TUESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 79, 27 December 1940, Page 26

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AUCKLAND l y 650 k c. 462 m. 6. Gam. laiiton on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (appre, District weather report, followed hy breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 ‘Light and Shade" 10. O Pevoiionai Service, conducted by Rev. A. Maddock 10.15 = Morning Melodies " 11. 0 "Shees and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanian 41.16 ‘ Musical Snapshots " 11.30 Running commentary of Auckland Trotting Club’s Meeting, relayed from Alexandra Park 1.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 2.0 ‘Connoisseurs’ Diary" 8.30 Sports results 4.0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results G. 0 Children’s session (‘* Cinderella" and *‘ Uncle Dave") 3 6.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Die Dubarry’ Potpourri (Millucker); "The Lost Chord" (Sullivan); ‘‘Love Song’"’ (Strauss); "‘Gipsy Polka’ (Zander); ‘Melody Masters" (Kern); ‘‘Serenade in Blue’ (Plessow); "Valse Lente’ (Delibes); "‘Bacchanale" (Saint-Saens); "Chase the Ace’’ (Engleman); "Kentucky Melodie’ (Richarts); "Champagner Walzer" (Blon); "Cavalleria Rusticana’ Intermezzo (Mascagni); "Munich Beer’ (Komzak); ‘Petite Valse’ (Herbert). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 710 Talk by the Gardening Expert 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Arthur Wood and his Or- chestra, "The Arcadians" . Monckton "The Mousme" .... Monckton 7.40 "One Good Deed a Day" 7.51 Queen’s Hall Orchestra, "Handel in the Strand," "Mock Morris" .... Grainger 8. O@ "Centennial Review." 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect 8.57 Dominion and district weather reports and station notices 8. © NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Curtis and Ames (duettists), "Cheer Up" .... ire Mayer! 9.30 DANCE MUSIC 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 Variety for "Hogmanay" 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN TY AUCKLAND 2 880k¢. 341m. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 5, Y. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 ’ BBC Symphony Orchestra, "Introx . @uction and Allegro for Strings" (Elgar bis Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) ra Hilda Bor (piano) The Halle Orchestra (piano soloist, ad Sir the St. Harty), with Michael’s _. Singers, "The Rio Grande" (Lambert) . Alfredo Pn oe (violin), and .the : London ony Orchestra, "In- : . troduction and Rondo Capriccioso" (Saint-Saens); > 2 « a 46: Mark Raphael (baritone) -_.. 52 Frederick Thurston (clarinet)

98. 4 Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies and Arthur Cranmer, with the Queen’s Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, "The Immortal Hour’ (Boughton) 9.20 W. H. Squire (cello) 9.28 John McCormack (tenor) 9.34 London Symphony Orchestra, "The Golden Cockerel" (RimskyKorsakov) 10.0 Variety 10.30 Close down |2 AUCKLAND 1250k¢. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular recordings 7. 0 Orchestral programme 7.45 "Birth of the British Nation" 8. Q Concert 9. 0 Dance music 10. 0 Close down AY WELLINGTON 570k c. 526m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 sapprox.) District weather report reakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON Rainbow rhythm: Contrasts in rhythm and melody O Weather report for aviators QO Pevotional Service 5 For the opera lover 10.28 t0 10.30 Time signals 45 "Shoes and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanlan 11. O© Something new 11.30 Talk by a representative of the Wellington Red Cross Society 12.0 Lunch music (1.15p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.30 Weather report for aviators 2. O Classical hour 3. 0 Sports resulis Favourite entertainers 3.28 103.30 Time signals Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4.0 Sports results Variety calling 0 Children’s session 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk)s had °

"Nights at the Ballet"; "To Spring" (Grieg); ‘‘Love's Last (Cremieux) ; "Las Cudtro Milpas"’ (Garcia) ; "Scottish Medley"; "Joys and Sorrows’ lager); "The Child and His Dancing Doll" (Heykens); "Circassian Circle" (arr. Whyte); "Tales of Hoffmann" Selection (Offenbach). 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.15 ‘Britain Speaks" 7.28 t0 7.30 Time signals 7.30 Reserved 7.45 EVENING PROGRAMME: New Year’s Eve Variety: Hits of the year 1940, with a dash of humour "Kiss Me Good-night, Ser-geant-Major" "Nursie, Nursie " "Till the Lights of London Shine Again" "Brother Jack, a Message from Mum" "There’ll Always be an England " 8. 0 "Centennial Review": 1940 celebrations in retrospect 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 9.25 Colin Rouse (pianist) plays from the Studio: "Two Two-Part Inventions" Vaughan Williams "Barcarolle, Op. 44" .... Liadow "Prélude de |’Enfant Prodigue" Debussy "Conte in B Flat Minor, Op. BR AG Ss ,., eecvioncrastging Medtner 9.37 Heddle (English tenor), in a studio recital 9.52 Invitation to the Dance: The London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Entr’acte de Valse and Mazurka" ("Coppelia Ballet") Delibes pi Jacques String OrchesoThree Dances" (" The Faery Queen ’"’) ,,, seess:.., urcell 10. 0 Favourites old. new

