Friday, May 17

New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 359, 10 May 1946, Page 42

Friday, May I7

AUCKLAND ll Y 650 ke, 462 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS 9. 0 With a Smile and a Song 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 10. O Devotions: Mr. F. E. Slattery 10.20 For My Lady: "Pride and Prejudice" 10.45-11.0 ‘"‘New Zealand Explorers: Dr. Sinclair." Talk prepared by Rewa Glen 12. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. From Our Library 2.30 CLASSICAL HOUR Wedding Cantata Bach Sonata in A Major, Opus» 2} No? 2 : Beethoven Songs Wolf 3.30 In Varied Mood 3.45 Music While You Work 4.15 Light Music 4.30-5.0 Children’s Hour: "Tales by Uncle Remus" 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel a. 9 Local .News Service 7.15 Sports Talk by Gordon Hutter 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Totcata and Fugue in D Minor’ Bach 7.40 Richard Crooks (tenor) Air from ‘"‘Gomus’" Arne Serenade Haydn 7.45 News and Commentary from the United States 8. 0 Minneapolis Symphony Or- ~ chestra * Pwo \Entr-acte pieces -from "Thamos, King of Egypt" | Mozart 8. 8 ALAN PIKE (baritone), in a programme of arias by Handel Stumber Dear Maid Droep Not, Young Lover Ye Verdant Hills Iionour and Arms A Studjo Recital 8.22 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Scherzo Beethoven. 8.24 JOYCE JENKINS (soprano) mn Songs by Schumann The Lotus Flower Moonlight : I Will Not Grieve The Green Hat Dedication A Studio Recital 8.36 BBC Symphony Orchestra "v, See ‘Suite Frank Bridge BBC Programme 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 Jacques Thibaud (violin) and Pablo Casals (’cello) with the.Pablo Casals Orchestra Double Concerto in A Minor, Opus 102 Brahms 10. 0 Music, Mirth and Melody 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN NZ AUCKLAND 880 kc, 341 m. 7. 0 p.m. After Dinner Music 8.0 #£Variety Show 9.0 Songs of the Islands 9.15 "The Chocolate Soldier’: Excerpts from the film sung by Rise Stevens and Nelson Eddy 9.30 Allen Roth Programme 10. 0 Players and Singers 10.30 Close down AYZiR4 BD 6. Op.m. New Mayfair Orchestra 6.20 Piano and Orgam Selections 6.40 Musical ‘Comedy Stars ys | | Orchestral Musie 8. 0 Light Variety Concert 9.0 Modern Dance Music 10.0 Close down

ENA 6. 0, 7.0, 8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS Breakfast Session 9.0 David ‘Granville and nis Ensemble 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Morning Star: John Cockerill (harpist) 9.40 Music While You Work 10.10 Devotional Service 40.25 A.C.E. TALK: "Rats and Mice" 10.28 to 10.30 Time signals 10.40-11.0 For My Lady: Thrills from Great Operas 412. 0 Lunch Music 2. 0 p.m. CLASSICAL HOUR Grand Opera Programme Barcarolle ("Tales of Hoffman’’) Offenbach Miserere Scene ("Il Trov:tore’) Verdi Com’e Gentil ("Don Pasquale’’) | Donizetti She Alone Charms My Sadness ("Queen of Sheba’’) Gounod Lovely Maid in the Moonlignt ("Boheme") Puccini Libiamo, Libiamo, Ne Lieti Calicci (‘Traviata’) Verdi 2.30 CHAMBER MUSIC Trio in D Major, Op. 70. No. 1 Beethoven 3. 0 Radio Stage: "El Toro" 3.30 Music While You Work 4.0 "These Bands Make Music," featuring Henry Hall’s Orchestra 4.30-5.0 Children’s Hour: ‘"Robinson Crusoe" and "Children of the New Forest’ 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Local News Service 7.15 Reserved

