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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 110, 1 August 1941, Page 39

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| Y 650 ke. 462m. 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 "With a Smile and a Song" 10. 0 Devotional Service: Pastor D. L. Woolf 10.20 "For My Lady": ‘Live, Love and Laugh" 10.45 "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax," by Nelle Scanian 41.0 "To Lighten the Task’ 412.,.0 Lunch Music (12.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.145 Headline News and Views 2.0 "From Qur Library" 2.30 Classical Music 3.30 Sports results "In Varied Mood’ 4.0 Light Music 4.30 Sports results 6. O Children’s session (‘‘Cinderella," with feature, "Richard the LionHeart’) 645 Dinner Music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Taik): "Czar and Carpenter" Overture (Lortzing); "Village Swallows from Austria" (Strauss); "Fairy Tale’ (Komsak); "A Tune Over the Air" (Jager); "Chanson D'Amour’ (Suk); "Round the Films" (Lubbe); "River Reveries"; "Dreaming Flowers" (Transluateur); ‘Dances of the Polovtsian Maidens’ (Borodin); ‘Deluge’ (SaintSaens); ‘Polonaise’ (Jager); "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Morey); "Entrance of the Queen of Roses" (Rhode); "Pagliacci Serenade" (Leoncavallo). . 7. O Local News Service 7.15 Sports Talk by Gordon Hutter 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Concertgebouw Orchestra, . " Alceste " Overture .... Gluck 7.39 "Lives of the Poets: Robert Herrick" 7.58 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Symphony No, 1 in B Flat Major... Schumann 8.33 Studio recital by Judith Russell (mezzo-contralto), of songs by Schumann, "The Lotus Flower" "The Sandman" "The Chestnut Tree" "A Flower to Me Thou Seemest" " Lady-bird " 8.44 Studio recital by Joan Dowding (piano), Miniature Suite for Piano ~ York Bowen A native of London, York Bowen, enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of only fourteen as a student of composition and pianoforte, winning distinction in both. Long ago recognised as a pianist of brilliant attainments, he is also a composer of quite original gifts. His own instrument. has naturally been generously treated with three concertos and many smaller pleces, but’ he has done notable work for the orchestra too. He has been a piano and composition professor at the Royal Academy for many years, 8.57 Station notices 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Alexandra Trianti (soprano), "Let Spiteful Tongues" "Little Head, Little Head" ""A Maiden’s Love Song" "Fairy Binsefuss" Wolf

9.34 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Variations and fugue on an Old English Tune, " Under | the Spreading Chestnut Tree" Weinberger 9.50 BBC Chorus, "Corpus Christi" "A Cornish Carol" Warlock | 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30 CLOSE DOWN BY AUCKLAND X4 880 ke. 341 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light Music 7. O After-dinner Music 8.0 "Rhythm all the Time" 8.15 "Frolics and Fancies" 9.0 "Sing as We Go" 9.30 Gems from Musical Comedy 10. O Light Recitals 10.30 Close down AUCKLAND aRZaMis 1250 ke. 240m. 5B. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular presentations 6.85 Signal preparation: for the Air Force 7. O Orchestral and instrumental items 8. 0 Concert programme 9.30 Miscellaneous recordings 10. O Close down 2} Y . 570 ke. 526 m. In the event of Parliament being broadcast, this programme will be transmitted » 2YcC. Usual hours of Parliament, 1 sg a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2.30 to 5.30 @. Oam. Station on the air for NEWS| FROM LONDON 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast Session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 98. 0 Morning Variety 410.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Favourite Melodies pe 28 to 10. ger shave. signals 10.40 seg ag "When the Organ Plays t's Hesineht Dixon" 414. 0 "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax," by Nelle Scanlan 11.15 Versatile Artists 42. 0 Lunch Music 8h LB be p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 41.15 Headline News and Views 2.0 Classical Hour 3. 0 A.C.E. TALK; "Liver and Ways of Using It"’ 8.15 Ballroom Successes of thé, Past 8.28 t0 3.30 Time signals 3.82 Popular Tunes 4.0 Sports results" Celebrity Session 4415 Afternoon B. O Children’s. session (St. Joseph’s Maori Girls’ School Choir 6.45 Dinner Music (6.15, NE FROM LONDON and Topical Talk) "Ball at the Savoy" (A raham); * ote Me Forever" (Schertzinger); "Potpourri from the film ‘Truza’" (Leur); "Mon Reve" (Waldteufel); "Gipsy Moon" (Borganoff) ; "A Musical Snuff Box" (Liadow); "Souvenir de Capri’ (Becce); "I Love Thee" (Grieg); "Paganini Selection (Lehar); "Indra Waltz" peineh a) "Songs of the (Schmtdt); "Master of My Soul" (Stolz). 7.0 Cinietnl News Service "Britain %28 to 7.30 Time signals 720 Reserved

