Friday, February 23, 2018

Welcome to the first post for 2018.
New Years Eve went ok and I had a lot of messages about the lively 50s/60s/70/s music - all favourable.
Here's the programme until early June.
Going through most of the year at 5.30 is a serial in 37 parts -The Air Adventures of Biggles. This is the 3rd and last of these Biggles stories I have. I hope you enjoy it.
There is no problem finding material for the 6.30 slot from the archives of wireless, nor the  programmes from the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club at around 8pm or so. I recently had an email from one of the past members of the Club who thought it was a good idea to play these quirky items.
After the book "The Harp in The South" has been read, the next book "The Promise Of The Wolves" will be read. It's in 16 parts.
Happy Listening,
Trevor

Tuesday: March 13th 2018
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 1 of 37. 
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC) -Take It From Shakespeare           
6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30    Concert Piece: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E, Yehudi Menuhin               
Around 8pm each week -A dip into The Archives of The Silver Fern Tape Recording Club       
9.00    Reading:  The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan                    Pt 4 of 6
Tuesday: March 20th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 2 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Greig, Peer Gynt Suite, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra                          
9.00    Reading: The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan                Pt 5 of 6
Tuesday: March 27th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 3 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Grofe, The Grand Canyon Suite, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra              
9.00    Reading: The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan FINAL               Pt 6 of 6
Tuesday: April 3rd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 4 of 37  
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Hallelujah Music, pieces by well-known composers in celebratory mood                
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers              Pt 1 of 16    
Tuesday: April 10th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 5 of 37. 
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Beethoven, Bagatelles Opus 26 and Piano Sonata, Opus 111             
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 2 of 16
Tuesday: April 17th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 6 of 37  
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Berlin Philharmonic/von Karajan, Operatic Overtures and Intermezzi             
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers             Pt 3 of 16    
Tuesday: April 24th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 7 of 37
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Gluck, Sonatas 1 to 5 for a quartet of 2 violins, clarinet and harpsichord       
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers            Pt 4 of 16    
Tuesday: May 1st
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 8 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Dvorak, Slavonic Dances Nos 8 to 16, St Petersburg RSO                         
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers            Pt 5 of 16    
Tuesday: May 8th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 9 of 37. 
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                            
7.30    Concert Piece: Music by Richard Rogers, words by Oscar Hammerstein II          
 9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 6 of 16
Tuesday: May15th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 10 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                            
7.30    Concert Piece: Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E flat, Horn Concerto No 1 in D                     
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 7 of 16
Tuesday: May 22nd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 11 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                            
7.30    Concert Piece: Mozart, 8 Opera Overtures, Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra           
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 8 of 16
Tuesday: May29th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 12 of 37.
6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                            
7.30    Concert Piece: Gilbert & Sullivan, Trial By Jury, d’Oyley Carte Opera Company                      
9.00    Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 9 of 16
Tuesday: June 5th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Air Adventures of Biggles - International Brigade              Part 13 of 37.
 6.00    Classic Comedy:  I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)  - MacBeth                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Weber, Symphony No 1 in C, Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Marriner    
9.00 Reading: The Promise Of The Wolves, by Dorothy Hearst, read by Ruth Sillers               Pt 10 of 16

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Greetings -Kia ora,
My tenure at the Radio Station is still uncertain. I am in the throes of sellng my property and moving to a smaller place somewhere, but one can't sell a property until one has a buyer (or 2 or more).
So I've worked out the schedule for the next 13 weeks anyway, and I hope that regardless of property sales, I'll be able to keep to the schedule.
New Year's Eve: Over the past 5 or so years I have done a dance and merry-making session on New Year's Eve, We have a staff meeting next Tuesday, and I'll try to encourage one of the other presenters to take on this job. I like doing it, but I don't want to give the appearance of comandeering  that slot.

More book readings are coming up, I now have heaps of audio books to read out chapter by chapter. When I first started a book reading at 9 pm, I didn't thing I could keep going for a year, let alone 10 years.

