Sunday, December 31

New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 287, 22 December 1944, Page 38

Sunday, December 31

NZ, s\ AUCKLAND | 650 ke, 462 m, 6. 0, 7.0, 7.45, 145a.m. London News 9. G With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the N.Z. Forces 10, 0 Players and Singers 11. OQ Presbyterian Service: 8&t. Stephen's Churoh (Rev. W. R, Milne) 12.15 p.m. Musical Musings : 41.0 Dinner music (1.15, LONDON NEWS: Talk: Wickham Steed) 2. 0 Of General Appeal 2.30 Round the Bandstand 8. 0 Enthusiasts’ Corner 3.30 NBC Symphony Orchestra, Conductor; Leopold Stokowski, Fantasy-Overture, "Romeo and Juliet" (Tchaikovski), Suite, "The Plough that Broke the Plain" (Thomson), American Rhapsody (Zimbalist) (U.S.A. programme) 4.23 Among the Classics 5. O Children’s Song Service 5.45 As the Day Declines 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 Salvation Army Service: Newton Citadel (Adjutant Harry Goffin) 8.15 Harmonic Interlude 8.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, Shepherd Fennel’s Dance (Ba)four Gardiner), Panorama from eres Beauty" (Tchaikovski) 8.40 Essie Ackland (contralto). "My Ain Folk" (Lemon) 8.45 Sunday deb | Talk 9. 0 Newsree! and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.30 Station notices 9.33 "As You Like It" (Shakespeare) 41. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 June Havoc, Wilbur Evens! Corinna Mura with. Orchestra

and Chorus, Selections from "Mexican Hayride" (Cole Porter) 11,44 Regal Pantomime Company, "Dick Whittington": A potted pantomime (Arthurs) 12.1 SheMeld Orpheus Male Voice Choir, "aujd Lang Syne" (trad,) 12,4 CLOSE DOWN AU CKL A | IN? : 6, Op.m. Selected recordings 8.30 The Music of the People Folk songs and dances from all: over the World 10. 0 Close down 52 7) RUCKLAND 1250 ke, 240 m. 10. Oa.m. Sacred selections . 41. 0 Orchestral and vocal selections 42, 0 Dinner music 2. Op.m. Famous Orchestras 3.0 Popular Instrumentalists Choral Recitals 0 O From the Operas 6. 0 Close down O Evening Concert 0 Close down 2 Y 570 ke. 526 m. 6. 0, 7.0,7.45,8.45 a.m. London News 6.18 Early morning session 8. O With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the N.Z. Forces 10. 0 Miscellany 10.30 For the Music Lover 411. 0 Salvation Army Service: The Citadei (Adjutant Fred Searle) 12.30 p.m. Things to Come: Glimpses of next week’s programme 4,0 Winner niusic (1.15, LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2. 0 Music by Schubert: "The Crtinished" symphony 2.26 Celebrity Artists

248 In Quires and Places Where They Sing 8. 0 Reserved 4.0 Reserved 415 Light Opera and Musical Comedy 4.30 Composers Through the Ages 5. 0 Children’s Service: Uncle Ashley, with the Salvation Army Junior Corps 6.45 Gladys Moncrieff (soprano) 6.57. To-the Music Salon 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7. O Methodist Service: Trinit Church (Rey, Victor Mead, L.Th.) 8.5 EVENING PROGRAMME: Toscanini and the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, "Semiramide" Overture (Rossini) ;

8.19 Jean Curtis (contralto), "The Sea Hath Pearls" (Franz), "The First Primrose," "Prayer" (Hiller), "Lullaby" (Taubert) (A Studio Recital) 8.30 "The Tempest’; Incidenta) music by Sibelius Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreei] and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.30 New Zealand News for the Pacific Islands 9.48 Station notices 9.50 Wusic of Sir Charlies Villiers Stanford: A programme of music by a great Irish comser, played by the Band of H.M. Irish Guards, conducted by Lieut. G. H. Willcocks 10.10 .The Dreamers Trio 10.26 Interlude 10,30 For Our Scottish Listeners 41. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.45 In Lighter Mood 12, 0 CLOSE DOWN | V7 WELLINGTON 840 kc. 357 m. 6. Op.m. Recordings 8.0 Operatic Programme 10. 0 Close down 2N7(D) WELLINGTON. 7. Op.m. Recalls of the Week 7.383 "The Shy Plutocrat" 8.0 C. B. Cochrane, Showman and i(mpressario 8.30 ‘Dad and Dave" 8.43 Melodious memories 9. 2 Show Time 9.33 "Lorna Doone" 9.45 Goodbye 1944 10. 0 . Close down V7 [33 NEW PLYMOUTH 810 kc. 370 7. Op.m. Relay of Church Service 8.15 Recorded programme 9.0 Big Ben Chimes * inn © caeabercy programme, con10. 0 ye down

