SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 38

SATURDAY

NATIONAL

NYY. AUCKLAND | 650 k.¢. 462 m. 6. Oam. Station on the air for DAVEN-~ TRY NEWS ; 7. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.40 Rredkfast session, interrupted at 8.20 aid 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 7.30 District weather report 40. O Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. Geo. Heighway 10,15 Recordings 44. 0 ‘‘Mary Makes a Career": Further Plans for the Home 41.15 Running commentary on the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s Meeting, relayed from Ellerslie Racecourse 42.0. Lunch music, interrupted_at 12.30 prem 1.15 for DAVENTRY 4.0 District week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Recordings 3. 0 Football relay by 1ZM 4.30 Sports results 6. O Children’s session (‘ Cinderella ’’) 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Monckton Melodies" arr. Robinson); "Sweetheart" (Strauss); "Czardas’’ (Monti); "Volga Jong’ (Lehar); ‘‘daffner Serenade" Mozart); "Street Singer of Naples’ (Winkér); "On the Bay of Naples" (La Guardia); "We're Not Dressing’ (Revel); "La Tosca" Selection (Puceint) ; "Sweetheart Czardas’ (Marie); ‘Stephanie Gavotte" (Czibulka); *Slavonie Dance, No. {"* (Dvorak); "Autumn Melodies" (W 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Official néws service 7.10 -News and reports 7.30 Topical Talks from the BBC 8. 0 Studio Presentation by the Taakiwaiora Maori Concert Party, in songs and instrumental items, traditional melodies and hakas 8.32 Alfred Cortot (piano), Legend: " St. Francis Walking on the Water " ....... Liszt 8.40 Studio Recital by Phyllis Tye (mezzo-soprano), in Elgar numbers, "Tike to the Damask Rose" "A Song of Autumn" "The Poet’s Life" "The Shepherd’s Song" 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS | 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 BBC Programme: "Ours is a Nice Hour, Ours is." A radio romp. Devised by Clarkson Rose. usic by Conrad Leonard 9.45 Jeanette MacDonald (light v = One Kiss , pm ee Romberg "Lover, Come Back To Me" Romberg 9.61 Carroll Gibbons and his Boy Sree» 4 yen Were the Only Girl" Memories 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 DANCE MUSIC | 11. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS et ng the war the station will on the air until 12 midnight)

TVX eee | 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 6.45 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 Filmland memories: Jessie Matthews in songs from "Evergreen" 8.12 Piano pranks 8.30 "The Woman in White" 8.45 Orchestral interlude 9. 0 "The Séntimental Bloke" 9.26 Organs in rhythm 40.0 Variety show 10.30 Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 4. Op.m., Band music, vocal gems, light orchestral and popular selections 2.20 Hawaiian melodies, piano selections 3. 0 Commentary on ugby Football Match, relayed from Eden Park

4.30 Selections from the shows 5.0 Light orchestral and popular recordings Sports results and comments: Bill Hendry 7.30 Orchestral programme 8. 0 Dance session 12.0 Close down 2 y 570 k.c. 526 m. When Parliament is being broadcast this programme will be transmitted b 2YC. Usual hours of Parliament: a.m. to 1p.m. and 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. 6. Qa.m. Station on the air for DAVEN« TRY NEWS . 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.290 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 7.30 District weather report 9.380 Recordings 10. 0 Weather report for aviators

10.10 Devotional Service, followed by recordings 10.28 10 10.30 Time signals 10.45 "The Morning Spell": ‘" Take Down a Book," by Mrs. Mary Scott 11. 0 Recordings Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m.and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS o 4.0 Weather feport for aviators and week-end recast [) Running commentary on the Rugby Football Match (relayed from Athletic Park) 4.45 Recordings (approx.) 5. 0 Children’s session ("Uncle Jasper’’) 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Merry Widow — Selection" (Lehar); "Mouse in 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" (Livechakojf); "Mighty Lak

a Rose’ (Rich); * (Nevin); "In the Marionettes’ Shop’ "The Music Comes’ (Straus); "Dte Folkunger’’ (Kretschmer); ‘Faust Frolics"’ (Gounod). 6.55 7. 0 7.10 7.30 8. 0 9. 0 9.10 9.15 10.10 11. 0 Dominion and district weather reports Official news service News and reports 7.28 10 7.30. Time signals Topical War Talks from the BBC (National broadcast) Wellington Competitions Society’s Concert (Relayed from the Town Hall) DAVENTRY NEWS Dominion and district weather reports and station notices DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 Sports summary Continuation of dance programme DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight)