a 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 WATCH NIGHT SERVICE (relayed from Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church) 11.55 New Year Celebrations (relayed from the Post Office Square) 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN (approx.) CAY 840k.c. 357m, p.m. Tunes for the tea-table Musical menu After dinner music Steffani and his Silver Songsters Richard Leibert (organ) Let’s have a laugh The Tune Detective Vaudeville and variety Close down OAV A WELLINGTON 990kc. 303m. p.m. Ragtime marches on "A Gentleman Rider" Musical melange "Marie Antoinette " Jazz jamboree ‘‘ The Fourth Form at St, Percy’s’ The Passing Show Ports of Call: ** Poland" Fanfare Close down AEB anita 7. Op.m. Musical programme 9.0 Weather report and station notices 9. 2 Music, mirth and melody 10. 0 Close down QV ir 750 ke. 395 m. Oa.m. -.NEWS FROM LONDON 30 Breakfast session -45-9.0 NEWS LONDON O Light music . O-2.0 p.m. Lunch music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) Light music the children: "David and aw music "The Nigger Minstrels" 21 de FROM LONDON and Topical a Weather forecast. "Silas Marner" After dinner music Light entertainment "Centennial Review": 1940 Cele= brations in Retrospect ‘BS Newsreel: in digest of the es *s news C News Commentary Light music Close down QVIN sme nm. 3 0 p.m. Light music 7.35 ‘The Dark Horse" 8. 0 Musical comedy 8.30 Orchestral music, with vocal inter. ludes: London Philharmonic Ore chestra, ‘" Ballet Suite, Carnavai’ (Schumann) 9.15 "Personal Column" 9.30 Dance music 0. 0 Close down OO LPVON DG ® Boo CONoNSCCCO TO! aw ON NNOCIONTIO C0 DOMMONINN P92 = Ne U Eline tien 4aN ae 2 aN > 2 ® a o ooou goa oo 29909 © goa z _ These programmes are correct as we 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.

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¥ Y 720k ¢. 416m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.456 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 Morning melodies 10. O Classical programme 410.30 Devotional Service 10.46 Hall of Fame 41. 0 "Shoes and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanian 41.15 Talk on "Fashions," by Ethel Early 11.30 Popular tunes 12. 0 Lunch music (1.15p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. 0 Light orchestral and ballad programme 2.30 Piano-accordion and Hawaiian music 3.0 Classical programme 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast 4.6 Mainly instrumental 4.30 Sports results Hits and medleys GB. O Children’s session (New Year’s Eve, ‘ Looking Back’’) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Fantasia on Greensleeves" (Vaughan Williams); "Rumanian Gipsy Dance" (Trad.); "The Last Letter’’ (Reggov); ‘‘Sereut of the Night" (Spoliansky); ""Moon At Sea" (Pease); "A Little Smile and a Little Tear"’ (Lang); "Mon Amour’ (Barczi); "Gipsy Dream’ (Horvath); ‘‘Barcarolle"’ (Tchaikovski); "Offenbach Can-Can’’; "Only One" (Lang); "Londonderry Air" (arr. Kreisler); "Destiny" Waltz (Baynes); "Traumerei’" (Schumann); "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Noble); ‘‘Later On" (Grimshaw); "If 1 Were King’ (Suppe); ‘‘Carnations" (Valverde). : 6.55 Dominion and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Chenil Orchestra, "The Damask Rose" SelecERGY Bicetcienn vias arr. Clutsam 7.39 "Dad and Dave from Snake Gully" 7.51 Albert Sandler and his Orchestra, "Love Songs with Sandler" 8.0 "Centennial Review": 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect 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 9.25 "The Star Maker" 9.51 Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, "Good Old Songs" Selection 10. O Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music 411. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 Songs we know: Harold Williams and the BBC Male Chorus, TIE SION: ss, satdidbinweics TER. Mantovani and his Orchestra, "Sympathy" Waltz .. Friml Richard Crooks (tenor), "Mother Machree" ........ Ball Debroy Somers Band, "Auld Lang Syne" Medley arr. Somers

