SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 98, 9 May 1941, Page 38

SATURDAY

NATIONAL

MAY .17

WY. AUCKLAND 650 k c. 462 m. 6, Oam. Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON ® 0 "Entertainers All’ 40. 0 Devotional service: Rev, George Jackson 40.20 "For My Lady": Popular comedians, and Winterbotton 10.45 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Storm Jameson," by Margaret Johnston 41. 0 "Domestic Harmony" 42, 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON) 41.15 Headline news and views 2.0 "Rhythm in Relays" 3.30 Sports results 4.30 Sports results B. 0 Children’s session (‘Cinderella’) 6.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "The Waltz Kings" (Lindemann) ; "*Capricious Intermezzo" (Micheli); ‘Evening Bells" (Billi); "Doll Dance" (Brown); Moonlight on the Alster" (Fetras); "Baby's Birthday" (Busch); "Fire Dance" (Falla); "Ballroom Whispers" (Meyer); "Clad in Lace and Silk" (Siede); "Under the Linden Tree" (Felix); Melodies from Scandinavia; "When Budapest Was Young" (Milos); Merry Melodies yeaa "Intermezzo" (Strauss). 7.0 Results of focal body elections, Interspersed with light music $8.57 Station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A aiigest of the day’s news 9.16 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Variety 410. 0 Sports summary 10.10 JAY WILBUR AND HIS BAND 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN

IN 2X fate 3stm 5. 0-6-0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 7.30 7,35 7.47 7.50 8.16 8.24 me After dinner music Light Symphony Orchestra, "Homage March" (Wood) Studio recital by Douglas Stock (baritone), "The Vagabond," "Bright is the Ring of Words," "The Roadside Fire" (Vaughan Fv ys cana "Silent Worship" (Hane The Salon Orchestra, ‘Caprice Viennois" (Kreisler) Studio recital by Ina Bosworth (violin), Gavotte in E Major (Bach), Adagio (Vivaldi), Allegro (Fiocco) Salon Orchestra, "Tambourin Chinois" .(Kreisler) Studio recital by Winifred Norman (soprano), ‘Daffodils a’Blowing" (German), "The Piper from Over the Way" (Brahe), ‘‘Yesterday and To-day" (Spross), ‘‘Good-morning, Brother Sunshine’ (Lehmann) Sigurd Raseher and Orchestra, "Saxo-Rhapsody" (Coates) Studio recital by the Melody Five, "Love Walked In" (Gershwin), "When My Dream _ Boat Comes Home" (Friend), ‘Robin Adair" (arr. Fowles), "The Mul- ~ ligan Musketeers" (Atkinson) 8.43 8.50 9. 0 10.30 Rosario Bourdon Symphony Orchestra, "In the Village" (IppolitovIvanov), "Marionettes" (Glazounov) Danny Malone (tenor), "Eileen Allanah" (Thomas), "I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" (Westendorf), "All That I Want is in Ireland" (Branen) Eugen Wolff and his Orchestra, "Wild Violets" (Dostal) ! "Comedy Land," featuring at 9.25, "Billy Bunter of Greyfriars," and at 9.45, "The Dark Horse" Close down AIPAN ice 4. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, light 2.20 orchestral and humorous numbers Piano, piano-accordion and organ selections

3.20 Light vocal and popular "recordings, light orchestral and miscellaneous items ° 6. O Light orchestral and popular music 6.36 Signal preparation for the Air Force 7. 0 Sports results 7.30 Orchestral selections 8. 0 Dance session 11. 0 Close down 2 y 570k c. 526m. 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 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45 *° NEWS FROM LONDON 9. 0 Morning variety 10.10 Devotional service 10.25 Popular melodies

10.28 t0 10.30 Time _ signals 10.40 For My Lady: "Oliver Twist" 11,0 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Angela Thirkell," by Margaret Jolinston 11.15 Something for everybody 12. 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline news and views 2.0 Saturday Matinee 3. 0 Running commentary on the Rugby football match (relayed from Athletic Park) 3.28 t0 3.30 Time signals 5. 0 Children’s session 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "The Gipsy Baron Overture’ (Strauss); "Tales from the Orient’ (Strauss); ‘Night of Love Divine’ (Dostal); "Minuet" (Handel); "Serenade" (Heykens); "Will You Remember?" (Romberg); "Japanese Lanterns’ (Lowry); "Song of the Vagabonds" (Friml); ‘Valentina’ (Wright); "Kamennot Ostrow" (Rubinstein); "Do You Like Dancing?’ (Rosen). 7. 0 Results of local body elections, interspersed with light music 8.58 Station notices ‘9. O NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Dance music 10. 0 Sports summary