7.54 7.58 8.28 8.40 8.58 9.15 9.25 10. 0 11. 0 11.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Famous Overtures: "The Mastersingers" Wagner By Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra Pablo Casals (cellist), Minuet in G ....... Beethoven Poet and Composer: Thomas Moore "From My Grandmother’s Album": Henri Penn at the piano "At Short Notice’: New music that cannot be announced in advance Station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary Band miscellany Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, "Lords of the Air" . Burnaby Massed Bands, "Sweet and Low" .. Barnby Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "Siamese Patrol" ........ Linck Royal Artillery Band, Woolwich, "Post Horn Galop" . Koenig Bands of H.M. Coldstream and Welsh Guards, ; "Solemn Melody" Walford Davies Band of H.M. Royal Air Force, "The ‘Devil Ma’ Cares" Carver Deanna Durbin (soprano), "When April Sings" Kahn Foden’s Motor Works ‘Band, "Zampa" Overture .. Herold r Soni] worth’? | ccccsccssoesecee Bliss Rhythm on Record: New dance recordings, compéred by "Turntable" NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN ave ae 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table 6. 0 6.35 7. 0 8, 0 8.15 8.30 8.45 9. 0 10. 0 10.30 Musical menu Signal preparation for the Air Force After-dinner music "The Travelling Troubadours" Ted Steele (Novachord) "The Kingsmen" Comedy interlude Sonata and Chamber Musio, featuring at 9.15, Beatrice arrison (eello) and Gerald Moore pian playing Sonata in E Minor, (Brahms) Meditation music Close down [ByYp wettneron z. "20 Ser p.m. Showmen of Syncopation " Fireside. Memories " People in Pictures ‘Musical digest 9. 0 9.16 9.32 9.45 £6. Oo "Hard Cash" ‘Songs of the West Medliana «" Thrills " ‘Tempo di Valse Close down

LENZ1B Metote som 8. Op.m. Studio programme 9. 0 Station notices 9. 2 Recordings 10. 0 Close down NAPIER CaN/ Ind hee se, 7. Qam. 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, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 5. 0 Uncle Paul and Aunt Beth 6.0 "The Old-time The-ayter" 6.15 Nhe FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 "Marle Antoinette" 7. 0 After-dinner music 7.30 Variety Hour 8.30 Dance session by Russ Morgan and his Orchestra 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.26 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, "The Hundred Kisses" Ballet Suite (D’Erlanger) 9.42 Elisabeth Rethberg (soprano) 9.45 anaes from the Pen of Edgar Allen 08 10. 0 Close down YAN s +5 pi4 7. Op.m. ‘The First Great Churchill" (First episode) 7.25 Light music 8.0 Sketches, variety 8.30 Light classical selections 8. O Grand opera excerpts 9.45 "Fireside memories" Close down 0 24d 980 ke, 306 m. 7. Op.m. Light music 7.145 Organ melodies 7.80 Assorted recordings ; 8. Q Concert programme, featuring "Samson and Delilah" selections, "Memories of Chopin," by J. H. Squire, Celeste Octet, Tom Bourke. (tenor), Dora Labbette (soprano) and John Tilley (comedian) Band marches Jack Doyle (vocal) Dance programune Close Cown oL2no SOan

