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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 95, 18 April 1941, Page 38

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| Y, AUCKLAND 650 k c. 462 m. 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 "Entertainers All" 10. O Devotional Service 10.20 "For My Lady": Popular vyocal ensembles, the Kentucky Minstrels 10.45 A Few Minutes with Women Novel-. ists: "Some Oxford Writers," by Margaret Johnston 41.0 ‘" Domestic Harmony" 11.46 Running commentary on the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting (relayed from Alexandra Park) 42. O Lunch music (12.15 p.m. and 1.45, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2 0 "Rhythm in Relays" 3.30 Sports results 4.30 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session (" Cinderella "’) 6.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Bright Stars Are Shining’ (Leuzx); "Fresh Breezes" (Borchert); "Prelude in C Sharp Minor’ (Rachmaninoff); ‘Flower Song" (Bizet); Billy Mayerl Memories; "One Night of Love" (Schertzinger); "Goofus’ (King); "Southern Winds" (Richartz); "Landscape" (Foresythe); "Spanish Dance" (Rico); ‘Artist's. Life’ Waltz (Strauss); "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere’’ Fearis); "Gipsy Love Waltz" (Lehar); "In erry Mood" (Haringer). 7. 0 Local news service 7.16 Topical Talk from the BBC 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Julian Fuh’s Symphony Orchestra, "The Selfish Giant" .. Coates 7.40 Studio recital by the Euterpe Trio, Piano: Prelude No. 1 . Bach Trio: "O Riante Nature" Gounod Flute: " Wiegenlied " Spanish Dance ........ Sabathil Soprano: "Hark the Echoing ’ Air" Purcell Piano: "A.D. 1620" McDowell Trio: "The Jewel Song" Gounod 7.58 Studio recital by Otto Hubscher (violin), . Mazurka Romance ........... Wieniawski Paraphrase- on Paderewski’s Minuet .........0...0. Kreisler 8.40 Hastings Municipal Orchestra, "Welsh Rhapsody " . German 8.22 Studio recital by Henry Dona@ldson (tenor), "Summertime Cycle" : : Ronald 8.34 George Boulanger and his Orchestra, ay " Forget-Me-Not " Intermezzo _ Macbeth 8.37 Essie Ackland (contralto), .. "At Mother’s Knee" 8.45. rge Boulanger and his Orchestra, et ~ "Valse Triste" ........ Vecsey

8.48 Raymond Newell and Chorus, "Knights of the King" Ketelbey : "New Frontiersmen " Fraser 8.54 Orchestra conducted by Will Reed, "Rising Tide " Selection ' Fraser 8.57 Station notices

10.10 11. 0 11.30 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC news commentary Variety, featuring music from Brothers (comedians) 10. 0 Sports summary DANCE MUSIC NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN UNC 2K coke 3st 5. 0-6, 7. 0 7.45 8. 0 10.30 Op-m. Light music After dinner music "Billy Bunter of Greyfriars" "Fun for All," with ‘The Dark Horse"’ at 8.30; and at 9.30, "Filmland Memories": Florence George, Frank Forrest, Paul Gregory with Decca Chorus and Orchestra in songs from ‘‘New Moon’ Close down Zz AUCKLAND 250k oc 240m. 1. Op.m 2.20 3.20 5. 0 7. 0 7.30 8.0 Band music, vocal gems, light orchestral and» popular selections Piano-accordion items, Hawaiian and Western songs Piano, light vocal and organ sele¢tions Light orchestral and popular recordings Sports results Orchestral interlude Dance session 10. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for the 10.25 11. 0 Air Force Dance (contin wade " Pinocchio" and the Hulbert Close down

DAN WELLINGTON 570 kc. 526 m. In the event of Parliament 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

