Friday, May 16

New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 411, 9 May 1947, Page 34

Friday, May 16

RY AAV ARAL 6. 0,7.0am, LONDON NEWS 9. 0 With a Smile and a Sone 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 10. O Devotions: Mr. J. H. Manims 10.20 For My Lady: "The lLlouse that Margaret Built" 12. 0 Lunch Music 2.0 pm. From our Library 2.30 CLASSICAL HOUR Viola Sonata No, 2 Delius Quintet in F Major Bruckner 3.30 in Varied Mood 3.45 Music While You Work 4.15 Light Music 4.30 Children's Hour: "Halliday and San" 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7.0 Loral News Service 7.15 Sports Talk by Gordon Hutter 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME The Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 2 in B Flat Major Schubert 7.58 MOLLY ATKINSON (mezzosoprano) The Princess With a Waterlily A Swan Thy Warning is Good Grieg (A Studio Recital) 8.10 The Boyd Neel Orchestra The Lark Ascending Vaughan-Williams 8.22 DORA DRAKE (Dunedin soprano) Twilight Fancies The Nightingale Delius ‘The Fairy Town Armida’s Garden My Heart is Like a Singing Bird Parry (A Studio Recital) 8.34 Jascha Heifetz (violin) and Cincinnati Symphony. Orchestra concerto Walton 9.0 Overseas and N.Z. News — 9.30 Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Symphony No. 1 in B Flat Major Schumann 10. 3. "Appointment with Fear: The Man Who Died Twice" (BBC Programme) 10.30 Music, Mirth and Melody 41. 0 London News and Home News from Britain 11.20 CLOSE DOWN

(NZ ITANAS? AUCKLAND 880 kc. 341 m. 7. Op.m. After Dinner Music 8. 0 Variety Show 9. 0 Songs of the Islands 9.18: Richard Crooks 9.30 Carmen Cavallaro at the Piano 9.45 The Norman Cloutier Orchestra 10. 0 Players and Singers 10.30 Close down ZAM er 6.30 p.m. Dinner Music 7. 0 Variety 7.30 "The Sparrows of London" 8. 0 Listeners’ Own Classical Corner 10. 0 Close town 2 Y 570 ke.* 526 m. 6. 0,7.0a.m. LONDON NEWS Breakfast session 9. 0 Variety 9.32 Morning Star: Oscar . Natzke (bass) 9.40. Music While You Work 910.10 Devotional Service 710.26 A.C.E. TALK: ‘‘liome Hobby Suggestions" , 10,28-10.30 Time Signals 10.40-11.0 For My Lady: World’s Famous Opera Houses; German Opera House, Prague

12.0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Local Weather Conditions Ballad Concert e 3.0 Afternoon Serenade 3.30 Music While You Work 4. 0 Songs and Tunes of All Nations 4.30 Children’s session 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Stock Market Reports 7.15 "Life and Letters: Letters of Lamb," A series of Talks by Cecil Hull 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME "| Pulled Out a Pium." "Gramophan presents some of the latest recordings 8. 0 Radio Theatre: "The New Tenant." A drama by Norman MacOwan, starring John O’Malley, with Enid Lorimer and Thelma Scott 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30 The Boys’ Institute Senior Band, conducted by J. C. King March: Queen of the North " Lithgow Hymn: Hursley Scotney Selection: Gems from Sullivan’s Operas Hume Shy Serenade Scott-Wood Euphonium Solo: Bless This House Brahe March: Flying Squad Hume 10. 0 Dance Music 11. 0 London News and Home News from Britain 11.20 CLOSE DOWN 3 2\7C WELLINGTON 840 ke, 357 m. 1.30-2.30 p.m. CLASSICAL HOUR The Concerto (34th of series) " Violin Concerto Alban Berg Symphony No, 7 in C, Op. 105 Sibelius Polka and Fugue (‘"‘Schwanda" ) Weinberger 6 0 Dance Music 6.30 Songs for Sale 6 Accent on Rhythm (BBC Programme) 7. 0 Revels in Rhythm 8. 0 Geraldo and his Orchestra ~~ Josephine Bradley Orchesra : 9. 0 SONATA HOUR Sonatas for Violin and Piano (29th of series) Lii Kraus (piano) and Simon Goldberg (violin) Sonata in C, K.296 Mozart 9.17 Artur Schnabel (piano) Sonata in D, Op, 28 (‘*Pastoral’’) Beethoven 9.39 Bach's " Well Tempered Clavier" (Book 2) (8th of series) Edwin Fischer (piano) Preludes and Fugues Nos. 45 and 46 Bach 10. 0 Light Concert Programme 10.30 Close down