— 11.48 Relay of New Year Celebrations from Cathedral Square 12. O Chimes: Devotional, Rey. A. V. Whiting 18. 5a.m. CLOSE DOWN

SHV A CHRISTCHURCH 1200 kc. 250m. 5. Op.m. Recordings 6. 0 "Music for Everyman" 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Chamber music: Modern English, featuring at 8.36, the Grinke Trio playing "Trio No. 3 in E" (Ireand); and at 9°32, Watson Forbes (viola) and Myers Foggin (piano) Playing "Sonata" (Bliss) 10. 0 Comedia 10.30 Close down HZZ|P 940k.c. 319m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.10 Breakfast session 8.456 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 Morning music 10. 0 Weather report 10.10-10.30 Devotional Service 12. 0 Lunch music 1.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 3. 0 Afternoon programme 3.30 Classical music 4.0 Dance numbers 4.30 Weather report. Variety 65. 0 Children’s session 5.30 You can’t blame us 6.15 aoe FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 Dance bands 6.57 Weather report, station notices 7. O Evening programme 7.10 "Those We Love"

7.36 These are new 8. 0 Centennial Review: 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.26 Party time on the air 11. 0 Close down t Y 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 10.156 Devotional Service 10.50 "Shoes and Ships and SealingWax," by Nelle Scanlan 11. 0 Merely medley; Waltzes and women 42.0 Luneh music (1.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 4.0 Weather report (including for aviators) 2.0 Harmony and humour: Famous orchestras; At the Balalaika 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 6. O Children’s session: (Big Brother Bill with Uncle Mac and Aunt Joy) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "The Barber of Seville’ Overture (Rossini); "‘A Little Dance’ (Borschel); "The A.B.C. March" (Foort); "Rainy Weather" (Caros); ‘Grotesque’ (Kofmann); ‘Fickle Fancy" (Strauss); "Love’s Romance’ (Sendry); "Chopin Melodies’; ‘Gingerbread House" (Humperdinck); ‘ Serenade’" (Drigo); "Cherry. Ripe’ (arr. Bridge); "I'd Bring the Heavens to You’’; "Entrance of the Little Fauns"’ (Pierne); ‘Mosquito Dance’’ (White); "The Flowers’ Waltz (Waldteufel); "Stay Close to Me" (Kreuder); "Shadows on the Wall’ (Schutze); "By the Fireside’ (Hippmann); "Estudiantina"’ (Waldteufel). 6.55 See and district weather reports 7. 0 Local news service 7.13 Recorded Talk by Douglas Cresswell, "The Cradle of New Zealand": "Marsden Arrives’ 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The London Palladium Orchestra, "The Leek" Selection Middleton 7.40 John McKay and Company, "A Night wi’ Burns" Beaton 7.46 Raie da Costa (piano), "Stand Up and Sing" Clarig 7.52 pcoag Light Symphony Orchesra, "Miniature Suite" .... Coates 8. 0 "Centennial Review": 1940 Celebrations in Retrospect 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 9.28 "Coronets of England": "The Life of Henry VIII." 9.54 "Do You Know Why?" by Autolycus 10. O Scottish programme, including "The Mist of the Years," a BBC production '

11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 Old-time dance programme 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN a0) 1140k¢. 263m. 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table 6. 0 Melody and song 7. 0 After dinner music 7.45 "The Crimson Trail" 8. 0 Chamber music, featuring at 8.24 Wilhelm Kempf (piano) playing "Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111 (Beethoven); and at 9.13, Myra Hess (piano), Yelly D’Aranyl (violin) and Gaspar Cassado (cello), playing ‘‘Trio in C Major" (Brahms) ‘ 10. O Light recitalists: Gerry Moore (pianist), John Hendrik (tenor), Gil Dech and his Concert Orchestra 10.30 Close down ay Y 680k.c. 441m. 7. Oa.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0p.m. Lunch music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 5. 0 Children’s session 5.15 Variety and the spice of life 6. 0 "Adventures of Marco Polo" 6.15 ut fg FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 A Hill-Billy Round-Up Music, maestro please! New Year’s Day sporting prospects by the "Sportsman" A little frivolity "Centennial Review": 1940 Cele= brations in Retrospect NBS Newsreel; A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary Weather reports and station notices Chamber music programme, introducing excerpts from the Melody Masters of the 18th Century Old-time dance programme NEWS FROM LONDON Ringing in the New Year Close down 2 4 MN © o& So Sha oe ok oh N40 o8co These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air, All programmes in this issue are to Lids ee without permission.