TUESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 21

TUESDAY

NATIONAL

MAY 28

NY, AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 7. 0 Daventry news 710 BREAKFAST SESSION 8.20 Daventry news 9. 0 Selected recordings © 9.15 Daventry news 10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. R. Ferguson Fish

10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Shoes and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanlan 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 1.25 EDUCATIONAL SESSION, relayed from the Teachers’ Training College, to be conducted by the following lecturers: "Our Trade Relations Today" (1), R. A. Scobie 1.45 "Music" (9), H. C. Luscombe and R. Howie 2.20 "To-morrow’s History" (3), B. M. Kibblewhite 2.35 Classical hour 3.15 Sports results 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella" and " Uncle Dave" 6.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "4 Thousand and One Nights" (J. Strauss); "Japanese Intermezzo" (Chapius); "Viennese Wallz Medley" (Strauss); ‘Love's Lullaby" (Bourdon); "Summer Festival" (Bruckner); "Old England" (arr. S, Krish); "Count of Luxembourg’ (Lehar); "Londonderry Air’ (arr. Grainger); "Guitarre"’ (Moszkowski-Sarasate); "Mind Your Step" (Fischer); ‘Moorish March’? (Mohr); "Prelude in D" (Bach); ‘"‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ (Bratton); "I'l 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 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.30 TALK by the Gardening Expert 8.0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recording: Orchestra Raymonde, "The Dancing Doll" Poldini These programmes are correct as we go tc press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air. All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.

8. 5 Recorded features: "One Good Deed a Day" : (episode 16) Good deeds now come thick and fast to Roger and Elizabeth Lamb. You will remember that in aecordance with fhe terms of their uncle’s will they must perform one good deed a day for twelve months otherwise they lose the very satisfactory prospect of owning a big fortune. Listen in to-night and hear about. their next Good Deed. 8.17 "Piccadilly on Parade" 8.30 "Night Nurse": Drama in a Great Hospital

8.43 "Nigger Minstrels" 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices 9.15 DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Dance music by Sammy Lee and his Americanadians, relayed from the Metropole Cabaret 41. 0 Daventry news (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight)

IV OK Mite stm 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 8. 0 8.8 8.20 8.32 8.40 After dinner music Symphonic programme: The London Philharmonic Orchestra, "The Hebrides" Overture (Mendelssohn) Kirsten Flagstad (soprano), in songs by Schubert Artur Schnabel and Karl. Ulrich Schnabel, piano duet, "Allegro in A Minor" (Schubert) Nancy Evans (contralto), presents songs by Gurney London Symphony Orchestra, "Le Coq d@’Or" Suite (Rimsky-Kor-sakov) Philharmonic choir (with orchestra) ‘It Comes from the Misty Ages" (Elgar) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, "Polka," "Dance of the Comedians" (Smetana) Vladimir Rosing (tenor) Jacques Thibaud (violin), Pablo Casals (’cello), and the Pablo Casals Orchestra, "Double Concerto in A Minor" (Brahms) Variety Close down

AVI WELLINGTON E- 570 k.c. 526 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 6.50 4.9 7.10 7.30 8.20 9. 0 9.15 9.30 10. 0 10.10 10.25 Daventry news Weather report for aviators Daventry news BREAKFAST SESSION District weather report Daventry news Recordings Daventry news Correspondence School Educational Séssion Weather report for aviators Devotional Service Recordings 10.28to 10.30 Time signals from 10.45 11. 0 11.30 the Dominion Observatory "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax": By Nelle Scanlan Recordings TALK by a representative of St. John Ambulance: "First Aid Treatment of Fractures"

12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 4. 0 Weather report for aviators 1.15 Daventry news 2.0 Classical music 3. 0 Sports results Selected recordings 3.15 "Recreation at Home and Abroad: Partners in Play": A talk by "Takaro" 3.28to3.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4. 0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by "Jumbo" 5.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Suite of Serenades" (Herbert); "Lotus Flowers" (Ohlsen); ‘Marionettes’ (Glazounov); "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); "Musette’ (Gluck); "Kunz Revivals No. 6"; "Simple Aveu" (Thome); *‘Variations’’ (Chaminade).

