Sunday, May 8

New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 822, 29 April 1955, Page 52

Sunday, May 8

iy AUCKLAND 760 ke 395 m. 6. Oa.m. National Programme (séé pane)) 11. 0 PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE: St. David’s Church Preacher: Rev. O. T. Baragwanath Oiganist: Trevor Sparling 12. 5p.m,. National Programme (See panel) 6. 0 Children’s Sunday Session 5.45 Instrumental Interlude 6. 0 News in Maori 6.25 Weather Forecast 6.30 London News 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 CHURCH OF CHRIST SERVICE: Ponsonby Road Church Preacher: G,..D. Munro Organist: B. N. Guyan 8. & Music from Oratorio Overture: Samsun Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Oceasional Oratorio Handel 8.20 Mary Murphy (soprano) and Maurice Larsen (tenor) Recit, and Aria: Sound an Alarm Handel Duet: My Song Shall Be Always Thy Mercy Mendelssohn Afia: So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake Handel Duet: in His Hands Mendeissohn (NZBS) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk ' 8s. 0 Weather Forecast 9. 4 Overseas News ‘ 9.30 Dictionaries Are Never Dull: Julius Hogben begins q new series about collecting dictionaries (NZBS) 9.46 From the Ballet : Sleeping Princess 10. & Miniature Concert 10.50 ‘The Epilogue (BBC) 41. 0 London News 11.15 Unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at Bourail Cemetery, New Caledonia 11.45 (approx.) Close down Hin UC SEANE, . S. . 6.30 p.m, Early Evening Concert Symphonic Poein: Psyche Franck Elizabeth’s Aria (Don Carlos) Verdi Violin Concerto in BD, Op. 35 Tohaikovski 7.30 Peter Pears (tenor) and Benjamin Britten (piano), with the Zorian String Quartet Song Cycle: On Wenlock Edge Vaughan Williams 8. 0 COLIN HORSLEY (piano) Prelude, Chorale and Fugue’ Franck Beethoven Etudes in C Sharp Mitior, Op, 2, Dp Flat, Op. 8, B Flat, Op. 8, and D Sharp Minor, Op. 8 Scriabin (Studio) 8.40 Opera: Julius Caesar, by Handel, with Paul Sandoz (baritone) as Caesar, Sylvia Gahwiller (soprano) as Cleopatra, Maria Helbing (contralto) as Cornelia, Siegfried Tappolet (bass) as Ptolemy, and Friedrich Bruckner Ruggeberg (tenor) as Sextus, with other Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Hande! Society conducted by Walter Goehr 10.30 The London Mozart Players Divertimento No. 2 in D, K.131 Mozart 11. 0 "Close down asd UICKLAND, m. 10. Oa.m. Sacred Selections 10.20 Pop Orchestra Favourites 10.40 Popular Songs 11. 0 The Strings of Stordahi 11.20 Novelty Songs from the Ames Brothers 11.40 Artists of the Keyboard: Herbert Seiter : 42. 0 Music Makers: 2. Op.m, Selection: The Good Road 2.20 Rhythm Rally 2.40 Song Successes 3, 0 Grand Opera Requests 4.0 Encore , 4.30 N.Z. Recording Stars 5. 6 New Long-Playing Releases 6.30 Music of Other Lands 6. 0 All-Time Hit Parade ‘ 6.30 Preview ; . 7. 0 Family Hour | 8.0 The Last Six 8.30 At Home with Lionel Barrymore 8.45 The Keysters (NZBS) : 8.0 With a Song in My Heart ‘9.30 "Don’t Miss Thist9.36 Owen Foster and the Devil 40. O District Weather Forecast x: Close down y