7.0 7.30 8.45 9. 0 10.10 10.25 10.40 11. 0 11.15 12. 0 2.0 5. 0 5.45 Lies"’ from vivals,"’ NEWS FROM LONDON Breakfast session NEWS FROM LONDON Morning variety Devotional Service Popular melodies 10.2810 10.30 Time signals For My Lady: "Great Expectations" "A Few inutes with Women Novelists: E. M. Delafield," by Margaret Johnston Something for everybody Lunch music (12.15 p.m, and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) Saturday matinee 8.28 to 3.30 Time signals 4. 0. Sports results Children’s session Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM "LONDON and Topical Talk): "Fantasie Orientale"’ (Lange); ‘ (Kudritzki); (Roland) ; "Love in Idleness"’ (Bridgewater); "Love's Sorrow" fBalz); the Puszta"’ ‘Long Ago" "Under the Starlit Sky" "Tango of Longing" (Plessow); (Macbeth); ‘Prunella’ " Furiant" (Smetana); (Kreisler); "Nothing But "Poppies" (Moret); "‘Echves (Ferraris); "‘Kunz ReNo. 5; "Delibes in Vienna" (arr. (Walter). 7. 0 7.15 7.30 Official news service ** Britain Speaks " 7.28107.30 Time signals Reserved 7.45: EVENING PROGRAMME: 8. 1 "Shall We Waltz?" A session of romantic music by Harry Horlick’s Orchestra "Krazy Kapers": A further instalment of this hilarious variety show 8.29 Saturday night variety: | ~ A merry mixture of songs and sketches, presented by a versatile company of artists (A studio presentation)

8.58 Station notices 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 Sports results 10.10 Continuation of dance programme 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN 2, y 84Qk¢. 357m. Op.m. Tunes for the tea table QO Musical menu QO After dinner music O Recital programme 10. 0-10.26 Signal preparation for Air Force 10.30 Close down QWV/|p) WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. "You asked for it" session: From listeners to listeners 10. 0 Close down OW) [By NEW PLYMOUTH 810k. 370m. 6.30 p.m. Children’s session 7.30 Sports results and reviews 8. 0 Music, mirth and melody 9.0 Station notices 9. 2 kKecordings 10. 0 Close down a QVirl 750 ke. 395 m. 7. Oam. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0p.m. Lunch music (12.15 and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 5. O Dance music in strict tempo 5.30 For the Children: "The Adventures of Marco Polo" 5.45 Eugen Wolff and his Orchestra 6. 0 Carson Robison and his Orchestta 6.15 pewe FROM LONDON and Topical a 7. 0 After dinner music 7.15 Topical Talk from the BBC 7.30 poised Nuisance"; An NBS produce tion 8. 4 Miliza Korjus (soprano) 8.12 The Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘‘Caucasian Sketches" (Ippolitov) 8.18 Beniamino Gigli (tenor). « 8.29 Symphony Orchestra, "Nights at the Ballet" 8.38 The Kentucky Minstrels, "The Star of Bethlehem" (Adams) 8.44 Mischa Levitski (piano), "Waltz in A Flat" (Chopin), ‘Rondo. Capriccioso"’ (Mendelssohn) 8.54 Boston Promenade Orchestra "Voices of Spring’ (Strauss 9.0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.25 ‘Thrills" 9.40 Medleys from the shows 10. 0 Close down 2 Y IN} 920k¢. 327m. 7. Op.m. ‘Listeners’ own session" 8.0 Eric Coates and Symphony Orehes*> * tra, "Symphonic Rhapsodies" (Coates) 10 ‘Scott of Scotland Yard" 50 Light recitals .15 Dance music 30 Swing session QO Close down