6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL. WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals "Across the World in a Thirty-Five Footer" (2): An interview with Miss Marguerite Graham. Miss Graham sailed out toe New Zealand in a small yawl with her ‘father, and in this interview she continuessher description of the voyage and of shipboard life. 7.40 TALK by A. W. Hudson, Massey Agricultural College: "Mole Drainage" , 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME "The Shadow of the Swastika" (Episode 9): "The Nazis at War" 8.45 New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Romance in E Flat," "Melody PS Seems ows Rubinstein 8.51 John McCormack (tenor), "A Song Remembered" Coates 8.54 Orchestre Raymonde, "Musical Box Miniatures" arr. G. Walter 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 Recital by Betty Hall of modern piano compositions, "Two Nocturnes" Alex Rowley No. 1 in B Minor No. 2 in D Flat "Le Petit Ane Blane" Ibert "Clair de Lune," "Jardins Sous La Pluie" .... Debussy 9.30 Recordings: Charles Panzera (baritone), — "Ballade des Femmes de Pavie sei ae Debussy (From "Trois Ballades de Francois Villon") 9.33 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr, Symphony No. 1 in C Major Bizet Allegro Vivo Adagio Allegro Vivace Allegro Vivace 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 Daventry news (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) CAN 840k.c. 357m. | 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Orchestral ert, featuring at 8.30, "Concerto Grosso in w Major" (Handel), played by the London Symphony Orchestra Variety calling ; As they come: Light recitals by ‘Margaret Sheridan (soprano), J. H. Squire Celeste Octet, Percy Heming (baritone) 10.30 Close down © oo

1YA: 2YA: 3YA: 4YA: 3ZR: 4YZ: Broadcasts for Schools TUESDAY, at 1.25 p.m.: "Our Trade Relations To-day" (1), by R. A. Scobie; "Music" (9), by H. C. Luscombe and R. Howie; "To-morrow’s History" (3), by B. M. Kibblewhite THURSDAY, at 1.30 p.m.: "The Changing World," by the School Reporter; "Playtair’s Progress" (Ep. 6), by Miss Mek. Dennehy and Mrs. P. M. Seed; "How Animals Live" (5), by D. W. McKenzie; "Art" (6), by Roland Hipkins WEDNESDAY, at 1.30 p.m.: "Winter in the Animal World," by George Guy; "English Folk-Lore and Shakespearean Music," by Ernest Jenner; "Designing a Book Cover — Ideas," by Jas. A. Masterton THURSDAY, at 1.30 p.m.: (Re-broadcast from 2YA) THURSDAY, at 1.30 p.m.: (Re-broadcast from 2YA) THURSDAY, at 1.30 p.m.: (Re-broadcast from 2YA)

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SY, CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for. Daventry news | 7. 0 Daventry news ©~ | 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 8.20 Daventry news | 9. 0 Selected Fecordings 9.15 Daventry news 9.30 Selectéd Fecordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Shoes and Ships and Seal"ing Wax," by Nelle Scanlan 11.10 Selected recordings 941.15 TALK by Mrs. E. Early: "Fashions" 11.30 Selected recordings 12.0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 2.0 Selected recordings 3. 0 Classical ‘music 4.0 Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30 Sports resulls 6. 0 Children’s session, "Tiny Tots’ Corner," and North Linwood Harmonica Band 6.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Immortal Strauss’? (Medley of Strauss Waltzes); ‘"Sevillana"’ (Ferraris); ‘"Venetian Gondola Song’ (Mendelssohn-BRar-tholdy); "Aubade Printaniere’’ (Lacombe); "Yes Madam?’ Selection; "Donkey’s Serenade’ (Friml); "Salut D'Amour’ (Elgar); "Land of Smi es’ (Lehar); "Veil Dance"’ (Goldmark); "Kletner Tanz’ (Borschel); ‘Montmartre March’ (Wood); "The Alpmaid's Dream" (Labitzky); "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (Jerriss); "Circus March" (Smetana). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports

7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.20 TALK by George Bagley: "Personalities and Places in the News" 7.35 Book Review by H. Winston Rhodes 8.0 CHRISTCHURCH CENTENNIAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL The Centennial Festival Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andersen Tyrer Featuring: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Tchaikovski Combined Male Voice Choirs. Conductor: Dr. J. C. Bradshaw Soloists: Gladys Ripley (contralto) Oscar Natzke (bass) Raymond Beatty (bass-bari-tone) (Relayed from the Theatre Royal) 10. 0 Billy Cotton and his Band, with instrumental interludes by Paul Whiteman’s Bouncing Brass 41. 0 Daventry news (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) SVL, CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7.0 After dinner music 8.0 "Krazy Kapers" 8.23 "The Leek" Selection 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 "Fireside Memories," 9.30 In lighter vein 10.30 Close down

AVN ' DUNEDIN. 790 k.c. 380 m. | | 6. Oam. Station on the air for news 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. O Daventry news °7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 8.20 Daventry news 9. 0 Selected recordings 9.15 Daventry news 9.30 Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service 10.50 "Shoes and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanlan 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 1.15 Daventry news 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports resulls Classical music 4.0 Weather report for farmers and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 6 0 Children’s session: Aunt Anita with Mr. Swim Man 5.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Merry Widow" (Lehar); "Mouse tn the Clock" (Hunt); "Holladrio" (Schmidseder); "Oh My Dear Ones" (trad.); "Mon Cherie, Mon Ami’ (Stolz); "Carmen" Capers (Bizet); "Caprice Viennois" (Kreisler); "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 Muste Comes’ (Strauss); "Die Folkunger’ (Kretschmer); ‘Faust Frolics’’ (Gounod). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DE- PARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) ete: 7.30 WINTER COURSE TALK by Prof. W. N. Benson: "The Age of the Earth" The Winter Course at 4YA is opening with a series of scientific talks by members of the staff of Otago University. Professor W. N. Benson, who gives the above talk, is Professor of ‘Geology. 8. 0 BAND CONCERT with popular interludes The Royal Belgian Guards Band, "Sans Peur" March. Prevost "La Muette de Portici" Auber 8.13 Mary Somerville (contralto), "The Lilac Spotted Gown" Wreford "The Carpet" ., Sanderson

8.19 The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "London Suite" .... Coates 8.28 Novak (novelty solos), " Rosalie" ....+...+. Porter "Sunbeams" ........ Wirges "Raindrops" ...... Wirges 8.36 The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "Finlandia, Tone Poem" Sibelius Sibelius may well be described as the music laureate of his country, and he has always been ready to contribute to the pageants and festivities of Finland. This work was written as one number of seven to accompany a series of tableaux illustrating episodes taken from Finnish mythology. "Finlandia" appears to have been the only one of the seven to survive. [ts melodies are the original work of Sibelius and not folk-tunes a8 iS usually thought. 8.44 Mary Somerville (contralto), "The Border Maiden" Berger " The: Crow *: 540500001, eee " Bonnie Gallowa" .. Hornby 8.60 Grand Massed Brass Bands, " Minstrel Memories" "March of the King’s Men" Plater 8. O Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices 9.16 Charlie Kunz (piano), "Charlie Kunz Piano Medley, No, 82" 9.18 "Those We Love" A story of people like usthe Marshalls 9.44 A further "Charlie Kuna Piano Medley " 9.47 "Grgat Expectations " A dramatisation of Charles Dickens’s famous story, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 Daventry news (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) 4} y 1140 k.c. 263m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Sonata hour, featuring at 8.26, Alfred Cortot (piano), and Jacques Thibaud (violin), playing "Sonata in A Major" (Cesar Franck) 9.0 An hour of Schubert Chamber Music, featuring at 9.10, Lener String Quartet, with four assisting instrumentalists, playing "Octet in A Flat Major," Op. 166 10. O Light recitals, featuring Raphael (concertina), Muriel Brunskill (contralto), Nicolas Matthey and his Gipsy ‘Orchestra, Charles Kullman (tenor) 10.80 Close down These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air. All programmes in this issue are copyright reprinted to The Listener, and may not be without permission.

