SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 76, 6 December 1940, Page 42

SATURDAY

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| 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 9. 0 "Entertainers All" 10. O Devotional Service, conducted by Pastor J. Gordon Smith 10.15 ‘In Holiday Mood’’ 411. 0 "Some Remarkable Women I Have Met," by Mrs. Vivienne Newson 11.15 ‘‘Domestic Harmony" 12. 0 Lunch music 41. Op.m. District week-end weather forecast (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 20 "Rhythm in Relays" 3.30 Sports results 4.30 Sports results : 6. O Children’s session: (‘‘Cinderella’’) 6.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Taik): "Gavotte" (Thomas); "Little Star’ (Ponce); ""Moontime" (Collins); ‘"‘Monika"’ (Kotscher); "China Doll Parade’ (Zamecnik); "Tango Marina" (Schmidseder); "From Near and Far’ (arr. Hohne); ‘Song Without Words’’ (Lohr); "Spring Song," "Tarantelle’ (Mendelssohn); "Drink to Me Only witth Thine Eyes’ (arr. Pothon); "Japanese Lantern Dance" (Yoshitomo); Hungarian Quick Czardas Dances; "Gallantry" (Borchert); "Love Was Born Like a Wonder" (Doelle); ‘‘Let's Make a Wish’ (Silvers); "Acclamations" (Waldteufel); ‘Viennese Music Everywhere’; "‘Gavotte" (Gossec). 6.55 Dominion and district weather re7.0 oeet news service 7.15 Topical Talk from the BBC 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Sir Hamilton Harty with the London Symphony Orchestra, Introduction, Rigaudon, Polonaise, Arietta and Polonaise Handel 7.46 The Madrigal Singers, "Fair Phyllis I Saw" Farmer "Willy, Prithee Go to Bed" Ravenscroft "My Bonny Lass She Smileth" Morley 7.52 Leopold Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra, "Shepherd’s Christmas Music" Bach 8. 0 Auckland Choral Society, conducted by Colin Muston, with Heddle Nash, famous English tenor, present "THE MESSIAH ".... Handel (Relayed from the Town Hall) (For weather report, news from London, radio despatch ' and’ sports summary, see station 1ZM) 10. 0 DANCE MUSIC (approx.): cant 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN TYC tucKtann % 880 ke. 341m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After. dinner music 8. 0 "Filmland Memories": Hildegarde ° in songs from "On the Avenue" -8.42. English dance orchestras 8.30 "The Dark Horse" 4 8.45 Variety show 9.34 "The Sentimental Bloke" 40. O Further variety 10.30 Close down

124 AUCKLAND 1250k,¢. 240m. 1. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, piano-accordion and piano selections 2.20 Light popular and organ selections, light orchestral items, humorous and instrumental numbers 4.20 Popular medleys, western songs, light orchestral and popular selections 7. O Sports results 7.30 Orchestral selections 8 QO Dance music 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 8.15 BBC News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell 9.26 Continuation of dance programme 10. 0 Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East 10. 5 Sports summary 10.15 Dance programme 12. 0 Close down QV WELLINGTON 570k ¢. 526m. When Parliament is being broadcast, this programme will be transmitted by 2YC. Usual hours of Parliament, 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2.30 to 5.30 p.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.) District weather report. Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 9.0 Morning variety 10. 0 Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional service 10.25 Popular melodies 10.281010.30 Time signals 10.45 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Mrs. Gaskill," by Margaret Johnston 11. 0 Something for everybody 12. 0 Lunch music (1.145 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1. 0 Weather report for aviators, and week-end weather forecast

