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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 25

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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 7.30 District weather report ) 8.20 Daventry news ; ) 9. 0 Selected recordings 9.15 Daventry news 10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rey. B. M. Chrystall 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 41.15 Talk under the auspices of ) the National Council of Women ) 42. 0 Running commentary on the) Auckland Trotting Club’s | Meeting, relayed from Alexandra Park 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 2. Op.m. Selected recordings 3.15 Sports results 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella " and " Peter" 5.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Maritana’ (Wallace arr. Altist); "Apple Blossom" (Siede); "The Dashing While Sergeant," ‘What's A’ the Steer?’ "Sherramuir" (White); "Follow the Fleet" (Berlin); ""Liebesgeschichten" (Siede); ‘‘Waltzing Doll’ (Poldini); "Thunder and Lightning’ (Strauss); Ballet music from*‘Faust"’ | (Gounod); "Cross for Criss" (Foresythe); "Angel's Serenade’ (Braga); ‘Frauenliebe und Leben’ (Franz von Blon); "Serenata Appassionata" (Steiner); "March of the Toys’ (Herbert); "Valse Bluette’" (Brige and Auer); "Love's Serenade" (Glan); "The Gnomes’ (Reinhold); "Childhood Memaries’ (arr. Somers). 6.55 Dominion and ¢istrict weather reports ‘7. @ NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recording: The Flonzaley Quartet, Quartet in D.Flat Major, Op. 3 | Saree ne co ..... Dohnanyi 8.28 Gwen Salmon (soprano), "Festal Hymn to Judith" Bantock "To the Children" Rachmaninoff "Lilac" ..-.. Rachmaninoff " Arrogant Poppies" Armstrong Gibbs 8.38 Elsie Betts-Vincent (piano) in a short recital 8.53 Recordings: Norman Allin (bass) and Harold Williams (baritone) in vocal duets: "Awake! Ye Dead". . Purcell "Sound the Trumpet" 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices

9.15 Hiruharama Native School Choir, "Popo" (Maori Chant) "Takiri Takiri Takiri" (Maoriland) "Hikurangi Maunga" "Poor John" 9.25 Recorded feature: "Those We Love" A story of people like us-the Marshalls. They are very human people, these Marshalls, with their joys, their sorrows, and the everyday but important complications in their lives. 9.50 Recording: Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Selection: " Porgy and Bess " Gershwin Carroll Gibbons once confessed: " By virtue of the fact that I was lucky enough to be employed at the Savoy Hotel when the old Orpheans (under the direction of Debroy Somers) were doing pioneering work from 2LO twice a week, it should be easy for me to tell what it is the listening public want. I’m sorry, but I confess I’m still learning. I do know its quite impossible to please everybody so-quite early in my career I decided to bear in mind two things-(1) Musicianship, (2) Simplicity." 41. O Daventry news (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight) | y 880k.c. 341m. 6. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 Band music with vocal interludes, and at 8.30, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 3 . O In lghter vein .34 "Personal Column" 48 Lang-Worth Hawaiian Orchestra .O Light recitals " 30 Close down 9 9 9 10 10

DV WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 7.30 District weather reports 8.20 Daventry news 9. 0 Recordings 9.15 Daventry news 9.25 Recordings 10. O -Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t0 10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 41.0 Weather report for aviators 1.15 Daventry news 2. 0 Classical hour 8.0 Sports results Selected recordings 3.28to3.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4. 0 Sports results