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¥ y 720k ¢. 416m. 6. Gam. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast seasion 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8. 0 Morning melodies 10.0 "For My Lady": The legends of Maui and Rangi. 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Some rhythm 11.0 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Harriet Beecher Stowe," by Margaret Johnston 11.10 Light orchestral session 11.30 Popular tunes 12. 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m. and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 Bright music 2.30 Happy memories 8.0 "Tunes Everyone Knows" 4 0 Bands and basses 4.30 Sports results Rhythm and melody : 6. 0 Children’s session (Mrs, Dalton’s Merry Mandonliniers) 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Wood Nymphs’ (Coates); "Where the Lazy River Goes By" (McHugh); "‘Modern Melodies"; ‘"‘Where the Lemons Bloom" (Strauss) ; "Triana" (Albeniz); "Die Schonbrunner’ (Lanner); "The Violin Song" (Rubens); "La Golondrina"’ (Serradell); Sandler Serenades"; "Because" (Gade); Gershwin Medley"; " Song. of Songs" (Moya); "Marche Militaire Franc r (Saint-Saens), Pug ae Feehan wae ie opica ar Talks from the 7.30 EVENING ~ State Opera Orchestra, The Cousin from Nowhere " Kunnecke 740 "Exploits of the Black Moth" " A Lady in Danger" 8. 5 New Mayfair Orchestra, " Gershwin Medley " 814 Some recent releases: Noel Coward, "Where are the Songs We Sang?" ......cccsscsesesceesee COWard 8.17 Carmen Cavallaro "c (pianist), "Dancing in the Dark" Dietz 8.20 Arthur Askey (comedian), "The Seagull Song" . Askey "More Chestnut Corner " » Askey-Murdoch Arthur Askey is refreshing in real life as well as on his records. Short, stocky, with brown-reddish hair, glasses, a cheerful smile, an elastic mouth, and a perky manner, he looks like the hero of some early H. G. Wells novel. Since John Watt determined that Arthur Askey was not being fully exploited and turned him loose at the BBC microphone with permission to do, say, and sing what he liked, British radio listeners have been getting the best out of "the resident comedian." 8.26 Anton and the Paramount Theatre Orchestra, "The Grenadiers " Waldteufel 8.29 London. Piano-Accord-ion Band, : "T Hear Bluebirds" . 8.32 Jack Warner (comedian), : " Auxiliary Service Cecil »" je Near" eres eats Bee " Boo " ........ ifax 8.38 Carmen Cavallaro (pianist), "The Very Thought of You" Noble

8.41 Lukewela’s Royal Hawaiians, "Tomi Tomi" ccc... Nape "He Iniki" ..........0. ....perger "King Kamehameha" . Noble wena ine aie. dihaiaes Noble "Ua Like no a Like" Everett 8.54 Boston Promenade Orchestra, "Voices of Spring" . Strauss 8.58 Station notices 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Variety programme, featuring Xavier Cugat Orchestra, the Andrew Sisters, Sandy Powell and Gracie Fields 40. 0 Sports summary 10.15 DANCE MUSIC 141. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN VL ounistonunch 1200k¢. 250m. 5. Op.m. Recordings 6. 0 "Music for Everyman’ 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Symphonic programme, featuring at 8.18, the Grand Philharmonic Orchestra of Paris, playing "Faust Symphony" (Liszt); and at 9.33, Arthur Rubinstein (piano), and the London Symphony Orchestra, playing Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Chopin) 40. 0-10.25 Signal preparation for Air Force ‘ 40.30 Close down BAIR Siice S9m. 7, 0am. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS. FROM LONDON 9, 0-10.0 Morning music 42. 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m. and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 Variet y 3. 0 Relay of football from Rugby Park -B..0 Bright spot "gs, 5.30 Dinner music 6. 0 "Personal Column" 6.15 2 og FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 Sporting results and station notices 7. 0 Bright music 7.145 Topical War Talks from the BBC 7.30 Old favourites 7.45 Maori music 8. 0 "David Copperfield" 8.25 Spotlight parade 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.16 BBC News Commentary 9.25. Danoe with Carroll Gibbons’s, Maxwell Stewart’s and Hal Kemp’s Orchestras. Interludes by Bing Crosby 10. 0 Close down ANY DUNEDIN . 790 k c. 380 m. 6. Son a Ry mF the air for NEWS LON 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 ‘operas. Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 410. 0 Random ramblings 10.40 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Some New _ England Writers," by Margaret Johnston 411.0 "For My Lady": "Ernest Maltravers " 41.20 Melodious memories; Novelty and humour 412. 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m. and 1.15, NEWS FROM LON