IXN .oVHANGAREL Oa.m. breuklast Session 0 i uminion Weather Forecast 3 Northland Tidal Report 4 Music from the Pallet 0 Joan Hammond, (soprano) 9.45 For the Pianist 10. 0 Sports Digest : 10.46 Hammond Orean 10.30 Picture Parade: Hobson’s Choice (BBC) 11. 0 Close down 6. 0 p.m. For Our Younqer Listeners: They Wrote the Musie (NZBS); Juanior Naturalists 6.45 With a Song in My Heart 7.15 Music for. Strings 7.30 The London Story 8. 0 Metba 8.30 London Studio Concerts: The New Symphony Orchestra Overture: Freischutz Weber Carmen Suite No. 2. Bizet-Raybould Hungarian Mareh Berlioz (BBC) 9. 0 Weather Porecast 9. 4 Famous Duets -~9.30 Orchestral Interlude 9.40 Devotional Service: Anglican (Studio) 10. O Sunday Serenade 10.30 Close down t IH is ¢AAMILTON, | ~Oa.m. Early Morning Session . 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 4 Band Music 15 Luigi Infantino (tenor) 0.15 Taik: Civil Aviation, by William Courtenay (NZBS) P 0.30 Sacred and Secular : 11. O Short Story: Rad Company, by Walter de la Mare (BBC) 11.30 Grand Canvou suite Grofe 12. 0 Popular Encores 1. Op.m. Dinner Musie 1.15 Cricket Down Under: W. E. Bowes, former Yorkshire and England fast bowler, discusses NZ, Cricket (NZBS) 2.0 MARGARET — (violin) 8 9 9 9 1 Sonata No, 3 in Handel (Studio) 15 Record Revue ; Reserved : . Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra BBC) Playhouse of Favourites: Evanzeline Patrice Munsel (soprano) Popular Parade Jungle Doctor Music by Melachrino On the priehs side ¢ The Obernkirehen Children’s ¢holr Nom-de-Plume 3 Yours in Haste Much Binding (BBC) No Greater Love Dominion Weather Forecast B8o So . PL WON &S00 o8o8e

9.4 Vera Lynn Sings 9.40 Devotional Service: Sister Pat Simmers, of the Presbyterian Chureh (Studio) 10. 0 Sunday Nocturne 10.30 Close down YZ 800 ROTORUA, . m, 7. Oa.m. London News and Early Morning Programme 8. 0 London News and Early Morning Programme 8.45 News Letter from Britain 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9.4 Famous Overtures 9.15 Hymns of All Churches 9.30 Band Music 40.0 Songs of Britain (BBC) 11. O This Sceptred Isle 41.30 Family Album 1. Op.m. Pinner Musie 1.30 World Affairs Talk 1.45 Sunday Radio Theatre: Opera for the People; Rigoletto; Erroll Garner plays Modern Piano Solos; The Mill on the Floss. (BBC); Educating Archie (BBC); Concerto for You; Songs of Gounod 5. 0 Book Shop (NZBS) 5.20 Sunday Serenade 5.45 Song and cote of the Maori N 8) 6. 0 News in Maori 6.25 Dominion Weather Forecast 6.30 London News and National Announeements 6.45 Music for Meditation 7. 0 ANGLICAN SERVICE St. Luke’s Church Preacher: The Ven. Arehdeacon Hodgson Organist: Jessie Harris Choirmaster: Adrian Cameron 8. 5 Orchestral Favourite: The Moldau Smetana 8.15 Radio Roadhouse (NZBS) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9 0 Dominion Weather Forecast, Overseas and N.Z. News 9.15 Fiji, Land of Song: A Visit to Ballentine’s Girls’ School 9.39 Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (first episode) (BBC) 10. 8 By Heart: Well known poems read by Peggy Ashcroft (BBC) 10.22 The Epilogue (BBC) 10.30 Close down ) WELLINGTON 570 ke $26 m. 5. Oa.m. breakfast Session 6. 0 National Programme (see panel) ie EE. ANGLICAN SERVICE: St. Mary’s, arori preacher: Rey. H. A. Childs Organist and Choirmaster: R.-C. Hayes 12. 5p.m. National Programme (see pane))