5.0 5.45 "Die Saturday Matinee 3.28 t0 3.30 Time signals 4.0 Sports results Children’s session Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and topical talk): Dubarry" Potpourri (Millocker); "The Lost Chord’ (Sullivan) ; "Love Song" Waltz (Strauss); "Gipsy Polka" (Zander) ; "Melody Masters" (Kern); ~ Chase the Ace" (Engleman); "Serenade in Blue" (Plessow); "Valse 6.55 7. 0 7.15 7.30 7.45 Lente’ (Delibes). Dominion and district weather reports Local news service "Britain Speaks" 7.2810 7.30 Time signals Reserved EVENING PROGRAMME: "Memories in Melody " The orchestra: The London Palladium The Singer: Kenny Baker (tenor) The orchestra, "Chu Chin Chow" Selection Norton 7.50 Kenny Baker, "Littl Grey Home in the West " Lohr "A Little Bit of Heaven" Bal "The Bells of St. Mary’s" Adams 7.59 The orchestra, "Palladium Memories" "Krazy Kapers": Another instalment of this hilarious variety show "Gems from Musical Comedy" "I Give My Heart"..Mackeben "If I’m Dreaming" .... Kern SU caitines. 5 "One Day When We were Youre ** a.canuas . Strauss These will be. sung from the studio by Julie Werry (soprano)

8.43 8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 10. 0 10.15 11. 0 11.30 "The Dance Band in Other Spheres " The Theatre: The Massed Bands of Jack Hylton, Roy Fox, Lew Stone and Ambrose, play melodies from " The Chocolate Soldier" and "The Merry Widow" The Music Hall: Jack Hylton’s Orchestra, "Still More Old Songs" The Concert Platform: Debroy Somers and his Band, "This England," a Coronation Toast Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell Old-time Dance Programme by the 2YA Old-time Dance Orchestra (conductor, Frank Crowther) Radio despatch from N.Z. Forces in the Middle East 10. 5 Sports summary Continuation of dance programme NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN

b&b. Op 2 i 8. 0 10. 0 10.30 CVG Ninetn aren "m. Tunes for the’ tea-table Musical menu After dinner music Classicana: A programme of popue lar classics Thirty minutes of humour Close down QYVDWEELINGTON 7. Op 10. 0 -‘m. "You asked for it" session: From listeners to listeners Close down CYB Mh PevMouTH .30 p -‘m. Children’s session Sports results and reviews Music, mirth and melody Weather report and station notices Recordings Close down QV inl eee 7. Oam. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 8.45 0 ~ -- Pa ag N ® deft 85.5 OO BIN D w -. oa N@® oOo"glo 9. 0 9.15 9.25 9.40 10. 0 10. 5 Breakfast session NEWS "FROM LONDON Light music 2.0 p.m. Lunch porte (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON Light music For the children: ‘Paradise Plumes and Head-Hunters"’ Light music "Carson Robison & his Pioneers" re FROM LONDON and Topical Talk Weather forecast. Senior cricket results After dinner music Topical War Talks from the BBG "The Circle of Shiva" The State Opera Orchestra, "Mart tana" Overture (Wallace) Essie Ackland (contralto) Symphony Orchestra, "The Seasons" Ballet (excerpt) (Glazounov) John McCormack (tenor) Yehudi Menuhin (violin), "Sicilte enne Et Rigaudon" (Kreisler) "Rohanza Andaluza," "Zapateado’ (Sarasate) kirsten Flagstad (soprano) Alexander Brailowsky (piano), "Ecossaises" (Chopin) The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, "A Noel Fantasy" (Hutchinson) NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell "Thrills" Light music Radio despatch from the New Zea= land Forces in the Middle East Close down

AVN «mee sah, 7. Op.m. "Listeners’ own session" 8.10 8.50 9.15 9.30 10. Herman Finck and_ his Orchestra, "Dancing Down the Ages" "Scott of Scotland Yard" Light recitals Dance music Swing session Close down These programmes are torrect 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.