7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME | JOYCE IZETT (soprano) Lady June Scott Song of the Palanquin Bearers Martin Shaw Do Not Go, My Love Hageman Clouds Charles : A Studio Recital 7.45 News and Commentary from the United States 8. 0 "IT Pulled Out a@ Plum" Gramophan presents some of the latest recordings 8.28 BBC Brains Trust (new series) Question-master: Donald -McCullough The Brains Trust: Sir Ernest Barker, author of "Reflections on Government’; Geoffrey Crowther, Editor "The Economist’; Com. C. B. Fry, cricketer; Edwin Evans, Musical critic; and Lt.-Com. Gould. Some of the topics: 1€-it possible for a bowler to make a ba!l swerve or swing? Can humour be sustained in musical composition unaided by words? Whieh of fhe three British games-cricket. rugger or soccer — do you consider most helpful in developing character and sportsmanship? 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 . Munn and Felton’s ‘Barid, conducted by W. Halliwell Jamie’s Patrol Dacre Slavonic Rhapsody Friedman 9.35 March Tempo Twenty-five minutes of marches by the Band of H.M. Royal Marines 10. 0 Rhythm on Record, compered by "Turntable" 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN 2\7C WELLINGTON 840 ke. 357 m. 6. O p.m. Dance Music 6.30 Songs for Sale 6.45 Accent on Rhythm, with The Bachelor Girls, Peter Akister, George Elliott and James Moody BBC Programme 7. 0 Revels in Rhythm 8. 0 Jack Payne and his Orch8.30 The Melody Lingers On. Song Successes from Stage, Film and Tin Pan Alley ‘ BBC Programme 9. 0 SONATA HOUR Schubert’s Sonatas (3rd of Series) Joseph Szigeti (violin) and Andor Foldes (piano) Sonatina No. 1 in D Major, Op. 137, No. 1 9.13 Viadimir Horowitz (piano) Sonata No. 1 in E Flat Haydn

| 9.30 New Zealand News for the Pacific Islands 9.40 (approx.) Paul Kochanski . (violin) and Arthur Rubinstein (piano) sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. | 108 Brahms | 10, 0 Light Concert Programme {10.30 Close down | 27 [D) WELLINGTON 990 kc. 303 m. 7. 0 p.m. Comedyland 7.30 Ye Olde-time Music Hall 7.43 "With a Smile and a Song"’: a session with something for all 8.25 "Krazy Kapers"’ 9.2 Stars of the Concert Hall 9.20 "Room 13": a gripping serial by Edgar Wallace 9.45 Tempo di Valse 10. 0 Close down a7 [33 NEW PLYMOUTH B10 ke._ _| /8. Op.m. Concert Programme 19. 4 Station Announcements 9.15 "Dad and Dave" 9.30 Concert Programme 10. O Close down CNA Ee 7. 0,8.0a.m. LONDON NEWS Breakfast session 9. 0 Rebroadcast 2YA 9.30-9.32 Current Ceiling Prices 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch Music 6. 0 For the Sportsman 6.15 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel @ Station Announcements After-Dinner. Music 7.15 ‘The English Theatre: Court Mask.’ The story of the development of the English Theatre BBC Programme 7.30 Screen Snapshots 7.45 News and Commentary from United States 8. 0 With a Smé#le and a Song 8.30 Dance. Time with Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra 9.0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 Entertainers on the Air 9.50 "The House of Shadows" 10. 0 Close down NAN PE, 920 ke. 327 m. 7. 0 p.m. "Billy Bunter of Greyfriars" 7.22 Light Music 8. 0 SKETCHES AND VARIETY Stanelli, Norman Long, Trevor Watkins, Al and Bob Harvey, Mario de Pietro, Jack Wynne Stanelli’s Stag Party 8.15 Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals On, the Loose 8.18,/ Clapham and Dwyer Arguments 8.24 Max Schumann (plano) Poet and Peasant ‘ 8.30 "Fly Away, Paula": Paula Green takes. the air in Song, aecompanied by James Moody and his Sextette 8.45 Frederic Hippmann and his Orchestra Tossy Spivakowsky (violin) 8.51 Charles Kullman (tenor) 9. 1 Grand Opera Excerpts London Philharmonie Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati "Hamlet" Overture, Op, 67b Tchaikovski 9. 8 The Choir of the Russian /Oopera conducted by Slaviansky d’Agrenelt "Prince Igor’ Selections Borodin