5. 0 Children’s Song Service: Rev, D. Mon a Inglis, with a -CGongregational Choir 5.30 Radio Digest 6. 0 News in Maori 7. 0 METHODIST SERVICE: Wesley Church Ppredeher: Rev. W. Greenslade Choirmaster: H,. Temple White 8. & Singers and Strings, directed by Fanny MeDonald,"with Sybil Phillipps (soprano) and Robin: Gordon (tenor) 3) 8.30 Kreisler played by Reginald Kell 9.15 Music by L. D. Austin: Koa Nees (piano), Glynne Adams. (violin) and Phyllis Turner (mezzo-contralto) (NZBS) 9.40 Todd Duncan: Negro. Spirituals 10. 0 Mantovani’s Orchestra and Eddie Calvert -(trumpet) 10,30 hkeverie 10.50 The Epilogue (BBC) 11.15 Unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at Bourail, New Caledonia 11.45 (approx.) Close down OVC, WELLINGTON 660 ke, 5. Op.m. Music for the People ere 5.30 Walter Midgley (tenor) 5.42 Clara Haskil (piano) 6. 0 Janos Starker (’cello) 6.15 Short Story: A Christchurch Ghost, written and told by Arnold Wall (NZB3) 6.25 Sunday Concert Suite: The Faithful Shepherd Handel-Beecham ’Cello Concerto in B Flat Boccherini Symphony No. 45 in F- Sharp Minor (Farewell), Haydn 7.38 Interiude: Midnight, a reading from the novel by Julian Ureen 7.45 Richard Collett (baritone) Songs by Gerthan Composers (NZBS) 8. 0 COLIN HORSLEY (piano) (Por details, see tY) 8.40 Gut of the Cradie Endlessly Rocking: Basil Clarke and Kenneth Firth read the first puvem of the Sea Drift cycle by Walt Whitman (NZBS) 8.57 Opera: Fedora, by Giordani, with Maria Canigtia (soprano) as Fedora, Giacinto Prandelli (tenor) as _ Loris, * Scipione Colombo (baritone) as’ De . Serfeux, and. Cristiano Dalamangas (bass) as Cyril, with other Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Italian Radio, Turin, conducted by Mario Rossi 10.30 George Malcolm (harpsichord) Sonatas by Scarlatti 14..0 Close down 21D WELUNGTON, 7. Op.m. Brass Band Contest, 1965: \Vellington Municipal Tramways, Lower Hutt Civic, and Wellington Boys’ Institute Senior Bands 7.30 Cavaleade of Musie 8. 0 Looking at Life 8.15 Theatre Organ Music 8.30 Dad and Dave 8.45 Golden Minutes of Folk Music: Olga Coelho oe Music of the Ballet: Aurora’s Ww edding 9.30 Evening Star: Eileen Joyce (9.45 The Giasgow Orpheus Choir 10. O District Weather Forecast Close down ONG 1010 k GISBORNE, 8. Oa.m. — Breakfast Session 9. @ Dominion Weather Forecast 9 3 Bands on Parade 9.30 Masters of Melody: The Music of Haydn Wood, plaved by Charles Williams’ Concert Orchestra (BBC 10. O Hospital and Old Folks’ Requests 10.30 Kadio Roundabout 10.45 Song and Story of the Maori (NZBS) 11. 0 Close down 6. 0 p.m. For the Children: The Jungle Doctor 6.30 Sunday Evening Concert By Pas Cavalcade of Musie 7.30 Much-Binding (BBC) (a repetition of Thursdav’s broadeast from 2NXG) 8.0 Morriston Orphens Choir 8.15 Short Story: The Truth About "Ghosts, by Arnold Wall — (NZBS) 68. Oscar Natzka (bass) 8.45 Talk in Maori 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 93 Marian Anderson (contralto) 9.20 Quiet Time 9.40 Devotional Service: Roman , Catholie (Studio) 10. O Sunday Serenade : se! 10.30 Close down. mE, $ * ents ¥ . , i or ‘ Lz ey ts we * ‘4

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6.0 a.m. London News and Breakfast Session (YA Stations only) 7, 0 London News, | Dominion Weather Forecast and Breakfast Session 7.30 . Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir (VOA) 7.45 Breakfast Session, inchiding at 8.0 London News, and at 8.45 Newsletter from Britain (BBC) 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9415 Hymn Session 9.30 The Promise of Peace: New Zealand's VE. Day Celebrations (NZBS) ee, (10.0 The Auckland Congress Hall Salvation Army Band _° (Studio) 40.30 The Week’s New Records 41. 0 YA Stations’ Local Church Services (see Stations’ programmes) Trumpets in the Dawn 11.30 Homestead Harmonies 12. 0. Dinner. Music, with at 42.30 Dominion Weather Forecast

