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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 76, 6 December 1940, Page 33

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IWé AUCKLAND . 650 kc. 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" 970. 0 Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. E. S. Emmitt 10.16 "Grave and Gay" 11. 0 Taik' to women by "Margaret"

11.15 "Musical Highlights" 12. 0 Lunch music (1.15 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 ‘Taik): "Padilla Medley; "Rigoletto’’ Selection (Verdi); "Hora Staccato" (Matthey); "Bird Songs at Eventide" (Coates); ‘‘Castanets" (Schutze); "Only a Rose’ (Friml); "The Swan" (Saint-Saens); " Troubadour " (Trad.); "‘Pepita" (Bourdon); "Two for Tonight" (Gordon); "The Sleeping Beauty's Wedding Day"’ (Rhode); * ‘Inverness Gathering" (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 reorts 7.0 Ocal news service 7.15 Final Talk of the series, "There ere Was An England," by Julius 7.30 *VENING PROGRAMME: Watson Forbes (viola) and Myers Forbes (piano), BOURCR siidincs. wei ee "758 Studio "by Naneye O’Connor (soprano), RENE Sancieesssdsstetalle: AEROS "The White Peace" ... Bax "Yung-Yang " Granville Bantock "He is Tender with the Beasts" ..... s cgau deauabenba Ford 8.10 Studio Reed (piano), "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel"....Brahms 8.33 Mark Raphael (baritone), "It was a Lover and his Lass" "Come Away Death" Quilter 8.39 Leon Goossens (oboe) and the International String Quartet, SOE. sciccini neieaieaena eee:

8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 9.30 10. 0 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. N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator of the Dunedin Presbytery "Martin’s Corner: The Story of a Family" Radio despatch from the New — Forces in the Middle ast

10.5 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN al Y 880k¢. 341m. 5. 0-6.0p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music + O Band musio, with vocal interludes, and at 8.30, " Vanity Fair" In lighter vein "Joan of Aro" Merry intermezzo Light recitals Close down 12 AUCKLAND 1250k¢, 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular numbers 7. 0 Orchestral programme 7.30 Talk under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre 745 ‘Silas Marner" 8. 0 Peep Into Filmland with "Billie" 9. O Light orchestral recordings, Hawalian and popular melodies 10. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air Force , 10.30 Close down 2 y 570k c. 526 m. When Parliament is being broadcast, this programme will be transmitted by 2yYc. Usual hours of Parliament, 2.30 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. session 8.456 NEWS FROM LONDON 9. 0 Morning variety 10. 0 Weather reporj for aviators aw SS999 @ re) bts ooeco

10.10 Devotional service 10.25 Popular melodies 10.28 t0 10.30 Time signals 10.45 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.0 Music by popular composers 11.20 Variety on the air 12. 0 Luneh music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) © Weather report for aviators QO Classical hour Q Ballad singers 3.28 t0 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): "Light Cavalry’ Overture (Suppe); "Grace Moore Melodies’; ‘‘Cloches de Corneville"’ Waltz (Planquette); "Brahms Waltzes’; "Dickybird Hop’ (Gourley); "Old England" (arr. Krish); "For Your Delight’ (Coates); "Tell Me Again" (Grosz); "Gracie Fields’ Melodies."’ 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. O Local news service 7.15 "Britain Speaks" 7.2810 7.30 Time signals 7.30 Talk by our Gardening Expert 7.45 EVENING PROGRAMME: Philip Green and his Orchestra, "March of the Herald" Nicholls | 7.49 Danny Malone (tenor), "The Danny Malone Medley" 7.57 "Bundles": A serial story of London Life, featuring Betty Balfour, the famous English actress 8.27 Hometown Concert Party: Entertainment from the studio by N.Z. artists 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports, and station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC Commentary, by George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator of the Dunedin Presbytery 9.30 "The First Great Churchill": The romantic story of Winston Churchill’s famous ancestor, John, the first Duke of Marlborough 9.55 The New Mayfair Orchestra, "Bonnie Scotland" arr. Pether 10. 0 Radio despatch from N.Z. Forces in the Middle East 10. 5 Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 4130 CLOSE DOWN : aes Ur * ‘2 Y Cc 840k¢. 357m. 5. O0p.m. Tunes for the tea-table . O Musical menu 7. O After dinner music 8. 0 Orchestral masterpieces, featuring at 8.30, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘‘ Symphony in G Major’ (Haydn) 9.30 Operatic gems 410. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air Force (final session for 1940) 10.30 Close down QD Shea stim. 7.36 ‘Billy Bunter of Greyfriars" 7.47 Musical Digest ay