9.24 Lina Pagliughi (soprano) Hymn to the Sun Rimsky-Korsakov 9.28 Kirpichek and Bellinik * with Choir From Border to Border Dzerzhinsky 9.31 Challapin (bass) Prayer of Boris Death of Boris MouSsorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov 9.39 Orchestra of the Moscow State Philharmonic Intermezzo on Kazakh Airs Finale of the Dance Suite Rakov 9.45 The Listeners’ Club 10. 0 Close down QI SASSORne 7. Op.m. After Dinner Music 7.30 Variety 8. 0 Light Concert Programme 8.30 Tommy Handley’s’ Hailf« Hour 8. 2 Miliza Korjus (soprano) 9.20 Harry Lauder entertains 9.32 Puccini Potpourri 9.45 Melody 10. O Close down SS TV/L pple 720 ke. 416 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.0a.m. LONDON NEWS 9. 0 Morning Programme 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.45 .Music While You Work 10.10 For My Lady: The Story Behind the Song 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45-11.0 Light Music 412. 0 Lunch Music2. O p.m. Music While You Work 2.30 Help for the Home Cook 2.45 _ Rhythm Parade 3. 0 CLASSICAL HOUR: Featuring Music from Grand Opera "Iphigenie in Aulis’" Overture Gluck "Don Juan’ Fantasy Mozart-Liszt Simon Barer (piano) Floristan’s Air (‘‘Fidelio’’) Beethoven Prelude to Act 1 "La Traviata" Verdi Scene des Cheveux (‘‘Pelleas and Melisande’’) Debussy 4.0 Variety Programme 4.30-5.0 Children’s Hour: In the Scouts’ Den 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Local News Service 7.15 Canterbury Council of Sport: "Wrestling" 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME BY ROAD AND RIVER Five Songs by May Brahe, sung by Grace Torkington (soprano) Red Roofs Hawthorne The Bluebell Way O Western Wind In Norley Wood From the Studio 7.465 News and Commentary from the United States 8.0 Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra "Vanity Fair’ Overture Fletcher The Voice of London Williams The Way to the Stars ei Brodszky The Three Bears Coates Wild Rose, Selection Kern BBC Programme

DOMINION WEATHER FORECASTS 7.15 am., 12.30 and 9.1 p.m.; 1YA, 2YA, 3YA, 4YA, 2YH, 3ZR and 4YZ. CITY WEATHER FORECASTS 1ZB: 7.32 a.m., 12.57 and 9.35 p.m. 2ZB and 4ZB: 7.33 a.m., 12.57 and 9.35 p.m. 3ZB: 7.30 a.m., 12.30 and 9.30 p.m. 2ZA: 7.15 a.m. and 9.35 p.m.; 2¥D: 10 p.m. only.

8.28 STUDIO RECITALS: CLAUDE R. BURROWS (baritone) I Have Twelve Oxen If There Were Dreams to Sell Ireland The Roadside Fire Vaughan Williams 8.36 SHIRLEY RUSBRIDGE (pianist) Sonata in G Major, K.2838 Mozart 8.48 ‘Lovely is the Lee" Reading by Robert Gibbings 8.0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.26 Mendelssohn and his Music 10. 0 The Masters in Lighter Mood 41. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN SV CHRISTCHURCH . 1200 ke. 250m. 6.0 p.m. "When Cobb and Co. Was King" 6.138 ° Solos by Famous Harplists 6.30 Orchestras and Singers 7. 0 Tunes from the Talkies 7.30 "Hopalong Cassidy" 7.46 Melodies of the Moment 8.0 #£‘Band Programme: Concerto for Cornet by Dennis Wright layed by the Royal Artillery and (Woolwich) 8.30 "Passport to Danger: In Which We Meet Don Quisando." An adventure serial with Linden. Travers and Carl Bernard BBC Programme 8. 1 Favourite Selections from Opera

9.30 Tales by Edgar Allan Poe: "The -Murders in the Rue Morgue" 9.43 Novelty Numbers by Heykens played by Albert Sandler and his Orchestra 10.0 Tommy Handiley’s Halfhour J 0.30 Close down ESIZARI GREYMOUTH 940 ke. 319m. j 7. 0, 8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS Breakfast Session 8.40 Potpourri 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Evergreen Melodies 10. 0 Devotional Service 10.20 To-day’s Star: Oscar Natzke 10.30 Nocturnes 10.45-11.0 A.C.E. TALK: "Rats and Mice" 3 12. 0 Lunch. Music 1.30 You'll Know These 2.0 #£Variety 2.45 Chapter and Verse: "Orlando" 3.0 Classical Programme 3.30 Miscellaneous Recordings 4.45-5.0 The Children’s Hour: "Fumbombo. the Last of the Dragons" 6. 0 The Sports Review | 6.20 The Milt Herth Trio 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcement 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Band Parade 7.16 "Lavender and Lace": A Peep into the Past -with Thea Wells and Quintet ;