Oamaru Heritage Radio, Tuesdays’ programmes in advance
Oamaru 88.3 & Hampden/Moeraki 107 fm. Tuesday evening, 4pm to 10pm. Updates and alterations at
www.heritagewireless.blogspot.com        Internet listening at www.ohr.nz


Here's what I have in store, not forgetting that after The Thief Lord finishes, the Item For Younger Ears reverts back to the time of 5,30, with the newsletter from the School read just prior to it. And at 6.30 each week is an item out of our radio archives, and just after 8pm is an item from the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club archives.                                                                  
 Tuesday: Dec 12th  
5.15    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke           Part 10 of 12         
 6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                               
 6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
 7.30    Concert Piece: Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn - St Antoni Chorale           
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 7 of 16    
Tuesday: Dec 19th
5.15    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke           Part 11 of 12
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Handel, The Electronic Messiah, The Elmer Iseler Singers                       
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 8 of 16    
Tuesday: Dec 28th
5.15    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke           Part 12 of 12 Final
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Paginini, Cantabile op 17 and Caprices opus 1, David Oistrakh (v)                        
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 9 of 16        
Tuesday: January 2nd 2018
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, If Cats Could Fly by Robert Washall        Pt 1 of 4
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Beethoven, Symphony No 4 in B flat, Roral Philharmonic Orc, Antal Dorati           
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 10 of 16             
Tuesday: Jan 9th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, If Cats Could Fly by Robert Washall        Pt 2 of 4
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Mozart, Piano Concerto in A maj, K 488, Solomon, Philharmonia Orch        
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 11 of 16   
Tuesday: Jan 16th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, If Cats Could Fly by Robert Washall        Pt 3 of 4
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Delibes, Excerpts from Sylvia Ballet, Yehudi Menuhin, Philharmonia Orch             
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 12 of 16        
Tuesday: Jan 23rd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, If Cats Could Fly by Robert Washall        Pt 4 of 4
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: GrofĂ©, The Grand Canyon Suite, Arthur Fiedler cond Boston Pops Orch       
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 13 of 16        
Tuesday: Jan 30th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Exceprts from The Baby Einstein Music Collection             
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                         
7.30    Concert Piece: Schumann, Symphony No 4 in D min, BBC Philharmonic cond Charles Mackerras           
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 14 of 16        
Tuesday: Feb 6th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Moira Lister “...and What Happened Then, Mummy?”                       
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                               
7.30    Concert Piece:Schumann, Allegretto in C min, March in E maj, Claudio Arrau (piano)            
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 15  of 16  
Tuesday: Feb 13th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Songs and Playtime                                      
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                               
7.30    Concert Piece: Wagner, Tannhauser - Overture and Venusburg Music, London Symphony Orch        
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 16  of 16 Final
Tuesday: Feb 20th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story Tom and Jerry Meet Charlie The Choo Choo Train              
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                               
7.30    Concert Piece:Classical Highlights, Favourite by SuppĂ©, Mascagni, Mendelssohn, Sibelius  
9.00    Reading: The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan      Pt 1 of 6
Tuesday: Feb 27th.  

5.30 Item for Younger Ears: Story, Puss In Boots, read by Eric Sykes               
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                               
7.30    Concert Piece: Selection of Classical Waltzes                                  
 9.00    Reading: The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan      Pt 2 of 6
Tuesday: March 6
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, Little Red Riding Hood, read by Hattie Jacques             
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (BBC)                                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Mozart, Arias from operas sung by Kiri  te Kanawa, London Symphony Orch   
 9.00 Reading: The Harp Of The South, by Ruth Park, read by Ann Phelan      Pt 3 of 6
 


Saturday, October 14, 2017

Greetings to all.
This is not a scheduled posting, it is to put right a major mistake by me in counting up the number of episodes of "The Thief Lord", out Tuesday 5.30pm presentation.
I calculated there would be 12 episodes of about 20 minutes duration.
It is on 6 cassette tapes. Each tape has a Side A and Side B. Each side runs for just uder 45 minutes.  So the planned 12 weeks to hear it through, should correctly be 24 weeks. Therefore playing about 22 minutes per night once a week means it will take 6 months to play right through.
AND (here's advance notice) my tenure at the Radio Station will probably finish before the end of the year.
Therefore: to solve the problem, I propose to play each side in full.
If we stick with a 5.30 start, this means overrunning into the 6pm and then the 6.30 programmes.
So I will start each episode of The Thief Lord at 5.15pm and run through the full 45 minutes of the cassette.
To summarise:-
The segment on my programme "For Younger Ears" will henceforth commence at 5.15pm each Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Greetings Listeners,
Here is the spring update of what's going to be heard on Trevor's Tuesday Variety Time. (That title actually, comes from the past days of radio. The father of a mate of mine, Stephen Chadwick, did I think it was a twice weekly 15 minute radio programme reviewing the latest records available at Columbus Radio Centres. These shops had the sole rights to sell Capitol, Tanza and RCA records. His show was called 'Chad's Variety Time' and he was 'Chad, your Variety Time compere'.)

Two new books are started, The Thief Lord is a story in 12 parts for younger ears, and after We of The Never Never finishes the 9 pm book readings will be from Wake the Dead, by Dorothy Simpson. 
 