2M WELLINGTON 840 k.c. 357m. 3, 0-4.45 p.m. Light music 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 6.45 Signal preparation for Air Force 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Classics for the connoisseur 8.0 On with the show 10. 0 Melody and humour 10.30 Close down QW WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. ‘" You Asked For It’: From listeners to listeners 10. 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 8. 2 Recordings 10. 0 Close down QV nl 760 k.c. 395 m. 7. Gam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 11. O Light music ‘ 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 5. O Light music 6.30 For the children: "Paradise Plumés and Heéad-Hunters" 6.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6. O ‘Carson Robison and his Pioneers" 6.15 Light music 6.45 Weather forecast. Rugby results 7.0 Official news 7.15 "The Circie of Shiva" 7.80 Topical War Talks from the BBG 8. 0 The State Opera Orchestra, "Intermezzo" (Strauss) 8.6 Recital by Peter Dawson (bassbaritone) 8.19 Grand Symphony Orchestra, "Czar a ae nial Clog Dance (Lortzing 8.24 Emantiel Feuermann (’cello) 8.30 Ninon Vallin (Soprano), and Madéleine Sibille (contralto) 8.33 Great Symphony Orchestra, ‘"Countess Maritza" Selection (Kalman) 8.43 Mark Hambourg (piano); "Intermezzo in 4G" (Wolf-Ferrari), "Shepherds Hey," "Country Gardens" (Grainger) 50 Sydney MacEwan (tenor) 8.56 Boston Promenade’ Orchestra, "Thunder and Lightning’ Polka (Strauss) 8.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 "The Crimson Trail" 9.21 Light music 40. 0 Close down 2 y iN 920k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. Local Rugby results. Light popular music " 2 Light music 8 8. "Scott of Scotland Yard" 8.50 Light recitals 9.15 9 0 Dance music 30 Swing session 0 Close down : These programmes are correct as we to press. Any last-minute alterations will be may over the air. es in this issue are copyright to ‘The may not be reprinted bopowie te

SATURDAY

AUGUST 24

SV, CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416 m. 6. Oam. Station on the air for DAVENNEWS 7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.72 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 70.30 Devotional Servics, followed by recordings 41. 0 ‘Music and Flowers" series: Talk by Madame Helena Rubinstein, world famous beauty culture expert: "Flowers and Personality " 11.10 Recordings 12. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m. and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS Recordings Commentary on Rugby Football Match (relayed from Lancaster Park) 4.30 Sports results 8. 0 Children’s session (* Riddleman ") 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Women of Vienna" (Lehar); "‘White Horse Inn Waltz" (Benatzky); Vaise "Mayfatr’’ frescew; "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 14" (Liszt); "Electric Girl" (Helmburg); "Beneath the Curtain of the Night" (Brito); "Once on the Rhine" (Ostermann); "Day In-Day Out’ (Butler); ‘Parade of ‘the Pirates" (Bratton); ‘‘Czardas’"’ (Kormann); "Romance" (Rubtnstein); ‘Dance of the Fairtes"’ Rosenthal); " Humoreske’’ (Dvorak); "The Merry Peasant’’ (Fall); ‘Pop Goes the Weasel," "Irish Jig’ (arr. Hartley); ‘Kiss Me Again" Waltz (Herbert); "Hungarian Dance, No. 7" (Brahms). 6.65 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 OMcial news service 7.10 News and reports 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC co 8.0 Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "Colonel Bogey on Parade" | 810 "Tales of the Silver Grey-. hound": "Balkan Summer" 8.35 "Have You Heard These?" Some recent releases Boston Promenade Orchestra, "Stars and Stripes Forever" PERPO sia: Secnasdesuaid Sousa "Semper Fidelis" March Sousa 8.41 Jeanette MacDonald (soprano) "One Kiss" (The New Moon) "Lover Come Back to Me" Romberg 8.47 Carroll Gibbons (piano), and his Boy Friends, BP pc Senne See ae Mee as Se Moret "Magnolias in the Moonlight" Schertzinger 8.53 The Western Brothers, "Lord Haw-Haw, the Humbug of Hamburg" ............ Western 8.56 Harry Horlick and his Orchestra, : "My Beautiful Lady" Waltz Caryll 8.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 Billy Cotton and his Band 8.21 Studio feature by Lyn Christie (saxophone): "La Paloma" ............ Yradier "Rigoletto Quartet" .... Verdi 9.27 Lupino Lane and his Lambeth ... Walkers