10.10 DANCE PROGRAMME 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN AVG Meaie sem 6. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table 6. O Musical menu 6,35-7.0 Signal preparation for the Air Force ‘a 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Classicana 40. O Variety 10.30 Close down QD) WELL! NGTON 990k.c. 303m. 7. Op.m. ‘" You Asked For It" sessions From listeners to listeners 10. O Close down OV] |S} NEW PLYMOUTH 810k.¢c, 370m. 6.30 p.m. Children’s session 7.30 Sports results and reviews 8. 0 Music, mirth and melody 9. O Station notices 9 2 Recordings 10, 0 Close down NA phone ae.

7. 0am. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 411. 0 Light rec 12. 0-2.0 p.m. nch music (12,15, NEWS LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 5. 0 Dance music in strict tempo 5.30 For the Children: ‘‘The Adventures of Marco Polo" 5.45 "Song Writers on Parade" 5.51 wins Steiner and his Salon Orchestra 6. 0 Carson Robison and his Pioneers 6.15 ara e FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 liawke’s Bay Rugby results 7. 0 Results of local body elections, ‘interspersed with light music 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.16 BBC News Commentary 9.25 "The Nuisance" 10. O Close down QYIN ste nm, 7. Op.m. Results of local body elections, 9. 0 9.15 9.30 10. 0 interspersed with light music Light recitals Dance music Swing session Close down

LOCAL BODY | ELECTIONS SATURDAY, MAY 17 Progress reports of the results of the elections will be announced during the evening from Stations 1YA, 2YA, 3YA, 4YA, 2YH, 2YN, 3ZR and 4YZ |

These programmes are correct as we to press. Agy 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,

SATURDAY

NATIONAL

MAY 17

SV CHRISTCHURCH 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 9. 0 Morning melodies 10. 0 "For My Lady’; Master Singers, Malcolm McEachern, popular Australian bass 10.30 Devotional service 16.45 Some rhythm 11.0 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Willa Cather," by Margaret Johnston 11.10 Light orchestral session 11.30 Popular tunes 12. 0 Lunch music (12.15 p.m; NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.16 Headline news and views 2.0 Bright music 2.30 Happy memories 8,0 Relay from Lancaster Park of Rugby Footbal! match 4.30 Sports results Rhythm and melody 5. O Children’s session (‘Riddleman’’) 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); ‘Serenade Out of the Night" (Spoliansky); "Moon at Sea" (Stock); "A Little Smile and a Little Tear’ (Lang); ‘Mon Amour" (Barczi-Bertram); "Soy Dream" (Horvath); "‘Barcarolle’ (Tchaikovski); " fen bach 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 I Were King" (Suppe); "‘Carnations" (Valverde). 7. 0 Results of local body elections, interspersed with light music ’ 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 to music by Colin Campbell’s Dance Orchestra (relayed from the Ritz Ballroom) 10. 0 Sports summary 10.15 Continuation of Old Time Dance 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN 3SV/ CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.¢. 250m. 3. Op.m. Light music 5. O Tunes for the tea-table 6. 0 Music for everyman 6.86 Signal preparation for Air Force 7.0 After dinner music 7.39 "The Exploits of the Black Moth: Mr. Wang" 8. 0 Symphonic programme: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms: Featuring ‘‘Chaconne"’ (Bach); Symphony No, 2 in D (Beethoven); Piano Concerto No, 2 in B Flat (Brabms) 410. 0 Favourite entertainers 40.80 Close down

SYZAR, GREYMOUTH 940k.c, 319m. 7- Gam. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.456 NEWS FROM LONDON 9.0 Morning music 10. 0 Close down 12. 0 Lunch music (12.145 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 2.0 Variety 3. 0 Football from Rugby Park 5. 0 Carsoh Robison and ‘his Pioneers 5.30 Dinner music

6. 0 "Personal Column" 6.15 pawe FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 Sporting results, station notices | 7. 0 Results of local body elections, interspersed with light music 8. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.156 BBC News Commentary 9.25 "David Copperfield’ 9.88 Dandéing time, with Eddy Duchin, Mantovani, and Gray Gordon and their Orchestras, Interludes by Dick Powell 10. 0 Close down ANY) DUNEDIN 790 k c, 380 m. 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 10. 0 Random ramblings 10.40 "A Few Minutes with Women Novelists: Elizabeth," by Margaret Johnston 11.0 "For My Lady"; "Ernest Maltravers" 11.20 Melodious memories: Novelty and humour 12,0 Lunch music (12.145 p.m; NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline news and views 2.0 Vaudeville matinees: Bands, Banjos and Baritones 3.30 Sports resulte