Gardening Talks 1YA: 2YA: 3YA: 4YA: 1ZM: 4YZ: 1ZB: 2ZB: 3ZB: 4ZB: 2ZA: Tuesday, 7.10 p.m. December 10, Wednesday, December 11, 7.30 p.m. Monday, 7.10 p.m. Thursday, 7.10 p.m. Monday, 7.20 p.m. Friday, 7.30 p.m. Saturday, 12.45 p.m. Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Monday, 8.30 p.m.; December Saturday, 6.0 p.m. Tuesday, 6.45 p.m. December December December December December December December 14, 9, Wednesday, 11, 9.30 p.m. December December 14, 10,

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13 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 9. 0 Morning melodies 10. O Classical programme 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Hall of Fame 11. 0 "The Morning Spell’: "Amateur Psychologist," by Mrs. Mary Scott 11.10 Light orchestral sessidn 11.45 TALK: "The Work of the Women’s Land Army," by Mary McLean 11.30 Popular tunes 12.0 Lunch music (1.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. 0 Musical snapshots 2.30 Opening of Annual Christmas Party for Crippled Children (Relayed from the Automobile Association Rooms) Radio Allsorts Frost and special weather forecast Bands and basses 4.30 Sports results Rhythm and melody 6. O Children’s session: (‘‘Riddleman’’) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "March Review" (arr. Woitschach); ‘Give Me Your Heart’ (Gade); ‘I Have a Heart for Lovely Women" (Kunneke); "Entr’Acte (Helmesberger); "At Dawning’ (Cadman); "La Farruca’"’ (Gomez); "‘Irish Medley’; "Serenading Under the Balcony" (Mohr); "Evensong" (Martin); ‘‘Gavotte"’ (Bach); "Medley of Folk Songs" (arr. Lutzow); "Just a Little Adventure’ (Rust); "Hungarian Flower Waltz’ (Trad.); ‘"‘Born to Dance" (Porter). 6.56 Dominion and district weather reports 7. O Local news service 7.15 Topical War Talks from the BBC 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Grand Symphony Orchestra, "The Land of Smiles" selecpoe Re ae OS ee Lehar 7.39 "Exploits of the Black Moth" "In the Cause of Charity " 8. 3 Featuring the Allen Roth Orchestra, Alec Templeton (pianist), and the Andrews Sisters (vocal trio) The Orchestra, "My Romance" ........ Rogers "One Alone" ........ Romberg 8. 9 Alec Templeton, "Three Little Fishies Dowell 8.12 Andrew Sisters, "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny Oh" Rose "Say Si Si" ......00. Lecuona 8.148 Alec Temple "A Man with a new Radio" Templeton 8.21 The Orchestra, "Tll Follow My Secret Heart" 8.24 Andrew Sisters, "Long Time No See" Cavanaugh 8.27 Alec Templeton, "Piano Medley -33 The Orchestra, an Love Call" the Years" paw aco These programmes are correct as we to press. Any last-minute alterations will be mnounced over the air, All in this issue are copyright to The Yaseer, without permission,

8.38 From the studio: Alice Chapman (soprano), "Butterfly Wings" . Phillips "Somewhere in the Summer BRM hii cacscbh edesevccudb ethene Carew "A Brown Bird Singing" Wood "A ving O- Bae" sccccetrcoicts Day "Home, Little Maori Home" Hill 8.50 Louis Levy and his Orchestra, "Rosalie" selection . Porter 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 9. O NBS newsreel: A digest of the days news 9.16 BBC news commentary by A. G. Macdonell 9.25 Programme by Raymond and his Band o’ Banjos, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert 10. O Radio despatch from the New oe Forces in the Middle ast 10. 5 Sports summary 10.15 DANCE MUSIC 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN SVL CHRISTCHURCH 1200kc. 250m. 5. Op.m. Recordings 6.0 "Music for Everyman" 7. 0 After dinner music | 8. 0 Symphonic programme, featuring | at 8.20, the London Symphony Orchestra playing "Symphony No. 3' in D Major, Op. 29" (Tchaikov+ ski); and at 9.29, Arthur de Greef and the New Symphony Orchestra, playing "Concerto in G Minor, Op. 22" (Saint-Saens) 10. 0 Favourite entertainers 10.30 Close down Oe ae ee 650am, Weather rt for aviators 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.80 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON & 6 Snappy programme 10. 0 Weather report 412. 0 Lunch music 14165p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON 2.0 Variety & QO "The Crimson Trail" 6.30 After dinner music 6 0 "William the Conqueror" 6.16 hag FROM LONDON and Topical 6.45 Sporting results, station notices 7. 0 Merry moments 7.15 Topical War Talks from the BBC 745 "Joan of Aro" 8, 0 Bing and a band 815 Spotlight parade 9.0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 948 BBC News Commentary, by A. G. Macdonell 9.26 Dance with: Carroll Gibbons and Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Joe Venuti and his Rhythm, Henry Jacques and his Correct Tempo Orchestra. Interludes by Milis Brothers 10. 0 Radio despatch from the N.Z. Forces in the Middie East 10. 6 Close down

