WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 61, 23 August 1940, Page 32

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

Is 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 10. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. J. C. Draper 10.165 Recordings 411. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret" 11.15 Talk under the auspices of the National Council of Women 411.30 Recordings 42.0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m. and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 2. 0 Recordings 2.30 Classical hour 3.30 Sports results Light musical programme 4.0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results GO Children’s session (" Cinderella" and "‘ Peter") 3.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Czar and Carpenter" (Lortzing); "Village Swallows from Austria’ (Strauss); "Fairy Tale’ (Komzak); ‘‘A Tune Over the Air’ (Jager); "Chanson D’Amour’"’ (Suk); "Round the Films" (Lubbe); "River Reveries"; "Dreaming Flowers’ (Translateur); "Dances of the Polovisian Maidens’ (Borodin); "Deluge" (Saint Saens); "Polonaise" (Jager); * ‘Some Day My Prince Will Come’ (Morey); "Entrance of the Queen of Roses" (Rhode); ‘Pagliacci Serenade’ (Leon cavallo). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Official news service 7.10 News and reports 7.30 BOOK REVIEW 8.0 The Lener String Quartet, with Charles Draper (clarinet), Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, og Ee 8 + SER eS eae . Brahms Allegro, Con Moto 8.22 Studio Recital by Dorothy Simonsen (mezzo-soprano), "Silent Noon" Vaughan Williams "Foxgloves" .... Michael Head "The Cloths of Heaven" Dunhill "The Shepherd’s Song" Elgar 8.34 Studio Recital by Lois. Walls (viola), Lalla (cello), and Dora Judson (plano), Trio in A Minor, = 114 Brahms 8.56 John Brownlee (baritone), "T’]] Not Complain" Schumann 9. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer, conducted ’ by the Rev. C. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist Union tre" Of N.Z. ‘9.10 Dominion and district weather . reports and station notices 915 "Those We Love": A story of ity ‘people like us, the Marshalls 9.42 London Palladium Orchestra, "Merchant of Venice" Suite Rosse 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH. AND MELODY.

1.0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight) | I Y 880k.c. 341m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 6.35 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 Band programme, with vocal interludes, and at 8.30, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 8. 0 Comedians’ corner 9.30 "Joan of Aro"’ 9.43 Billy Cotton’s Band 10. O Light recitals: 10.30 Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240m. 12. 0-1.30 p.m. Community sing, relayed from Majestic Theatre 5. O Light orchestral and popular items 7. 0 Orchestral selections 7.30 Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre 7.45 ‘Silas Marner" 8. 0 Peep into Filmland with "Billie" 9. 0 Light orchestral items, Hawaiian and popular melodies 10. 0 Close down 2 i\ 570 k.c. 526 m. When Parliament is being broadcast this programme will be transmitted 8 2YC. Usual hours of Parliament, 2.3 to 5.30 and 7.30 to 10.30 p.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 7.30 District weather report 9.30 Recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service, followed by recordings : 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals 10.45 Talk to women by " Margaret" 41. O Recordings 42.0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 og 1.15 for DAVENTRY O Weather report for aviators QO Classical hour 3. 0 Sports results Recordings 3.28 to 3.30 Time signals Weather report. for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago . 4. 0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session ("* Aunt Molly ’’) 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Ball at the Savoy’ (Abraham); "‘Love Me Forever" (Schertzinger); "Potpourri from the Film ‘Truxa’" (Leux); "Vals Poetica’ (Villanueva); "Mon Reve" (Waldteufel); "Gipsy Moon" (Burganof]); "Die Lorelei’ (Liszt); "‘A Musical Snuff Box’ (Liladow); "Paganini" | (Lehar); "Souvenir de Capri’ (Beece); " (Schumann); ‘"‘KussSerenade" (Micheli); ‘Master of My Soul" (Stolz); "Songs of the Rhinetand" (Schmidt); "I Love Thee’ (Grieg); ‘"‘IndraWaltz’ (Lincke). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reete 7. 0 ficial news service 7.10 News and reports 7.2810 7.30 Time signals 7.40 TALK by the Gardening Expert: "For the Home Gardener"

8.22 8.34 8.42 9.10 9.15 9.40 11. 0 Music by Popular Composers Series: No. 5, Haydn Wood New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Homage March" "Prelude" John McCormack (tenor), "I Look Into Your Garden" Sydney Gustard (organist), "A Brown Bird Singing" Leonard Gowings (tenor), "Bird of Love Divine" New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Concert Waltz: Joyousness" Studio Recital by Julie Werry (soprano): "Spring Song" ........ Bantock "When I Have Sung My OM shes cenndieecees ct. Charles "The Cunnin’ Little Thing" Hageman | "Shepherd’s Cradle Song" | Somervell "Spirit. of Life" .... Dichmont. A Dance Band in Riki Sphere: Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans on the Concert Platform: | "Serenade" ........ Moszkowski "The Song is Ended" ., Berlin Songs of the Open, by popular baritones and basses: | "Tramping Through the CounSEP OOE © ccccveviatesaabian Allison (Peter Dawson) "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" ...........0.... Powell (John Charles Thomas) "The Fly Be On the Turmuts" arr. Wheatley (Harry Dearth) "My Sheepdog and I" Lumley (Harold Williams) "Song of the Highway" . May (Foster Richardson) DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer by Rev. C. W. Duncumb, President of the — Union of New Zeaan Dominion and district weather reports and station notices "The First Great Churchill": The romantic story of Winston Churchill’s famous ancestor, John, First Lord Marlborough Hits from "Top Hat" Berlin "The Woman in Black" The sixth episode of a dramatic serial ABE LYMAN AND HIS CALIFORNIANS DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) . 2YCMNE 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8.0 At the opera

