Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 231, 26 November 1943, Page 16

Items From The ZB's

i OUND the World with Santa Claus contains episodes in which Santa Claus and his crew, visiting South America, France, the Philippines, China, and other parts of the globe, are greeted by the inhabitants with appropriate Christmas messages in their natwe languages. In several of the programmes authentic native music is also used. This series will begin from 1ZB on November 30, and will be heard on Mondays to Thursdays inclusive, at 4.45 p.m. bd %* * OHN HALIFAX, Gentleman, by Mrs, ‘Craik, is a story of Britain during the latter part of the 18th century. It is a plain domestic tale, intended to illustrate the doctrine (rather revolutionary for those days), that the character of a true gentleman is found in integrity and nobility of purpose rather than in birth and _ wealth. Listeners now have the opportunity of following the story from 2ZB each Monday and Wednesday morning at 10.15. % % % ‘THE U.S. War Department programme, Yarns for Yanks, is at present being presented over the Commercial network. The titles of the "yarns" to be heard during the coming week are: from 1ZB on Monday, November 29, "200 Dollars,’ told by Frank Graham; from 2ZA on Friday, December 3, "The Yogi of West Ninth Street," told by the screen actor Donald Crisp; from 2ZB on Sunday, December 5, "The Great Jalopy Race"; from 3ZB on Sunday, December 5; "Passing Parade," told by John Nesbitt (who incidentally is the originator of the screen feature of the same name); and from 4ZB on Sunday, December 5, "The Golden Necklace," also related by John Nesbitt. * % * [N the series Voices of Yesterday from 1ZB on November 29, there will be an echo of a very famous event. In this programme there is a recording by the bugler who sounded the actual charge of the Light Brigade. From 4ZB on December 3 another programme in this series will be heard, this time featuring the voice of Woodrow Wilson.