Al Y 790 kc. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 6.50 Weather reports for aviators 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Random Ramblings 10.50 ‘The Morning Spell; Changing One’s Mind," by Mrs. Mary Scott 11.0 Melodious memories; novelty and humour 12. 0 Lunch music (1.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 41.0 Weather report (including for aviators) ‘ 2.0 Vaudeville Matinee; bands, banjos and baritones 3.30 Sports results 3.45 Revels, recitals and rhythm; music in a cafe 4.45 Sports resulis 5. 0 or es session: "How to Make" u 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and topical talk): "Schubert Waltzes’; ‘"‘Dreaming Bells’’ (Krome); "Bubbling Over’ (Gibbons); "By the Sleepy Lagoon’ (Coates); "My Lucky Day’ (Carste); "‘Arie’’ (Lotti); "Down the Mall’ March (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 re7.0 oat news service 7.15 Topical war talks from the BBC 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: A light orchestral and ballad concert Fe Ketelbey’s Concert hestra, "Chal Romano" Gipsy Overture ... Ketelbey 740 The Gerrard Singers, "A Little Bit of Heaven * * a * Smilin’ Through " ,...... Penn 746 Dajos Bela Orchestra " Mignonette" ....... Nicholls "Sulamith" Valse Boston Milde 7.54 Billy Mayerl (piano), "Sweet William" .... Mayerl "The Song of the Fir Tree" arr, Mayerl 8. 0 The Light Symphony Orchestra, "The Three Men" Suite Coates 8.12 Raymond Wentworth (bass), VOR" siincsisieapetiieees Pune "The Ballad of Semmerwater" Armstrong Gibbs 8.18 Orchestra Raymonde, "From the Welsh Hills" Lewis 8.24 Studio recital by Gaynor Paape (soprano), "All in the Morning Early" Needham " Araby ".... Armstrong Gibbs "The Water Mill" Vaughan Williams 8.33 Xavier Gugat Orchestra, Three Rhythmic Numbers 8.42 Raymond Wentworth (bass), "ROadWAYS" ceeccecores-severeee LOT "Sincerity" 2... Clarke 8.49 Boston Promenade Orchestra, "Marche Slav ".... Tchaikovski 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 A. G. Macdonell 9.25 DANCE MUSIC 10. O Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East 10. 5 .Sports summary 10.15 Dance music 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN YO rosea p-m. Tunes for the tea-table An hour of melody and song After dinner music "The Crimson. Trail’ Instrumental and vocal interlude The Mystery Club: " The Coward" "On Parade": A band programme "People in Pictures " Close down f AWW 77 INVERCARGILL 680k.c. 441m. 7. 0am, NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 411. O Recordings 42. 0-2.0 p.m, Lunch music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 6. O Children’s session 5.15 Saturday special of new releases 6. 0 "Carson Robison and his Buckaroos’ 6.15 Nig FROM LONDON and topical ta 6.45 Interlude 6.50 To-day’s sports results 7. 0+ Accordiana 7.16 Topical war talks from the BBG 7.30 Screen snapshots 8. 0 Shall we dance?: An hour of modern dance music Interludes by Adelaide Hall 8.57. Weather reports, station notices 8. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary by A, @ Macdonell 9.25 Late sporting 9.30 For the musical connoisseur, introducing Elgar’s ‘‘Wand of Youth" Suite No. 4, played by the London Symphony Orchestra 40. 0 Radio despatch from the New Zea« land Forces In the Middle East 40.6 Close down Peay COD RONN DH ® % b cooscontcoo