12.33 p.m. Association Football Cup Final: Result and Summary 1.30 BBC World Affairs Talk 1.45 Britain Sings: The Redshaw Singers (BBC) 2.9 The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Bohm Symphony No. 36 in C, K.425 (Linz) Mozart 2.30 Short Story: The River, by Eleanor Seotl {NZBS) 2.45 In Quires and Places Where They Sing: Tlie Choir of King’s College, Cambridge 3. 0 The Mill on the Floss: The Lightning Flash (BBC) 3.30 Edueating Arehie* (BBC) 4.0 #=$N.Z. Singers: OWEN BONIFANT (tenor), of Wellington (Studio) 415 A Listener’s Notebook: Owen Jensen discusses Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, which will be played by Alfredo Campoll (violin)..and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday, May 8

QV 860 u, NAPI ER 7. Oam. London News 7.15 Dominion Weather Forecast 7.18 Morning Programme 8. 0 London News 8.45 Newsletter from Britain 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9.30 Songs of Worship 9.45 BBC Bandstand 10.43 Tenors, Baritones and Basses ~ 10.46 Music for Everyman 12. O -Say It With Music 12.34 p.m. Dinner Music 1.5 Book Shop (NZBS) 1.30 World Affairs Talk 1.43 The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Josef Krips Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 (Italian) Mendelssohn Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano), with the Halle Orchestra Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 Grieg 2.45 Sunday Matinee: Song and Story of the Maori (NZBS); The Mill on the Floss (BBC); Educating Archie (BBC); The Johnny O’Connor Show; Oflicer Crosby 6.15 Children’s Session: Junior Naturalists; Farm Without a Name (NZBS) 6.45 Songs My Father Taught Me 6.25 Dominion Weather Forecast London News National 6.45 Radio Newsreel 7. 0 ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE: St. Patrick’s Church Preacher; Rey. Father E. Larsen, S.M. Organist: Grace Gannaway 8.5 David Rose’s Orchestra, Obernkirehen Children’s Choir and Liberace 8.45 Sunday ,Evening Talk 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9. 3 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30 Masters of Melody (BBC) 9.58 Reflections The Epilogue (BBC) 10.30 Close down OXPNEW PLYMOUTH 1370 ke. 8. Oa.m. Breakfast Session 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9. 3 Band Music 9.30 Hospital Requests 10.30. For the Pianist 10.45 Short Story: Security, by. Bernard Smyth (NZBS) 44. 0 Close down 6. Op.m. Dinner Musie 6.30 Voices in Harmony 7.0 Melodiously Yours (last broadcast) 7.30 Romance and Rhythm 8. 0 Orchestral. Music and Lily Pons 8.30 Actors’ Choice 9.0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9.3 MARGARET HUGGETT (soprano) The Riddle Song The Flowers in the Valley Relinda at the Well The Crow Mowing the Barley The Stuttering Lovers Hush a Ba Birdie, Croon Trad. (Studio) 9.20 In Quiet Mood 9.40 Devotional Service: Rev. D. W. Rushbrook of the Baptist Chureh (Studio) 10. 0 Sunday Serenade 10.30 Close down 8. Oa.m. Breakfast Session 9. 0 Weather Report 2 + Merry Melodies 9.30 R.S.A. Notes 9.40 From Our Hymn Library 10.0 Wanganui Sports Page (Norm. 1 1 m. Nielsen) 0.15 (iwen Catlev (soprano) 0.30 Masters Of Melody: The music of Montague Phillips, played by Charles Williams and his epneort Orchestra ( 11. 0 Close down 6. 0 p.m. For Our Younger Listeners: Winnie the Pooh (BRC); and the Blory of Hiro Te Raypanga (NZBS). 6.30 Light Classics 6.45 Melba

