SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 59, 9 August 1940, Page 34

SATURDAY

NATIONAL

Ws AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m, 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for DAVENTRY NEWS 7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 7.30. District weather report 410. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by the Rey, H. K. Kempton 10.15 Recordings 41.0 ‘Mary. Makes a Career": (3) Planning a Home 41.10 Recordings 42. Q@ Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 ot 1.15 for DAVENTRY 4.0 District week-end weather forecast 2.0 Recordings 3.0 Running commentary on Rugby Football Match, relayed from Eden Park 4.30 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session (" Cinderella ’’) 6.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Nights at the Ballet’; "Reminiscences of Friml"; "Poem" (Fibich); "Remembrance" (Melfi); "To An Oriental God" (Jalowicz); "Serenata" (Sanderson); "The Gondoliers" Selection dPeunen? "By the Light of the Moon" Pallas); "Alegrias" (Gomez); "Simple Little Melody" (Straus); Grinzing" (Benatzhy); "Waltz Serenade’ (Tichy); "Faust" Variations (Gounod); ‘Melodie" (Tchaikovski). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Official news service 7.10 News and reports 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME The Mastersingers (mixed voice choir) 8. 9 Studio recital by Netta Simich (piano): " Three Sketches " Frank Bridge April, Rosemary, Valse Cap- ricieuse " Humoresque" .... Swinstead "Sing a Song of Sixpence " Livens "Peter Piper" ............ Livens Composer, conductor and vidla player, Frank Bridge, is one of the most gifted and most striking personalities in modern -British music. At one time people used to think of him as essentially a composer of chamber music, It is true he began his career in that branch of music, both as performer and composer. But he also enpeghen. English song literature with a numer of fine numbers of the type that appeals equally to the connoisseur and to the man-in-the-arm-chair-beside-the-loud-speaker. Bridge is also at home at the conductor’s desk, and nearly all the most famous British and American orchestras have played under him. 8.21 The Rosario Bourdon Symphony Orchestra, 828 Studio recital by Jacqueline Page (soprano): * "Bird of Blue" ......... German "At Night" .... Rachmaninoff " A Widow Bird " ........ Lidgey " Solveig’s Song" ........ Grieg 8.40 The Rosario Bourdon Symphony Orchestra

8.43 8.55 9. 0 9.10 9.15 9.23 9.31 9.37 Studio recital by Martin Liddle (baritone): Four Irish Settings by Herbert Hughes " Down by the Sally Gardens". "The Next Market Day" "The Fanaid Grove " "A Ballynure Ballad" The Mastersingers (mixed voice choir) DAVENTRY NEWS Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices C. B. Cochran medley Jose Collins memories Bobbie Comber and Company, "Taking Possession" . Comber The Gaumont British Studio Orchestra, "Aunt Sally" selection

9.45 Frank Rayston (piano), "Lambeth Walk" (after the great masters)....arr. Rayston 9.51 Olive Groves and George Baker with orchestra, Gems from "A _ Southern bee See Re Fraser-Simson 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 DANCE MUSIC 11. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight) NZ AUCKLAND 880k.c. 341m. . 0-6.0 p.m. Light music . Signal preparation for Air Force | 5 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Filmland memories: Bing Crosby 8.15 8.30 in songs from " The Star Maker " Melody and merriment * The Woman in White"

8.45 9. 0 9.26 10. 0 10.30 Interlude "The Sentimental Bloke " Around the bandstand Variety show Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c, 240m. 1. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light 2.20 3.20 5. 0 7. 0 7.30 8.0 12.0 orchestral, and humorous selections Piano, piano accordion, and organ selections Light vocal, popular, and orchestral numbers Light orchestral and popular programme Sports results and comments: "Bill" Hendry Orchestral items Dance session Close down QV WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m.