I have had some quite positive feedback about the archives of the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club. These tapes are, in the main, varied and interesting. There are many tapes in the archives of music, much of this music is similar to my normal programme material. But an hour long tape of nothing but theatre organ music - no, I don't think I'll be playing too much of these sorts of programmes. Maybe in short bursts.

So as you read the details below, bear in mind that each Tuesday at 6.30 is a programme from the archives of radio; and between 8 and 9 is an item from the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club archives. These Club tapes are made by members, for members, and the quality is not always the best.

And, don't forget, you can pick our radio station up anywhere in the world by logging on to www.ohr.nz

Happy Listening,
Trevor

 Tuesday: 12th Sept 2017 
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Songs from the Raggedy Ann songbook                        
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
 6.30   Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
 7.30    Concert Piece: Classical Collection; Bach, Dvorak, Tchaikowsky, Verdi, Rimsky-Korsakoff, et al
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 3 of 8   
Tuesday: 19th September
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story 20 000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne           
 6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Comedy from the BBC                                 
7.30    Concert Piece: Shura Cherkassky (piano), music by Rameau, Beethoven, Mendelsohn et al              
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 4 of 8   
Tuesday: 26th September
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, Johnny Appleseed, told by Kate Smith                  
6.00    Classic Comedy:  ISIRTA Comedy from the BBC                                     
7.30    Concert Piece: Baroque music of Albinoni, Vivaldi, Corelli, Telemann, Handel                       
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 5 of 8   
Tuesday: 3rd October
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 1/12       
 6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA    Comedy from the BBC                                 
 7.30    Concert Piece: An Evening At The Proms, BBC Symphony Orch, cond by Malcolm Sargent            
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 6 of 8             
Tuesday: 10th Oct
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 2/12            
 6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Comedy from the BBC                                 
7.30    Concert Piece: Opera Choruses by Verdi, Wagner, Weber et al                     
 9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 7 of 8   
Tuesday: 17th Oct
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 3/12            
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Comedy from the BBC                                 
7.30    Concert Piece: Chopin, Benno Moiseiwitch (piano), Ballades, Scherzos, Nocturnes          
 9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Slater    part 8 of 8        
Tuesday: 24th October
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 4/12       
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
7.30    Concert Piece:    Lehar; The Merry Widow, State Theatre of Zurich                         
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 1 of 6     
Tuesday: 31st October
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 5/12       
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                                     
7.30    Concert Piece:Howard Shore, Music from LOTR, The Return Of The King                      
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 2 of 6     
Tuesday: 7th November
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 6/12                 
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
7.30    Concert Piece: “Highlights”, a sample of famous works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart et al      
9.00    Reading:Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman   Pt 3 of 6     
Tuesday: 14th November
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 7 /12      
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
7.30    Concert Piece: Rossini, Favourite Overtures from NY Philharmonic Orch/Bernstein          
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 4 of 6
Tuesday: 21st November
 5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 8/12            
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
7.30    Concert Piece: Bach; Choral Preludes, BWV 608, 622, 635, and Partita No 2 in D           
9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 5 of 6
Tuesday: 28th November
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 6/12       
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                           
7.30    Concert Piece: Beethoven; Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat, Nuremburg Symph Orch            
 9.00    Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 6 of 6
Tuesday: 5th December
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke          Pt 10/12 
 6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA, Comedy from the BBC                                
7.30    Concert Piece: Mozart, 4 Hands piano pieces, Andante and variations, Sonata in B         
9.00 Reading: Wake The Dead, by Dorothy Simpson, read by Terence Hardiman  Pt 7 of 6

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Don't forget: You can hear us on the Internet at www.ohr.nz
Locally we are on the Fm band at 88.3 (3 watts from Cape Wanbrow), or 107 (1.5 watts from the North End, and from Moeraki).
 

Greetings,
The blending of articles of historic and heritage interest in with music over the 6 hours of the weekly Tuesday Variety Time means that there is less music now than previously. However, other presenters at the radio station continue to play music with 'heritage' values. I too will endevour to keep good music as a major part of the programme, even if it is now just filling in between the other items.
I have recently acquired a 100 disc library of music that made it to the Jazz Music Charts from about 1935 to about 1955, and I hope to be able to include plenty of this on Tuesdays.
Through this time, A Newsletter from the Hampden School will be read just before the 5.30 item, ISIRTA means 'I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again", a BBC comedy show of the 70s, an item from Radio's archives will be at 6.30, and after the Concert Piece will be an item from the archives of the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club.