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SHY 720 ke. 416m. 6. Oam. 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 Programme 10. 0 "For My Lady’: Popular comedians, Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch 10.30 Devotional service 10.45 Light Music 411.0 "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax,"? by Nelle Scanlan 11.15 ‘"Heip for the Home Cook," talk by Miss 8. Mchee 41.30 Popular Tunes 412. 0 Linch Music (12.15 p.m., NEWS FROM. LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 2.0 Music on Strings F 2.30 Khythm Parade 3. 0 Classical Hour 4 0 Variety Programme 4.30 Sports results ) Light. orchestras and Ballads B. O Children’s Session (Niecolo, Kangaroo Pie, Valerie, Coppernob) 5.45 Dinner Music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "The Walis Kings" (Lindemann); "Capricious (Intermesso" . (Micheli); "Evening Bells" (Billi); "Doll Dance" (Brown); "Moonlight on the Alster’ (Fetras); "Baby's Birthday" (Busch); ‘Fire Dance’ (Falla); "Clad in Lace and Silk" (Siede); "Under the Linden Tree’ (Felix); ‘‘Melodies from Scandinavia’; "When Budapest Was Young" (Milos); ‘Merry Melodies’ (Roland); ‘‘Interoo. (Strauss). O Local News Service EVENING PROGRAMME: The Orchestra presents (featuring the 3YA _ Orchestra, conducted by Will Hutchens, Mus.Bac.): Music by Fletcher: "Vanity Fair" Overture "Woodland Pictures " 7.51 Studio recitals by Mrs. F. Nelson Kerr (contralto), and Noel Newson (pianist): Mrs. Kerr: " Dedication " .................. Franz "Florian’s Song" .... Godard ° "The First Primrose" . Grieg "Like to the Damask Rose" Elgar "A Roundel of Rest" . Scott 8. 3 Noel Newson, A Rachmaninoff recital " Barcarolle " * Polichinelle " * Romance " Etude in B Minor 8.18 The Chorus with Sir Edward Elgar and the London Symphony Orchestra, "A Breath of Our Inspiration" ("The Music Makers") -"BRey We Are Afar in the Dim Ages Lying" ("The Music Makers") _ "We Are the Music Makers" ~ ("The Music Makers ’’) ¢ Elgar 8.30 Gregor Piatigorsky with John Barbirolli and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 Schumann 8.58 Station notices 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of . the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary

9.25 10. 2 11. 0 411.30 Edith Lorand and her Viennese Orchestra, Olga Haley (mezzo-soprano), and Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) MUSIC MIRTH AND MELODY NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN

SV CHRISTCHURCH 1200 ke. 250m. _ 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table ,° 6. 0 6.35 7. 0 8. 0 8.14 8.30 9. 0 9.30 9.43 10. 0 10.30 Music for everyman Signal preparation for Air Force After dinner music "Circle of Shiva" Star pianist: Raie da Costa "West from Bristol" (BBC programme) Dance to Lew Stone and his Band " Mittens " Vaudeville Music light and lilting Close down SCAR Sar eth 7. Oam, NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 8.45 9. 0 9.30 Breakfast session NEWS FROM LONDON Morning music Josephine Clare: " Good Housekeeping " 10. 0-10.30 Devotional Service 12. 0 1.15 3..0 3.30 4. 0 5. 0 5.30 6.15 6.45 6.57 7. 0 ‘7.16 Luneh music (12.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) Headline news and views Afternoon programme Music of the Masters ‘A little bit of everything Children’s session (Norma) Dinner music NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk " Homestead on the Rise"’ Station notices The BBC Wireless Military Band Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks, jun., Scene from ‘‘Moonlight is Silver"

7.24 7.45 8.13 8.30 8.43 9. 0 9.15 9.25 10. O Mirthmakers on the air The Play: " Turn of the Wheel" Famous orchestras "The Voice of the God" All in favour. of swing, listen! NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC news commentary Night Club; Abe Lyman and his Orchestra Close down