Bava Lu, 990 ke. 303 m. 7. Op.m. Comedyland 7.30 Ye Olde Time Musie 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 "To Have and to Hold.’’ A Moving Story of Family Life 9.45 Tempo di Valse 10. 0 Wellington District Weather Report Close down OWA NEW PLYMOUTH 810 kc. 370m. 8. Op.m. Concert Programme 8.30 BBC Feature 9.15 "Dad and Dave" 9.30 Concert Programme 10. 0 Close down

Fein 7. 0am. LONDON NEWS Breakfast session 9. 0 Morning Variety 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.50 Morning. Star: Larry Adler (Virtuoso of the Mouth Organ) 10. 0 "Bright Horizon" 10.30 Music While You Work 12. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Variety 2.30 Music While You Work 3.0 CLASSICAL HOUR Sonata in D Major Mozart 4. 0 Bernard Levitov's Salon Orchestra 5 "Martin's Corner" 30 ©6Children’s Hour 0 Salon Music .30 LONDON NEWS 45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 For the Sportsman: Hawke’s Bay Sporting Fixtures for the Coming Week-end Discussed by Our Sports Editor 7.15 "Kidnapped"

7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME Screen Snapshots 7.45 Webster Booth (tenor) Love is My Song Murray Mifanwy Forster My Lavender Lass Murray At Dawning Cadman 8. 0 With a Smile and a Song 8.30 Your Dancing Date: Ted Heath and His Musie 9.0 Overseas and N.Z, News — 9.30 The Albert Sandler Trio 9.48 "The Green Arther" 10. 0 Close down ‘ 2 vAN EE, 920 ke. 327 m. 7. Op.m. To-morrow’s Sports Fixtures "Hopalong Cassidy" 7.30 Light Music 8. 0 Sketches and Variety llorace Kenney Almost a Film Actor 8.10 Frankie Carle (piano) Sweet and Lovely I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me 8.16 Haver and Lee liorse Sense 8.22 George Melachrino and bis Orchestra A BBC Programme of Light Orchestral Music with Assisting Vocalist | 8.54 Cyril Richard The Oldest Chorus Boy tn London | $.54 Ethel Smith and the Bando | Carioca Lawrenee Duchow’s Red, Raven Orchestra 9. 1 Grand Opera Excerpts London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham The Thieving Magpie Overture Rossini 9.10 Miliza Korjus (soprano) Una Voce Poco Fa Rossini 9.14 Richard Crooks (tenor) Down Her Cheek a Pearly Tear Donizetti 9.18 Grand Symphony Orchestra Madame Butterfly Puccini 9.27 Joan Cross (soprano) Ave Maria Verd 9.31 Joan Hammond and Dennis Noble Now Command Me Ah, Say to Thy Daughter Dear * Verdi 9.37 Frederic Hippmann’s Orchestra 9.46 The Story Behind the Song: "Sweet Adeline" 10. 0 Close down 272 GISBORNE 980 kc. 306 m. 7. Op.m. Afier Dinner Music 7.16 "Tradesmen’s* Entrance" 7.30 Variety 8. 0 Concert Programme Lily Pons (soprano) Selection from Rose Marie Eileen Joyce (piano) The Rocky Mountaineers 9.2 BBC Programme 9.36 George Formby 9.42 Dance Music 10. 0 Close down V/ CHRISTCHURCH 3 720 ke. 416 m. 6. 0,7.0a.m. LONDON NEWS 7.58. Canterbury Weather Report 9. 0 Morning Programme 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices simon Barer (piano) . a 9.45 Music While You Work 10.10 For My Lady: World’: Great Artists: Lotte Lehman (soprano), Germany 10.30 Devotional service 10.45-11.0 Memories of Fran; Lehar 12.0 Lunch Musie

