WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 74, 22 November 1940, Page 33

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

NOVEMBER 27

I y 650 k c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7) 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) District weather report, followed by breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 "Music As You Like It" 10. O Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. E. S. Emmitt 10.16 "Grave and Gay" 11. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret " 11.15 Talk under the auspices of the National Council of omen 11.30 ‘ Musical Highlights " 12. 0 Lunch music (1.45 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 ‘Music and Romance" 2.30 Classical music 3.30 Sports results "From Our Sample Box" 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers, and light music 4.30 Sports results. &. 0 Children’s session (‘ Cinderella " and ‘*Peter ’’) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "4842 and All That’; "O Spring How Fair Thou Art’ (Lincke); "Over the Waves" Rosas); "The Student's Fate’’ (Ibanez); ‘Tanzreigen" (Schmmelpfennig); ‘‘Carmen: Intermezzo" (Bizet); "Flight of the Bumble Bee’ (Rimsky Korsakov); "Penny in the Slot’. (Hope); "Spanish Rhapsody" (Chabrier); "Luxemburg Waltz" (Lehar); "The Kerry Dance’ (Molloy); "Gipsy Idyll" (arr. Ferraris); "A Visit ta Turkey" (Rixrner); "The Swan’ (SaintSqens); "Gold and Silver’ (Lehar); "‘Rusticanella"’ (Dortopassi). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.15 TALK: ‘There Always Was an England," by Julius Hogben 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Blech String Quartet, "Quartet in D Minor" . Mozart 7.56 Heinrich Schlusnus (bari- ; tone), "The Watch Dog" "Remembrance" Beethoven 8. 5 Studio recital by Otto Hubscher (violin), and Tessa Birnie (piano), "Sonata in F Major" Mozart 8.20 Studio recital by Edna Dearlove (mezzo-contralto), "Morning Hymn" . Heuschel "The Thought" ........ Broones "Do Not Go My Love" Hageman ‘Devotion" ............. Strauss 8.82 Reginald Kell (clarinet), with the Willoughby String Quartet, "Quintet in G" .... Holbrooke Joseph Holbrooke, who was born at Croydon in 1878, studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music under Frederick Corder, and piano under Westlake. He began his career as a conductor and pianist, but soon forsook such activities to devote himself entirely to composition. During the first decade of the present century, Holbrooke did much fine propaganda for British music, and his own contribution was both important and considerable in the way of operas, symphonic poems, chamber music, etc. 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices

9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary by George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. Percy Paris, of the Methodist Church 9.30 "Martin’s Corner: The Story of a Family" 10. O Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East 10.5 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by Meditation Music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN al Y 880ke. 341m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 "Bands and Ballads," with "Vanity Fair" at-8.30 9. 0 Melody and merriment 9.30 "Joan of Arc" 9.43 More melody and merriment 10. O Light recitals 10.80 Close down at SE 5. Op.m. Light orchestral popular recordings ; 7. O Orchestral and instrumental music 7.30 Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre 7.45 ‘Silas Marner" 8. 0 Peep into filmland with " Billie" 98. O Light orchestral items, Hawaiian, and popular melodies 10. 0-10.25 Signal Preparation for Air Force 10.30 Close down 2 y 570k ¢. 526m. When Parliament is being broadcast this programme will be transmitted by 2YC. Usual hours of Parliament: 2.3 to 5.30 and 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. 6. Oam. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) District weather report Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 9. 0 Morning variety 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.26 Popular melodies 10.28 t0 10.30 Time signals 10.45 Talk to women by " Margaret " 411. O© Music by popular composers 11.20 Variety. on the air 12. 0 Lunch music (1.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON 41.0 Weather report for aviators 2. O Classical hour 3. 0 Ballad singers 3.28 to 3.30 ‘Time signals Weather report for farmers and frost forecast. for Canterbury and Otago 3.32 Musical meanderings 4.0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Gavette"’ (Thomas); "Little Star’ (Ponce); "Moontime"’ (Collins); ‘‘Monika’"’ Tango (Kotscher); "China Doll Parade’ (Zamecnik); "Tango Marina’ (Schmidseder); *‘From Near and Far’ (arr. Hohne); "Drink to Me Only" (arr. Pothon); "Gavotte" (Gossec),

