Items From The ZB's

New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 243, 18 February 1944, Page 14

Items From The ZB's

‘THE oldest regiment in the British Army is the Royal Scots, known as "The First Foot." The small garrison which fought a hopeless struggle in Hong Kong in December, 1941, were the successors of the English and Scottish Companies who went to the relief of the Netherlands in 1562. Besides being the oldest regiment in the British Army, the Royal Scots have the oldest regimental march. Samuel Pepys mentions hearing the regiment play this tune"Dumbarton’s Drums"’-in 1667. Listeners will hear "Dumbarton’s Drums" played by the band of His Majesty’s Grenadier Guards in the BBC programme "Regimental Marches" to be heard from 4ZB on February 20, and from 2ZA on February 27. x * * LREADY playing at 2ZA, Palmerston North, on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. is Dangerous Journey, a war-time spy thriller which was written by F. W. Kennyon, the author of Josephine, Empress of France. Very soon Dangerous Journey will be heard from all ZB stations. The play opens on the high seas, on a British ship travelling from China to England. While it is still at sea, war breaks out and the play is not far advanced before the listener is aware that one of the Englishmen on board is taking back to the War Office a formula for poison gas. German agents on board are also aware of it. Dangerous Journey was produced by the Commercial Division with a cast of N.Z. artists, * * * NEWCOMER in the radio-enter-tainment world is Nick Carter, who styles his performances "Music a 1a Carter," and who will be heard at 3.15 p.m. on Sunday, February 27 from 2ZB. He has developed a technique of modern piano playing. "Music a la Carter" will be a regular monthly feature in 2ZB’s matinee.