Introducing the Baron
HEN an English publishing house offered a prize of £1500 some years ago for the creation of a new mystery fiction character, it was ae by Anthony Morton with Meet the Baron. It is the story-as readers of | mystery novels will not need to be told -of John Mannering, a wealthy young man-about-town, who became a modern Robin Hood, pitting his skill against criminal and policeman alike. Meet the Baron had a very big sale, arid a long series of books with the same _ central character has followed ‘it. A dramatisation of one of these, Alias the Baron, will be heard soon from Commercial stations. The part of The Baron is taken by Michael Pate, who wifl be remembered for his performance in the Australian film Sons of Matthew. Other members of the cast include Lyndall Barbour, John Tate, Neva Carr Glynn, Kevin Brennan and Dinah Shearing. The story was adapted by Juan Cortez and produced by Reg Johnston. Alias the Baron will start from 2ZA at 7.45 p.m, on Wednesday, August 1, and will be heard from that statiorf at the same time every Monday and Wednesday. It will be broadcast from the four ZB stations at 7.30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting at 2ZB on August 15, 1ZB on August 29, 3ZB on Septem-| ber 19 and 4ZB on October ae : % * OR some years Rod Telbot’s Tuesday night programme from 12ZB, Turning Back the Pages, has given listeners melodies from the past: This session has now been replaced by another of a similar kind in which listeners will have a part. Rod Talbot has asked them to write in requesting their favourite old-time tune, and saying why they like it, and guests at the microphone will also be encouraged. The new session, Memories in Melody, is broadcast from 1ZB every Tuesday at ~10.0 p.m.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19510727.2.44
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 630, 27 July 1951, Page 21
Word count
Tapeke kupu
310Introducing the Baron New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 630, 27 July 1951, Page 21
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in