Here is the anticipated schedule for the next 13 weeks.
Tuesday: June 13th     
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, Fancy Nancy                  

6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA England, Our England 
6.30 Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30    Concert Piece: Verdi, Opera Il Trovatore in 4 Acts                            Act 3
9.00    Reading: Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby      Pt 10 of 12    


Tuesday: June 20th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, The Fancy Noodle Fund-raiser by Paula McFarlane        

6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Dr Why and The Thing                                       
7.30    Concert Piece:      Verdi, Opera Il Trovatore in 4 Acts                            Act 4       
9.00    Reading: Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby      Pt 11 of 12    

  
Tuesday: June 27th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, Pirate Trouble                              
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Story of Radio                                      

7.30    Concert Piece: Kreisler plays Kreisler                                            
9.00    Reading: Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby      Pt 12 Final   

       
Tuesday: July 4th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:    Story, Monsters, Pt One                    
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Britain for Britis (sic)                                        
7.30    Concert Piece: Beethoven, Sonata 29 in B flat op 106 “Hammerklavier”, by Daniel Barenboim
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 1 of 8 

     
Tuesday: July 11th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:    Story, Monsters, Pt Two                       
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Mol Flounders                                              
7.30    Concert Piece:  Schubert, “Wanderer” Fantasia in C maj, Sviatoslav Richter          
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 2 of 8 


Tuesday: July 18th                                            
5.30    Item for Younger Ears:   Story, Tough Talk                                
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Ali Baba                                              
7.30    Concert Piece: Opera selections from Verdi, Lehar, Strauss, Falvo, Donizetti and Tosti        
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 3 of 8 


Tuesday: July 25th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Songs from Bananas In Pajamas                           
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Nelson                                                
7.30    Concert Piece: Debussey, L’Apres-midi d’un Faun and Children’s Corner Suite           
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 4 of 8


Tuesday: August 1st
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, The Well At The World’s End                      
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA The Angus Prune Story                                      
7.30    Concert Piece: Haydn, String Quartets No 1 (The Hunt) & No 63 (The Lark)                    
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 5 of 8 


Tuesday: August 8th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, Winnie The Pooh and the Heffalump, told by James Stewart      
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Agatha Southeby’s Detec (sic)                          
7.30    Concert Piece: Ballet Music by Kreisler, Massent Tchaikovsky et al. A Tribute to Pavlova      
9.00    Reading: D H  Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell        Pt 6 of 8 


Tuesday: August 15th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, The Gingerbread Man                        
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA World Of Sport                                     
7.30    Concert Piece: Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore, D’Oyley Carte Opera Company    Pt 1/2             
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 7 of 8 


Tuesday: August 22nd
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story, Thumbellina                                   
6.00    Classic Comedy: Julius Caeser                                        
7.30    Concert Piece: Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore, D’Oyley Carte Opera Company    Pt 2     
9.00    Reading: D H Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, read by Robert Powell         Pt 8 of 8 Cass


Tuesday: August 29th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Travelling Songs                                    
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again Looks at the Su (sic)             
7.30    Concert Piece: Chopin, Sonata for Piano and ‘Cello in C min, Barenboim and du Pre           
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Salter    Pt 1 of 8 


Tuesday: September 5th
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Thomas the Tank Engine, Henry Goes to Hospital          
6.00    Classic Comedy: ISIRTA Robin Hood                                       
7.30    Concert Piece: Bach, Brandenburg Concertos No 1 and No 2                   
9.00    Reading: We Of The Never Never, by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, read by June Salter    Pt 2 of 8

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Welcome to the first posting of 2017.
Two events have occurred that will impact on my Tuesday variety time show.
One is that I have recently acquired the library of the Silver Fern Tape Recording Club.
This Club was run single-handedly for 28 years by Mrs Phyllis Moore of Rotorua (now of Tokoroa).
The members would submit to Phyll items of interest, and she would put the shorter items together in a 'magazine' format and circulate about 8 copies around the 100 or so members world-wide. The longer items were despatched on cassettes (again about 8 copies) of their own. Members would use the reverse side of the cassette to enter comments about what they'd heard. When these tapes got back to Phyll after about 6 months, she would dub the comments on to another cassette, and send this to the member who had compiled the tape.
I now have in my possession about 400 reel to reel tapes (the forerunner of the cassette), and about 900 cassette tapes. There's quite a bit of interesting stuff there. I hope to be introducing at least one item each night.
The second event to happen is that picking up Oamaru Heritage Radio on the internet has been greatly simplified. Just type in the simple address and hear us from there. It is   www.ohr.nz 
Here's the line-up for the next 13 weeks. Note that on June 6th, I think every other radio station similar to ours will be remembering the Normandy "D Day" landings. I've chosen to remember The Battle Of The Midway" that day instead. The date is the same -just 3 years earlier. An hour-long dramatisation of the Battle will be at 6.30pm.

