March to May, 2016: The 5.30 slot for younger ears is taken up with a story from the Biggles series by Capt WE Johns. Recent comments about these stories accuse the author of sexism, racism, facism and probably a few other 'isms' as well. However, let us not forget that we are a "Heritage" radio station, and programmes such as Biggles form part of our heritage, do they not?. I have been known to play cigarette comercials. We grew up in a world where it was smart to be a smoker - even if a few of us didn't fall for the tobacco hype and abstained from this weed.
A change in broadcasting standards in recent years has seen an influx of language that would never be heard in times gone by. The new book reading by Bob Geldof called 'Geldof in Africa' contains language I don't approve of, but by today's standards, is acceptable. I have been in touch with the Broadcasting Standards Authority about this, and their response is that it's ok to play this material, but advisable to make a warning before playing. I guess this is heritage stuff in the making.
Be Warned.

          Tuesday: MARCH 8th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Alice In Wonderland, from a collection of 78 rpm records from a 1941 production.
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; A Trip To France                               
6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30    Concert Piece: Haydn; Symphony No 95 in C min (Salomon No 3), Thomas Beecham/Royal Philharmonic Orch         
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 1 of 8          
Tuesday:  15th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 1 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Monte Carlo Rally                               
7.30    Concert Piece: Strauss; The Great Waltz, Orchestra and Chorus directed by Karl Kritz                    
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 2 of 8          
Tuesday:  22nd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 2 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; A House On The Cliff                                     
7.30    Concert Piece: Andrew Lloyd-Webber, ‘Ovation’, a selection of his compositions                     
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 3 of 8          
Tuesday:  29th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 3 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Television Set                                       
7.30    Concert Piece: Mantovani, a selection of music from his orchestra                             
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 4 of 8               
Tuesday:  APRIL 5th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 4 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Marrow Contest                                       
7.30    Concert Piece: Herbert von Karajan cond Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, Opera Overtures and Intermezzi        
9.00    Reading:Maeve  Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 5 of 8          
Tuesday:  12th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 5 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Jewel Robbery                              
7.30    Concert Piece: Vivaldi; Concerti (3) for Mandolin, Oboe, and Violin, Excerpts from Gloria               
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 6 of 8          
Tuesday:  19th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 6 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Bequest                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Chopin, Polonaises Nos 3,4 and 5, Played by Shura Cerkassky (piano)               
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 7 of 8          
Tuesday:  26th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 7 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Diet                                       
7.30    Concert Piece: Count Basie, a selection of music from his Band/Orchestra                   
9.00    Reading: Maeve Binchy; Circle of Friends, read by Kate Binchy         Pt 8 of 8          
Tuesday:  MAY 3rd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 8 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Hancock’s Hair                                 
7.30    Concert Piece: WS Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan; Princess Ida, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company             
9.00 ***    Reading: Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff***              Pt 1 of 27***          ***
Tuesday:  10th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 9 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Student Prince                                  
7.30    Concert Piece: Tchaikovsky; The Nutcracker Suite Opus 71a, Vienna Philharmonic, cond Willem van Otterloo
9.00    Reading:  Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff               Pt 2 of 27                   
Tuesday:  17th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 10 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Conjuror                                   
7.30    Concert Piece: Bach, 2 concerti - D for violin/oboe, A minor for violin, English Chamber orch cond D Barenboim        
9.00    Reading:  Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff               Pt 3 of 27              
Tuesday:  24th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 11 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Back From Holiday                              
7.30    Concert Piece: Handel; 2 Concerti Grossi; Opus 6 No 7 and Opus 6 No 8, Bath Chamber Orch cond Yehudi Menuhin
9.00    Reading:  Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff               Pt 4 of 27                   
Tuesday:  31st
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 12 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Syd James’ Dad                                 
7.30    Concert Piece: Various Composers, a collection of Baroque Music from the Naxos catalogue           
9.00 Reading;  Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff               Pt 5 of 27            
Tuesday:  June 7th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles, The Black Elephant   Part 13 of 24           
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Income Tax Demand                       
7.30    Concert Piece: Schumann; Symphony No 1 in B flat maj, Op 38, George Szell/Cleveland Symphony Orchestra  
9.00 Reading; Geldoff in Africa, written and read by Bob Geldoff           Pt 6 of 27             
***Language Warning; This programme contains language some may find undesirable. This warning applies to all episodes

Just putting together the programme for the 13 weeks after the current schedule expires.
The Navy Lark series I've been playing at 6 pm came to me in 2 packets. I played the last episode of the first series last Tuesday (Feb 9th) and decided we'll take a break from this programme for a while rather than commence series 2 (which is about another 80 episodes long).
So, instead I'm going to play some episodes of Hancock's Half Hour. These feature the Lad himself, Sid James, Bill Kerr and one of Hattie Jaques, Andree Melee, or Moira Lister, and were first broadcast in the late 50s early 60s..
On Feb 16th the episode  of Hancock is called "The Idol", on the 23rd it's "The New Car" and on March 1st it is "Cinderella Hancock". The full list of episodes will go up within a week or 2 when I publish the programme schedule up early June.
I read in the Oamaru weekly news-sheet 'The Telegram' that our transmitter at Moeraki has been re-instated. This is good news for local residents, but I can't figure out why neither I nor the local newspaper, the "Hamraki Rag" was notified. The transmitting frequency is still 107.0 fm.
Stay Tuned!
Trevor