7. 0 7.15 7.30 7.45 7.47 7.57 8.27 8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 9.30 9.55 10. 0 10. 5 11, 0 11.30 Dominion and district weather reports Local news service " Britain Speaks " 7.2810 7.380 Time signals TALK by Our Gardening Expert EVENING PROGRAMME: The Rosario Bourdon Symphony, "Swan Lake" ... Tchaikovski Merle Gamble (soprano), sings from the Studio: "Spring’s a Lovable Lady" Elliott "Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" Fraser-Simson "Two Irish Songs" "Trottin’ to the Fair" .. Trad. "Down by the Sally Gardens" Trad. "Bundles": A serial story of London life, featuring Betty Balfour, the famous English actress "Hometown Concert Party": Entertainment from the studio by N.Z. Artists Dominion and district weather reports and station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe Evening Prayer: By Rev. Percy Paris of the Methodist Church "The First Great Churchill": The romantic story of Winston Churchill’s famous ancestor, John, First Duke of Marlborough Grand Massed Bands, "Home-Land Melodies" Radio Despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by Meditation Music CLOSE DOWN QVC MELNETEN 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table "oO ~ Musical menu After. dinner music Orchestral masterpieces, featuring at 8.36, Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin, playing ‘‘ Baron Neuhaus Suite’ (Melichar) Operatic highlights 10. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air 10.30 Force Close down 2M WELLINGTON 990k ¢, 303m. 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.35 7.47 8.15 8.28 8.45 9. 0 9,30 10. 0 " Billy Bunter of Greyfriars " Musical digest "The Hunchback of Ben Ali" ‘ Solo artists’ spotlight Stars of the musical firmament "The Life of Cleopatra" Night Club Close down

NAB NEW PLYMOUTH 810ke. 370m. .30-p.m. Children’s session 6 7.30 Lecturette and information service = Concert programme 9 0 0 . O Weather report and station notices . 2 Concert programme Close down OW) ate en 7. 0am. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 846 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 0 Light music 42. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music (1.145, NEWS FROM LONDON) ' 6.0 Light music 6.30 For the children | 6.45 Light music | 6. 0 "The Japanese Houseboy " 6.15 ph FROM LONDON and Topical a . 645 Weather forecast. Hawke’s Bay Stock Market reports ' 7.0 After dinner music 7.30 "Soldier of Fortune" 8.0 Programme on behalf of the Hawke’s Bay Provincial Patriotic Council’s £50,000 appeal, presented by the Hastings Male Choir, conducted by W. S. Eastwood 8. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. Percy Paris, of the Methodist Church 9.30 Continuation of Appeal programme 40. 0 Radio Despatch from the New Zea~ land Forces in the Near East 10.5 Close down 2 Y IN 920k¢. 327m. 7. Op.m. "Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn " 7.26 Light music 8. 0 Light classical music 8.30 Variety and vaudeville 98. 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 announced over the air. All programmes in this issue ai copyright to The Listener, and may not reprinted without permission.

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

NOVEMBER 27

¥ y 720k ¢. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 Morning melodies 10..0- Classical programme 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Hall of Fame 11. 0. Talk to women by " Margaret" 11.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 41.30 Popular tunes 12.0 Lunch music (1.15p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. © Melody and rhythm 2.30 Musical comedy 3.0 Classical programme 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast 4.5 Rhythmic revels 4.30 Sports results. Favourites old and new &. 0 Children’s session: (‘Kay and Fun Time’’) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Supper in Vienna" (arr. Hruby); "‘Indian: Love Call’ (Friml); "Orange Blossom" (Mayerl);» ‘‘Woodland Whispers" (Czibulka); "Don Pedro" (Winkler); "Estilian Caprice’ (Paul); "Emperor Waltz’ (Strauss); "Chasing the Mouse’ (Morgan); "Beautiful Spring" (Lincke); "Wedding Waltz". (Dohnanyi); ‘"‘Pierrette’ (Chaminade); "Ragamuffin" (Rixner); ‘‘Canzonetia". (D'Ambrosio); ""Songs at Eventide’; "Life in Vienna’ (Strauss); "‘Flowers of Love" (Rust); "Gipsy Souvenir’ (Trad.). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.10 Talk: "The Rose Show," by 0. W. B. Anderson 7.20 Addington Stock Market Report 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Queen’s Hall Orchestra, "Fantasia on Greensleeves" Vaughan Williams 7.35 WINTER COURSE SERIES: "The Future of Canterbury," by Professor A. H. Tocker and Dr. G. Jobberns 8. 0 Concert by the Laurian Club (relayed from the Radiant Hall) , Laurian Club String Orchestra, "Suite in D Major" ........ Bach ' Norma Adorian (violin), Valmai Moffett (’cello), Noel Newson (piano), we Se Ait .... Ireland Vera Martin (contralto), "To a Nightingale" "Constancy" "Melodious Strains of Gladness" « Brahms 8.35 Organ recital by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw: "Sonata No. 2 in C Minor" Mendelssohn "Theme, with Variations" from a Harpsichord Suite "Carillon de Dunkerque" Thomas Carter "Gavotte in F Major" Samuel Wesley (relayed from the Civic Theatre) 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices. 9.0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news. 9.15 BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe. 9.25 Evening. Prayer: Rev. Percy ' Paris, of the Methodist Church.