7.10 Short Story: The Story of Tam Easygo, by Roderick Wilkinson (NZBS) 7.25 Short Piano Pieces 7.45 Thirty Minute Theatre: His Brother’s Keeper, adapted by Lionel Brown from the short story by W. W. Jacobs (BBC) 8.15 Magic 0A Moonlight 8.30 BARBARA HUNT (soprano) Healing Spring The Wild Rose Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel. Love’s Peace The Trout Schubert (Studio) 8.45 The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam Incidental Music from Rosamunde Schubert 9. 0 Weather Report 9.4 Overture: Samson Handel Tenor Time 9.40 Devotional Service: Rev. K. M. Ihaka, of the Anglican Church (Studio) 10. 0 Sunday Serenade 10.30 Close down OXN zap NELSON 1340 ke. 224 m. 8. Oa.m. Breakfast Session 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9.4 Concert Grand: A Piano Miscellany 9.30 Short Story: How Provoking, by Michael Hervey (NZBS) 9.40 Recent Releases 10.30 They’re Human After All; . Edgar Allan Poe 1 QO Close down 6. 0 p.m. Children’s Corner: The Incredible Adventures of Professor BraneStawm (NZBS) 6.30 Ballerina, narrated by Margot Fonteyn . 7.30 Rhythm 7.45 The Good Companions 8.15 Reserved 8.30 Nelson Newsreel 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9. 4 Knowledge at Your Service, by the Nelson Branch, N.Z. Federation of _University Women 9.18 Erich Kunz: Viennese Songs 9.40 Devotional Service: Salvation Army (Studio) 10. O Short Masterworks 10.30 Close down i CHRISTCHURCH 690 ke. 434 m. 6. Oa.m. National Programme (See pinel) 7.58 Canterbury Weather Forecast 11. 0 ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Preacher: His Lordship Bishop Joyce ’ Organist: Eric Cornwall 12. 5p.m. National Programme (see panel) 5. 0 Children’s Service: H. W. Beaumont 5.30 Sentimental Half Hour 6. 0 Light Orehestral Music 7. 0 ANGLICAN SERVICE: St, Mary’s Church Preacner: Archdeacon W. Averill Organist and Choirmaster: W. P. J. Bornet 8. 5 Odd. Numbers: Tunes and Tales. arranged and presented by Myra Thomson (soprano), with Ngira Wilson (contralto), John Scott (tenor), Grahaeme Johnson (bass), Joyee Barrell (piano), and narration by Wynyard Cobby (Studio) 8.25 Ballet Egyptien Luigini 9.1 Clarice Inglis (soprano) 10. BBC Bandstand: The National Youth Band of Great Britain (BBC) 10.30 . Quiet Music 10.50 The Epilogue (BBC) 11.15 Unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at Bourail Cemetery, New Caledonia 11.45 (approx ) Close down J SR STCRE AGH 5. O p.m. Concert Hour 6. 0 Short Story: The Unclaimed Trophy, by Temple Sutherland (a repetition of Wednesday’s broadcast from 3YA) 6.12 Concert Piano Pieces 6.41 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Birds Respighi 1.