8.15 "The Hunchback of Ben Ali" 8.28 Solo artists’ spotlight 8.45 Stars of the musical firmament 9.0 "The Life of Cleopatra" 9.30 Night Club 0.0 Close down 2 Y 810k.c. 370m. p.m. Children’s session Lectyrette and information. service Concert programme Weather report and station notices Concert programme Close down QVinl 750 kc. 395 m. 7. Oa. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session . 845 NEWS FROM LONDON 411. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) — OP OMND ) 5. O Light music 6.30 For the children 6.45 Light music 6. 0 ‘The Japanese Houseboy" 6.15 i FROM LONDON and Topical alk 6.45 Weather forecast. Hawke’s Bay Stock Market Reports 7. OQ After dinner music 7.30 ‘Soldier of Fortune" 8.0 Recorded Talk by Miss M. J. Powell: "Choosing Books for People" 8.18 Light music 8.30 "Night Club," presenting Frankie Masters and his Orchestra 8. 0 NBS Newsreel 9.15 BBC News Commentary by George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer, conducted by Rev. 5 N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator of of the: Dunedin Presbytery 9.30 Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Symoa No. 6 in G Major" (Haydn) 10. 0 adio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East 10.5 Close down 2 y IN] 920k¢. 327m. 7. Op.m. "Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn" 7.25 Light music 8. 0 Light classical selections 8.30 Variety and vaudeville 9.0 Band music 9.30 "Eb and Zeb" 10. Close down °°

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% y /1\ 720k ¢. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON . 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 Morning melodies 10. O Classical programme 10.30 Devotional service 10.45 Ilall of Fame 11. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Light orchestral session 11.30 Popular tunes 12.0 Lunch music (1.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 Melody and rhythm 2.30 Musical comedy 3.0 Classical programme 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast 5 Rhythmic revels 4.30 Sports results Favourites old and new 5. 0 Children’s session: ("Kay"; Christmas Number) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Sousa Marches"; "The Alp Maid's Dream" (Labitzky); "Pearls of Ibera’’ (Helmesberger); "Valse Caprice’ (Schimmelpfennig); "Autumn Leaves" (Brusso):; "Under the Birch Tree" (Trad.); "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life’ (Herbert); ‘"‘Mine Alone" (Murcia): "Verdi Memories" (arr. Worch); "Momento Musicale" (Nucci); ‘"‘Caprice Viennois’’ (Kreisler); "St. Bernard Waltz’ (Swallow): "Berceuse" (Gounod); "‘Ay-Ay-Ay"’ (Freires); "Dance of the Flowers" (Delibes). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports O Local news service 10 TALK: "The Dental Needs of the Child," by a Dentist 20 Addington Stock Market Report 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Boyd Neel String Orchestra, "Concertino Pastorale " Ireland 7.50 Studio recital of old English songs by Robert Dodgson (boy soprano): "TIT Attempt from Love’s : Sickness to Fly" .... Purcell 4 "Phillis has Such Charming Geances 7 s..553 Sotadiseatecs . Young "When Daisies Pied and Vioae ee Arne "The Forsaken Maid" Smart "Pastorale " ............... Carey 8.3 Fritz Kreisler (violin), "Shepherd’s Madrigal " 7. rf 7. Kreisler 8. 8 READINGS, by O. L. Simmance: Serial by J. Jefferson Farjeon: "Facing Death. Tales told on a Sinking Raft. The Negro’s Story " 8.28 Organ recital by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw, "Symphony in D Minor Op. BE. michele, Uimant (relayed from the Civic Theatre) 8.53 Vladimir Rosing (tenor), "Lullaby," " Autumn" Arensky 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 t George Slocombe 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. N. E. Oakley, B.A. (Moderator of | the Dunedin Presbytery)