2. 0 2.15 p.m. Music While You Work Help for the Home Cook 2.30 Bob Hannon and Chorus 2.45 Excerpts from ‘‘La Traviate" 3.0 CLASSICAL HOUR Music from Opera "Die Meistersinger"’ Overture Wagner "Tannhauser"" Overture Wagner-Liszt ‘. 0 Variety, featuring the Knick- : erbocker Four, George Wright (Hammond organ), and Beatrice Kaye (vocal) 4.30 Children’s Hour 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Local News Service 7.15 "Science in the Soviet Union": A Talk by Professor Erie Ashby 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture Mendelssohn 7.42 THOMAS MORRISON (Wellington baritone) The Miller’s Flowers By theesea The Water Fay’s Song The Trout The Lay of the Imprisoned Huntsman , Impatience chubert (A studio Recital) 7.58 The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, conducted by Boyd Neel Soloists: Trumpet, G. Eskdale; flute, A, Cleghorn; violin, F, Grinke; oboe, E. Rothwell Brandenburg Goncerto No, 2 in F Major h 8.12 "Rejoice in the Lamb" Composed by Benjamin Britten and presented by the BBC Chorus (BBC Programme) 8.27 The National Symphony Orchestra of England, conducted by Siduey Beer Don Juan, Tone Poem, Op, 20 Strauss 8.41 MAY ALLAN (soprano) "Twas April Do You Remember My Garden The Sounds of Day Are Still Tohaikovski (A Studio Recital) The 8.54 National Symphony Orchestra of England, conducted by Anatole > Fistoulari War March-of the Prtests Mendelssohn 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30° Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Beniamino Gigli and the Salon Concert Players Caruso Musica Probita Orchestra Andantino Schipa Torna a Surriento Orchestra Eleanor Gigli La. Spagnola Orchestra Scherzo Caruso Your. Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Not know O’Hara Gastaldon Curtis Di Chiarg Orchestra bream Schipa Giro Tondo Orchestra L’encore iigli Mattinata Veneziana 10. O- The Masters in Mood {1.0 London ‘News and Home News from Britain 11.20 CLOSE DOWN Spirits Bellini Di Marl Lighter LISTENERS’ SUBSCRIPTIONS. — ‘aid in advance at any Money Order dftice: Twelve months, 12/-; six worry 6/-. programmes in this issue are onvtieh to The Listener, and may be reprinted without on.

FORECASTS 9.0 am., 1.25 p.m., 9.0: 1YA, 2YA, 3YA, 4YA 2YH, 3ZR, 4YZ. DOMINION WEATHER |

While power restrictions remain in force, broadcasting is limited to six and a-half hours daily, Monday to Fridty inclusive, as follows: 9%.0-11.0 a.m., 1.30-2.30 p.m. and 6.3010.0 p.m. The National and Commercial programme _ items shown on these pages in italic type are those which, at the time of going to press, fall outside the above reduced transmission periods. They have been included in the programmes because the duration of restricted transmissions is uncertain. But listeners will oppreciate that these items will be cancelled or transferred unless the restrictions are lifted.