Tuesday: March 14
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Rev Awdry: Thomas’s Train from Thomas the Tank Engine series      
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancocks Half Hour, The Gourmet                                
6.30    Remember This? An item each week at this time from the Vast Historical Archives of Wireless
7.30    Concert Piece: Elgar, Enigma Variations 1 to 14, Op 36                            
9.00    Reading: The Comedy Club presents a radio adaptation of “Brassed Off”      Pt 1 of 4
   
Tuesday: March 21
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story by C S Lewis, “The Horse and His Boy”          Pt 1 of 4        
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancocks Half Hour, The Elopement                              
7.30    Concert Piece: Johann Strauss 11, A Strauss Gala                               
9.00    Reading: The Comedy Club presents a radio adaptation of “Brassed Off”      Pt 2 of 4
    
Tuesday: March 28
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story by C S Lewis, “The Horse and His Boy”         Pt 2 of 4     
6.00    Classic Comedy; Hancocks Half Hour, The Waxwork                                   
7.30    Concert Piece: A Collection of Music with Oriental themes, Carmen Dragon/Hollywood Bowl Symphony
9.00    Reading: The Comedy Club presents a radio adaptation of “Brassed Off”      Pt 3 of 4
     
Tuesday: April 4
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story by C S Lewis, “The Horse and His Boy”         Pt 3 of 4       
6.00    Classic Comedy: Hancocks Half Hour, Sid’s Mystery Tours                             
7.30    Concert Piece: Shakespeare, Hamlet, Directed by Michael Redgrave           Pt 1 of 2     
9.00    Reading: The Comedy Club presents a radio adaptation of “Brassed Off”      Pt 4 of 4 Final
           
Tuesday: April 11
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story by C S Lewis, “The Horse and His Boy”         Pt 4 of 4 Final         
6.00    Classic Comedy; Hancocks Half Hour, The Christmas Club, FINAL                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Shakespeare, Hamlet, Directed by Michael Redgrave           Pt 2 of 2     
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 1 of 12
      
Tuesday: April 18
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Two songs from Sesame Street                                 
6.00    Classic Tale: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows” read by Kenneth Williams Pt 1 of 4          7.30    Concert Piece: Various Composers, Classical Music used in Contemporary Cinema             
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 2 of 12
       
Tuesday: April 25
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Story Of Pinocchio                                       
6.00    Classic Tale: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows” read by Kenneth Williams Pt 2 of 4          7.30    Concert Piece: Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite Opus 20, London Festival Orchestra           
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 3 of 12
       
Tuesday: May 2
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Eight Songs by Bing Crosby                              
6.00    Classic Tale: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows” read by Kenneth Williams Pt 3 of 4          7.30    Concert Piece: Scarlatti, Sonatas played on the harpsichord by Colin Tilney                   
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 4 of 12
       
Tuesday: May 9
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: The Story Of The Willow Pattern Plate                             
6.00    Classic Tale: Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows” read by Kenneth Williams Pt 4 of 4 7.30    Concert Piece: Various Composers, A Steinway Concert by Alfred Cortot               
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby     Pt 5 of 12
       
Tuesday: May 16
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Ten Nursery Rhymes                                      
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again; The Marriage Bureau                      
7.30    Concert Piece: Various Composers; Joan Hammond (Soprano) On Wings Of Song           
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 6 of 12
       
Tuesday: May 23
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Story with Music, An American (Americat) In Paris, Gershwin            
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again; The Case Of The Workin                        
7.30    Concert Piece: Mozart, Vienna Mozart Ensemble led by Boskovsky play Marches and German Dances 
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 7 of 12
      
Tuesday: May 30
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: AA Milne story, The Adventures of Christopher Robin               
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again; Battle of the Whispering Mouse                
7.30    Concert Piece: Verdi, Opera Il Trovatore in 4 Acts,                   Act 1           
9.00    Reading: Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 8 of 12
       
Tuesday: June 6
5.30    Item for Younger Ears: Music from the “Baby Einstein” collection                   
6.00    Classic Comedy: I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again; Mike Spanner, Private                    
7.30    Concert Piece: Verdi, Opera Il Trovatore in 4 Acts,                   Act 2           
9.00    Reading; Prisoner Of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, read by James Wilby        Pt 9 of 12       

Sunday, November 27, 2016

 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