SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 39

SATURDAY

NATIONAL

APRIL 6

\/ 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. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Selected recordings 10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Pastor J. Gordon Smith 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 ‘" Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Carolyn Van Wych of "Photoplay " Magazine: "Flowers and the Film Stars" 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. 0 Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15) "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" (Grayssac); "‘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 8.0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The London Palladium Orchestra, conducted by Clifford Greenwood, Suite: "In Holiday Mood " Ketelbey Down the Stream On the Promenade The Illuminated Fete 8.14 Esma Leach (mezzo-soprano) in a group of songs by Michael Head: * Beloved " "A Blackbird Singing " " Love’s Lament " "Why Have You Stolen My Delight?" 8.26 Claude Tucker (flute), "Scherzo Capriccio" Subathil "Romanza" ... de Lorenzo " Butterfly " ........ Kohler 8.38 Hugh Warbrick (Maori baritone), "Manu Rere" .... McKinlay "Pokarekare" «,. McKinlay "Titi Torea" ...... Piripata "Waiata Poi" ....c+s. Hill

9.10 9.20 Recordings: Alexander Brailowsky (piano) "Rondo a Capriccio" Beethoven * Pastorale and Capriccio" Scarlatti-Tausig Daventry news Weather report and station notices Old-time dance music by the Pirate Shippe Dance Band, relayed from the Pirate Shippe, Milford 10. 0 Sports summary

10.10 Continuation of old-time dance 11.30 Daventry news 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN IN7 AUCKLAND 880k.c. 341m, 5. 0-6.0 eee. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Jessie Matthews (vocalist), in memories of "Gangway" 8.10 "The Woman in White" 8.12 Jack Simpson, Norman Long and Reginald Dixon 8.45 Interlude 8.0 "Soldier of Fortune" 9.30 Fun for all 40.30 Close down

AY | 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

16. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Tony Sarg, American artist, creator of children’s toys, and humorist: " Marionettes and Flowers " 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Weather report for aviators and week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.0 Sports resulis 3.28to3.30 Time signals 4. 0 Daventry news

5. 0 Children’s session from the Exhibition Studio 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15) "Medley of Paso Dobies’; "Summer Evening’; "Sing Me a Love Song’ Selection; "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (Sousa); "Sweet Memories’; "La _ Violetera’ (Padilla); "At the Hunt Ball" (arr. Foort); "You, Ife and Love" (ConnorStolz); "April Smiles’ (Depret); "An Eriskay Love Lilt’ (Kennedy-Fraser); "Tango Bolero" (Llossas); "‘Naila’ Intermezzo (Delibes); "Lady of the Lake’ Folk Song; "Sailing Along" Selection; "You and You" (J. Strauss); ."Ye Merry Blacksmiths (Belton); "Jolly Waltz Medley." 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 8. 0 From the Exhibition Studio Recording: Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Charles Prentice, "The Student Prince" SelecGD Sitaee ke eeets Romberg 8. 5 Maori programme, by Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club 8.25 Recording: Arthur Young on the Novachord, "South of the Border" Kennedy-Carr 8.28 Grace Adams East (American trumpet virtuoso), 8.43 Recording: Tommy "Handley (humour), "Hints on Blow Outs" (for Black Outs) ....... Handley 8.46 Thomas West (tenor), "I Carry You in My Pocket" Grosvenor "A Sunbonnet Blue". Fain-Kahal "A Star Falls From Heaven" May 8.56 Peoctdings Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, "The Vagabond King" SelecCOR. i 5acsbs pane neceec eee 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Recorded dance programme 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Dance music by Stan Grant and his Canadian Capers (relayed from the Majestic) 11.10 Close of normal programme. During the war the station will remain on the air until 12 a (Daventry news, 11 2, Y 840k.c, 357m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Music for the people, an hour of light and popular classical music. This programme features at 8.25, "In Quires and Places Where They Sing," one.of a series of features introducing excerpts from favourite sacred compositions The Radio Nitwits Spee & at Close down

