Sunday, December 24

New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 286, 15 December 1944, Page 38

Sunday, December 24

IY 4 AUCKLAND 650 ke. 462 m. 6. 0, 7.0, 7.45,8.46 a.m. London News 8. 0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the N,Z. Forces 10. 0 Players and Singers 11, O© Presbyterian Service: Mt. Eden Church (Rev. J. D. Smith) 12.15 p.m. Musical Musings 1.0 Dinner music (1.15, LON} DON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2,0 Of General Appeal 2.30 Round the Bandstand 3. 0 Enthusiasts’ Corner 3.30 NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arturo Toscanini Wagner Programme: Prelude to Act 3 of "The. Mastersingers," Overture and Venusberg Music from ‘‘Tannhauser," Prelude and Love Death from "Tristan and Isolde,’"?’ "The Ride of the Valkyries’"’ (U.S.A. programme) 4.23 Among the Classics 5..0 Chiidren’s Song Service 6.46 As the Day Declines 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 Baptist Services Mt. Albert Church (Rev. Hayes Lloyd) 8.15 Harmonic Interlude 8,30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Slavonic Rhapsody (Dvorak) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.30 Station notices 9.33-10.29 Music from the Theatre: Excerpts from Gounod’s Operas: "Mireille," "Queen of Sheba," "‘Philomon et Baueis," featuring Miliza . Korjus, Leila Ben Sedira, Galll-Curci, Charlotte Tirard (sopranos); Andre Gaudin (baritone), Norman Allin (bass), Peter Dawson (bass- baritone), Enrico Caruso (tenor) 11, 0 LONDON NEWS 12. 0 Midnight Mass: Sst. Patrick’s Cathedral (His Lordship, Bishop Liston) AUCKLAND | 880 ke. 341m. 6. Op.m. Selected Recordings 8.30 Band Music with Vocal Interludes 10. 0 Close down Nive 10. Oam. Sacred selections 41. O Orchestral and vocai items 12. 0 Dinner music 2. Op.m. With the Great Orchestras . 3.0 Famous Singers 4, 0 uartets and Trids 5. 0-6. Some Well known Church Choirs 7. 0 Carols and Christmas Music 10. @ Close down ON, WELLINGTON 570 ke. 526m. oe 0, 7.0, 7.45,845a.m. London 8 6.16 Early morning session’ 9. 0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the N.Z. Forces 10. 0 Aig mag A 10.30 For the Music Lover 41.0 Brethren Service: The Tory Street Hall 12.30 p.m. Things to ‘Come: Glimpses of next week’s pro- _ ‘gramme "4. 0, Dinner music (1.15, LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2. 0 Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor Fritz Kreisler (violinist) and The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon Ronald

2.30 Gracie Barnao (soprano), "Thou’rt Like a Lovely Flower" (Schumann), "Solveig’s Song’ (Grieg), "On Wings of Song" (Mendelssohn) (A Studio Recital) 2.48 In Quires and Places where They Sing 3.0 Reserved 4. 0 Reserved 4.16 Light Opera and Musical Comedy 4.30 Composers Through the Ages «5. O Children’s Service: Uncle Lawrence with The Central Baptist Children’s Choir 5.45 Nelson Eddy (baritone) 5.57 To the Music Salon 6.15 LONDON gre | : 7. Q Anglican Service: St. Peter’s Church (Rev. Austin Charles) 8. 5 EVENING PROGRAMME: "Christmas Concerto’; Music by Corelli State Upera Orchestra 8.22 Alexander’ Brailowsky (pianist), 7 Rondo Capriccio in G Major (Beethoven), Pastorale and Capriccio (Searlatti-Tausig) 8.30 Alice Graham (contralto), "The Madonna and Child" (Thiman), "Slumber Song of the Virgin Mary" (Reger), "The Christ Child" (Cornelius), "How Far Is It to Bethlehem?" (Gritton), "The Winds of Bethlehem"’ (Stanford) .(A Studio Recital) 8.46 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel, and Commentary send penny News Summary in r ao 9.30 New Zealand News for the Pacific Islands 9.42 "Michael and Mary," by A. A. Milne. The story of two people and their struggle to "pluck out of this nettle danger" safety -and_ self-respect (NBS Production) 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.55 (approx.). Midnight Mass: St. Gerard’s Church (Rev. Rector Fr. A. J, Brennan, C.8S.R.) : WC WELLINGTON 840 kc. 357 m. 7:5 2 mt Recordings 8. Light Symphonic Music 8. 0 "Christmas Comes But Once " a 10. 0 Close down [BY Yetenares 7%. Op.m. Recalls of the Week 7.33 "The Shy Plutocrat" © Rudolf Frimi 8.80 "Dad and Dave" 8.43 Melodious Memories 9.2 Showtime 383 "Lorna Doone" 46 Christmas Fare 10. 0 Close down 7. = p.m. Relay of Chureh Service 8.15 Recorded programme 9.0 Big Ben Chimes 9. 14 Kecorded programme, continued 10. 0 Close down ReavqH ae 8.45 a.m. ‘London News| 9. 0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from N.Z. Forces 10. O Morning Programme 10.30 Light Orchestral and InStrumental Programme 11.9 "Preview": Flashes from Next Week’s Programmes 12,0 Musical Comédy: Medleys 12.30 p.m. Alfred Piccaver (tenor) and Harry Horlick’s Orchestra 1. 0 Dinner musie (1.15; LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed).