ee 2. 0 3.45 5. 0 5.45 Vaudeville matinees; Bands, banjos and baritones 3.30 Sports results Revels, recital and rhythm; Cafe music 4.45 Sports results ee $8 session ("How to Make" ub) Dinner musio (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "March Militaire" (Schubert); "Polonaise Elegique"’; "Hassan" Serenade (Delius); "Hunga Scherzo" rian Fantasy" (arr. Goer); ‘Slavonic (Sistek); "Little Valley in_ the Mountains" (Kennedy); "Jan Kiepura Film Melodies’; "‘To Meet Lehar"’ (arr. Hruby); "Faithful Jumping Jack" (Heykens); ‘‘Guitarre"’ No. &°° (Moszkowshki); "Hungarian Dance, (Brahms); "Love's Sweet Serenade" (Goletti); ‘Strauss Waltz Medley’ (arr. Goer); "Malaguena"’ Moszkowski); ‘In Dreamy Night" (Ziehrer); "Serenade" (Schubert). 7. 0 Local news service 7.15 Topical War Talks from the BBC 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Light Orchestral and Ballad programme: The Ilja Livschakoff Orchesra, "Bagatelle Overture" ? Rixner 7.38 The Revellers Male Quartet, "Singing a Vagabond Song" Messenheimer "Dream River’’ ......0..+. Brown 7.44 The New Light Symphony Orchestra, "BAGINREO": ‘siscscvcccknce Herbert "A Brown Bird Singing" F 00 7.52 De Groot (violin) and Herbert Dawson (organ), ‘Tll Sing Thee Songs of SOE icin cclittinndivtniniickilame Clay to Me Only With Thine Eyes" trad. 7.58 Marek Weber and his Orchestra, "Song of Paradise" ....... . King "Columbine’s Heykens "Blumenlied" ..... eilivees Lanz 8. 7 Studio Recital by Isa Duff (soprano), "Derbyshire Song" .... Rowley "When Sweet Ann Sings" Head 8.13 The London String Orchestra, ~ "Holberg Suite" .......... . Grieg 8.29 Webster Booth (tenor), "As I Sit Here" .... Sanderson "Faery Song" ........ Boughton "Love Passes By" Schertzinger 8.38 The New Light Symphony Orchestra, "Malguena" ...... . Moszkowski "Abandonads" ......0.. . Posadas 8.46 Isa Duff (soprano), Three Songs by Armstrong Gibbs, "Silver," "Five Eyes," "To One Who Passed Whistling in the Night" 8.52 The Boston Promenade Orchestra, 4‘ ~ "Entrance of the Little Fauns" ; ‘Pierne "Mosquito Dance" ........ White "Thunder and Lightning" Strauss

8.58 Station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Old-Time Dance Programme, by Ted Andrews and the Revellers’ Dance Band 10.50 Dance Medley 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN Gl. Y 1140k¢. 263m. 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea table 6. 0 Melody and song 7. O After dinner music 7.45 "The Crimson Trail" 8. 0 Radio Parade 8.30 "Bunnyfield’s Diversions": "Art and Mrs, Jarvis" 8.46 Popular singers 9. 0 Strike up the Band! 10. 0 "People in Pictures" 10.30 Close down A777 INVERCARGILL 680k.c. 441m. 7. Oa.m. NEWS FROM.LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 411. O Recordings 12. 0-2.0 par — music (12.15 and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 6. 0 Children’s Session 5.16 Saturday Special 6. O Carson Robison and his Buckaroos 6.15 a FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 "Gershwin Medley" 6.48 To-day’s sports resulte 7. 0 Accordiana ; 7.15 Topical War Talks from the BBC 7.30 Screen snapshots 8. 0 Shall We Dance?, Interludes by Denny Dennis 8.57 Station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.16 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Late sporting ; 9.30 For the Musical Connoisseur, introducing Debussy’s "La Mer,’ played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra 10. 0 Close down