3.45 Revels, recitals and rhythm: Cafe music 4.45 Sports resulte 5. 0 Children’s session (‘How to Make" Club) 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’ (Kormann); ‘Fickle ancy Waliz’ (Strauss); "Love's Romance" Sendry); "Chopin Melodies’’; "Ginger read House’ (Humperdinck); "Serenade" (Drigo); "Cherry Ripe" (arr. Bridge); "I'd Bring the Heavens to You’; "Entrance of the Little Fauns"’ (Pierne); "Mosquito Dance’ (White); "Les Fleurs Waltz" (Waldteufel); "Stay Close to Me"

(Kreuder); "Shadows on the Wall" (Schutze); " y the Fireside’ (Hippmann); ‘Estudiantina" (Waldteufel). 7.0 Results of local body elections, Interspersed with light musio 7.16 Topical talks from the BBC 8.58 Station notices 9. © NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.265 DANCE MUSIC 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Dance music 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 1130 CLOSE DOWN ay DUNEDIN 140k¢, 263m, — 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table 6, 0 Melody and song 7. 0 After dinner musie 7.30 Royal New Zealand Air Force Band Conductor: Flight-Lieutenant H. Gladstone Hill (from the Studio) "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (Sousa), "The Eagilet" (St. Clair), clarinet solo: ‘‘Les Alsachiennes"? (Le Thiere), "Babylonian Nights" (Zamecnik}~ "Down South’ (Myddleton). :

8. 0 Light orchestra and Studio recitalists, Alison Tyrie (contralto), James Simpson (tenor), Dol Dauber and his Orchestra, "Maritana Overture" (Wallace) 8. 8 Alison Tyrie, "Gala Water" (arr. MacFarren), "Summer Rain" (Willeley) 8.15 Ketelbey’s Concert Orchestra, "By the Blue Hawaiian Waters,’ "‘The Clock and the Dresden Figures’ (Ketelbey) 8.23 James Simpson, "Herding Song" (arr, Lawson), "The Lilac Spotted Gown" (Wreford), ‘For This/ I Pray" (Kahn) 8.32 The Light Symphony Orchestra, "Miniature Suite’ (Coates) 8.44 Alison Tyrie, "Yonder," (Oliver), "There Was a. King of Thule’ (White) 8.50 The Boston Promenade Orchestra, "Jealousy" (Gade), "Stars and Stripes Forever" (Sousa) 9. 0 Strike up the band, with ‘The Crimson Trail" at 9,25 40. 0 ‘People in Pictures" 10.30 Close down a y Z 680k.c. 441m. 7. Oa.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 41. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0p.m. Lunch music (48.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 5. O Saturday special 6. O Carson Robison and his Buckaroos 6.15 a FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 International Novelty Orchestra 6.48 ‘To-day’s sports results 7. Q@ Results of local body elections, interspersed with light music 8.57 Station notices . 9, 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Late Sporting 9.28 For the Musical Connoisseur. introducing Turina’s Rapsodia Sinfonica, poe: ag by Eileen Joyce, with Orches 10. 0 Close down

7 RADIO LICENCE FIGURES Nearly 10,000 new radio licences were taken out by the public of New Zealand during the past 12 months, making the total number of licences held in the Dominion, as at March 31, 1941, 356,500-easily the highest figure to date, The figures for the four chief districts, as issued by the Post & Telegraph Department, are as follows: Auckland 115,932 Canterbury ~ 65,084 Otago . 47,459 Wellington . 125,587 354,062 Dealers,etc. = . 2,438 356,500 The figure for March 31, 1940, was 346,838

These programmes are correct as we press. Any last-minute alterations announced over the air. All programmes in this issue ve copyri to The Listener, and may not reprin without permission. 33 gE