SATURDAY

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SV CHRISTCHURCH 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. 0 Commentary on _ procession inaugurating Centennial Week in Christchurch 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Leaves from a_ Backblocks Diary ": " A Few Essentials." By Mrs. Mary Scott 11.10 Selected recordings 11.30 Unveiling of foundation-stone of Centennial Swimming Baths’ 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.0 Week-End weather forecast Lunch music , 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results 4. 0 Daventry news, followed -by | frost and special weather forecast for farmers , 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session: " Riddleman" , 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15) "With the Classics" (arr. Sidney Crook); "Cuckoo Waltz" (Jonassen); ‘"‘Irene"’ (Tot); "Irish Medley’; "Under the Balcony" (Heykens); "Waltz Time-And a Harp’; "Giannini Mia’ (Harbach-Friml); "Parfum" (Brau); ‘Sirens’ (Waldteufel); "Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach); "Chanson Triste’ (Tchaikovskhi);. "Brigitte Waltz" (Moretti); "Dancing Dolls’ Medley: "Palsie’ (Rixrner); "The Merry Widow Waltz" (Lehar). 6.55 Weather report 7. © NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8.0 8YA Orchestra. Conductor: Will Hutchens (Mus. Bac.), " The Bobentian Girl" OverUEC 5o35 a tick es uae Balfe 8.9 Winnie and Derek Oldham (vocal duets), "My Song of Love," " Your | pete ESE PR Ore Stolz "8.15 "One Good Deed a Day" Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb must perform One Good Deed a Day for twelve months in order to fulfil the conditions of their late unecle’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 evel! tried to define a Good Deed? Listen in tonight and see if Roger and Elizabeth can help you. 8.30 3YA Orchestra, "Running Riot" ...... Ellis 8.41 Parlophone Musical Comedy Company, "Viennese Nights" Vocal Geme oi a3 «++-++ Romberg 8.45 Murgatroyd and _ Winterbottom (humour), "Pets," "Winter Sports" rankau

9.25 3YA Orchestra, "Pattering Feet" ... Dreier "Danse Bretonne" . Widor Daventry news Weather report and _ station notices 3YA Orchestra, "Amina" Egyptian Serenade Lincke "Entry of the Boyards" MRE Vres eeee es Halvorsen Robert Watson (baritone), "The Yeomen of England," "Four Jolly Sailormen" German

9.45 9.54 10.15 11.15 Coleman Hawkiss (saxophone), "Some of These Days" Brookes "After You’ve Gone" Layton Columbia. Artists, "Columbia on Parade" Primo Scala’s Accordion Band, "A Blackpool Round-Up" 10. 0 Sports summary ~* DANCE MUSIC Close of normal programme. During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30) OL Sittote aso 5. 7. 0 8. 0 9.30 10.0 10.30 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings | After dinner music Symphony concert, featuring at 8.30. "Symphonic Poem: Tapiola" Op. 112 (Sibelius), played by the: London Symphony orchestra; and at 9.0, "Concerto in. A Minor" Op. 16 (Grieg), played by: Wilheha: Backhaus (piano), and the New Symphony Orchestra (conducted by John Barbirolli) Classical recitals Favouriie entertainers Close down

LANL oie 0 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 6.50 7. 0 7.10 9. 0 9.10 10. 0 Daventry News Weather report Daventry news BREAKFAST SESSION Daventry news Selected recordings Weather report for aviators Selected recordings

10.50 "Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Grover Cleveland, an outstanding American authority on interior decorating: "Flowers in the Office " 12. O Lunch music r 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results 4. 0 Daventry news 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.) "Afternoon Tea with Robert Stolz’ (Doslal); "Serenade" (Jungherr); "Midnight, the Stars and You’ (Woods-Campbell-Connelly); "Alice, Where Art Thou?"; "Rendezvous" (Aletter); "Merrie England Dances" (German); "Calling Me Home" (Wilfred); "The Lilac Domino Selection’ (Cuvillier); "Enamorado" (Wetzel-Jose); "No More Heartaches, No More Tears" (King, Leon, Tawers, Wallace); ‘Spring Will Come" (Stlrok); "Austria-Hungary" (arr. Rawicz and Landauer); "Mal Encuentro" (Racho); "Cuban Serenade" ((Midgley). 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.) 8.10 8.16 8.22 8.31 8.45 8.51 9.25 10.10 11.15 Light orchestral and ballad concert Recording: The Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, "Crown Diamonds Overture" Auber R. Duerdon (baritone), "It’s a Beautiful Day" Bennett "Harlequin" ... Sanderson Recording: Ilja Lavschakoff Orchestra, "Manchurian Suite" . Glan 1. In Haven in Port Arthur 2. A Ride on the Banks of the Sungari Isa Duff (soprano), "Reverie," "John Mouldy," "Bunches of Grapes" Frederick Keel "T Wonder " Beatrice Fenner Bernhard Levitow’s Salon Orchestra, "Thine Eyes So Blue and OMGOE Coe. foc ute Lassen "Song of India" Rimsky-Korsakov NGM cts Delibes "Prelude in G Minor" Rachmaninoff R. Duerdon (baritone), "You Will Never Grow Old" Drummond "Round the Galley Fire" Oliver Recording: Marek Weber and his Orchestra, "Old Vienna" Lanner and Kremser " Amorettentanze" . Qunge Daventry news Weather report and statior notices DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Sports summary Dance music Close of normal programme. During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30) AYO PUNEDIN 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ‘Marie Antoinette" 8.14 In time with the times 8.30 ‘His Lordship’s Memoirs": " The Gentleman" 9. 0 Pe ae from the Diary of a Film a 9.30 Band programme, with light vocal interludes — 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.