7. 0 Kodaly The London Philharmonie Orchestra Dances from Galanta Janos Starker. (cello) amd Otto Herz (piano) Sonata, Op, 4 The Philadelphia Orchestra Suite: Hary Janos 8. 0 COLIN HORSLEY (piano) (For details, see 1YC) 8.40 Heinrich Sehlusnus (baritone) Songs by Schumann 8.56 Rudolf Serkin (piand) and Members of the Busch Quartet Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 Brahms 9.36 Isaac Stern (violin) and the Phil-harmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22 Wieniawski 9.58 Back Country Medley: Motor Transport, the first talk in a series by Cotsfoid Burdon (NZBS) 10. 3 British Music The Grinke Piano. Trio Trio.No, 3 in E ireland 10.26 The Cambridge University Madrigal Society with the Golden Age Singers What Is It Like to Be Young and Fair? Bax Silence and Musie Vaughan Williams Canzonet Rawsthorne Salutation Rubbra 10.39 Phyllis Sellick (piano) and the City of Birmingham Orchestra Pegs, Concertante Walton Close down 3X0 i100 te MARU, 8. Oa.m. Morning Music 9. 0 Dominion Weather Report 9.4 Band Session 9.30 Morning Star: Joan Cross. 9.45 Sacred Music 10. 0 Ballads and Light Orchestras 10.30 Musical Moments 14. 0 Close down 6. Op.m. Repeat Performance 6.30 For Our Younger Listeners: . The Green Frog (NZBS) 7. 0 Family Favourites 7.30 Scottish Session: The Timaru Highland Pipe Band (from the Band Room) 8. 0 The Great Tradition 8.30 The Sale and Distriet Choir 8.45 For the Pianist 9.4 Recorded Concert .30 Soliloquy .40 Devotional Service: Rev. J. Teal of the Anglican Church (Studio) 0.0 Serenade 0.30 Close down 9V7, .,GREYMOUTH _ 920 k 7. Oa.m. Programme (see panel) 5. 0 p.m. Children’s Song Service: Sister V. Sinclair 5.30 Classical Requests: 6. 0 Courts of London 6.25 Dominion Weather Forecast 6.30 London News 7 6.45 Radio Newsreel 7. 0 ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE: St. Patrick’s Cathedral preacher: Rev. Fi ather Thomas Farrell Organist: J. J. Brown Choirmaster: Joseph Wood. /~-6©8.15 Music bv Melachrino /-6©8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9.3 Overseas News West Coast Sports Results 9.20 Showtime 10. O Nocturne The Epilogue (BBC) 10.30 Close down fy\__ DUNEDIN 780 ke. 384 m. | 6. Oa.m. National Programme (see panel) 11. 0 CONGREGATIONAL mecca: United Church Preacher: Rev..Geo. FP. Fisher. i organist: Gordon Matheson 42. 5 p.m, National Programme (see panel) 12.33 J.ocal Announcements 5. 0 Children’s Sunday Service 5.30 Light Recitals 5.45 Soundtrack: Film Review, by Gordon Parry; Highlights from Tonight We Sing 6.25 Dominion Weather Forecast

6.70 London News 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 Radio Newsree] 7.0 METHODIST SERVICE: Wesley Church o Preacher: Rey. E. S. Hoddinott 8. 5 Westminster Light Orchestra Folk Songs from the British Isles arr Gibbs 8.23 Kathleen Ferrier (contralto The Fairv Lough A Soft Dav aes Love is a Bable arry Silent Noon Vaughan 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9.0 Dominion Weather Forecast Overseas and N.Z. News 15 Peter Katin (oiano) Polonaise in C Minor Liszt 9.30 The Musie of David Granville 10. 0 The Teacher was Black: A feature on the. fallacev of having preconceived opinions of foreign people (Unesco) 10.15 Music of the Gipsy: Victor Young’s Singing Strines » 10.53 The Evilonue (BBC) 0 London News 11.45 Unveiling of the Cross Hy Sacrifice at Bourail Cemetery, New Caledonia 11.45 (approx.) Close down INC s00 er UNEDEY 5. Op.m. Early Evening Concert 7.0 London Studio Concerts The BBC Scottish Orchestra Academic Festival Overture Brahms Two Movements.in Symphonic Form Merrick (BBC) 7.30 Hans Hotter (baritone) Songs by Wolf 7.42 The Vegh Quartet String Quartet, No. 2, Op. 10 Kodaly 8. 0 COLIN HORSLEY (piano) (For details, see 1YC) 8.40 Opera: Hansel and Gretel, © by Ifumperdinck, with Elizabeth Grummer (soprano) as Hansel, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) as Gretel, Maria \von Hosvay (contralto) as the Mother, Josef Metternich (bass) as the Father, and Else Schurhoff (contralto) as the Witch, with other Soloists, Choirs of the Loughton. High. School for Girls and Bancrofts School, and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by. Herbert. von Karajan 40.30 Peter Rybar (violin) and Franz Holletschek . (piano) s Sonata in F, Op. 57 Dvorak 11. 0 Close down AX), , 1430 ke 9.30a.m. Radio Church of the geriveons Hand 10. O Little Chapel of Good Cheer 10.30 Timely Topies from the Bible 414.0 Voice of Prophecy 11.30 Back to the Bible 42. O Weserved 12.15 p.m. Close down 4Y7,INVERCARGILL, 7. Qam. National Programme (see panel) 5. O p.m. Children’s Song service 5.30 Concerto for You 6. 0 Book Shop (NZBS) 6.25 Dominion. Weather Forecast 6.30 Collector’s Corner 7.90 METHODIST SERVICE Central Church : Preacher: Rev. A, R. Witheford Organist: Hazel Christie Choirmaster: Eric Sharp 8. 0 The Melachrino Strings 8.15 Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Dovle (first episode) (BBC) 845 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast Overseas News 9.12 Virginia Paris (contralto) ‘ Velyet Shoes Thompson Loveliest of Trees : Duke Think on Me Scott Carry Me Back to Old Virginny — Bland My Old apse) ai Foster (NZ ) ¢ 9.29 Musical Miniatures 9.46 Short Story: Wrong Number, ed Temple Sutherland (NZBS) 10. 0 Sunday Evening Concert 40.52 The Eptlogue (BBC) 11. 0 London News | 41.15 Unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at Bourail, New Caledonia. 11.43 (approx.) Close down... \