LS eee | 6. 0 p.m. Music by Grieg 6.17 Choirs and Choruses 6.30 Melodies to Remember, Played by Great Orchestras 7. 0 Sunny Side Up ~ 7.15 Silvester and Bradley 7.30 Strike Up the Band 8. 0 Radio Theetre 9. 1 The World of Opera: 7 Trovarere® Verdi 9.30 "The ‘Sparrows of London" 9.43 Variety 40.0 "ITMA." The Tommy Handley Show 410.30 Clase down LSz4ir. Seen 7. 0am. LONDON NEWS Breakfast session 9. 0 Morning Melodies played by George Melachrino and a: Orchestra (BBC Feature) 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Composer of the Week: dgohann Strauss 40. O Devotional Service 10.20 Morning Star: Fraser Gange (baritone) 10.30 Music While You Work 10.45 A.C.E. TALK: ‘Hiome Recreation Suggestions" 42. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Salon Music by Bernhard Levitow’s Orchestra, Guest Artist, Walter’ Preston

2.16 Radio Stage: ‘Stories Old and New" 2.30 Movie Tunes 3. 0 Classical Music . 3.30 Music While You Work 4.0 For Our Irish Listeners 4.15 Variety 4.30 Children’s Hour 4.45 Dance Favourites 6. 0 For the Bandsman 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 The Sports Review 7.30 Encores from the Week’s Programmes 8. 0 Bandstand: Music, Melody and song with Guest Artists: Joan Hammond, Ida Shepley and Leon Goossens (BBC Production) (8.29 Mystery and Imagination: rhe Pieture,’ ‘The RockingHorse Winner" 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.20 Some Like It Hot 9.35 "It Walks ~ Night." A thriller by Max Affor 10. O Close down ZIV//a\ DUNEDIN 790 ke. 380 m. 6. 0,7.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS 9. 0 Light Music 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Music While You Work 10: O A.C.E. TALK: "The Social Side of the Kitchen" 10.20 Devotional Service 10.40 For My Lady: Thrills from Great Operas 12. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Music of the Celts" 2.15 Bright Stara

» Music’ While You Work ’ 3.0 Fun and Fancy 3.15 Recital: Albert Sammons 3.30 CLASSICAL HOUR Featuring Haydn’ s Quartets aa tg in E Major, Op. 54, ew 3 Viowt Sonata in D Major Handel Royal Fireworks Music Suite Handel, trans. Harty 4.30-5.0 Children’s Hour 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel . Sports News 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME "Stand Easy" featuring Cheerful Charlie Chester, British comedian (BBC Production) pS "Melody Cruise’: Dick * Colvin and His Musie 8.21 "Dad and Dave" 8.47 ALAN EDDY (bass-bari-tone) What a Wonderful World it Would Be Lohr Cobbler’s Song Norton Open Road, Open Sky Strauss-Ronel! 8.50 Dajos Bela Orchestra Johnny Strikes Up Neill 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30 Peter Dawson (bass-bari-one) The Little Admiral Stanford 9.33 Readings by Professor T. | D. Adams: Mary Mitford: "The Admiral on Shore" 9.57 Prisca Quartet Cherry Ripe arr. Bridge 11. 0 London News and Home News from Britain 1.20 CLOSE DOWN

GZINZO) DUNEDIN 1140 ke. 263 m. 6. Op.m. Favourite Orchestral Pieces 6.30 ‘Hits of Yesterday 7. 0 The Masqueraders 7.14 Piano Rhythm 7.30 Popular Parade 8. 0 Music by Modern British Composers Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra "Scapino"’: A Comedy Overture Walton 8.10 Sir Thomes Beecham and the London Phitharmonic Orchestra John Brownlee (baritone), and London Select Choir Sea Drift Delius 8.37 Clifford Curzon and Beijamin Britten (two pianos) Introduction and Rondo Alla Burlesca, Op. 23, No. 1 Britten 8.46 Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic’ Orchestra In a Summer Garden Delius 9, 1 The Music of Manhattan 9.15 A Story to Remember 9.30 It’s Swing Time 10. 0 This Week's Featured Composer: Mendelssohn BBC Symphony Orchestra "Fingal’s Cave’ Overture 10. 9 Richard Watson (bass) I'm a Roame 10.13 Lener String Quartet Canzonetta ~ Scherzo 10.21 Conchita Supervia (mezzosoprano) ’ Spring Song 10.24 Ania Dorfmann (piano) Rondo Capricciose 10.80 Close down

