Record RAPID RADIO GUIDE

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 25, 2 December 1938, Page 23

Record RAPID RADIO GUIDE

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The Cream of the Programmes

Vocal And Instrumente! Sunday, December 4: ‘‘Hymns of All Churches," as its title suggests, is a beautifully sung choral offering featuring the favourite hymns of every denomination, with explanatory introduction in each _ease, and heard from all 2B oo, Stations at 8.30 a.m. ‘he Schola Cantorum, on relay from the Maori Hall, Dominion Museum, presents ‘a programme of eathedral music from 2YA at 8.45 p.m. Paul Schramm, Viennese pianist, presents seven of his own arrangements of masterpieces of Handel, from 2¥A at 9.10 p.m. Benno Moiseivitch, internationally famous pianist, who rade such a successful tour of New Zealand, will be heard with the London Philharmonic _ Orchestra in a_ recording of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 in CG Minor, Op. 18, from 4YA at 8.30 p.m. Monday, December 5: Cinema organ recital with Penn Hughes from iZB at 6.30 p.m. ‘Do You Know Your Tenors?" pleasantly adds to your knowledge

of the world’s greatest singers. Hear it from 1ZB and 3ZB at 8 p.m. Misses Betty and Vivienne Blamires, talented daughters of a Wellington clergyman and recently returned from England, are featured in 2YA’s programme at 8 p.m. A well-known musical combination, the Woolston Brass Band, presents a studio concert, with, interludes by Harold Prescott (tenor), from 3YA between 8 and 9 p.m. "The Concert Hall of the Air," a magnificent radio. concert, specially prepared for New Zealand, attractively presented’ and’ described ‘from ali ZB stations at 9 p.m. a a

Tuesday, December 6: "On Stage’-two hours of bright entertainment, featuring an impression of Walt Disney’s film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’-from 2YC at 8 p.m. The St. Kilda Band, conducted by L. Francis, presents a studio concert, with popular ‘Interludes, from 4YA at 9.5 p.m. "Songs of the Sea," by singers you know, from a ZB stations at 8.15 p.m. Wednesday, December 7: Winifred Hill (soprano) will be heard in a recital of a group of lieder by Edward Grigg, from 1YA at 8.18 p.m. Grace Adams East, an article on whom appeared in last week’s issue, will be heard in a trumpet recital, with orchestral accompaniment, from 2YA at 8.8 p.m.

"The Blue Danube"’-songs and stories of the River of Romancefrom 2YA at 8.24 p.m. Artur Schnabel and = the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Boult, will be heard in a recorded recital of Concerto in B Flat Major, Op. 838, by Brahms, from 3YA at 9.13 p.m. The Novelettes Instrumental Trio present studio recitals from 4YA at 8 and 8.23 p.m "Dream Melodies," a dramatic and moving presentation of favourite airs of other days, told by highgrade announcers from all ZB stations at 7.15 p.m. Thursday, December 8: ‘Donald Novis Sings" from 1ZB, 2ZB, 4ZB, and 2ZA at 7.30 p.m., and from 3ZB ‘at 7 p.m. "Maoriland Melodies," is described and played by Te Ari Pitama from 3ZB at 10 p.m. The Auckland Congress Hall Band, conducted by Major Henry C. Goffin, presents a studio concert from 1YA at 9.20 p.m. The second half of a concert by the Huit Valley Liedertafel will be relayed from St. James Hall, Lower Hutt, by 2YA at 9.5 p.m. The Music Teachers’ Association presents a concert of instrumental and vocal recitals from 4YA at 9.20 p.m. Friday, December 9: The Royal Wellington Choral Union, conducted by Colin Muston, L.R.AM., presents Handel’s Oratorio ‘‘The Messiah,’’ relayed from the Town Hall by 2YA at 8 p.m. Grace Adams Bast, American trumpet virtuoso, will be heard in a recital, . with hammond organ ‘and violin obbiigato, from 2¥A at 9.15 p-m. " "A" Night at the"Proms"-a continvity ‘rogramme devised: by. Kay

Bee-from 2YC Wellington at 8 p.m. ‘ Lawrence Tibbett, who recently made such a successful tour of New Zealand, will be heard in a recorded recital of operatic excerpts from 3YA at 8.10 p.m. Joseph Szigeti, internationally famous violinist, will be heard in a recorded recital from 3YA at 8.41 p.m. ’ The 3YA Orchestra, conducted by Will Hutchens, Mus.Bac., presents a studio concert, with interludes by The Chatterboxes, from 8YA between 9 and 10 p.m. .