6. Oa.m. Station on the air for DAV-~ ENTRY NEWS 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 7.30 District weather report 9.30 Recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators : 10.10 Devotional Service, followed by recordings 10.281010.30 Time signals 10.45 ‘Mary Makes a Career": (8) **More Household Accounts "’ 11. O Recordings 12. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 2 i 1.145 for DAVENTRY 4.0 Weather report for aviators and week-end forecast 3. Q Running commentary on the Rugby Football Match (relayed from Athletic park) Recordings (approx.) 5. O Children’s session ("Uncle Jasper’) 5.46 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Schubert Waltzes’’ (Schubert); "Dreaming Bells’ (Krome); "Bubbling Over" (Gibbons); "By the Sleepy Lagoon" (Coates); "My Lucky Day" (Carste); ‘Arie’ (Lotti); "Down the Mall’ (Belton); ‘Vienna Maidens" (Ziehrer); "Marche Symphonique"’ (Savino); "Mississippi" (Rodgers); ‘‘Danube Waves" (Ivanovici); "‘In a Persian Market" (Ketelbey); "Dolores" (Waldteufel); "‘Moonbeams Dance’ (Gibbons); ""Wine, Women and Song" (Strauss). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. O Official news service 7.10 News and reports 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals Topical War Talks from the BBC 8. 0 OPENING CONCERT of the Wellington Competitions Society. Speaker: His Worship the Mayor, T. C. A. Hislop (Relayed from the Town Hall) 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.156 DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 A Sports summary 10.10 of dance programme 11.0 DAVENTRY NEWS =. (During the war the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight)

QV Ep is, AS}? . 3. 0to4.45 p.m. Recordings 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 6.45 Signal preparation for Air Force 7. O After dinner music 8. 0 Classics for the connoisseur 9.0 On with the show 10. 0 Melody and humour 10.30 Close down QW WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303m. 7.Op.m. "You asked for it": From listeners to listeners 410. 0 Close down 2 Y 810k.c. 370m. 6.30 p.m. Children’s session 7.30 Sports results and reviews 8.0 Music, mirth and melody 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9.2 Recordings 10. 0 Close down 2 NAPIER 760 k.c. 395 m. 7. Oam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY 11.0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 and 1,15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 5. O Light music 5.30 For the children: ‘Paradise Plumes and Head-Hunters" 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6. O "Carson Robison and his Pioneers" 6.15 Light music Weather forecast, Rugby results Recorded talk by Mrs. A. P. Peck: "Poetry and Pubs" 7. O Official news 7.15 ‘The Circle of Shiva" 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC 8. 0 Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, "Gipsy Baron" Overture (Strauss) 8.11 Walter Glynne (tenor), Walter Glynne and Ceinwen Rowlands (soprano) : 8.17 Symphony Orchestra, ‘" Waltzes" 8.26 The Kentucky Minstrels, ‘‘ Love Could I Only Tell Thee" (Capel) 8.32 Erica Morini (violin) 8.39 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, "Liebeslieder"’ Waltz (Strauss) 8.48 John Charles Thomas (baritone) 8.55 Light Symphony Orchestra, ‘Joyousness" Concert Waltz (Haydn Wood) 9% 0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 "The Crimson Trail" 9.21 Light music 10. 0 Close down 2 Y IN 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Local Rugby results Light popular music 8.0 Light music 8.10 "Scott of Scotland Yard" 8.50 Light recitals 9.15 Dance music 9.30 Swing session 10. 0 Close down a These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air, 3 All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.

SATURDAY

AUGUST 17

SV CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for DAVENTRY NEWS 7. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 10.30 Devotional service, followed by recordings 11. 0 "Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Jacqueline Cochran, American aviatrix: "Flying and Flowers" 11.10 Recordings 411.30 Relay from Riccarton of Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National Meeting 12. © Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m. and 1,15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 2.0 Recordings 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session "Just You and I" 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Nights at the Ballet’; "Cradle Song of the Virgin Mary" (Reger); "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny’ (Bland); "Snow White and fie Seven Dwarfs," Selection; ‘‘Narcissus’’ (Nevin); "The Flowers’ Caress" (Leuntjens); "Sevillanas Y¥ Panaderos’"’ Gomes); ‘Rose of Samarkand’ (Coates); ‘Lovely to Kiss" (Dicker); "In Tulip Land" (Paseller); "Merry Widow’"’ election (Lehar); "Ignacio" (Carrara); "I Was Anything But Sentimental’ (Lerner); "Blue Skies’’ (Rirner); "Student Prince’ Selection (Romberg). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Official news service 7.10 News and reports 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC 8. 0 The Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra, London, "Crazy Days" Selection Mayerl 8.10 "Tales of the Silver Greyhound": "A Trip to the Continent" 8.36 Xavier Cugat Orchestra, "Garden in Granada" Vasilescu "Lost and Found" ..... Tomlin 8.43 Bertha Wilmot (vocal), "Beer Barrel Polka " Veyvoda MOONE: cisicctiowsincds, SROs 8.50 George Hamilton Green (xylophone) 8.53 Xavier Cugat Orchestra, "I Love to Whistle" Adamson "Any Old Lane is Lovers’ TAT ctl Aeivechicostcces Oe 9.0 DAVENTRY NEW 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.16 DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Sports summary 910.15 Dance music 411. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) SVL amerowmnee 2.30-4.30 p.m. Commentary on Rugby football match, relayed from Lancaster Park 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 7.0 After dinner music