5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 5.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Monckton Melodies’ (arr. Robinson); "Sweetheart" (Strauss); "Czardas" (Monti); "Volga. Song’ (Lehar); ‘Haffner Serenade" (Mozart); "‘Strassensanger von Neapel" (Winkler); "On the Bay of Naples" (La Guardia); ‘We're Not Dressing" (Revel); "La Tosca’ Selection (Puccini); "Sweetheart Czardas" (Marie): "Stephanie Gavotte’ (Czibulka); ‘Slavonic Dance No. 4 in © Major" (Dvorak); "‘Autumn Melodies’’ (Waldteufel). 6.55 Dominion and district weather | reports 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 710 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.28to 7.30 Time signals 7.30 TALK by the Gardening Expert: "For the Home Gardener" 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recording: The London Palladium Orchestra, "The Thistle" Selection on Scottish Melodies arr. Myddleton 8.10 Recital of Celtic Songs by Nettie Mackay (soprano), "Song of the Seals" Granville-Bantock "Maiden of Morven" : Lawson "Q Men from the Fields," "The Leprechaun" .. Hughes

8.29 8.35 8.41 Recordings: Brunswick Salon Orchestra, "Pale Moon" ., Glick-Logan "Trees" ....ceeee-- Rasbach Peter,Dawson (bass-baritone) "On the Road to Mandalay," "SylWidk §...-0-+c000+ Speaks Anton ena the Paramount Theatre Orchestra, London, "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" Herbert (From .film "Naughty Marietta’’) ae Re 2 aS " Serenata " . c. Tosellit art. The Buceaneers’ Oe "The Male Chorus" . OtHara "Hunting Song" . "Ma Little Banjo" . Dichmont "Passing By" ....'..., Purcell Orchestre Raymond, "Strauss in Vienna" Fowler

: arr. YVaile® 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 "The Moonstone": The 46th episode of Wilkie Collins’s dramatic — thriller, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 9.28 "Thrills": A dramatic feature Still they come-thrilling stories from far and near, stories of courage, inspiration, music, poetry and romance, 9.40 Donald Thorne (organ), "Teddy Bears’ Picnic" Bratton-Kennedy 9.43 BBC recorded programme: "Money for Nothing" Humorous sketch. The scene is set in the living room of a workman’s cottage 10.0 DANCE PROGRAMME 11. 0 Daventry news (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) QVi WELLINGTON 840 k.c, 357m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Classics for the connoisseur 9. 0 Symphonic programme, featuring at 9.25, "3rd and 4th Movements of Symphony No. 9" (Mahler), played by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; 10. O Fun for all 10.30 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 to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.

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V/ CHRISTCHURCH 5 720 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 8. 0 Selected recordings 9.15 Daventry news 9.30 Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selectéd recordings 11. 0 . Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 11.30 Selected recordings 412. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 4.15 Daventry news 1.30 EDUCATIONAL SESSION: George Guy: " Winter in the Animal World" 1.55 Ernest Jenner: "English Folk-lore and Shakespearean Music " 2.20 Jas. A. Masterton: "Designing a Book Cover": "Tdeas" 2.40 Selected recordings 3. 0 Classical music 4.0 Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme ; 4.30 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session: " Kay and | Spelling Bee" 6.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Champagne Gallop’ (Lumbye); *. Stelgia,’ ‘"Ciocarlia" (trad.); "Il Love You" (Grieg); °"Andante Retigioso’"’ (Thome); "The Big Broddcast of 1936" Selection; "Torna Piccinal’ (Birio); "Ever or Never’ (Waldteufel); "Naughty Nanette’ (Grothe and Delmet); "‘Romance De Amor" (Gomez); "Countess Maritza’ (Kalman); "Gilbert and Sullivan’ Seleciions; "Homage to Armstrong" (Jerome, Schwartz); ‘Erotik’ (Grieg); "Hora Calului’ (trad.); "Bells Across the Meadow" (Ketelbey); "Land of Love’ (Melichar and Heyne); ‘Fair at Sorotchinsk" (Moussorgsky). 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 Addington Stock Market report 7.35 WINTER COURSE TALK: ’ "Microphone Roundtable ": "Europe Overflows " — "Into New Zealand": "Using and _. Abusing Vegetation" 8. 0 CHRISTCHURCH CENTENNIAL. MUSICAL FESTIVAL "FAUST" An opera in five acts, composed by Gounod Cast: Marguerite: Isobel Baillie (soprano) Siebel: Gladys Ripley (contralto) _ Faust: Heddle Nash (tenor)