2. 0 "The Brains Trust" 2.30 Operatic Interlude 3. 0-4.0 This Week’s Composer: Grieg, featuring Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Fritz Kreisler 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 Methodist Service: Trinity church, Napier (Rev. F. Copeland) 8.16 "Pride and Prejudice" 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 ore News Summary in Maori 9.30 Ignaz Friedman. (piano), Menuet (Paderewski), Valse Caprice (Rubinstein), Ballade No. 3 in A Flat (Chopin) * 9.44 Miliza Korjus (soprano), "Invitation to the Dance" (Weber) 8.48 Julio Martinez Oyanguren (guitar), "Flamenco" Suite (arr. Oyanguren) 9.56 Minneapolis Symphony’ Orchestra, Moto. Perpetuo (Paganini) 10. 0 Seasonal Songs 10.30 At close of day 11. 0 Close down ONAN TEV RU 920 ke, 327m. 7. Op.m. Classical music: Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (Britten) George Baker (baritone), "If There Were Dreams to Sell," "Love and Friendship," "The Heart’s Desire," "When I’m Dead My *"Treland" (BBC programme) : 8.5 "The BBC Brains Trust" 8.30 "Houses": An anthology of poetry and music, Poems read "by Gladys Young and Robert Harris. (BBG programme) 9. 4 ‘Ernest Maltravers" (last episode) 9.25 Christmas music, featuring excerpts from Handel’s ‘"Mes10. 0 Close down

IS V/A 720 ke, 416 m. 6. 0, 7.0, 7.45, 8.45 a.m, London News 9. 0. With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the N.Z. Forces Overseas 9.45 kKecorded Celebrities 11.0 Anglican Service: St. Mary’s Church (Ven. Archdeacon A. J, Petrie) : 12.15 p.m. Music for the Middlebrow 4. 0 Dinner music (1.15, LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2.0 Bard music 2.30 Musical Comedy 3. 0 Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Impressions of Four Old Brazillian Churches (Mi¢none), Piano Concerto in F Major (Gershwin ) (Soloist: Oscar Levant) (U.S.A, programme) 3.58 ‘‘The Shadow": A Christmas play by R. Matthews 4.20 "The Peoples of the U.S.8.R.": A musical tribute to the Soviet Union (BBC prcgramme) 4.32 Egon Petri (pianist), with Dimitri Mitropoulos and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, "Spanish Rhapsody" (Liszt, arr. Busoni) 4.48 Kentucky Minstrels 5. 0 Children’s Service: Rev. W. M. Garner 5.46 Evening Reverte 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7.0 Congregational Service: Trinity Church (Rev. W. M. Garner)

8.15, EVENING PROGRAMME: State Opera Orchestra, "Christmas Fairies" Overture (Pfitzner) 8.27 Studio Recital by Annas Gale (soprano), "When the Ghildren Say Their Prayers" (Kennedy Russell), "Cradle Song" (Schubert), "Melodie de la Vie" (Rubinstein), ‘"‘Obstination" (de Fontenailles) 8.38 Salon Orchestra, "Liebesfreud," "Schon Rosmarin," ‘Tambourin Chinois" (Kreisler) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 8.20 Station notices 9.22 ‘Midsummer Night's Dream" (Shakespeare) 10.25 "Music for Christmas," by the Durham Street Methodist Choir. Conductor: Meélyilte Lawry (from Durham Street ~ Chureh) 11..0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 Harry Horlick Orchestra, Three Waltzes by Waldteufel 11.30 "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens. Adapted and | directed by George Wells, with Ronald Colman as _ Scrooge. Victor Young, musical director, and Ken Darby, vocal director 11.64 Decca Salon Orchestra, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn), "O Come All Ye Faithful’ (trad.) 12. 0 Prayer 12. & Anglican Service: Midnight Mass: St. Michael’s Church (Ven. Archdeacon F. N. Taylor) 1.10 (approx.) CLOSE DOWN SV CHRISTCHURCH _- 00 ke. 250 m. 6. Op.m. Light concert 7. 0 Featured Artist 8.27 ‘Santa Claus Rides Again!" 9. 0 Famous Love Songs 9,16 American Interlude 8.30 "To Tim at Twenty" (BBC programme) 9 Reverie 10. Close down