The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, presents "The Flying Dutchman" overture, by Wagner, from 4YA at 9.12 p.m. Talks Sunday, December 4: With the increase in road traffic consequent upon the approach of the Christmas holidays motorists, and pedestrians, too, will do well to heedthe timely warning given by the Hon. BR. Semple, Minister of Transport, in his recorded talk ‘‘Road Safety Week.’’ Hear itfrom 1YA at 8.55 p.m., 2YA at 9.5 p.m., 8YA at 8.30 p.m. and 4YA at 9.22 p.m. "Woman’s Place in the World," the story of women through the ages as told by Mrs. J. A. Lee, from 1ZB at 4 p.m., 2ZB and 3ZB at 4.45 p.m. and 4ZB at 4.15 p.m. "Fishin? ve found, depends a lot on the bait you use," says Wade Lane. "Ramblin’ round this old world for quite a spell Pve found the bait most people like, and I’m usin’ it aplenty in ‘Home Folks,’ a right nice radio programme from 1ZB at 6.15 p.m., 2ZB and 4ZB at 6.30 p.m., and 3ZB at 6.37 p.m." "The Crusade for Social Justice" will be heard this evening from 12B and 2ZB at 9.45 o’clock. ‘‘The Man in the Street,"’ New Zealand’s most widely lis-tened-to Sunday feature. Uncle Scrim at 8 p.m. from all ZB stations. Monday, December 5: "Between Ourselves," © Arthur Collyns’s widely appealing session. from 1ZB daily,-at 4.15 p.m. "Mr. Donal O'Sullivan, Clerk + __ of the Senate in the Irish Free State, talks on "Ireland in the

Commonwealth," from 1YA at 9.5 p.m. "Down Memory Lane," specially designed for P.W.D. camp workers in all parts of New Zealand by an ex-camp paymaster, comes from 2ZB at 6.45 p.m. Scouts, young and old, should find special interest in Mr. G. F. Briggs’s talk "Camping Round the World" to’ he broadcast from 2YA at 7.40 p.m. . A further broadcast in the series of recorded talks by Prof. F. Lu W. Wood, "A New Zealand Observer in Europe," will be heard from 2YA at 8.40 p.m. The frst of a series of talks ertitled "Three Months in Europe" will be given by Miss Ngaio Marsh from 3YA at 9.5 p.m. Mr. J. T. Paul talks on "World Affairs," from 4YA at 8.40 p.m.

"Going Places with Leon Gotz," a world traveller’s stories of adventurcs in foreign lands. All ZB stations at 10 p.m. Tuesdey, December 6: "Filmland," with John Batten, New Zealand’s own movie star, from 1ZB daily at 12.15 p.m. "World Affairs" is the title oi Mr. L. K. Munro’s talk from 1YA at 9.5 p.m.

New Zealand-born, wut resident in England for some time, Miss Nelle M. Scanlan, wellknown authoress, is at present back in this country for a holiday. Listeners will have the pleasure of hearing her talk on "Shadows Over London: The Teople and the Crisis," from 2YA at 8.40 p.m. Just how closely the various units of the British Commonwealth of Nations are bound together seems to be giving much food for thought at present and

several talks on this subject have already been broadcast from the National stations. Another talk, "The Commonwealth Idea" will be given by Mr. Lionel Curtis from 4VA at 8.41 p.m. Wednesday, December 7: Well-known speaker on "World Affairs," Dr. Guy H. Scholefield will discuss this interesting subject again from 2YA at 8.40 p.m, Thursday, December 8: "Who's Who and What’s What?" -a ramble in the news by "Core anto" from 2YA at 7.80 p.m.

