WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 131, 26 December 1941, Page 29

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ve au "q op 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 "Music As You Like It" 970. O Devotional service: Rev. Harold Sharp 10.20 For My Lady: The Legends of Maui and Rangl 10.45 "The Smali Child Indoors: More To Do With Poster Paint," by Mrs. F. L. W. Wood 41.0 "Musical Highlights" 41.15 "Music While You Work" 12. 0 Commentary on Auckland Trotting Club’s Meeting, relayed from Alexandra Park (12.15 and 1,15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 "Music and Romance" 3.30 Sports results 3.45 ‘Music While You Work" 4.15 Light music 4.30 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Taik) 7. 0 State Placement Service announcements 7. & Local news service 7.15 Book Review 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Reginald Paul Piano Quartet, Baarrey: idciasi «Walton 8. 2 Studio recital by Iris Norgrove (soprano), "Parting" : "To a Nightingale" "To a Violet" "The Vain Suit" 8.13 Poltronieri String Quartet, Quartet in E Flat | Boccherini | 8.30 Mark Raphael (baritone), : "To Daisies" "Song of the Blackbird" "Weep You No More" Quilter 8.36 "Associated artists, | Septet for Trumpet, Strings and Piano ........ Saint-Saens | : 8.52 Sydney MacEwan (tenor), — "Pleading" ..........-c00. Elgar 8.57 Station notices : 9. 0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news , 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. R. Dudley, M.A., of the Meth-. odist Church 9.30 "Bundles" 10. 0 "The Masters in Lighter Mood." 11. 0 11.30 DANCE MUSIC 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN [ON7o AUSKEAND ee 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 8. ° After- ‘dinner music "His Last Plunge" "Bands and Ballads," with "‘Adven-| ture! The Quest for the Jewels of | the Sacred Necklace" at 8.30 NEWS FROM LONDON .

8.0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General Idle Intermezzo 9.30 "A Young Man with a Swing. Band" 10. 0 Light recitals 10.30 Close down 174 1250 ke. 240 m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular music 7. O Orchestral programme 8.0 ‘‘Mittens" 8.15 Old-time dance 9. 0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General 10. 0 Close down 2 Y . 570 ke. 526 m. In the "event of Parliament being -broadcast this programme will be transmitted by 2YC. Usual hours of: Parliament, 2.30 to 5.30 and 7.30 to 10.30 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 8.0 Morning Variety 9.30 Morning Star 9.40 ‘Music While You Work" 10.10 Devotional Service 10.26 Popular melodies 10.28 10 10.30 Time signals 10.40 For My Lady: "‘ One Good Deed a Day " 11. 0 "A Man in the Kitchen: The Career of a Famous Chef," prepared by Dorothy Neal 11.15 Variety on the air 12. 0 Lunch.music (12.15 and 1.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. 0 Classical hour 3.0 In lighter mood 3.28 103.30 Time signals 3.30 ‘Music While You Work" 4.0 Variety 5. 0 Children’s session 5.45 Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk) 7. 0 State Placement Service Announcements 7. & Official news service 7.15 "Britain Speaks" 7.28107.30 WVime signals 7.30 Reserved 7.45 EVENING PROGRAMME: | "The Mosquitoes’ Parade" : Whitney London Novelty Orchestra 7.49 "The Phantom Drummer" 8.14 "Hogmanay": A Scottish programme for the end of the year Compére: Andrew Fleming 8.44 In the Music Salon: Marek Weber ‘and his Orchestra : 68 Station notices New Year Message by His Excellency the GovernorGeneral NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.1& BBC news commentary 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. R. ' Dudley, M.A., of the Methodist Church 9.30 Melody Time, featuring Nat Shilkret and his Orchestra. 9.44 "At Eventide" ;