LSz4alra Seen | 12, 0-1.40 p.m. Dinner music (1:15 p.m., LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 6.30 Christmas Carol Service 615 LONDON NEWS 6.30 The Salt Lake Tabernacle choir 7. 0 Music of the Theatre: "The Fantastic Toyshop Ballad’ (Réssini-Respighi) 7.14 Richard Tauber (tenor) 7.18 Leslie Bridgewater Salon Orchestra (BBC programme) 7.39 Stars of the Air 8.10 "The Man _ Behind the Gun" (U.S.A. programme) 8.30 Unchanging Favourites 8.46 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Listen and Relax 9.32 "The Soldier of Fortyne" 10. 0 Close down 4) Y 790 ke. 380 m. 6. 0, 7.0, 7.45,8.45 a.m. London News 9. 0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from WN.Z. Forees 10. O . Feminine Artists: -Orches‘tras and Chorus" 11. 0 Presbyterian Service: St. Andrew’s Church (Rev. Ronald S. Watson) 12.15 p.m, Concert Celebrities 1.0 Dinner music (1.15, LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2. 9 Britain to America: "The BBC at War" (BBC production) 2.24 Recordings 2.30 Prd Arte Quartet and Alfred Hobday (viola), Quintet in D Major, K.593 (Mozart)

] 2.54 Orchestras of the World 3.30 "A Visit to London" (BBC production) — Light Orchestras and Balads 4.0 "An English Family" (BBG production) 4.21 Recording 5. O Big Brother Bill’s Song Service 6.16 LONDON NEWS 6.45 Salvation Army Service: The Citade} (Adjutant H. Manse Read) 8.0 EVENING PROGRAMME: The Griller String Quartet, with Pauline Juler (clarinet), Cecil James (bassoon), Dennis Brain (horn) and James Merrett (bass), ; Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Two Violins, Viola, ’Cello and Bass (Howard Ferguson) 8.21 Lula Mysz-Gmeiner (cone tralto), "Up There on the Hill" (Mahler), "In the Grove’ (Schubert), "Longing for. Home" (Wolf), "At the Ball" (Tchaikoyski) 8.33 String. Quartet, Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 (Haydn) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsree! and Commentary 9.22 The Busch Sérkin Trio, Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 100 (Schubert) 10.2 The Russian Cathedral Choir, "Star of the East’ (RimskyKorsakov), "Birth of Christ" (Bortinansky), "Christmas Time" 10.11 "He That Should Come": A Christmas play by Dorothy Sayers 411, 4 Haydn Wood and Light Symphony Orchestra, "Shepherd’s Song," "Rondel," "Mina" (Elgar) 11.19 Beatrice) and Margaret Harrison (’cello), "QO Sanctissima" (arr. Kreisler), "To-morrow" (Strauss) 11.25 From the Studio: The Cov- entry Carollers, conducted by George E. Wilkinson, "While Shepherds Watched" (Este’s Psalter), ‘‘Merrily to Bethlehem" (Polish ¢arol Ys "Rocking" (Czech carol), Saw Three Ships" (arr. ford), "Waking Time" (French carol) 11.36 Bartlett and Robertson (piano), "Sheep May Safely Graze" (Bach) 11.39 Coventry Carollers, "Poverty" (Carddog Roberts) "QO Little Town of Bethlehem’ (Redner), "A Christmas Folk Song" (Wilkinson) , "Puer Natus est Nobis" (Rowley) 11.49 Guila Bustabo (violin) "On Wings of Song" (Mendelssohn) 11.53 The Coventry Carollers, "Gloria in Excelsis’’ (arr. Swinyard), "Hereford Carol’ (arr. Milford) , "Adeste Fidelis" (tratd.) 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN High 1140 ke. 263 6. Op.m. Recordings 8.15 ‘Michael Strogoff" 8.30 Light Symphonic Music 9.30 "A Christmas Carol" (Dice kens) 10. 0 Close down INVERCAR .680 ke. 441 m. 8.45a.m. London News 9.0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from N.Z. Forces 9.45 Recordings 10. 0 Sacred Interlude 10.380 Hands Across the Sea 41. 0° Music for Everyman 12.0 Band of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command 12,30 p.m. Theatre Memories 1. 0 Dinner music (1.15, LONSteed) NEWS. Talk: Wickham 2.0 "The Man Born be King: The Feast of the , Nacles" 245 "Ships": as anthology of poetry and music