9.30 Eva Liebenberg (contralto), ‘The Almighty " .... Schubert 9.35 Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Symphony in D Major" Mozart (" Haffner "’) | 10. O Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East 10.5 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 ke. 250m. 5. Op.m. Recordings 6. 0 "Music for Everyman" 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 "Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 8.31 Light music 9.0 Sixty dancing minutes! 10. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air Force 10.30 Close down YAR at art 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators ° NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 5&5 Morning melodies 10. O Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional service 12. 0 Lunch music : 1.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 3.0 Afternoon programme Classical music Dance numbers Weather report. Variety Children’s session (Norma) "Carson Robison and his Pioneers" Dinner music "Here’s a Queer Thing" He fag FROM LONDON and Topical Tal After dinner revue Station notices, weather. report Evening programme "The Woman in Black" You can’t blame us Looking back "The Channings’’ We heard these at the movies NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary, by George Slocombe Evening Prayer. Rev, N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator’ of Dunedin Presbytery A ocoooo pe os ONSOOROONSO GIO "ba" a OQKNHONINNAH OHOCACHa Aw Py*) dle 2 a

9.30 Musical all-sorts 10. 0 Radio despatch from the N.Z. Forces in the Middle East 10.5 Close down i Y 790 k c. 380 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 6.50 \Veather report for aviators 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 10. 0 Weather report for aviators 10.15 Devotional service ; 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" 411. 0 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: "Recipes for Summer" 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 (Rig Brother Bill and the Travelman) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and topical talk): "The Gipsy Baron" Overture (Strauss); "Tales from the Orient’’ Waltz (Strauss); "Night of Love Divine’ (Dostal); "Minuet" (Handel); "Serenade" (Heykens); "Vienna Blood" (Strauss); "Will You Remember?" (Romberg); "Indra" Waltz (Lincke); "A Sprig Has Blossomed Forth’; "Do You Like Dancing?" (Rosen); ‘"Kemmenoi-Ostrow’ (Rubinstein); "Valentina" (Wright); "‘Japanese Lanterns’ (Lowry); "Song of the Vagabonds" (Friml). " 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7.0 Local news service * 7.10 Burnside Stock Market report 7.17 ikecorded talk by Lord. Elton: ‘The Cupboard" 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Jack Jackson and his Orchestra, "Follow the Sun" 7.40 "The Bold, Bad Buccaneers" 7.53 "The Hunchback of Ben Ali," adapted from Marie Craik’s novel, ‘‘ Olive " 8. 6 Walter Sinton in a studio presentation, "Trixta" (xylophone)..Sinton "Aloha Oe" (marimba) Liliuokalani |

8.12 8.26 8.31 8.43 8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 9.33 10. 0 10. 5 11. 0 11.30 Variety: The Kidoodlers, Sidney Torch (organ), and Jack Warner (humour) Walter Sinton, "On the Track" (xylophone) Simpson "T Love You Truly" (marimba) Bond "The Eourth Form at St. Percy’s" "Live, Love and Laugh": A drama set to music with Dobrinski’s Lyric Ensemble 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. N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator of the Dunedin Presbytery "The Life of Cleopatra" Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN Sve) tear 5. 6. 0 7. 0 8. 0 9.10 10. 0 10.30 Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table An hour of melody and song After dinner musie Concerto programme, featuring at 8.22, Artur Schnabel (piano), and the London Symphony Orchestra, "Concerto in C Major " (Mozart) Operatic highlights Highlights of humour and harmony Close down 4lW/ INVERCARGILL 680k c. 441m. 7. Oa.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 8 12. 0 Recordings Lunch music 1.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 1.30 2. 0 Lunch music Commentary on Summer Show, from the Showgrounds Children’s session: "Round the World with Father Time" é Light opera and musical comedy Tunes of the day "Personal Column’ NEWS FROM LONDON and topicah talk "Birth of the British Nation" After dinner music Taiks by Michael Terry: ‘Five Million Pounds for the Colonial kempire"’ These were hits "Out of the Silence" Recital by the Coral Islanders "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: Rey. N. E. Oakley, B.A., Moderator of Dunedin ‘Presbytery (4YA) Radio Cabaret, compered by Frank Beadle ’ Radio despatch from the New Zealand Forces in the Middle East Close down