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Weather Forecasts from ZBs: Dom., 7.15 a.m., 12.30 p.m.; Dist., 9.30 p.m.

160 cn: te, 6. Oa.m.. Music for Early Risers 7A5 Dominion Weather Forecast 7.30 dunior Request session (lan Watkins) 8.45 Brass Band Parade (Lloyd Thorne) 9.15 Uncle Tom and the Friendly Road Children’s Choir 10. 0 Chorus and Orchestra 10.30 page Round-up (Bill Meredith) 41. 0 The Friendly Road Service of Song 11.45 Joseph Szigeti 12. O Listeners’ Requests 12.30 p.m. Dominion Weather Forecast 2. 0 Microgroove Preview 2.30 Information, Please 3. 0 Don Giovanni 3.30 Songwriters’ Gallery: Irving Berlin 3.45 Pianists Present 4. 0 Glenda 4.30 Reserved 5. 0 Diggers’ session (Rod Talbot) : 6.45 Children’s Feature: Gulliver's Travels (BBC) EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 5 Evening Entr’acte 6.30 The wig Singers 7.0 Books (NZBS) 7.156 Interlude for Music (BSC) 7.30 Paris Star Time (FBS) 8. 0 The Eustace Diamonds (BBC) 8.30 Take It From Here (BBC) 9.0 #£=‘The Radio Theatre Guest Hour .35 Sunday Showcase: The Way to the Stars (NZBS) 1.0 Music for the End of Day. 2.0 Close down :

27B . WELLINGTON "980 ke, 306 m. 6, Oa.m... Breakfast session bg _ Uncle. Tom. and. fils Children’s oir ei 8. 0 dunior Request session oe . The Services’ Session (Colin Mcay 10. 0 For Your Contemplation 10.45 The World of Sport (Wallie In- | ram) 11. 0 Bands on Parade 71.30 Sunday Artist 12. 0 Listeners’ Requests 2. Op.m. Radio Matinee 3. G6 Paris Star Time | 6.30 For the Children: ‘The Water Babies (BBC) ees EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 From Our Overseas Library 6.30 Dinner Music 7. 0 Books (NZBS) 7.15 Interlude for Music (BBC) 7.30 Sunday Supplement 8.0 The Eustace Diamonds (BBC) 8.30 Take it From Here (BBC) 9. 0 Glenda 9.35 Sunday Showcase: The Way to the Stars (NZBS) 11. 0 usic for the End of Day 12. 0 Close down