S$. 0 Philadelphia OrcheStra "Spanish Rhapsody" (Ravel) 3.145 Famous Artists: .The Kentucky Minstrels 3.32 "Transatlantic Call: The White Country: The Staffordshire Potteries" 4. Boston "Pops" Orchestra 6. 0 Light music 615 LONDON NEWS 6.30 Presbyterian Service: First Church (Rev. J, A. Thomson) 7.30 Gleanings from Far and Wide 8.0 ‘Mr. Meredith Walks Out" 8.16 Station notices "This Sceptred Isle: Tower of London" : 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 8. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Recital of Christmas Music by Charies Martin (organist), with Alfred Waimsiey (tenor) (from St. John’s Church) . = Se Christmas Carol’ (Dickens) related by Ronald Colman 10.26 Songs of the Season 41. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.146 Close down

72D) DUNEDIN 1010 ke. 297 m. 9. Oam. Tunes for the breakfast table * 9.30 Radio Church of the Helping Hand 40. 0 Morning melodies 10.16 Little Chapel of Good Cheer 411. 0 Strictly Instrumental 411.30 Richard Tauber 12. 0 Close down

Sunday. December 24

B AUCKLAND 1070 ke. 280 m. 6. 0,7.0,845a.m. London News 7.30 Junior Request session 9.15 Uncle Tom and the Children’s Choir 10.15 Reserved 11. 0 Friendly Road Service of ong 12. 0 Listeners’ Request session 12.15 &1.15 p.m. London News 2.0 Reserved 2.45 Notable Trials 3.0 Reserved 4.30 One Man’s Family Diggers’ session A Talk on Social Justice London News Comparisons (Dudley Wrathall) 7.30 Radio Theatre Programme 8. 5 The Silent Battle, No. 2 (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 915 The Living Theatre: Shadows on the Sun 10.15 Reserved 11. 0 London News ZZB une we. 6. 0,7.0,8.45a.m, London News 8.15 A Religion for Monday Morning 9. 0 Uncle Tom and the Childpen’s Choir 1 NODE oao

9.15 Band session 10. 0 Melody Round-up 10.30 Friendiy Road Service of Song 11. 0 Cheerful tunes 11.30 Diggers’ session 12. 0 Listeners’ Request session 1.15 p.m. London News 2. 0 Radio Matinee 3. 0 Notable Trials 4.45 Session for the Blind 5. 0 Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 5.30 Favourites of the Week 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 6.15 London News 6.30 For the Old Folks 7. 0 The Bob Hope Shaw 7.30 Reserved 8. 5 4H.M.S. Penelope (BBC production) 3 8.30 Concert Hall of the 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. 0 Light classical music 9.15 The Living Theatre: Chal- — fenge to Death 10.15 Hour of Charm 11. 0 London News 12. 0 Close down 3ZB carmen . 7 6. 0, 7.0,8.45 a.m, London News 9.0 Uncle Tom’s’ Children’s Choir 10. O Hospital session 11. 0 Friendly Road Service of Song

11.45 Sports Talk (The Toff) 1.15 p.m. London News 2. 0 Radio Matinee 3.0 The 1ZB Radio Theatre 3.30 Notable Trials:. The Trial of War Criminals 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 6.15 London News 6.30 Entr’acte, with George Thorne at the Civic Theatre Organ 7. 0 The Jack Benny Show 7.30 The Silent Battie, No. 3 (BBC production) 8. 0 Silent Night: Radio drama. tisation featuring members of Christchurch Repertory Society and Christchurch Cathedral Choir 8.45 Sunday Night Talk S. 0 Light Classical Interlude 9.15 The Living Theatre: Return to Vienna 10.15 The Bing Crosby Show 11..0 London News 478 6. 0,7.0,8.45 a.m. London News 10. 0 The Hospital session 10.30 Melody Round-up 11.30 With the Bandsmen 12. 0 Listeners’ Favourites 1. Op.m. Songs of Praise 1.15 London News 2. 0 The Radio Matinee 230 Notable Trials

3.0 The 1ZB Radio Theatre 4. 0 Preview of Norwich Victim 4.30 We Discuss Books 5.30 Anita Olivers’ Choristers 6. O Talk on Social Justice 6.15 London News 6.30 The Diggers’ Show (George Bezar) 7.0 The Charlie McCarthy Show 8. 0 Experience in Scotland (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9.15 The Living Theatres; The Fighting 23rd 10.15 The Hour of Charm 11. 0 London News 22 PALMERSTON Nth, 1400ke, 214m. 8. Oa.m. Bright Records 8.45 London News 9. 0 Voices in Harmony OSs ee Silvester and His usic 9.30 Old-time Favourites 9.45 Famous Orchestras 10.15 Melody Round-up 10.30 Listeners’ Request session 5. 0 p.m Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 5.30 "Radio Theatre 6. 0 Wayside Chapel 6.15 _London News 7. 0 The Bob Hope Show 8.5 The Royal Marines (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9.15 The Living Theatre: The Common Enemy 10. 0 .Close down