May 28

[aw INVERCARGILL | 680k.c. 441m. 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.15 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15-9.30 (approx.) Daventry news 41. 0 Recordings 42. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 5. 0 Light music 6.30 Children’s session: ‘David and Dawn in Fairyland" 5.45 Daventry news 6.15 "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" 6.30 Pance music 6.45 "Homestead on the Rise" (final episode) 7.0 Re-broadcast of official news 7.10 (approx.) After dinner music 7.30 Station announcements 8. 0 Talk for the Man on the Land: "More About Early Days in Southland,’ by W. R. Harris 8.15 Listeners’ own 8.45 ‘Artie Shaw and his Orchestra 9, O Daventry news 9.10 Budapest String Quartet, ‘Quartet in D Major" (Mozart) 9.30 Ports of Call: "A Visit to China" 10. 0 Close down ’ 5 V/A GREYMOUTH 940k.c.. 319m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Daventry news 7.10 hKreakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15 Daventry news 9.26 Morning programme 40.0 Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional service 42. 0-2.0 p.m.. Luncheon music 42.30 Daventry news 4.15 Daventry news 8.0 Afternoon programme 3.30 Classical music 4.0 Dance melodies 4.30 Weather report Variety 6. O Children’s session: "Robinson * Crusoe" 6.30 Popular tunes 6.45 Daventry: news 5 Dinner music

6.30 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 6.42 After dinner revue 7. 0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.20 Ambrose and his Concert Orchestra 7.30 "The Sentimental Bloke" (episode 3) 7.55 Strike up the band! 8. 0 Grand opera 8.30 "His Last Plunge" 8.42 Music from "The Little Dog Laughed" 8.49 Jesse Crawford (organ) 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 The London Symphony Orchestra, "Things to Come" 9.27 Let's dance to music by Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, Ruby Newman and his Orchestra. Interludes by Frances Langford 10. O Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c. 395m. 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15 Daventry news 41. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Daventry news 1.15. Daventry news 5. 0 Light musical programme: "Bands and Ballads" 5.30 For the children, featuring ‘David and Dawh’’ 6.45 Daventry news 6. 0 "The Buccaneers" 6.15 Light music 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay. "David Copperfield" | : ) 7. O Re-broadecast of Government news 7.15 After dinner music 8. 0 "Coronets of England: The Story. of Charles 11., the Merry Monarch 8.29 Light classical music 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 "The Crimson Trail" 9.24 Programme of Hght music 10. 0 Close down 2 y iN 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Light music 7.45 oe in cameo: Deported for ife 8. 0 Musical comedy 8.30 Orchestral music, with vocal interludes, State Opera Orchestra, "Reminiscences of Grieg’; New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Three English Dances" (Quilter) 9.15 ‘Night Nurse" 9.30 Dance music 10. 0 Close down QN WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. Ragtime Marches On 7.35 "The Crimson bad 7.46 Musical melang 8.10 "The Life or Haeey vi." 8.40 Accordiana 8.48 ‘The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s"’ 9. 0 Dancing times: Session of dance music in correct tempo 9.20 "Ports of Call’: Japan 9.50 Fanfare 410. 0 Close down 124 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240 m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popula! reeordings 7. 0 Orchestral and instrumental numbers 7.45 "Birth of the British Nation" 8. 0 Concert 9. Ad Youth and beauty: Lou Taylor 9.3 Miscellaneous items k 10. ° Close down