ANY) DUNEDIN 790 ke. 380 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 10.20 Devotional service 10. 0 "Cooking by Gas," talk by Miss J. Ainge 10.40 "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax," by Nelle Scanlan 411. 0 For My Lady: ‘‘ Maker of Melody, Franz Schubert" 11.20 Musical Silhouettes 42. 0 Dunedin Community Sing, relayed | from Strand Theatre (12.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline News and Views 2.0 Music of the Celts: Rhythm of the Keyboard: Afternoon Reverie 3.15 A.C.E. TALK: "Plans for Growing Vegetables" 3.30 Sports results Classical Music 4.30 Cafe Music 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 cnuacen's Session (Big Brother sill) : 5.45 Dinner Music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk): "Strauss Polkas’; "Gipsy Romance and zardas" (Schulenburg); "Popular Selection’; ‘Chinese Rhythm" (Hellier); "Happy Journey" (Kunneke); "Song. of. Hawaii" (Bories); "Chanson Bohemienne" (Boldi); "Sunshine in Spring" (Curtis); "Le Petit Capiiaine’ (Raquelle); "A Gipsy Lament’ (Rode); "Dream Waltz" (Millocker); "Carmen" Selection (Bizet); "Seville’ (Wood); "I’m in Love With Vienna" (Strauss); "Serenade" (Pierne); "Speak to Me of Love’’ (Lenoir).

7.0 7.12 7.30 7.40 7.53 8. 6 8.19 10. 0 11. 0 11.30 Local News Service "On Bringing Up Children: Should Children Help Their Parents?" discussion by G, W. Parkyn, M.A., and partner EVENING PROGRAMME: Debroy Somers Band, "Empire Pageant" "Dad and Dave" "Shamrocks" "The Dark Horse" Hans Busch Orchestra, "Just a Little Adventure" Rust The Buccaneers Octet, "Song of the Marines" "Night Over Shanghai" Warren ‘Kitchener of Khartoum" Reginald Dixon (organ), "There’s Something About a SOON? -..cistaaleren an Reet Gay Station notices NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary Professor T. D. Adams Readings from Sir Walter Seott’s "Kenilworth": Queen Elizabeth and Amy Robsart Dance music by Dick Colvin and his Music NEWS FROM LONDON, followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN GO a0 ker 263m, 10. 0 10.30 p-m. ‘Tunes for the tea-table Melody and song After dinner music Classics for the ¢onnoisseur ** Heart Songs " Take your partners Variety Close down GIN(S Mote ain. 7. 0am. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 0 Recordings 42. 0-2.0p.m. Lunch music (12,15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 1.15 Headline news and views 5. 0 Children’s. session: ‘‘Basketball’’3 Talk by Betty Ingram 5.15 Merry moments 5.45 Personalities on Parade: Adelaide Hall 6. 0 A Budget of Sport by the " Sports- " 6.145 NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk 6.46 ‘ Thrills!" 7. 0 After dinner music 7.30 Gardening talk 7.45 Symphonic programme, introducing Concerto in D Minor for Violin and String Orchestra (Vaughan Williams’, played by the Boyd Nee) String Orchestra 8.30 Presenting for the first time 8.57 Station notices 9.0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 ‘*Martin’s Corner" 9.49 ‘Gay ’Nineties" 9.52 ‘" Comedyland " 10. 0 Close down These are correct as = 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.