7.30 Top Tunes To-day 7.45 News and Commentary from the United States 8. 0 Phil Green and his she aken" land Orchestra "One Exciting Night" 8. 6 "Krazy Kapers" 8.27 Music by Eric Coates London. Calling Footlights Waltz The Jester at the Wedding 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 "Take Over, Tommy Dorsey" 9.35 "The Lady of the Heather" 10. 0 Close down ANY / DUNEDIN 790 ke. 380 m. 6. 0, 7.0, 8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS 9. To-day’s Composer: Sibelus 9.15 Light Music 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Music While You Work 10. 0 A.C.E, Talk: "Problems at Home’ 10.20 Devotional Service © 10.40-11.0 For My Lady: Famous Opera Houses: New Orleans Opera House (U.S.A.) 12. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Music of the Celts 2.15 Bright Stars: Light Vocal 2.30 Music While You Work 3. 0 Recital: Paul Robeson 3.15 Fun and Fancy 3.30 CLASSICAL HOUR: Sonata for ’Cello in F, Op. 99 Brahms , Twelve Contra Dances Beetlioven 4.30 Children’s Hours

'4.45-5.0 ‘Paradise Plumes and | Head Hunters" 6.0 Dinner Music bro LONDON NEWS beg National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7.0 Local News Service 7.15 "Green Pastures: Economiecs in Grassland Farming’ BBC Farming Talk 7.45 News and Commentary from the United States 8. 0 Novelty Orchestra Shipwrecked Lara 8. 3 "Meet the Bruntons" A Humphrey Bishop Production 8.29 ‘Dad and Dave" 8.55 Sammy Herman Trio + A Frangesa Costa 90 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 London Chamber Orchestra -. Ayres for the Theater Purcell, arr. Bernard 9.33 Readings by Professor T. D. Adams Charles Lamb \ 9.55 NBC Symphony’ Orchestra Be as: ou from Symphony vO. thoven 10. 0 ‘Melody Cruise" Dick Colvin and his Music 10.20 Dance Recordings 10.45 Uncle Sam Presents Leonard Hickson and the Alameda Coast Guard Band 10.20 Dance Music 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN

L4NVO _ROREeN 6. 0 p.m. Variety 6.45. Accent on Rhythm 7:8 Popular Music 8. 0 For the Connoisseur 9. 0 Variety 8.30 Dance Music 10. 0 Meditation Music 10.30 Close down [ave See 7. 0, 8.0 am. LONDON NEWS 9. O Morning Wariety 9.30-9.32 Current Ceiling Prices 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch Music 4.45-5.0 Children’s Hour: "Coral Cave" 6. 0 Budget of Sport from the Sportsman 615 Spotlight on Josephine Bradley 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 Radio Newsreel 7. 0 After Dinner Music 7.30 Gardening Talk 7.45 News and Commentary from the United States 8. 0 MUSIC BY SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major "Lemminkainen’s Homeward Journey," Op. 22 "Karelia" Suite, Op, 11. (Intermezzo and Alla Marcia) 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.25 Tunes of the Times 9.48 Accent on Rhythm. The Bachelor Girls’ Vocal Trio with instrumental accompaniment in popular hits of the day BBC Programme 10. 0 Close down

Friday. May 17

News, 6.0 a.m. and 11.0 p.m. from the ZB’s

News, 6.0 a.m. and 11.0 p.m. i from the ZB’s

IZ am min MORNING: 6. 0 London News 7.30 Health Talk 9. 0 Aunt Daisy 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.45 We Travel the Friendly Road with Jasper 10. 0 Judy and Jane 10.15 Three Generations 40.30 Ma Perkins 10.45 Big Sister AFTERNOON: M> O Lunch Music 12.30 Shopping Reporter (Sally) ac @ The Life of Mary Southern 2.30 The Home Service Session (Jane) 4.0 Women’s World (Marina) EVENING: 6.30 Pedigree Stakes 7.15 Backstage of Life 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 What Do You Know? 8. 0 Current Ceiling Prices 8. 5 Nick Carter 8.15 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 The Red Streak 9. & Doctor Mac 9.20 Drama of Medicine 10. 0 Sports Preview (Bill Meredith) 10.15 Hits from the Shows 41. 0- London News 11.145 Just on the Corner of Dream Street 12. 0 Close down