SATURDAY

COMMERCIAL

MAY 17

— 1ZB oe. e a. 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with 9. 0 9.45 11. 0 12. 0 News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45 Bachelor Girl’s session Morning reflections (Elsie K. Morton) Man in the Making (Brian Knight) Music and sports flashes 12.15 p.m. News from London 12.45 1.30 4.45 5. 0 6. 0 6.15 6.30 7. 0 7.30 7.45 8.15 8.45 9. 0 9.45 10. 0 10.30 11. 0 12. 0 The Gardening session (John Henry) 4ZB Happiness Club (Joan) Thea’s Milestone Club Thea and her Sunbeams Sports results News from London Paramount on the Air House of Peter MacGregor Oh, Reggie! (final broadcast) Apple Radio Quest Imperial Leader Pageant of Empire Doctor Mac Apple Radio Quest Craig Crawford’s Dance Band from Prince’s Restaurant, Sydney Dance music News from London Close down

97 WELLINGTON "$430 kc, 2265 Mm: 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with 8.30 9. 0 9.30 9.45 10. 0 10.15 10.30 10.45 11. 0 11.15 11.30 11.50 12. 0 News from London at 6.0, 7.0, and 8.45 Gardening session (‘* Snowy "’) ‘Bachelor Girl’s session Pianists on parade Morning reflections (Elsie K. Morton) With a smile and a song Salute to the South Seas Popular ballads Organistics Maoriland melodies Guest artist "Yer Can't ’Elp Larfin’" What’s on this afternoon? Mid-day melody parade 12.15 p.m. News from London 5. 0 5.15 5.30 5.45 6. 0 6.15 6.30 7. 0 7.30 7.45 8.15 8.45 9. 0 9.45 Afternoon variety programme, interspersed with sports flashes Gems from musical comedy Cheer-up tunes Station T.0.T, Tea-time tunes Sports results (Wally Ingram) News from London Pageant of Empire House of Peter MacGregor Oh, Reggie! Apple radio quest Imperial Leader Musical comedy memories ~ Doctor Mac Apple radio quest

10. 0 10.30 11. 0 12. 0 8. 0 8.15 9. 0 9.46 10. 0 12. 0 1.0 Craig Crawford’s Dance Band, from Prince’s Restaurant, Sydney Dance programme News from London Close down 32 CHRISTCHURCH 1430 kc. 210 m. 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0, and 8.45 Fashion's fancies (Happi Hill) Gardening session (David Combridge) Bachelor Girl’s session Morning reflections (Elsie K. Morton) Variety parade Luncheon session (Jacko) 12.15 p.m. News from London Any time is dancing time

2. 0 4.45 5.15 5.30 5.45 6. 0 6.15 6.30 7. 0 7.30 7.45 8.15 8.45 9. 0 9.15 9.45 10. 0 Bright musical programme, with sports flashes throughout the afternoon Children’s session, featuring The Talent Circle The Junior Players The Musical Army Music for the early evening Sports results News from London Station T.O.T. House of Peter MacGregor Oh, Reggie! Apple radio quest Imperial Leader The Randall Family Doctor Mac "Let’s have @ dance": Music in strict tempo Apple radio quest Craig Crawford's Dance Band, from Prince’s Restaurant, Sydney ~~

10.15 10.30 11. 0 12. 0 Your favourites in song Dance programme News from London, followed by bright music Close down DUNEDIN $286 Kk . 234m. 6. Oam. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0, and 8.45. Selected recordings Bachelor Girl’s session Morning Reflections (Elsie K. Morton) 12.15 p.m. News from London 1. 0 Of interest to men (Bernisé McConnell) Music and sports flashes Variety programme The happy hour Children’s session Happy Feet Club Garden Club of the Air (Don Donaldson) Sports results News from London Station T.O.T. House of Peter MacGregor Oh, Reggie! Apple Radio Quest Imperial Leader Special programme Doctor Mac Home Folks (final broadcast) Broadeast of the Town Hall dance Apple Radio Quest Amateur Hour News from London Broadcast of the Town Hall dance Close down

2Z6 PALMERSTON Nth. 1400 Ke: 214 mh. 6. Oa.m Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45. 6.30 Sunrise serenades 7.30 Youth sings 8. 0 Two hands on a piano 8.15-9.0 Radio Cavalcade 6. Op.m. Musical Digest 6.15 News from London 6.45 Meet the Mills Brothers! °7.15 Sports results 7.45 Station T.0O.T. 8.15 Imperial Leader 8.30 Concert variety 9.16 Home Folks 9.30 Dancing time at 2ZA 10. 0 Craig Crawford's Dance Band, from Prince’s Restaurant, Syd-= ney 10.30 Close down

These programmes are correct as we to press. Any last-minute alterations Le) announced over the air. All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.