Mephistopheles: Raymond Beatty (bass-baritone) Valentine: Frank Bermingham (baritone) Martha: Marjorie Crouch (mezzo-soprano) Wagner: Len Barnes (baritone) Chorus of the~ Christchurch Operatic Society with Ballet Musical Director: Andersen Tyrer Producer: Harison Cook Centennial Festival Symphony Orchestra (Relayed from the Theatre Royal) Daventry news (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7.0 8. 0 9. 0 9.10 9.15 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Readings by O. L. Simmance: "A Lesson in Burglary,’ py 0. Jefferson. Farjeon "The Escape of the Calliope’: A dramatic chronicle of a_ thrilling epic of the sea. Written for radio by ‘‘Taffrail’ (Commander Taprell Dorling, D.S.0. R.N.). Produced by the NBS Daventry news Dominion and district weather reports and station notices Dance time Variety. calling Close down

aly DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 6.50 7. 0 7.10 8.20 9. 0 9.15 9.30 10. 0 10.15 10.50 12. 0 Daventry news Weather report for aviators Daventry news BREAKFAST SESSION Daventry news Selected recordings Daventry news Selected Recordings Weather report for aviators Selected recordings Devotional Service Talk to women by "Margaret" South Dunedin community. singing (relayed from Mayfair Theatre) 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.0 1.15 2. 0 3.15 4. 0 4.30 5. 0 Weather report for aviators Weather forecast Daventry news Selected recordings Talk by the A.C.E., ing Science Tutorial Section: "More About Vitamin B" _- 3.30 Sports resulls | Classical music | Weather report for farmers and special frost forecast Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results Children’s session: Big Brother Bill with the Travel Man

5.45 Daventry news, followed by DINNER MUSIC: "Operantics"’ (arr. Stodden); ‘"‘Waltz of the Dolls" (Bayer); "Manhatlan Holiday" (Strauss and Dale): "Gitana de Mis mores" (Rietti); "Pizzicato Polka’ (Johann and Josef Strauss); ‘"‘Berceuse de Jocelyn’ (Godard); "The Rasary’’ (Nevin); "La Casta Susanna" (Gilbert); "Viennese Pears and Smiles" (Hruby); "Still as the Night’ (Bohm); "Summer Rain’ (Gibbons); "Old Oaken Bucket," "Little Brown Jug" (trad.); "When a Gipsy Played" (Schmidseder); "Medley of Southern . Tunes" (Foster); "Siamese. Guard © Mounting’ (Lincke); "Mock Morris" (Grainger): "‘How Lovely are the Messengers" (Mendelssohn). 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 (approx.) 7.30 TALK by the Motor Expert: " Helpful Hints to Motorists " 8. 0 "The Bold Bad Buccaneers " in humour and harmony 8.15 "Ravenshoe " A dramatic version of Henry Kingsley’s great story, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 8.28 " Aloha Land" 8.42 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" "The craziest classroom on record." Listen in to Dr. Pym’s tussle with his prize pupils, Stanforth, Bothamley, and Greenbottle. 8.54 Charlie Kunz (piano), "Charlie Kunz Wartime Piano Medley " Beginning his musical life as a member of the brass band of his native town of Allentown, U.S.A., Charlie Kunz first played the French horn. He had studied the piano, and later he organised a small dance band, which he ran in his spare time. In 1922 he went to England with an all-American orchestra, since when he has made a great hame a 9. 0 9.10 9.15 S a rhythm pianist. Daventry news Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices "Soldier of Fortune" A dramatic serial, presented by James Raglan and Company The expioits of Captain Geoffrey ioatede set in the Balkan State of Borovnia. 9.41 9.45 9.51 10. 0 11. 0 The Light Opera Company, Gems from ‘Oh Boy!" The Bar Trio, "T Hit a New High". McHugh "Tears in My Heart ". Powell Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, " Anything Goes" Selection Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with vocal interludes by Kate Smith Daventry news’ . (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) aly DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263 m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings ft) After dinner music Orchestral programme: Historical characters portrayed in music Highlights from grand opera Merry and bright Close down