LAV) BAPIER. 8.45 a.m, London News 9.0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from N.Z. Forces 10. 0 Morning programme 10.17 Sea Music of Great Britain featuring Stanley Riley (bassbaritone) and chorus 10.30 Light orchestral and instrumental programme 11. 0 ‘Preview’ flashes from next week’s programmes 12. 0 Musical comedy medleys 12.30 p.m. Tino Rossi (tenor) and Marek Weber’s Orchestra 1.0 Dinner musie (1.15, LONDON NEWS, Talk: Wickham Steed 2.0 "The Brain’s Trust’ 2.30 Orchestral interlude

2.46 Snapshots of London: "Soho by.Day" 8. 0-4.0 This week’s composer: ‘Beethoven: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony No. 3 in E F'at Major ("Erigca’’) 6.156 LONDON NEWS 7. © Presbyterian Service: St. Andrew’s, Hastings (Rev. D. M. Cattanach) ) 8.15 ‘Pride and Prejudice" 8.45 Sunday Evening Taik 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.30 ‘"Unimportant People": Play by W. Graeme _ Holder (NBS production) 10.16 Musical Americana: Raymond Page and his Orchestra 10.30 Musical miscellany 141. 0 Close down . WAN EP yeaa 7. Op.m. Classical music: Adolf Busch Chamber Players, Suite No. 4 in D Major (Bach) 8.65 "The BBC Brains Trust" 8.30 The Halle Orchestra with the St. Michael’s Singers and Sir Hamilton Harty (piano), "The Rio Grande’ (Constant Lambert) 9. 1 "The Lady of the Heather" From the book by Will Lawson (ist episode) 9.25 Light classical selections, introducing Operatic Arias by Gladys Swarthout (soprano) (U.S.A, programme) 10. 0 Close down BSy/AcuaaTaa 6. 0, 7,0, 7.45,8.45a.m. London News 8. O With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from the New Zealand Forces 9.48 Recorded Celebrities 411. 0 Brethren Service: Rutland Street Hall (Mr, Purdie)

12.15 p.m. Music for the Middlebrow 1. 0 Dinner music (1.45, LONDON NEWS, Talk: Wickham Steed) 2.0 Band music 2.30 Musical comedy 3. 0 Robert Casadesus and NBC Symphony Orchestra (Dr. Frank |. Black), "Egmont" Overture, Concerto in E Flat Major ("The Emperor’) Beethoven) 3.56 Sunday Concert featuring Concerto in A Minor (Grieg) 5, O Children’s Service: Canon &. Parr 5.45 Evening Reverie 6.16 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 Anglican Service. St. Matthew’s Church (Rey. W, E, D. Davies)

8.15 EVENING PROGRAMME: London Philharmonic Orchestra, "The Hebrides’ Overture (Mendelssohn) 8.25 From the Studio: The Geary Quartet Scottish Songs ‘The Blue Bells of Scotland," "My Love She’s but a Lassie Yet," "Robin Adair," "Bonnie Dundee" (trad.) 8.36 London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Entracte de Valse," "Mazurka," "Theme Slav Varie," "Csardas" (Delibes) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Station notices 9.22 Ida Haendel (violinist), "Gipsy Airs" (Sarasate) 9.30 From the Studio: Ernest Rogers (tenor). |