9.30 Continuation of concert by the Laurian Club Ernest Rogers (tenor), "God Breaketh the Battle" Parry Laurian Club String Orchestra, "Serenade for Strings" . Suk 10. O Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East 10.5 MUSIC, "MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON, fo!lowed by Meditation Music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200kc¢. 250m. 5. Op.m. Recordings 6.0 "Music for Everyman" 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Readings by O. L. Simmance: "Facing Death," by J. Jefferson Farjeon. Tales told on. a ‘Sinking Raft, ‘‘ The Doctor’s Story" 8.22 Light music 8.30 — from the Diary of a; Film an 9-0 Dance session 10.-0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air Force 10.30 Close down Sy. 940k c. 319m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 9.0 Morning melodies 10. O Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional Service 12. 0 Lunch music 1.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON i 3.0 Afternoon programme

3.20 Classical programme 4. 0 Dance numbers 4.30 Weather report. Variety 6. O Children’s session (Norma) 5.30 ‘Carson Robison and his Pioneers" 5.44 Dinner music 6. 0 "Here’s a Queer Thing" 6.15 sd FROM LONDON and topical alk 6.45 After dinner revue 6.57 Station notices, weather report 7. 0 Evening programme 7.140 ‘Vanity Fair" 7.24 You can’t blame us 8.0 Out of the bag 8.30 ‘* The Channings" 8.43 Play to me gipsy 9.0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC New Commentary, by George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. Percy Paris of the Methodist Church 9.30 Musical all-sorts 10. 0 Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East 10. 5 Close down a Y /1\ 790 k c. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 10. O Weather report: for aviators 10.15 evotional Service 10.50 A Talk to women by "Margaret" 11. 0. A Talk by Miss D. McStay: "‘Cooking by Electricity" 11.15 Musical silhouettes: Tunes of the times 12.0 Lunch music (1.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.0 Weather report (including for aviators) 2. 0 Rambling in rhythm: Duos, trios and quartets: At the London Palladium 3.15 A.C.E. TALK: "Your Food Preserving Budget" 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast for farmers _ 4.30 Music in a cafe ; 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session: (Big Brother Bill and the Travelman) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Nights at the Ballet’; "Reminiscences of Friml’; "Poem" (Fibich); "Remembrance" | (Melfi); "To An Oriental God’ (Jalcowicz); "Serenata" (Sanderson); "The. Gondoliers"’ Selection (Sullivan); "By the Light of the Moon" (Pallas); "Aleqrias"’ (Gomez iB "Simple Little Melody" (Straus); "Grinzing" (Benatzky); "Walls Serenade" (Tichy); ‘Faust’ Variations (Gounod); "Melodie" (Tchaikovski). 6.56 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.10 Burnside Stock Market Report 7.17 A recorded talk by George Joseph: | "What’s in a Name?" 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Alfredo Campoli Grand Orchestra, "The Eric Coates Parade" 7.40 "The Bold Bad Buccaneers" in humour and harmony 7.53 "The Hunchback of Ben Ali" Adapted from Marie Craik’s novel "Olive"

8. 6 8.14 8.24 8.31 8.43 8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 9.33 10. 0 10. 5 11. 0 11.30 A Studio Recital by W. J. Milne (bagpipes), "Minorca" Slow Mareh Duke of Windsor "Parker’s Welcome" Campbell "Edinburgh Volunteers" Ross Variety by Elsie and Doris Waters, Xavier Cugat Orchestra, Cliff Edwards with Victor Young and his Orchestra W. J. Milne (bagpipes), "Lochaber Gathering" March "Shepherd’s Crook" Strathspey, "Jock Carron" Reel Ross "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" "Live, Love and Laugh" ‘Dominion and district weather reports and station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe Evening Prayer: Rev. Percy Paris, of the Methodist Church "The Life of Cleopatra" Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East Kay Kyser and his Orchestra NEWS. FROM LONDON, followed by Meditation Music CLOSE DOWN ay DUNEDIN 140kce. 263m. 5. 6. 0 7.0 8. 0 9.10 10. 0 10.30 Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table Melody and song After dinner music Concerto programme, featuring at 8.16, William Primrose (viola) and Chamber Orchestra playing "Concerto in B Minor" (Handel) Operatic highlights Humour and harmony Close down ANY | INVERCARGILL 680k c. 441 m. 7. Oam. NEWS FROM LONDON Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music (1.15, NEWS G. 0 FROM LONDON) Children’s session (‘‘ Round the World with Father Time ’’) Light opera and musical comedy Tunes of the day * Personal Column" NEWS FROM LONDON and topical talk " Birth of the British Nation" After dinner music Talk: "A Tour Around New Zealand Lighthouses," by Rosaline Redwood These. were hits "Out of the Sijence" The Rose, ther Shamrock and the Thistle " Here’s a Queer Thing" Weather reports, station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe Evening Prayer: Rev. Percy Paris of the Methodist Church Radio Cabaret Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Near East Close down