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"w/ INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. Oa.m. Daventry news 748 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15-9.30 (approx.) Daventry news 411. 0 Recordings 412. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 6. O Light music 6.30 Children’s session: "Coral Cave" 6.45 Daventry news 6.15 "The Birth of the British Nation: The Assassination of Edward" 6.30 Tunes of the day ane 4 "Eb and Zeb" 7. Re-broadcast of official news appre.) After dinner music ae tation announcements Gardening talk oss "Khyber and Beyond: Love Conquers All’ 8.41 Studio recital by Miss Margaret Casey (soprano) 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Twenty minutes with Haydn 30 Old-time dance, compered by Frank Beadle 10. 0 Close down SY/AR Pa 940k.c. 319m. 6.560 a.m. Weather a for aviators 7. 0 Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15 Daventry news 9.26 Morning programme 410. O Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional service 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 972.30 Daventry news 1.165 Daventry news 3.0 Afternoon programme $3.30 Classical music 4. 0 Dance orchestras and vocal stars 4.30 Weather report, variety 5. 0 Children’s session 6.30 Dancing rhythm 6.45 Daventry news 6. 5 Dinner music 6.30 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 6.42 After dinner show 7. 0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.20 Bands entertain you 7.30 "John Halifax, Gentleman" 7.43 You can’t blame us

8. 0 Introducing to you 8.30 His Last Plunge 8.43 Battlefront melodies 8.0 Daventry news 9.10 Musical all-sorts 9.45 Meditation music 10. 0 Close down QV nl rte Sem. 7.0a.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 8.20 Daventry news 9.15 Daventry news 41. O Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music 12.30 Daventry news 1.15 Daventry news 5. O Light music 6.30 For the children 5.46 Daventry news 6.0 "The Japanese Houseboy" 6.16 Light music 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay. Stortford Lodge Market Report 7. 0 Re-broadcast of Government news 7.16 ‘Khyber and Beyond" (episode 4) 8. 0 Paul Whiteman and his Concert Orchestra, "Rhapsody in Blue" (Gershwin) 8.10 Peter Dawson and chorus 8.16 Recorded talk by Leon Goetz: "Leaves from a Planter’s Notebook" 80 Dance session 8 0 Daventry news 8.10 Operatic and symphonic excerpts: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, "Tannhauser" Overture (Wagner) 9.23 Norman Allin (bass) : 9.27 The Philharmonic Orchestra, "Symhony No. 4 in E Minor’ (Brahms) irst Movement 9.89 Enrico di Mazzei (tenor), and Lily Pons (soprano), Duet from Act 2 of "Rigotétto" (Verdi) 8.46 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by $ Professor Robert Kajanus, "Symphony No. 4 in E Minor" (Sibelius) Finale 10. 0 Close down 2} Y IN 920k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. "John Halifax, Gentleman" 7.15 Light selections 8.0 Concert programme 8.30 Variety and vaudeville 8. 0 Band music 8.30 ‘Eb and Zeb" 8.40 Light recitals 10. 0 Glose down QW WELLINGTON 990 k.c, 303m. 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.35 Here’s A Queer Thing! 7.45 The Kingsmen 7.57 Musical Digest 815 "The Adventures of Marco Polo" 8.28 Solo artists’ spotlight 8.45 Stars of the musical firmament 8. 0 "Out of the Silence" 9.30 Night Club 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250k.c, 240m. 12.30-1.45 p.m. (approx.) Community sing, relayed from Majestic Theatre 6. O Light orchestral and popular presentations 7.0 Orchestral and instrumental items 7.30 Talk, under the ausploes of the Government Youth Centre 7.45 "Search for a Playwright" 8.0 Peep into Filmland with "Billie" 9. 0 Light orchestral recordings §.20 Hawaiian and popular melodies 410. O Close down