"INV 22 INVERCARGILL j 680 ke. 441 m, 7. 0am. LONDON.NEWS Breakfast session 9.30 current Ceiling Prices 9.32 Morning Variety 10. O Devotional Service 10.16 "The Amazing Duchess" 10.30 Music While You’ Work 12.0 Lunch Music 1.30 p.m. The Masters in Lighter Mood 2. 0 Other Days with the Ambassadors 2.17 "Owen Foster and the bevil" 2.30 CLASSICAL HOUR 3.30 Music While You Work 0 "The Channings" i Richard Tauber Sings 3 Children’s Hour; "Alice in Wonderland" 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.45 BBC Newsreel . 7. 0 Budget of Sport from The Sportsman 7.15 The Gardening Talk 7.30 On the Dance Floor 7.55 SENIA CHOSTIAKOFF (Russian tenor) still as the Night Bohm A Legend Tchaikovski Slumber Song Gretchaninoff Come Back to Sorrento De Curtis (Studio Recital) 8. 8 Music from the Operas Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of La Seala, Milan "La Traviata," Act II Verdi (Act III next Friday at 8.0 p.m.) 9.0 Overseas and N.Z, News 9.30 Tunes of the Times 10.0 Close down o i. 4A. 4. o

Friday, May 16

Local Weather Report trom ZB’s: 9.27 a.m., 2.29 & 9.35 p.m.

Local Weather Report from ZB’s: 9.27 am., 2.29 & 9.35 p.m.

B AUCKLAND 1070 ke. 280 m. MORNING 6. 0 London News 9.0 £Aunt Daisy's Morning Recipe Session 9.27. Current Ceiling Prices 9.45 We Travel the Friendly Road 10. 0 My Husband’s Love 10.15 Housewives’, Laugh Session 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 Crossroads of Life AFTERNOON 12. 0 Lunch Music 1.30 The Life of Mary Sothern 2.0 Women’s World (Marina) EVENING 6.30 Friday Nocturne: Thea and 6.45 Magic tsland 7.15 Rookery Nook 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 Little Theatre 8.5 Nick Carter 8.15 Hollywood Holiday 8.30 Musical Interlude 8.45 Sporting Blood 9.20 Drama of Medicine 9.35 Popular Music 40. 0 Sporting Preview (Bill Meredith) 40.15 Famous Dance Band 10.30 Youth Must Have Its Swing 41. 0 Just on the Corner of Dream Street 41.15 Dance Music 12. 0 Close.down ----$-$ TT

27B WELLINGTON 1130 ke. 265 m. MORNING 6. 0 London News 9. 0 Aunt Daisy's Morning Recipe Session 10..0 My Husband’s Love 10.15 Housewives’ Quiz (Marjorie) 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 Crossroads of Life AFTERNOON 12. 0 Midday Melody Menu 1.30 The Life of Mary Sothern 2. & Women’s World 3.0 The Ladies Entertain 3.15 Rhythm Revels 3.30 With the Classics 4.45 News from the Zoo EVENING 6.30 Little Theatre 6.45 Magic Island 7.15 Rookery Nook 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 My True Story 8. 0 Nick Carter 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 Talent Quest 9.15 Drama of Medicine 9.30 Recordings 10. 0 Dance Recordings 10.30 Replay of Overseas Library 11. 0 Our Feature Band 12. 0 Close down