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6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0, and 8.45 9.0 Aunt Daisy 9.45 Morning reflections 10.0 THE FEATURE HOUR: 10. 0 Secret Diary 10.15 Those Happy Gilmans 10.30 Dramas of Life 10.45 Today’s Children 11.30 The Shopping Reporter (Marina) 12. O Last-minute Reminder Service 12.15 p.m. News from London 2.30 The Home Service session (Gran) 4, 0 Young Marrieds’ Circle (Molly) 5. 0 Molly and her Friends 5.15 Hobbies session (‘‘ Wings "’) 5.45 Uncle Tom’s Children’s Choir 6.15 News from London 6.30 Station T.O.T. 7.15 tmperial Leader 8. 0 Chuckles witht Jerry 8.15 Easy Aces 8.45 Pageant of Empire 9. 0 Mighty Moments 9.15 Franklin D. Roosevelt. Man of Destiny 10.15 Preview of the week-end sport 10.30 Variety 11. 0 News from London 12. 0 Close down ae 97 WELLINGTON "HBO Kc. 265 m. 8. Oa.m. The Yawn Patrol, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45 7.15 Looking on the bright side 9.0 Aunt Daisy 9.45 Morning reflections 10. 0 THE FEATURE HOUR: 10. 0. Secret Diary 10.15 The Housewives’ Jackpots 10.30 Dramas of Life: " Fulfilment "’ 10.45 To-day’s Children 11.30 The Shdpping Reporter (Suzanne) 12. 0 The Mid-day Melody Menu 12.15 p.m. News from London 2.0 Betty and Bob 2.15 In Rhythmic Mood 2.30 Home Service session (Mary Agnes) 3.0 Variety 3.30 Funfare 3.45 Sweet Harmony 4.0 Young Marrieds’ Circle (Tony) 4.45 Musical programme 5. 0 The Children’s session 6.15 News from London 7.15 Imperial Leader 8. QO Chuckles with Jerry 8.15 Easy Aces 8.45 The Diggers’ session 9. 0 Mighty Moments 9.15 Franklin D, Roosevelt, Man of Destiny 10.15 Preview of the week-end sport 11. 0 News from London 12. 0 Close down 32 CHRISTCHURCH £430 Kc. 21D im. 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45 8. 0 Fashion's Fancies 9, 0 Aunt Daisy 9.45 Morning Reflections 10. 0 THE FEATURE HOUR; 10. O Secret Diary 10.15 Music from the Movies 10.30 Dramas of Life: "The Ring of Evidence" 10.45 To-day’s Children 11.30 The Shopping Reporter

12. © The luncheon, session (Jacko) 12.15 p.m. News from London 2.0 Betty and Bob 2.30 The Home Service session (Jill) 3.30 Songs by My Lady Faire 4.0 The Young Marrieds’ Circle 5. O The children’s session 5.15 The Merry-go-Round 5.45 Music for the early evening 6. 0 The Hawk 6.15 News from London 6.30 Travelogue (Teddy Grundy) 7.15 Imperial Leader 7.45 The Sports Quiz ("The Rep") 8. 0 Chuckles with Jerry 8.15 Easy Aces 8.30 Music Hall 9. 0 Mighty Moments 9.15 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Man of Destiny 9.30 The Variety Hour 10. 0 Racing in Retrospect 10.30 "The Toff’: 3ZB’s Racing Reporter 11.0 News from London 12. 0 Close down VA4ZB ' 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45 9. 0 Aunt Daisy 10.0 THE FEATURE HOUR: 10. O Secret Diary 10.15 Radio Sunshine 10.30 Dramas of Life: "Out of the Past" 10.45 To-day’s Children 11.30 The Shopping Reporter (Jessie) 12. 0 Lunch hour tunes 12.15 p.m. News from London 2. 0 Betty and Bob 2.30 The Home Service session (Joyce) 8.15 Invitation to Romance 4,0 The Young Marrieds’ Circle 5. 0 The Sunbeams’ Club ; 6, O The Diggers’ session 6.15 News from London 6.30 Hits and encores 7.15 Imperial Leader 7.45 Preview of the week-end sport 8. 0 Chuckles with Jerry 8.15 Easy Aces 8.45 The Enemy Within 9. 0 Mighty Moments 9.15 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Man of Destiny 10. © The Radio Merry-go-Round 41.0 News from London 12. 0 Close down O77 PALMERSTON: Nth. A400. 24 Me 6. Oa.m. Breakfast session, with News from London at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45 9. 0-9.30 Aunt Daisy 5.15 p.m. The "Thumbs Up" Club 6, 0 Early evening musio 6.45 The Marton session 7.15 imperial Leader 7.30 Artists on Parade » © Chuckles with Jerry 80 Popular Radio Vocalists Oo Mi "4 Moments 6 This’ll Be Funny ie | Preview of the week-end sport 10. 0 Close down These perenne are correct as we go to press. y ar ogee alterations will be ne over the Programmes in "oh gs ee are copyri ht to Are Listener, and may without permission,