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"Henry Williams Comes. to Paihia" is the subject and title of the next of Douglas Cresswell’s talks on "Tle Cradle of New Zealand." Hear it from 1YA at 95 p.m. : Judging by the title of the first of Mr. Byron Brown’s talks on "A Holiday in the East,’ the series seems as though it will be very interesting. Mr. Brown talks on "New Guinea Gold" from 2YA at 8.40: p.m. Mr. Leicester Webb talks on "World Affairs" from 3¥A at $.5 p.m, "Barly Otago," the expertty told story of the birth and life of the Otago province, by Lionel Sceats from 42B at 7.45 p.m. Friday, December 9: Mr. G. F. Briggs gives a further talk on camping from 2¥A at 7.40; this time the subject is "Camping in New Zealand." Br. H. L. Brose has chosen an interesting subject, "Electricity in the Human Body," for his talk from 2¥A at 8.45 p.m. "& Bavarian Holiday" is the title of Miss Anna KRose’s next talk

Saturday, December 10: "Celebrities on Parade" is Jack Maybury’s popular session from 3ZB at 12.46 p.m. Humourous And Dramatic Sunday, December 4: Everybody now knows and en‘joys "Fred and Maggie HEverybody," and it is important to remember that this very human and mirth-provoking story of married life, is heard from all ZB stations on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m, wos "A Tale of Two Cities," one of Charles Dickens’s greatest stories, splendidly adapted for New Zealand radio, from all ZB stations at 9.15 p.m. ‘Monday, December 5: Introduced by the stirring music of Scotland, ‘‘The House of Peter MacGregor," is now one of the most popular morning features from the ZB sia-

tions, Time: 10.30 a.m. daily from Monday to Thursday. A further episade in "The Exploits of the Black Moth," "Trouble in Limehouse," will be heard from 1YA at 8 p.m. "The Faithful Wife,’ or "Love Reborn," is the title of the melodrama presented by "The Old Time The-ayter" from 1YA at 8.82 p.m. "Dog Heroes," of special interest to tail-waggers, relates many moving epics of animal courage as exemplified by animals commonly regarded as "The Friend of Man," from 2ZB at 8.45 p.m. today and ‘Thursday. The popular and_ thrilling feature "Federal Agent" can now be heard nightly from Mondzy to Saturday at 8.45 from 4ZB. "Covronets of England-The Life of Charles Il, The Merry Monarch" will be presented-from 4¥A at 9.5 m. "Khyber’-a radio dramatisation of Edmund Barclay’s thrilling story of the Indian North-West Frontier-from 4YA at 9.34 p.m. In the first flight of the world’s most popular radio sessions is "Dasy Aces,’ now enjoying popularity from all ZB stations at 8.15 p.m, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. ‘ P. C. Wren’s greatest story of the Foreign Legion, "Beau Geste," is heard from afi ZB stations on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. "The Double Event,’ Nat Gould’s greatest racing story from all‘ ZB stations-at 9 p.m." Wednesday, December 7: ‘Black Flame of the Amazon,’’ brings thrills from the jungles and swamps of South America-hidden treasure and lurking death. Hear it from all ZB. stations at 6.15 tonight, tomorrow and Friday. "Gentlemen of Spain,’ Chapter nine of the thrilling seriah romance of the Middle Ages, "Into the Light," will be heard from 2YA at 9.5 p.m. "Mittens," an epic of the Turf, presented by George Edwards and Company, will be broadcast by 4VA at 8.10 pm. Greenhbotile’s devastating "Yes, what?" bids fair to become even more popular than its American predecessor, "So what?" Listen to "Fhe Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" from 4YA at 8.30 p.m. "The Hunehback of Notre Dame," a radio dramatisation of’ Victor Hugo’s famous novel, presented by George Edwards and Company, from 4YA at 9.18 p.m. Thursday, December 8: "The Story of Gilbert and Sul-_ livan" will be told from 1ZB at 7.45 p.m, "Westward Ho!" a_ radio dramatisation of Charles Kingsley’s immortal novel, presented by George Edwards and Company from 1YA at 8 p.m. A drama in cameo, "Mailachi’s Love," from 1ZM Manurewa, at 9.45 p.m. ""PBergonal Column," drama from _the agony cohimn of a newspaper, from 3¥A at 8.52 p.m. . "Man Through the Ages: A Chinese Rufer Rests by the Yellow River," an historical panoramic serial written by James G. Donnelly and produced by the NBS, wilf be broadcast by 4YA at 8.42 p.m. Friday, December 9: "The Romance .of. Transport," .is an expert description .of the beauties of, New. Zealand as,.un-_, folded by travel on the. railways,. _fold in song ,and gtory, by, New.Zgar..