10. 5 11. 0 11.30 12. 0 Dance music by Lauri Paddi’s : Ballroom Orchestra (relayed | from the Majestic Cabaret) NEWS FROM LONDON VARIETY : CLOSE DOWN : 6. 0 7.0 8. o ay’ 5. 0 p.m. WELLINGTON 840 ke. 357 m. Tunes for. the tea-table : Musical menu After dinner music . Orchestral Masterpieces: | Pasdeloup. Orchestra of Paris, de Nigamon" "Chant (Honegger ) 8. 8. Mark 8.10 Artur certo No. thoven) London Raphael (baritone) Schnabel and the. L Orchestra, Conce" mperor") (Bee8.50 Essie Ackland (contralto) 8.54 Zurich Gavotte from Tonhalle Orchestra, * Tdomeneo "’ (Mozart) 9. 0 New Year message by His Excellency, the Governor-General Royal Garden, Opera Orchestra, "The Aecursed covent. Hunter" | 9.30 10. 0 10.30 (Franck) 9.42 Dora Labbette (soprano). 9.16 "The State Opera House Or- | chestra,.. ‘Symphonic Waltz Suite’ | (Melichar) 9.22 "Keith Falkner baritone) 9,26. Philadelphia Orchestra,."Al-_ ceste."’ Prelude, "Thesée" March (Lui) "=? shatisegitam At the opera Variety Close down NAD) WELLINGTON |. 990 ke, 303 m. rf 0 p-m, Modern, dance melodies 7.20 the Gold+seeker" 7.33 Aptists of. the keyboard 7.45 "Promiere’s: "The week’s new Te. 8.15 a ‘a Chie Carol," featuring the English actor, Ronald Colman, as Scrooge 8.40 Artists’ ‘spotlight 9. 0 New Year message by His Excel--lency the Governor-General 9.5 Search for a Playwright 9.30 "A Young Man with Band" 10. 0 Close down a Swing YB MTree 6.30 p.m. Children’s session 141. ) 7.30 Lécturette and information service 8. 0 Concert programme 9. 0 (Station notices . 9. 2 Concert ‘programme 10. 0 Close down NAPIER AN7 rl _ 750 ke, 395 2, 7. Oa.m. NEWS FROM caxhesoe soe 7.30 Breakfast session > 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON Morning programme 412. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch music (12.15 1.15, NEWS. FROM LONDON) and 5. 0 Light music, 5.30 For the Childrén: "Down the Pixie Path" 5.45 Mario Chandler’s Dance Orchestra 6. 0 ‘" The Fourth,Form at St. Percy’s’’ 6.15 "SN FROM LONDON and Topical a 6.45 The Troubadours Male Quartet. 7. 0 After dinner poe : 7.30 ‘Those We. : 8 0 "The. Masked: ~ |

8.30. Dance session, by the Orchestras of Tommy Tucker and Terry Shand 9. 0 New Year message by His Excele lency the Governor-General NBS Newsreel 9.16 BBC' news commentary 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. R. Dudley, of the Methodist. Church 9.30. Philadelphia Orchestra; "Amelia Goes to the Ball" Overture (Menotti) 9.34 Beniamino Gigli tenor); and Gigli (tenor) and Maria Caniglia (Soprano) 9.42 Victor Symphony Orchestra, "Dance of.the Hours" (Ponchtelli) 9.50 . Galli. Curci,. Homer, Gigli, de Luca, -Pinza and Bada, ." What Restrains : Me?" (Donizetti) 9.54 Regent Concert Orchestra, " The Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach) 10. 0 "Hollywood Parade" 10.53 Harry Roy and His Orchestra, "Out of the Rag Bag" 11.0 Close down NELSON ENIN bitten 7. Op-m. "Greyface" 7.29 Light music 8. 0 Frimi melodies 8.20 Light classical music 8.40 Variety and vaudeville 8. 0 New Year Message by His Excele lency the Governor-General Band programme: Foden’s Motor Works Band 880 "Dad and Dave" 10. 0 Close down GISBORNE | AZ) 980 ke. 306m. | 7. Op.m. Popular orchestral 7-15 "Life of Cleopatra" 7.30. Music, mirth and melody 8. 0 Band parade 8.30 Irish programme 9. 2 "The Elusive Baronet" 9.15 Scots programme, with old-time dance numbers 10. 0 Close down For the holidays-take out a Listener’s Subscription at any Money Order ffice-and advise "The Listener" of your changes of address. ; These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air.

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SIVA CHRISTCHURCH : 720 ke. 416 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS 7. 0 FROM LONDON NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 9. 0 10. 0 10.30 10.45 11. 0 11.10 11.30 12, 0 2. 0 2.30 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 5.45 7. 0 7.5 7.30 7.43 8.47 9.15 9.25 9.30 10. 0 10.30 11. 0 11.30 NEWS FROM LONDON Morning programme For My Lady: Women composers of our time, Liza Lehmann Devotional service Light music "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax," by Nelle Scanian Orchestral session "Music While You Work" Lunch music (12.15 and 4.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) "Music While You Work" Musical comedy Classical hour Rhythmic revels 4.30 Sports results Favourites old and new oor he Session ("Looking ack" Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk) State Placement Service announcements Local news service EVENING PROGRAMME: Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, "William Tell" Overture Rossini Reading by O. L. Simmance: "Martin Chuzzlewit," by Charles Dickens "From the. New World" (Symphony No. 5 in E Minar) i. iccossesstiistiaedias Dvorak Georg Szell and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Songs by Peter Warlock, sung by Parry Jones (tenor), "The Passionate Shepherd" "As Ever I Saw" "The Fox" "Sleep" Station notices New Year Message by His Excellency, the GovernorGeneral | NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary Evening Prayer: Rev. Raymond Dudley, M.A., of the Methodist Church Wilhelm Backhaus (pianist), with John Barbirolli and the New Symphony Orchestra, Concerto in A Minor . Grieg "The Naughty ’Nineties" English variety NEWS FROM LONDON Dance music