| 3ZB see. | MORNING 6. 0 London News 8. 0 Breakfast Club with Happ Hilt 9. 0 Aunt Daisy’s Morning Recipe Session 9.27 Current Ceiling Prices 10. 0 My Husband’s Love 10.15 Piano Parade 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 Crossroads of Life 11. 5 Shopping Reporter (Elizabeth Anne) AFTERNOON 0 Lunchtime Fare 30 Life of Mary Sothern 0 Women’s World (Mary) 0 Favourites in Song 15 Orchestral Interlude 30 Rendezvous for Two 45 Continental Cocktail 45 Children's session . 0 Children’s Garden Circle EVENING 6. 0 Places and People (Teddy Grundy) 6.30 Great Days in Sport: Football; N.Z. v. Wales, 1924 6.45 Magic Island 7.0 Reserved 7.16 She Follows Me About (last broadcast) 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 Scrapbook 8. 0 Nick Carter 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 Chuckles with Jerry 9. 0 Recordings 9.15 Drama of Medicine 9.30 Carefree Cavalcade 10. 0 3ZB’s Sports session by The Toff 145 Waltzes of the World 0.30 Of interest to Motorists Variety Programme Close down _-- oc 1. 2? 2.

AZB DUNEDIN 1310 k.c. 229 m. MORNING 6.0 London News 6, 5 Start the Day Right with 4ZB’s Breakfas, session 6.30 Morning Meditation 7.35 Morning Star 9. 0 Aunt Daisy’s Morning Recipe Session 9.27 Current Ceiling Prices 9.30 Vienna Bon Bons 9.45 They Sing for You Alone 10. 0 My Husband’s Love 10.16 Three Generations 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 Crossroads of Life AFTERNOON Lunch Hour Tunes | 12. 0 1.30 The Life of Mary Sothern 1.45 Show Boat Memories 2. 0 Women’s World (Alma) 3. P The Stars at their Brightes 3.30 Music Hall at the Mike 4.45 Juniors in Song and Story EVENING 6. 0 Brtght Horizon 6.30 Sporting Preview 6.45 Magic Island 7. 8 Reserved 7.15 She Follows Me About 7.30 Reflections in Romance 7.45 20th Century Hits in Chorus 8. 0 Nick ‘carter 8.20 Hollywood Holiday 8.45 There Ain’t No Fairies 9.18 Drama of Medicine 9.45 Make Way to Swing and Sway {6. 0 Sporting Blood 10.30 Week-end Racing and Sport- |). ing Preview (Bernie McConnell) 112. 0 Close down.

27, PALMERSTON. Nth. 1400 ke. 214 m. MORNING London News Reveille Bright and Breezy Records ) Good Morning Request session 9.30 Current Ceiling Prices EVENING 6. 0 Meal Time Melodies 6.30 Meal Time Music 6.30 Meal Time Music 6.45 Family Favourites 7.15 She Follows Me About 7.30 Short, Short Stories a Music in the Air 5 couc © 7 8 The Life of Mary Sothern 8 Hollywood Holiday 8.35 Young Farmers’ Club with ivan Tabor 8.50 Entr’acte 9. 0 Variety 9.15 Drama of Medicine 9.36 Vil Play to You: Robinson Cleaver and Patricia Rossborough 9.40 Preview of Week~end sport 10. 0 Close down Trade names appearing in Commercial Division programmes are published by arrangement

Ivan Tabor conducts another interesting "Young , Farmers’ Club" session from\2ZA at 8.35 p.m.

A feature that has captivated the imagination of Dunedin listeners is the unique and entertaining programme, "There Ain't No Fairies"’-8.45 p.m. from 4ZB,

Ben Travers’ famous comedy "Rookery Nook’ has been adapted for radio presentation and is just in its first episodes from 1ZB. 2ZB is also broadcasting "Rookery Nook" and the time is 7.15 p.m. from both stations. * * * A programme in quiet mood provides pleasant contrast to the excitement and drama’ of the evening’s listening at 7.30 in "Reflections in Romance"’from your local ZB Station.