"Mary" (Richardson), ~- "A Dream" (Bartlett), "Dear Sleeping Rose" (Hope), "I Hear a Yhrush at Eve" (Cadman) 9.42 Egon Petri (pianist), Ricordanza"’ Etude (Liszt) 9.50 John Barhbirolli and Sym- . Phony Orchestra, "Homage" March (Grieg) 10.0 Te Roopu Ripi Wharauroa Maori Concert Party: Under the direction of Te Ari Pitama present Traditional Songs (A Studio Presentation) 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.25 Reserved 12.0 Prayer by the Rey, Dr. Ian Fraser 12.5 CLOSE DOWN SVL CHRISTCHURCH 1200 ke. 250 m, 6. Op.m. Light concert with featured artist at 7 p.m, 8. QO Music for New Year’s Eve ‘8.30 Excerpts from Opera 9. 1 Choral programme 9.30 "The Weakness of Frau Borkhardt" (BBC programme) 9.50 The Gate of the Year 10.0 Close down LSet Saeyuoura 12.0 Dinner music (1.15 p.m., LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 1.40 Close down 5.29 "The Man Born to be King: "The Princes of this World" 6.15 LONDON NEWS 6.30 Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir 7.0 Music of the Theatre: "Les Sylphides" Ballet (Chopin) 7.14 Richard Crooks (tenor 7.18 The BBC Midland Light Orchestra 7.41 Musicai Allsorts 8.10 The Man Behind the Gun: "The Skipper of A.P.C."’ $8.40 Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Harry Horlick with bis Orchestra ) 9.32 ‘The Soldier of Fortune" |: 10. 0 Close down |

IVAN BUNEDINT 6. 0, 7.0, 7.45, 8.45 a.m, London News 9.0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from N.Z. Forces 10. 0 Feminine Artists: Orchestras and Chorus 11. 0 Congregational Services Moray Place Church (Rey. F. de Lisle) 12.15 p.m. Concert Celebrities 1. 0 Dinner music (1.15, LONe DON NEWS, Talk: Wickham Steed) 2.0 "The Silent Battle: They Saw Him Die" A Story from Poland (BBC production) 2.30 Walter Damrosch and New York Symphony Orchestra, "Mother Goose" Suite (Ravel) 2.52 Orchestras of the World $30 "Wales" (BBC produce tion) 3.44 Light Orchestras and ‘Bale lads 4, 0 Stephen Leacock: A Tribute to the Well-known Humorist (BBC production) 4.15 Musical Comedy 4.30 Selected recordings 5. 0 Big Brother Bill’s Song Service 6.15 LONDON NEWS 7.0 Roman Catholic Services St. Joseph’s Cathedral 8.0 EVENING PROGRAMME: Boston Promenade Orchestra, Divertissement (Ibert): Intro« duction and Nocturne, Cortege, Valse, Parade and Finale 8.15 Elena Gerhardt (mezzosoprano), : "In Summer Fields," "My Darling onal Never with Bare Feet Go. "Allow Me." £"Sacred

| Cradle Song" (Brahms) 8.27 Leopold Godowsky (piano), Ballade, Op. 24 (Grieg) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9.0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Station notices 9.22 The Boyd Neel String Ors chestra, "Simple" Symphony (Britten) 9.40 Gerhard Husch. (baritone), "Susses Begrabnis," "Archibald Douglas," "Tom the gerne tt (Loewe) 9.56 Boyd Neel String. Orches« tra Perpetuo" (Lotter) 0 "In London. Town To# night" (BBC Produetion) 10.30 Janssen Symphony of Los Angeles, "Showboat" 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 411.15 Herbert Marshall in "The Count of Monte Cristo": An adaptation by George Wells from the original by Alexandre Dumas M4 The BBC Variety Orechestra, 1 "Lulworth Cove" (Shadwell) 11.53 Perth and District Prize Pipe Band, "The Road to the Isles" 11.56 Sheffield Orpheus Male Chofr,:** "+ "Auld Lang Syne" (trad.) 12.0 CLOSE DOWN 4 VOM" a. 1140 kc. 263 6. Op.m. Recordings 8.0 ‘Michael Strogoff" ~ 8.15 Vocal and Instrumental Recitals 10. 0 Close down "al INVERCARGILL 680 ke. 441 m, 8.45a.m, London News 9.0 With the Boys Overseas: Greetings from N.Z. Forces 9.45 Recordings 10. O Sacred Interlude 10.36 Show Tunes of Jerome Kern 11. 0 Music for Everyman

