmurs" (Lincke); "‘Chopinezza" (arr. Rawicz and L.); "A Frangesa!"’ (Costa-Gauwin); ‘‘Aloha Oe" (Liliuokalani); "Pango Habanera"’ (Payan); "St. Louis Blues’ (Handy); "Voices of Spring" (J. Strauss), 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME "Words and Music by Gilbert and Sullivan, Monarchs of Light Opera" i a

9.25 10.25 11.15 Daventry news Weather report and station notices "Hollywood Cavaleade" A review of the outstanding film presentations of the year 1939 10.15 Sports summary DANCE MUSIC (recorded) Close of normal programme. During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30) pe BL . O-6.0 p.m. Light music 0 8. 0 8.12 9. 0 9.30 10.30 After dinner music "Singers on Parade" Harry Roy, Harry Robbins and Charlie Kunz "The Woman in White" Fred Astaire, in songs from "Follow the Fleet" "Soldier of Fortune" Variety show Close down

AY | WELLINGTON "A 570 k.c. 526m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 6.50 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 9.10 70. 0 10.10 10.25 Daventry news Weather report for aviators Daventry news .BREAKFAST SESSION Daventry news Selected recordings Weather report for aviators Devotional Service Recordings 10.281010.30 Time signals from 10.45 the Dominion Observatory "Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Henry Jackson, Fashion Editor of " Esquire," popular men’s magazine: "Flowers and the Man"

12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. @ Weather report for aviators and week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Light musical programme 3. 0 Sports results Selected recordings 3.28t03.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers 4.0 Daventry news 5. O Children’s session, from the Exhibition Studio . 6.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Eeo Fall’ (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’’ Selection (Sullivan); "The Canary" (Poliakin); "‘Souvenir de Mona Lisa" (Schebek); ‘‘Whenever I Dream of You" (Sechimmelpfennig); ‘"Review of Troops at Night" (Ralf); "When Love Dies" (Cremieux); "Gossamer" (Bowsher); ‘ ‘Troika’ (Tchaikovski). 6.55 Weather report 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINIS- | ‘TER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS

7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28te7.30 Time signals 8.35 8.50 9. 0 9.25 10.10 11.10 From the Exhibition Studio: A musical absurdity, featuring the Rhythm Makers Recording: Henry Croudson (organ), "The Vagabond King" Selecoo RAP ee Hr ey ere Friml MAORI PROGRAMME by members of Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club Recording: Debroy Somers Band, "Swing Along" Selection Daventry news Weather report and station notices DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 Sports summary Stan Grant and his Canadian Capers. (Relayed from the Majestic Cabaret) Close of normal programme. During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.80) ICSC 5. 7. 0 8.0 10. 0 10.30 0-6.0 p.m. Light music After dinner music Music for the people: A programme of light and popular elassical recordings, featuring at 8.25, "In uires and Places Where They ing," the first of a _ series of quarter-hour sessions, introducing favourite excerpts from _ sacred musical compositions Melody and humour Fun for all Close down

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BW): \ COLISTCHURCH | 720 k.c. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station: on the air for Daventry news 7. 0 Daventry news ‘7.10 . BREAKFAST SESSION ‘9.0 Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 41. 0 "Leaves from a_ Backblocks Diary": "Isolation," by Mrs. Mary. Scott 41.15 Selected recordings 12. O Relay from Addington of New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Meeting Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports resulls 4. 0 Daventry news, followed by special weather forecast for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. QO Children’s session 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Bright Stars are Shining" (Leux); ‘Fresh Breezes" (Borchert); "Prelude in C Sharp Minor’ (Rachmaninoff); "Flower Song’ (Bizet); "Billy Mayerl Memories’; "One Night of Love" (Schertzinger); "Goofus’ (King); "Southern Winds’ (Richarlz): "Idylle’ (Marais Breiden); "Landscape" (Foresythe); "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 DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL. WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8. bg Chimes Recordings: The London Palladium Orchestra, "The Thistle " Myddleton (Selection of Scotch Melodies) 8.10 The Gay ’Nineties Singers, * Hot: Godage? 5030 Trad. "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington. Green" =... Trad. 815 "One Good Deed a Day. oi. ' comedy’ serial by George Edwards and Company Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb must perform one good deed a day for twelve months

|} in order to fulfl the conditions of their | late unele’s will, and take possession of | his very desirable fortune. If they default all the money goes to found a home for Starving street sparrows, Have you ever tried to define a good deed? Listen in to-night and see if Roger and Elizabeth can help you, 8.30 Recordings: Philip Green and his Orchestra "Savoy Sea Song Medley " Somers 8.34 Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (vocal duets), "Farewell to Dreams" Romberg "Will You Remember?" Romberg. 8.42 Harry Karr (saxophone), " Estilian.Caprice"...... Paul "Valse Lente," from " Coppelia Ballet" ........ Delibes 3.48 John Tilley (humour), "London Transport Board" "Maudie the Racehorse " Tilley 8.57 Philip Green and his Orchestra, "Savoy Community Medley " Somers 9.0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and statioa notices 9.25 "Band Waggon." One of the most popular features ever broadcast from the BBC, featuring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, and Company 9.43 H. Robinson Cleaver (organ), "Cleaver Hits No. 1" 9.48 Richard Tauber (tenor), "My Gipsy Dream Girl" Harvey "Giannina Mia"-...... Frim] 9.54 Primo Scala’s Accordion Band, "The Little Dog Laughed" Selection 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 inidnight. (Daventry news, 11.30 p.m.) iss SV/ CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 720 After dinner music — 8.0 Maori concert to be given by a . Maori party from Tiuahiwi, together with artists who visited Great Britain with the Waiata Maori Choir, and a Maori. children’s ‘choir (relayed from the. Civic Theatre) e : 9. 0 Classical concert, featuring at 9.30, . "Holberg Suite. Op. 40" (Grieg) played by the London String Orchestra ; 10. O Favourite entertainers 10.30 Close dowa

a DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 6.50 Weather report 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.50 "Music and Flowers" Series: Talk by Miss Peggy Hoyt, one of America’s most famous) style creators, " The Flowers and Fashions " 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. , Daventry news | 1.0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 2.30 The Otago Early Settlers’ Association celebrates the. 92nd Anniversary of Otago (Relay from Early Settlers’ Hall) : 3.30 Sports results 4. 0 Daventry news, followed by special weather forecast for farmers and_ special frost forecast 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "The Yeomen of the Guard’ (Sullivan); "Love's Last Word is Spoken, Cherie’ (Bixio); "In a Persian Market" (Ketelbey); "Nice Spanish Girl" (Pascual Biafore); "Doina Voda" (de Maurizi); "Weber's lipmortal Melodies’ (arr. Hohne); ‘‘Nicolette"’ (van Phillips); "Granada Arabe"’ (Gomez); "Memories of Horatio Nicholls" (Nicholls); "A Night on the Waves,’ Finnish Waltz (Koskimaa); "Rose. Marie’ (Friml); "Like to the Damask Rose’ (Elgar); "Neapolitan Serenade’ (Winkler); "Cavatina" (Raff); "The Juggler’ (Groitzsch). 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.) 7.40 TALK, by Don Miller: "To-day’s Cricket Results" 8.0 The Otago Early Settlers’ Association presents a concert in celebration of the 92nd Anniversary of Otago 9. 0 Daventry news

9.20 9.25 11.19 11.30 Weather report and station notices An old-time dance programme by Ted) Andrews and _ the Revellers Dance Band 10. 4 Sports. summary Dance medley Close of normal programme, During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 ‘midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30) GVO tone dah, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 ‘Marie Antoinette" 8.14 In tune with the times 8.30 His Lordship’s Memoirs: "Wrongful Detention" 9. 0 ae From the Diary of a Film 9.30 Band programme 10.0 Merry and bright 10.30 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.

March 23

\4 Y Z 680k.c. 441 m. 7. Oam. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0-9.15 (approx.) Daventry news 11. 0 Recordings 12. O-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 12.30 Daventry news 5. O Light music 5.30 Children’s session 5.45 WNinety-second anniversary or Southland 6.15 Daventry news 6.45 "One Good Deed a Day" 7. 0 Re-broadcast of official news 7.10 (approx.) After dinner music (7.30 Station announcements) 8. 0 Local results 8. 5 Shall we dance? 9. 0 Daventry news 9.30 ‘‘The Kentucky Minstrels": A unique programme providing an interesting. and popular revival .of minstrel entertainment on the radio 10: 0 Close down i SZ 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oam. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Morning programme 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. O Luncheon music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 2.0 Light recordings 3. 0 Afternoon programme 3.30 Classical programme 4.0 Daventry news 5. 0 ge variety ‘The Crimson Trail" 6. O Dinner music 6.15 Daventry news 6.40 After dinner programme 6.57 Weather report and station notices QO News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 15 Spotlight parade 46 Gracie at the Theatre QO Debate by the teams from the Federated Catholic Clubs and Societies of New Zealand (South Island). Subject: "That a Nation’s Commerce is Greater than its. Cul- , ture" 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" 9.32 Dancing to correct tempo by Maxwell Stewart’s Ballroom Melody, Josephine Bradley and her Orchestra; interludes by Bing Crosby 10. O (approx.) The Judge’s comments on the debate broadcast between 8 and 9 o’clock 10. 5 (approx.) Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c, 395m. 7.O0a.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0 Daventry news 411.0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Daventry news 6. O Light music. 5.45 For the children, featuring ‘"Westward Ho!" 6. 0 ‘Carson Robison and his Pioneers" 6.16 Daventry news 6.30 ‘The Japanese Houseboy" 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay Summary of cricket results 7. 0 Re-broadcast of Government news 7.15 "The Circle of Shiva" : 8.0 Concert session: Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra, "Valse" from "London Again Suite," "By the Tamarisk " (Coates) 8.18 Dennis Noble (baritone), "Famous Ballads by Frederick Weatherley" 8.25 Boston Promenade Orchestra, "Coppelia," "Dance of the Automatons" and "Waltz Czardas"

Enid Cruickshank (contralto) 8.53 Grand Symphony Orchestra, "South of the Alps" Suite 8.0 Daventry news 9.20 "The Crimson Trail" 9.31 Light music 10. 0 Close down 2 y IN 920k.c. 327m, 7. Op.m. Programme of popular music 8. 0 Concert programme 8.10 "Singapore Spy" (14) 8.35 "Radio Revue": An all-star programme, featuring Claude Hulbert, Bobby Comber and the Three Colonial Cousins. Variety orchestra under the direction of Paul England 9. 0 "Night Club," featuring Ted Fio Rito’s orchestra $.30 Swing session 40. 0 Close down 2] WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. "You Asked For It’’: From to listeners 10. 0 Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c, 240m. 4. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light orchestral and popular recordings 2.20 Piano and miscellaneous selections 4. 0 Organ selections, light vocal numbers, popular medleys 5.0 Light orchestral and popular items 7.0 Sports results and comments: "Bill" Hendry 7.30 Orchestral programme 8. 0 Dance session 12.0 Close down

Gardening Talks

1YA: 2YA: 3YA: 4YA: 4YZ: 3ZB: 4ZB: 2ZA: -- Tuesday, March 19, at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at 7.30 p.m. Monday, March 18, at 7.35 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. Monday, March 18, 6.45 p.m., and Thursday, March 21, 6.30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 6.45 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 7.15 p.m.