8.40 Concerto programme, featuring at 9.0, Artur Schnabel (piano), and the London Philharmonic Orchestra playing ‘"‘Concerto No, 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19" (Beethoven) 10. 0 In order of appearance: Quentin Maclean (organ), Nelson Eddy (baritone), De Groot and his Orchestra 10.30 Close down 2 y 990 k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.35 Here’s a Queer Thing 7.45 Musical digest 8.15 The Adventures of. Marco Polo 8.28 Solo Artists’ Spotlight 8.45 Stars of the musical frmament 9. 0 The Life of Cleopatra 9.30 Night Club 10. 0 Close down 2 Y 810k.c. 370m. 6.30 p.m. Children’s session 7.30 Lecturette and information service 8. 0 Concert programme 9.0 ‘Weather report and station notices 8.2 Concert programme 10. 0 Close down QVinl HAP es. 7. Oam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 Breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 41. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 5. 0 Light music 6.30 For the children 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6. 0° "The Japanese Houseboy" 6.15 Light music 6.45 Weather forecast. Stortford Lodge Market report 7. O Official news 7.15 ‘Soldier of Fortune" 8. 0 Light music 8.10 Recorded talk by Douglas Cress- well: "John Guard, Whaler." A story of the Sounds 8.30 "Night Club,’ featuring Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer, conducted by Rev, Cc. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist Union of New Zealand 9.10 Soloists and Chorus, with the Orchestre Symphonique. of Paris, "Carmen" (Bizet): 1. In the Square, 2. When Soldiers Mount Guard, 3. Habanera 9.22 London Philharmonic Orchestra "Svmphony No. 2 in D_ Major’ (Beethoven) 10. 0 Close down 2 y NI 920 k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. "The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn" 7.15 Light music 8.0 Light classical music 8.30 Variety and vaudeville 9. 0 Band programme 9.30 "Eb and Zeb" 10. 0 Close down These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be anncunced over the air. All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission,

WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 28

SHY/ 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 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 11.30 Recordings 12. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 and 1.15 p.m. for DAVENTRY NEWS 2.0 Recordings 8. 0 Classical music 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast and light musical programme 4.30 Sports resuits 6. O Children’s session ("Comrades") 5.456 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Village Swallows /rom Austria’ (Strauss); ‘Valse Noble" (Schumann); "The Piccolino" (Berlin); "Peterle"’ (Kleine); "The Violin Sings Soft and Low" (Gabriel); "Marche Miniature Viennois’’ (Kreisler); "Moonlight on the. Danube" (Gay); "Dance of the Hours" (Ponchielli); "Walzer" (Cramer); "The Dwarfs’ (Leinhodl); "Feramors" (Rubinstein); "I Had a Glimpse of Luck’ (Kudritzkt); "When East Meels West’; "Happy Days" (Strelesky); "Parade of the Ciiy Guards" (Jessel); "Spanish Dance, No, 1°’ Moszkowski). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7.0 Official news service 7.10 -News and reports 7.20 Addington Stock Market report 7.32 WINTER COURSE TALK: | "Things as Seen by a Painter" By Sydney L. Thompson and F, A. Shurrock 8.0 READINGS by O. L. Simmance: "Poems by William Blake " 822 Mark Raphael (baritone), in two songs by Shelley: "Music When Soft Voices Die" Quilter "Love’s Philosophy" .. Quilter Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in 1792. Thirty years later his tragically brief existence was cut short, when he was drowned off Leghorn. His body was cremated in the B aera ny of Byron, and the ashes interred under the pyramid of cestius in Rome. 8.26 ORGAN RECITAL by DR. J. Cc. BRADSHAW: (1) Organ Sonata No. 6 in : D Minor on the Chorale "Our Father Which Art in Heaven" endelssohn (2) Gavotte in D Major from the Opera "Le Temple de la Gloria eae k. Rameau (Relayed from the Civic Theatre) 8.46 Studio Recital by Madame Elsie Betts-Vincent (piano): "Three Cuban Dances" Cervantes "Arabeske" wa... Lechetizky "Barcarolle" ...000. Liadov "Naila Waltz" ............ Delibes §. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer: Rev. C. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist Union of N.Z. 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices

9.15 9.46 10. 2 11. 0 "Music from the Theatre": " Aurora’s Wedding" to the music of Tchaikovski. This is one of a series of imaginary broadcasts re-creating the atmosphere of the theatre during the season of the Ballet Wanda Landdwska (harpsichord), and Orchestra, Concerto in D Major, Op. 21 Haydn Vivace and Larghetto MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 6. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings’ 7. 0 8.0 8.32 9. 0 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music -- from the Diary of a Film an Concert featuring Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra Dance time Musical comedy Close down SAR a eae 6.50 am. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 7.10 10. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS Breakfast Session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS Weather report ia a ree Devotional Service 3. 0 3.30 4.0 4.30 5. 0 Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m. and 1.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS Afternoon programme Classical music Dancing time Weather report. Variety Children’s session: ‘‘Musical estat ments, by Reg and Norma"

5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6.30 "Here’s a Queer Thing" 6.44 Songs from the range 6.57 Station notices, weather report 7. O Official news 7.15 World-famous bands 7.44 You can’t blame us 8.10 Introducing to you 8.30 The Moonstone 8.43 Voices of the stars 8. 0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer (Rev. C. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist | Union of New Zealand) 9.15 Famous orchestras 9.30 Musical all-sorts 10. 0 Close down al, DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380m. 6. Oam. 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. QO Weather report for aviators Recordings 10.15 Devotional service 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.0 Talk by Miss D. McStay: "Cooking by- Electricity" 12. 0 South Dunedin community sing, re- . layed from the Mayfair Theatre’ 12.30 p.m. and 1.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 1.0 Weather report (including for aviators) 1.25 Recordings (approx.) 3.15 A.C.E. TALK: "Lime, Iron, lodine and Vitamins" 3.30 Sports resrlts Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast for farmers 4.30 Light music 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s’ session (Big Brother Bill and the Travelman) 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by dinner music: "Padilla Medley’; ‘Rigoletto’ Selection (Verdi); "Hora Staccato’ (Dinicu); "Bird Songs at Eventide’ (Coates); ‘‘Castanets’"’ (Schutze); "Only a Rose" (Friml); "The Swan" (Saint Saens); "Troubadour" (Trad.); "Pepita’ (Bourdon); "Two For To-night"’ Gordon); "The Sleeping Beauty's Wedding Day’’ (Rhode); "Inverness Gathertng’ (arr. Whyte); "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6" (Liszt); "The Golden Musical Box’ (Krome); "Daddy Long Legs" (Wright); "Curtain Up’ (Wood). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Official news service 7.10 News and reports (approx.) 7.30 BOOK TALK 8. 0 "The Bold Bad Buccaneers " in humour and harmony 8.15 "Ravenshoe." A dramatic version of Henry Kingsley’s great story 8.28 "Aloha Land" 8.42 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 8.54 Ambrose and his Orchestra " Gulliver’s Travels " selection Wood 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer: Rev. C. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist Union of N.Z. 9.10 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9.15 Reginald Foort (organ), "When Day is Done" Katscher 9.18 "Soldier of Fortune" A dramatic serial

9.44 Variety by the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, Jane Froman (vocal) and Roy Smeck and his Serenaders 10. O Kay Kyser and his Orchestra 11.0 DAVENTRY NEWS (During the war this station will remain on the air until 12 midnight) AN DUNEDIN 1140k.c. 263m. | 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 6.35 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 Orchestral concert, featuring at 8.16 the London Symphony Orchestra, playing ‘‘Le Coq b’Or" Bridal Cortege (Rimsky-Korsakov); and at 8.46, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing "Royal Fireworks Music Suite" 9.20 From grand opera 10.0 Bright and gay 10.30 Close down al, Y 680k.c. 441m. 7. Oam. DAVENTRY NEWS 7.10 breakfast session, interrupted at 8.20 and 9.15 for DAVENTRY NEWS 41. 0 Recordings 42. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music, interrupted at 12.30 p.m. and 1.145 for DAVENTRY NEWS 5. 0 Children’s session: "Round the World with Father Time" .- 5.15 Musical comed 5.30 Tunes of the day 5.45 DAVENTRY NEWS 6.15 ‘Personal Column" 6.45 7 7 . "The Birth of the British Nation" O Official news 0 After dinner music (7.30, station announcements) 7.45 In Nature’s By-Paths: "The Fish That Came Home" 8. O These were hits 8.15 "Khyber and Beyond: The Sun Sinks" (final episode : 8.39 Recitals by Victor Young and his Concert Orchestra, Richard. Tauber (tenor), and Charlie Kunz (piano) 9.0 DAVENTRY NEWS, followed by Evening Prayer, conducted by Rev. c. W. Duncumb, President of the Baptist Union of New Zealand 9.10 Musical Journey Round the World (6): England ! 9.30 Radio Cabaret 10. 0 Close down