42. 0 BBC Military Band 12.145 p.m. Theatre Memories 4.0 Dinner. music (1.15, LONDON NEWS. Talk: Wickham Steed) 2.0 "The Man Born to Be King: The Light and the Life" 2.45 The Russian Cathedral Choir 3.0 "The Triumph of Neptune’"’ Ballet Suite (Berners), played by the Lendon Philharmonic Orchestra 3.17 Famous. Artist: Marjorie Lawrence (soprano) 3.31 Transatlantic Call: "North Sea Port" 4.0 London Symphony Orchestra 5. 0 "Chief Inspector French’s Cases; The Case of the Lower Flat" ? 5.15 Light music 6.15 LONDON NEWS 6.30 Church of Christ Service (Pastor A. W. Grundy) 7.30 Richard Crean and His Orchestra Bn A oo from far and Station notices This Sceptred Isle: "No, 10 Pa treet" " oo og. Talk wsreel and Commentary "Mr. Meredith Walks Out" "Sweethearts of Yestereae a Song hy the Way 9.50 "The Queer Affair at Kettering’: A Detective Play by Max Afford 410.41 Cavalcade of Famous Artks > ; 11. 0 LONDON NEWS . 11.15 Close down

joke. 297m. 9. Oam. Tunes for the breakfast table 9.39 Radio Church of the Helping Hand 10. 0 Morning melodies 10.15 Little Chapel of Good Cheer 10.45 Light and Bright 41. O Favourites in Rhythm 41.30 A World of Music 12. 0 Close down

Sunday. December 31

Lie en" ts 6. 0, 7.0,8.45 a.m. London News 7.30 , Junior Request session 10.15 Reserved 11. 0 Friendly Road Service of Song 12.15 &1.15 p.m. London News 2.45 Notable Trials 3. 0 Reserved 3.30 Music and the Story 4.30 One Man’s Family 45 Diggers’ session 0 A Talk on Social Justice 6 London News © Uncle Tom and the Sankey Singers 7. 0 Comparisons (Dudle m Wrathall) 7.30 Radio Theatre Programme 8. 0 The Royal Marines (BBC production)

8.45 Sunday Night Talk : 9.15 Living Theatre: They Do Not Forget 10.15 Reserved 11. 0 London News ZLB sites tm 6. 0, 7.0,8.45 a.m. London News 8.15 A Religion for Monday Morning 9. Q@ Uncle Tom and the Children’s Choir 9.15 Band session he or Friendly Road Service of ong 11. 0 Cheerful tunes 1.30 The Diggers’ session £1.45 Comedy Cameo 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 8. 5 5 Shee Battle (BBC production 8.30 Concert Halli of the Air 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. 0 Light classical music 9.15 The Living Theatre: Shadows on the Sun Spee Restful melodies . 0 London News 0 Close down | —

3ZB CHRISTCHURCH 1430 ke. 210 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.45 a.m. London News 9.0 Uncle Tom’s Children’s Choir 9.15 Band session 10. O Hospital session 41. 0 Friendly Road Service of Song 11.45 Sports Talk (The Toff) 1.15 p.m. London News 2. 0 Radio Matinee 3.0 1ZB Radio Theatre 3.30 Notable Trials: The Story of a Wife and Her Dresses 5. 0 Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 6. 0 A Talk on Social Justice 6,16 London News 6.30 Entr’acte, with George Thorne at the Civic Theatre Organ 7.30 Echoes of 1944 8. 0 H.M.S. Penelope (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. O Light Classical interlude 946 The Living Theatre: Chalfenge to Death 41. 0 London News 4ZB wee tm. 6. 0, 7.0,8.45 a.m. London.News 10. 0 The Hospital session 11.30 With the Bandsmen i142. O Listeners’ Favourites —

1. 0 pre. Songs of Praise (Alec McDowell) 1.15 London News 2.0 The Radio Matinee 2.30 ‘Notable Trials 3.0 The 1ZB Radio Theatre 4.30 We Discuss Books 5. 0 Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 6.30 Anita Oliver’s Choristers 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 6416 London News 6.30 The Diggers’ Show 7.30 Reserved 8.5 The Silent Battle (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9415 The Living Theatre-Re-turn to Vienna 11. 0 London News 22 PALMERSTON Nth. 1400 ke. 214 m. 8. Oa.m. Bright Records 8.45 London News 3. 0 Voices in Harmony 9.15 Victor Silvester and His Music ; 9.30 Music Lovers’ Choice 10.15 Melody Round-up 10.30 Listeners’ Request session 5. Op.m. Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 5.30 Radio Theatre 6. 0 Wayside Chapel 6.15 London News 8. 0 Experiment in Scotland (BBC production) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9.0 The Living Theatre: The Fighting 23rd 10. 0 Close down