3ZB ie vam 6. Oa.m. Early Morning Medley 7. 0 Junior Request Session for Canterbury Children 8.30 Youth Digest 845 Uncle Tom and his Children’s Choir 9.15 Rotunda Roundabout (Bill Craven) 10. 0 Sunday Treasury 11. 0 From Our Worid Programme Service 11.30 World of Sport (Roy Wesney) 12. 0 Salute to Mother 2. Op.m, More Mother Requests 3. 0 Matinee F 4.0 Late Afternoon Concert ' 5. 0 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Viola 5.30 For the. Children: Adventures of Clara Chuff (BBC) EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Prelude to Evening 6.30 Studio Presentation 7. 0 Books (NZBS) 7.15 Interlude for Music (BBC) 7.30 Paris Star Time (FBS) 8.0 The Eustace Diamonds (final broadcast) (BBC) 8.30 Take It From Here (BBC) 9. 0 Glenda 9.36 Sunday Showcase: The Way to the Stars (NZBS) 411. 0 Music for End of Day 12. 0 Close down

AIB 022, 6. Oa.m. Sunday Morning Programme 7.15 Weather Forecast 7.30 Cancellation Service 7.45 Sacred Half Hour 8.15 Cancellation Service Breakfast session 9. 0 Around the Bandstands (Fiugel) 9.30 Junior Choristers 9.45 Reserved 10. 0 Familiar Melodies from the Masters 10.15 Light Variety 10.33 Sport and Sportsmen (Brian Russ) 411. 0 Cavalcade of Hit Tunes (1907) 411.30 A Concert of Light Music 12. 0 Otago Request session 2. Op.m. Radio Matinee, featuring the latest overseas material 4.15 Youthful Harmony 5. 0 Services session (The Sergeant or 5. Cor the Children: The Wind in the Willows (BBC) EVENING PROGRAMME Microgroove Music Books (NZBS) Shirley Abiocair (BBC) Paris Star Time May ! Have the Treasure? (NZBS) Take It From Here (BBC) Glenda Sunday Showcase: The Way to the tars (NZBS) . O Music for the End of Day . 0 Close down © @- coowoo a2 POPONNND fo n 27 PALMERSTON Nth. 940 ke. 319 m 8. Oa.m. Junior Request Session 9. 0 Dominion Weather Forecast 9. 3 Sports-View (Bob Irvine) 9.30 Bandstand: Recordings made at last night’s Gathering o’ the Clans at Pahiatua 10. 0 Songs with David Whitfield 10.15 Recent Releases sy Sag Frank Orchestra 41. 0 Piano Stylists ; ed Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians Symphonic Mu3ic: The Belgian National Orchestra, conducted by Franz Andre Fackeltanz No. 1 in B Flat Meyerbeer Valse De Concert No. 1 in D, Op. 47 Glazounov The Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Slavonic Dances Nos. 1 and 2 Dvorak 12. O Request Session 2. Op.m. Journey in Melody: Hugo Winterhalter 2.10 Rhythm Parade 2.30 Stars of Variety 3. 0 Sunday Matinee 4.0 Operatic Stage 4.30 Melodies in Microgrooves 5. 0 Jerome Kern Melodies: Christina Carroll (vocalist), The Austrian Symphony Orchestra and Fred Clement and his Band 5.15 The Deutschmeister Band, conducted by Julius Herrmann 5.30 For the Children EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 At Short Notice 6.15 Leonie Rossiter (mezzo-contralto) (Studio) 6.30 The Grand Symphony Orchestra 6.45 Burl Ives Sings 7. 0 Books (NZBS) 7.15 Shirtey Abicair (BBC) 7.30 Paris Star Time (FBS) 8.0 May ! Have the Treasure? (NZBS) 8.30 ae with the Lyons (first broadcast) (BBC) 9.0 Glenda 9.30 Reverie 9.40 Devotional Service: Rev. James Crawford of the Church of Christ 10. 0 Listen to These: Recent Recordings for the Music Connoisagur 10.30 Close down

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A portrait in words and music is heard from 1ZB at 3.30 this afternoon in "Songwriter’s Gallery." Today’s featured composer is Irving Berlin. * > os A studio recital by a mezzo-contralto, Leonie Rossiter, will be broadcast at 6.15 p.m. by 2ZA. +