April 6

INVERCARGILL ay 680k.c. 441m, 7. Oam. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0-9.15 (approx.) Daventry news 41.0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 12.30 Daventry news 5. O Light music 6.30 Children’s session 5.45 Saturday special 6.15 Daventry news 6.45 ‘One Good Deed a Day" 7. 0 Re-broadcast of Official News 7.10 After dinner music (7.30, station announcements) 8. O Loéal-resuits 8.6 Shall we dance? 9. 0 Daventry news 9.16 For the music lover 10.0 Close down aS YAR 940k.c. 319m. 7.Oa.m. 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 .- Afternoon programme Classical music Daventry news Light variety The Crimson Trail Dinner music Daventry news After dinner music Weather report and station notices News Service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department oe So a> ao NODD HH NS a08

7.20 Spotlight parade 7.45: "Poor Polly’: A BBC production 8. 0 Marek Weber and his Orchestra, and John Hendrick (tenor) 8.30 Joan of Arc 8.43 Let’s all join in the chorus with Tommy Handley and his pals 9.0 Daventry news 9.20 The Rich Uncle from Fiji 9.30 Dancing to correct tempo by Howard Jacobs and his Orchestra for Dancing, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, interludes by Les Allen ; 10. 0 Close down QVirl 760 k.c. 395m. 7.Qa.m,. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0 Daventry news 11. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Daventry news 5.0 Light music 5.45 For the Children, featuring . ‘Westward Ho!" 6.0 ‘Carson Robison and his Pioneers’ 6.15 Daventry news : 6.30 "The Japanese Houseboy "’ 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay 7. 0 Re-brdadcast of Government news 7.15 ‘" The Circle of Shiva" 8. 0 Concert session: Grand Symphony Orchestra, ‘Women of Vienna" Overture (Lehar) 8.8 The Gerard Singers (male quartet), "A Little Bit of Heaven," "Smilin’ Through " 8.19 Lang-Worth Instrumental Trio (organ, violin and harp) 8.29 Paul Robeson (bass) 8.40 ‘"Sousa’s Marches " 8.49 BBC Theatre Orchestra and Chorus 9.0 Daventry news 9.20 ‘*The Crimson Trail" 9.31 Light music 10.0 Close down 2 Y Ni 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Light. popular music 8.0 Concert programme 8.10 "Singapore Spy" (16) 8.35 Light music 9.15 Dance music 9.30 Swing session 10. O Close down Q\/[D WELLINGTON 990 k.c,. 303 m. 7. Op.m. "You Asked For It": From listeners to listeners 10. 0 Close down (IZ0d ayextans 1. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light orchestral and miscellaneous items 8.0 Piano, organ and piano accordion Selections 4. 0 Hawaiian and Western songs, popular medleys 5. O Light orchestral and popular items 6.20 pient vocal humbers, organ medey 7.0 Sports results and comments 7.20 Orchestral programme 8. 0 Dance session 10.0 Close down

Gardening Talks

1YA 2YA: 4YA: 4YZ: 4ZB: 2ZA: Tuesday, April 2, 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 7.30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 8 p.m. at at at at Monday, April 1, 6.45 p.m., and Thursday, April 4, 9.30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 7.15 p.m.