Naval Occasions
| ISTENERS who have a special en-| thusiasm for Britain’s naval story | will be interested in Sons of the Sea, a new series of documentary programmes which is being broadcast by 1ZB on Wednesdays at 9.0 p.m. It will start at 2ZB on October 19, 3ZB on November 2, 4ZB on November 16, and 2ZA on November 30 (in each case at 9.0 p.m.) Each programme is made up of | a complete half-hour episode, dealing with some aspect of Britain’s naval his | tory through the centuries and with outstanding events or famous ‘battles. which were decisive factors in the in-_ ternational struggle for mastery of the seas. In some of the programmes, naval engagements of past centuries are compared with more recent battles. In epi-| sode one, for instance, a parallel is’ drawn between the Battle of the Nile. and the Battle of Matapan. Other programmes deal with Trafalgar, the airsea action at Taranto, the story of the Ark Royal, the German surrender at. Scapa Flow, the exploit of the Camp-. belltown, and the heroic voyage of the San Demetrio. The programmes are presented by a leading Australian cast.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 21
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190Naval Occasions New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 538, 14 October 1949, Page 21
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