Broadcast of concert by the Christoe Harmonic Society, featuring lozart’s " Requieum." Conductor: Victor C. Peters, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M. 10, O(approx.) Favourite entertainers 10.30 Close down SAR Vgrmaers 30 a.m. Weather Teport for aviators 7.10 10.0 12.0 D aggew =" @ gooo Boh 8 & OPO MWIIND > ah 10. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS Weather 7 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 Dm. and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS Football, relayed from Rugby Park Bright music Light variety The Crimson Trail DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music Er from the Pen of Edgar Allen oe Sporting results, station notices OMeial news New Mayfair Orchestra Topical war talks from the BBC "Joan of Arc" Spotlight Parade DAVENTRY NEWS Old folks at home Dance to correct tempo by Joe Loss and his Band, Maxwell Stewart and his Orchestra. Interludes by Mills Brothers Close down ANY AN DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m, 6. Oa.m. a Be the air for DAVT 6.80 Weather report for aviators

7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 9.30 Recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators Recordings 10.50 ‘Music and Flowers" series. Talk by Mrs. Clara Fargo Thomas, one of America’s outstanding mural painters: "Our Need of Flowers" 12. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m, and 1.15 for BAVENTRY NEWS 1.0 Weather report (including for aviators) 2.0 Recordings 3.0 Commentary on Senior Rugby ‘match (relay from Carisbrook) 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session 5.46 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "William Tell" Overture (Rossini); "The Swallow’ (Serradell); "Spanish Serenade" (Heykens); "Anything Goes’ Selection (Porter); "Red Roses," Tango (Ritter); ‘In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (Alstyne); "One Day When We Were Young" (Strauss); "‘Champagne Bubbles" (Kochmann); "Jealousy" (Gade); "The Red House’ (arr, Whyte); "By the Waters of Minnetonka" (Lieurance); "Prelude in G Minor’ (Rachmanino/]); ‘‘Amapola" (Lacalee): "Gondoliers Overture’ (Sullivan). 6.65 Dominion and district weather reports 7.Q Official news service 7.10 News and reports (approx.) 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC

8. 0 AYA Concert Orchestra, con+ ducted by Gil Dech, with ree corded ballads: "Manhattan Rhapsody" Thayer 8. 8 Denis Noble (baritone) 8.14 The Orchestra: "Ballads of the 20th Century" Wood 8.29 Olive Groves (soprano) 8.38 The Orchestra: "Fire Over England" Selection Addinsell 8.45 Webster Booth (tenor) Once described as the Valentino of tenors, Webster Booth is over six feet tall and is dark and slim. The combination of a pleas. ing stage appearance and a really good tenor voice is rare. Among contemporary English singers there are not many who possess both. Booth also has the unusual compass of two octaves and two notes, Herman Finck said of the top D flat which Booth used in "The Three Musketeers," that it was the highest tenor note ever heard in Drury Lane Theatre. 8.51 The Orchestra: "Olde Wayes Idyll" .. Henman "Lulworth Cove" .... Shadwell 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 DANCE MUSIC 11.0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, this station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) aly ©) 1140 k.c. 263 m, 3. Op.m. Recordings during football ree lay through 4YA 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 6.45 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 "Marie Antoinette" 8.14 Modern melodies 8.30 "The Mystery Club" 9. 0 "Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 9.80 Half-an-hour with the bands. Intams ludes by Gracie Fields (soprano) 410. 0 Merry and gay 10.30 Close down aAYZ INVERCARGILL | 680k.c. 441 m. 7. Oam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 41, O Recordings A ace 42. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at is = and 1.145 for DAVENTR 2.0 Bright and breezy 2.30 (approx.)-4.0 (approx.) Relay of In-ter-Provincial match, sabe ‘ einen (relay from ar 5. O Children’s session 6.15 Saturday special (new releases) 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6.30 ‘The Old-Time The-Ayter" 6.46 Sports results 6.50 L wey music 7. 0 Official news 7.10 Screen Snapshots 7.26 Station announcements : 7.30 Topical War lk from. the BBC 8. 0 "The Masked Masqueraders" 8.30 Shall we dance? 9,0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 For the musio lover 0. 0 Close down

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