oA cmd MORNING: London News Health Talk Aunt Daisy Current Ceiling Prices Judy and Jane Housewives’ Quiz Ma Perkins Big Sister AFTERNOON: Mid-day Melody Menu The Shopping Reporter The Life of Mary Southern Home Service Session Women’s World EVENING: Footsteps of Fate Backstage of Life™ Reflections in Romance | The Barrier Current Ceiling Prices Nick Carter Hollywood Holiday Junior Talent Quest The Man in Grey | Drama of MedicinRecordings Request Session: Swing London News Close down |

3ZB CHRISTCHURCH 1430 ke, 210 m. MORNING: 6. O London News 7.30 Health Talk é 8. 0 Breakfast Club with 9. 0 Aunt Daisy 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 10. 0 Judy and Jane 10.15 Piano Parade 10.30 Ma Perkins 10.45 Big Sister AFTERNOON: 12. 0 Lunchtime Fare 12.30 Shopping Reporter (Elizabeth Anne) 12. 0 The Life of Mary Southern 2.30 The Home Service Session (Nancy) 3. 0 Musical Programme 4. 0 Women’s World (Joan) 4.45 The Children’s Session with Grace and Jacko EVENING: 6.0 Places and People (Teddy Grundy) 6.30 Great ‘Days in Sport: Boxing: Beckett v. Carpentier (sec~ ond fight) 8.45 Junior Sports Session . 7.15. Backstage of Life 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 Soraphook — 8.0 Current Ceiling Prices 8. 5 Nick Carter 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 Reserved ~ 9. C The Man in Grey 9.15 Drama of Medicine 9.30 Variety 10. 0 3ZB’s Sports Session by the Toff 10.15 Accordiana 10.30 Man About the House (Theo Schou) 10.45 Hits from the Shows 11. 0 London News 12.0 Ciose down

4ZB 1310 page m. MORNING; 6. 0 London News 7.30 Health Talk 9.0 Aunt Daisy | §.30 Current Ceiling Prices 10. O@ Judy and Jane 10.15 From the Films of Yesterday 10.30 Ma Perkins 10.45 Big Sister AFTERNOON: 12. 0 Lunch Hour Tunes 12.30 Shopping Reporter (Jessie. McLennan) 0 Luncheon Melodies 2. 0 The Life of Mary Southern 2.30 The Home Service Session (Joyce Tilbury) . Oo Women’s World (Alma Geddes) 4.45 The Children’s Session with Peter EVENING: 6. 0 Selected from the Shelves 6.15 Novachord and Guest Artist | 7.15 Backstage of Life 7.36 Reflections in Romance 7.45 Serenade 8. 0 Current Ceiling Prices 8.5 Nick Carter 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 Brains Trust Junior 8.3 The Man in Grey 9.18 Drama of Medicine 10. 0 Reserved 10.30 The Week-end Racing and Sporting Preview (Bernie McConnell) 11. 09 London News 11.10 gramme 12.0 Late Night Request ProClose down

pt . PALMERSTON Nth, ‘ 1400 ke. 214 m. MORNING 6. O London News 7.30 Health Talk 9. 0-9.30 Good Morning Request session 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.30 Close down EVENING: 6. 0 Variety 7.15 Backstage of Life 7.30 Short Short Stories: Ten Dollars 8. 0 Current Ceiling Prices 8. & The Life of Mary Southern 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 1g. Young Farmers’ Club ses9. 0 The Man in Grey 9416 Drama of Medicine 9.40 Preview of the Week-end Sport (Fred Murphy) 10. 0 Close down

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Laugh and digest: enjoy Mirthful Mealtime Music-2ZB at 1.0 p.m. * * Mere sporting news with special interest for the youth of to-day: The Junior Sports Ses-sion-8ZB at 6.45 p.m. * * * Bill Meredith previews tomorrow’s sports fixtures at 10 o’clock this evening from 1ZB and Bernie McConnell gives his preview from 4ZB at 10.30.