9.33 Billy Cotton and his Band 9.36 Lyn Christie: "Indian Love Call" .... Friml "Londonderry Air" arr. O’Connor The "Irish Tune from County Derry" first appeared in print in George Petrie’s collection of Irish folk songs published in 1855. The composer is unknown. The tune Was given to Petrie by Jane Ross, of Limavady, who, with her sister, made a practice of taking down tunes from the peasants who came to their town on market day. Doubtless it was known, loved and sung by the family of the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, W. F. Massey, who was born at Limavady. 9.42 Eddie Peabody and his Dizzy Strings 9.45 Billy Cotton and his Band 9.48 Jack Hulbert and The Rhythm Brothers 9.51 Cecily Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert 9.54 Eddie Peabody and his Dizzy Strings 9.57 Billy Cotton and his Band 10. 0 Sports summary 10.156 DANCE MUSIC 11.0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will remain on the air, until 12 midnight) , SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 2.30-4.30 p.m. Recordings 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Symphonic programme, featuring at 8.18, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing "Paris, A Night Study": ‘The Song of a Great City" (Delius); and at 9.4, Yehudi Menuhin (violin), and the London Symphony Orchestra, "Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61" (Elgar) 10. O Favourite Entertainers 10.30 Close down Sz GREYMOUTH 940k.c. 319m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 10. O Weather report 412. 0 Luncheon music, interrupted at {ROMs and 1.15 for DAVENTRY 3. 0 Football, relayed from Rugby Park 4.30 Bright music 6. O Light variety : 6.15 "The Crimson Trail" 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed: by dinner music 6.30 ‘"Metzengerstan" 6.45 Sporting results, weather report 7. 0 Official news 7.10 Debroy Somers Band 7.30 Topical War Talks from BBC 8.0 "Joan of Arc" 8.15 Spotlight Parade 8.0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 Minstrel memories 9.30 Correct dance tempo by: Henry Jacques and his Orchestra, Victor Silvester and his Orchestra, interludes by Dick Todd 10. 0 Close down

AN DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 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, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 9.30 Recordings 10. © Weather report for aviators Recordings 10.50 ‘Music and Flowers™ series: Talk by Blanche Yurka, one of America’s leading stage personalities: "Flowers: and the Theatre " 12. © Lunch music, interrupted at 12. ‘6 p.m. and 1.145 for DAVENTRY NEWS 41.0 Weather report (including for aviators) 2. 0 Recordings 3. 0 Commentary on Senior Rugby Match (Relay from Carisbrook) 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Champagne Gallop" (Lumbye); ‘‘Sarba"’ (Trad.); "I Love You" (Grieg); "Andante Religioso" (Thome); "The Big Broadcast of 1986’’ Selection; "Torna Piceina!"’ (Bizxio); "Ever or Never" (Waldteufel); "Naughty Nanette" (Grothe); "Romance de Amor’ Romanza (Gomez); "Countess Maritza" Waliz (Kalman); "Gilbert and Sultivan Selections’; "Homage to Armstrong’"’ (Jerome); "Erotik" "Let's Sail to Dreamland" (Kogen); ¥s (Trad.); "Bells Across the Meadow" (Ketelbey); "Land Of Love’ (Melichar); "Fair at Sorotchinsk" (Moussorgsky). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. © Official news service 7.10. News and reports (approx.) 7.30 Topical War Talks from the BBC 8. 0 LIGHT ORCHESTRAS WITH BALLADS FROM THE STUDIO: Plaza Theatre Orchestra, "The Three Bears" .... Coates 8.10 Dorothy Sligo (soprano), "Spreading the News" Oliver "Cherry Ripe" ........ Lehmann 8.16 Charles Brill Orchestra, "Soirees Musicales" .... Rossini 8.26 Arthur Robertson (baritone), "Lochnager" .....00000. Moffat "The Auld Hoose" .... Moffat "Gala Water" ........ McFarren 8.35 The Rosario Bourdon Symphony, "Persiflage" .........00006 Francis "The Cotton Pickers" .... Hare "Intermezzo" from " GoyesCO iidksriscncdiiccs:: GEOR 8.45 Dorothy Sligo (soprano), » "The Song of Sunshine" Goring Thomas "The Two Roses" .... Bantock 8.51 The New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Triana" ...vrseceeseee. Albeniz "London Bridge" March Coates 8. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices

9.15 Old-Time Dance Programme by Ted Andrews and the Revellers’ Dance Band 10. 0 Sports summary 11.0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the ‘station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) al Y ©) 1140 k.c. 263 m, 1 3. Op.m. Recordings 5. 0-6.0 Recordings 6.45 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 "Marie Antoinette " 8.14 Recent releases 8.30 The Mystery Club: "The Broken Mirror" 9. 0 ’ Leaves from the Diary of a Film an " 9.30 Bands and basses 10. O Bright half-hour 10.30 Close down aw INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. 7. Oam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.40 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 11.0 Recordings 12. 7s p.m. Lunch music, interrupted 12.30 and 1.15 for DAVENTRY 5. 0 Childrén’s session 5.15 Saturday special of new releases 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6.30 "The Old-Time The-Ayter" 6.45 Sports results 6.50 Light music 7. 0 Official neWs 7.10 Screen snapshots 7.26 Station announcements 7.30 Official War Talks from the BBG 8.0 "The Masked Masqueraders" 8.30 Old-Time dance ere bs OQ DAVENTRY NE 9.10 For the music lover 10, 0 Close down Pr These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air. A cee ee : copyright to The and may not be reprinted without permission.