land artists, from 1ZB, 3ZB and 4ZB, at 7.15 p.m., and 2ZB at 7.30 p.m. "Coronets of England: The Life of Mary Queen of Seots" (Episode §)} from 8YA at 8.35 p.m. "Sagas of the Seven Seas: Lifeboats Away: The Seeadler" (part 2), from 3YL Christchurch, at 8.15 p.m.. "One Man’s Family," another world popular ZB fea~ ture, acted by high-class New Zealand artists, is broadeast from all stations at 9 p.rm. Saturday, December 10: _ "The Memory Box of Runjeet Singh" (episode 15), "The Luck of the Guards," from 1¥X Auckland at 8 p.m. Nicely timed to end the week happily, comes "The Mirth Parade," one of the funniest radio programmes to come from America, to all ZB stations at 8 o’clock tonight.

Opera Sunday, December 4: &. complete recorded presentation of ‘‘Il Trovatore,’’ an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from SYA at 8.35 p.m. "Thrills from Great Operas," an intensely interesting operatic session from all ZB stations at 7.30 p.m, and from 2ZA at 7 p.m. Dance Music. Monday, December 5: Dick Colvin and his- Music supply the dance programme from 4¥A at 10 p.m. "Dancing Time"’-rhythm and Swing for home dancing, every night at 1£ o’clock from the four ZB stations. Tuesday, December 6: Walter Wellbrock is the voealist in LYA’s dance’ music programme, which commences at 10 p.m. "Red Norvo Entertains"-an hour of dance music by Red Norvo and his Orchestra, with interludes by Shim and Stam, from 3YA at 10 p.m. Wednesday, December 7: "Swing,. Session’-~Suzy’s halfhour for dancers only from 1ZB at £0.36 pm. Sammy Lee and his AmeriCanadians, at.. present. helping to popularise . the .. "Lambeth . Walks? ..wilk be relayed . from the- Majestic. Lounge. by 2YA » fogm, ; 0, Pals. EAT Bote alee ye

"Casa Loma Entertains"~an hour of dance music by the Casa Loma Orchestra, with interludes by Vera Lynn, from 4YA at 16 p.m. Thursday, December 8: "Swingtime"-an hour of dacs music by some leading swing bands, with interludes by the Milt Herth Trio, from 1YA at 10 p.m. "Rhythm on Record’-a dance programme of new re cordings, with special swing session, compered by Arthur Pearce, from 2YA at 10 p.m. "The Coconut Grove Ambassadors" will be heard from 2ZA at 8.15 p.m. Friday, December 9: The 2YA Old Time Dance On chestra, conducted by Frank Crowther, presents an old time dance programme from 2¥A at 10 p.m. ’ Oe

The Savoy Dance Band, on relay from the Savoy Restaurant, supplies 4¥YA’s dance programme from te p.m. Saturday, December 10: An old time dance programms by the 2¥A Old Time Danee Orchestra, conducted by Frank Crawther, from: 2¥YC Wellington at 9 p.m. Official Ceremonies Thursday, December 8: The official opening of the staff quarters at the Otaki Health Camp by the Hon. P. Fraser, Minister of Education, will be broadcast by 2YA at 2.30 p.m. Sports And Sporting Sunday, December 4: "Sports," an. expert review of weekend summer games is given from 2ZB at 3 am., and from 32B and 4ZB at 9.15 Wednesday, December 7: "In the Sports Club," a mice rophone interview with Vincent Lopez, .world champion wrestler, from 3YL Christ-. Church at 8.15 p.m. Friday, December.9: Popular -sports announcer Gordon Hutter will give a- sports: talk from LYA at 7.30 p.m. 5