Greetings all,
Greetings all, a Happy New Year to you, and, if it's relevant, a Merry Xmas.
Looks like the forecasters at the Met Office may have an idea of what's in store for the summer when we are told it's going to be hot. We are still a month from the end of the year and day time temperatures are spending alot of time in the upper 20s. I give out a forecast from Met Service at 5 pm and 9 pm, but you should be aware that this is given to you for its entertainment value only. It rarely bears any relation to the weather we get in Hampden. C'est la vie.
Here's a look at what I intend to broadcast over our summer. There's a varied diet here from Joanna Trollope to the Lusitania to Westminster Abbey, and as usual, Tony Hancock. After this 13 week period there's only a dozen or so Hancock's Half Hour episodes left. Then I think we'll listen to some episodes of "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again".
There may be occasions when I am unable to make it to the Studio. **Fortunately this has occurred so far only a couple of times. When (if) this happens, some other staff from the station may fill in the gap and keep playing a similar programme to mine. Any serials that were due to be played will have the relevant episodes played ASAP when I am able. I do not wish to get behind with the serials, so I'll be playing double episodes to catch up.
** This happened at the end of October when I found myself incapacitated and hospitalised. It may occur again soon as I intend to take a rush trip to the North Island, but as you all know, recent earthquake activity has meant rushed trips may be much longer than expected.
Tuesday: December 13th 2016
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story; The Steadfast Tin Soldier
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The 13th Episode
6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30 Concert Piece: Mozart; Serenade in D maj ‘Haffner’, St Petersburg Orchestra
9.00 Reading: ‘Seasons Of My Life’ written and read by Hannah Hauxwell Chap 6 of 8
Tuesday: December 20th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Excerpt from ‘The Muppet Show’
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Hancock’s Happy Christmas
7.30 Concert Piece: Chopin; Piano Music Played by Artur Rubenstein
9.00 Reading: ‘Seasons Of My Life’ written and read by Hannah Hauxwell Chap 7 of 8
Tuesday: December 27th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: The Story of Mozart
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Bill and Father Christmas
7.30 Concert Piece: Westminster Abbey 400th Anniversary Service Pt 1 of 2
9.00 Reading: ‘Seasons Of My Life’ written and read by Hannah Hauxwell Chap 8 of 8
Tuesday: January 3rd 2017
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story; Ludmilla, by Paul Gallico read by John Mills Pt 1 of 2
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Threatening Letters
7.30 Concert Piece: Westminster Abbey 400th Anniversary Service Pt 2 of 2
9.00 Reading: Moments in History-The Sinking of the Lusitania, a dramatisation Pt 1 of 2
Tuesday: January 10th 2017
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story; Ludmilla, by Paul Gallico read by John Mills Pt 2 of 2
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Sleepless Night
7.30 Concert Piece: Beethoven; Piano Sonata No 23 in F Min, Wilhelm Kempfe
9.00 Reading: Moments in History-The Sinking of the Lusitania, a dramatisation Pt 2 of 2
Tuesday: January 17th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears:Four childrens songs sung by Neva Eder
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; Hancock’s War
7.30 Concert Piece: Rossini; Opera, ‘The Barber of Seville’ (abridged), Grande Theatre de Geneve Pt 1
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 1 of 8
Tuesday: January 24th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Musical Story; Babar the Elephant, Poulenc/Ustinov
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Prize Money
7.30 Concert Piece: Rossini; Opera, ‘The Barber of Seville’ (abridged), Grande Theatre de Geneve Pt 2
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 2 of 8
Tuesday: January 31st
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: A A Milne, Four Poems
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Americans Hit Town
7.30 Concert Piece:Schubert; Piano Sonata in A, Ave Maria, and 2 Overtures
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 3 of 8
Tuesday: February 7th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Music from “The Baby Einstein” collection
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Ballet Visit
7.30 Concert Piece: Kiri te Kanawa with the National Youth Choir
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 4 of 8
Tuesday: February 14th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story; Peter Hazel Has An Adventure, from Candlewick Green
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Smugglers
7.30 Concert Piece: Schumann; Symphony No 4 in D, Op 120, BBC Philharmonic orchestra
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 5 of 8
Tuesday: February 21st
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Hans Anderson; The Princess and the Pea, told by Danny Kaye
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Chidhood Sweetheart
7.30 Concert Piece: Three Italian Sonatas for recorder, harpsichord and oboe
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 6 of 8
Tuesday: February 28th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Poems’ Juggling with Gerbils - a collection, Pt 1 of 4, other parts follow later.
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Last Bus Home
7.30 Concert Piece: Mozart; Symphony No 39, K 543, Staatskapelle Dresden
9.00 Reading:’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 7 of 8
Tuesday: March 7th
5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Book; The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, read by M Maloney Pt 1/12
6.00 Classic Comedy: Hancock’s Half Hour; The Picnic
7.30 Concert Piece: Ravel; Five pieces for children, and Pavane, Berlin Symphony Orch
9.00 Reading: ’The Choir’ by Joanna Trollope Chap 8 of 8