11.50 New Year Celebrations (relayed from Cathedral Square) 12. 0 Devotional Service, by Rev. J. H. Allen, of the Methodist Church 12. 5am. CLOSE DOWN SIL Ginivronnch 5. Op.m. Tunes for the tea-table 6. 0 Music for everyman 7. O After, dinner music 8. 0 "People in Pictures" 8.30 Music from London revues 9.0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General Dance hits of 1941 10. O Melodia 10.30 Close down SYA 940 ke. 319m. 7. Oa.m., NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Sreakfast session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 8.0 Morning music 10. 0-10.30 Devotional Service 42. 0 Lunch music (12.45 and 1.15 Dp.m., NEWS FROM.LONDON) Hi-ho the merry oh Afternoon programme Dance tunes, popular songs" Variety For the youngsters "David and Dawn" Dinner music ‘""The Fourth Form at St, Percy " meas FROM LONDON and Topical "Snappy tunes Roy Fox presents "The Dark Horse" Listen to the latest " Thrills " Novelty numbers "Round the Camp Fire" 8.43. Let’s laugh 9.0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General ' NBS Newsreel: A digest of the 5S day’S.news ge. 9.15. BBC news commentary 9.25 ening Prayer: Rev. R. Dudley, -A., of the Methodist Church 9.30 Do you remember these? 10. 0 Travelling ‘Troubadours 10.15 Solo concert 10.30 Night Ciub: Ray Noble and his Orchestra 11. 0 Close down "ai, Y 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 9.30 ‘‘Music While You* Work" 10.20 Devotional Service 10.40 "What It’s Like to be a Refugee: An Observer in the Far East," by Barbara J. Collins 11. 0 For My Lady: ‘The Laughing Man" gooooo PHATE Dw of % ONIN DD Sechsoe 00 NI sy ou

11.20 12. 0 2. 0 2.30 3. 0 4.30 5. 0 5.45 7. 0 7.5 7.30 est co & 8.38 8.54 9.33 — 9.57 10. 0 11. 0 Tunes of the times Lunch music (12.15 and 1.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) Rambling in rhythm ""Music While You Work" Duos, Trios and Quartets 3.30 Sports results Classical hour café music 4.45 Sports results Children’s session (Big Brother Bill and Travelman) Dinner music (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk) State Placement Service Announcements Local news service EVENING PROGRAMME: Louis Levy and his Orchestra, "Band Waggon" "Cappy Ricks" The Capitol City Four, "By the Watermelon Vine" Allen "I’ve Been Working on the Railroad" "Down Mobile" "Castle on the Nile" "After Dark" "Krazy Kapers" Eddy Duchin (piano), "The Way You Look Tonight" Kern "Inspector Hornleigh Investigates" Debroy Somers Band, "For the Forces" Station notices New Year Message by His Excellency the GovernorGeneral NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC News Commentary Evening Prayer: Rev. R. Dudley, M.A., of the Methodist Church The Decea Salon Orchestra, "Polichinelle Serenade" Kreisler "Sorrell and Son" Jack Payne and his Band, "Cuban Cabby" ........ Simon Kay Kyser and his Orches- tra NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 (approx.) Scottish programme 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN ZNO _ DUNEDIN 5. 0 6. 0 7. 0 p.m- Tunes for the tea-table Melody and song After dinner music

8. 0 Orchestral Masterpieces: Opera House Orchestra, Berlin, Symphonic Waltz Suite (Melichar) 8. 6 Vladimir Rosing (tenor) 8.10 Czech Philharmonic OrchOp. 88 (Dvora estra, 4 in G Major, 8.50 Maartje Offers (contralto), 8.53 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, "Spanish Rhapsody" (Chabrier) 9. 0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General Dora Stevens (soprano) 9. 3 Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, "Aprés-Midi D’Un Faune" lude (Debussy) 9.11 Feodor Chaliapin (bass) 9.18 Orehestra of L’Opéra Comique. Paris, "Fire Dance" (Falla), "Pantomime" (‘Love the Magician’’) 9.26 Conchita Supervia (mezzosoprano) 9.30 Opera at your fireside 10. 0 A Happy New Year 10.30 Close down GINZ 7S _NSERCARBILL 7. 0am. NEWS FROM LONDON 7.15 Breakfast session 8.45-9.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11. 0 For My Lady: " The Laughing Man" 11.20 Recordings 12. 0-2.0p.m. Lunch music (12.15 and 1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 5. O Children’s session 5.15 Light opera and musical comedy 5.45 Tunes of the day "A Gentleman Rider " 6. 0 6.15 NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk 6.40 "Circle of Shiva" After dinner music 7. 0 7.30 Prospects for the Wyndham Racing Club’s meeting 7.45 These were hits Pantomime 0 "Cinderella": A Humphrey Bishop 9..0 New Year Message by His Excellency the Governor-General NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Evening Prayer: Rev. R. Dudley, M.A., of the Methodist Church 9.28 Station notices 9.30 Old-time dance programme 10.15 Let’s All Join in a Chorus 10.30 The Passing Year’s top-liners on the dance floor 11.0 NEWS FROM LONDON 11.30 ‘First Footing": A Scottish welcome to-the New Year 12. 0 Close down GLZS 1D) sctone 297m 6. Op.m. Recordings 7. 0 The Smile Family 8.0 "Star dust" 10. 0 Artie Shaw and his Orchestra. 10.45 Close down