Sounds Historical for Sunday 18 March 2012

8:07 Today in New Zealand History

18 March 1897 Dr Hocken suggests his library be gifted to the Dunedin community.

8:11 Isle of Innisfree (Farrelly)

Maureen Calvert CD Private 1133

8:15 As I Remember - The Horowhenua Collection from Levin Combined Probus Clubs.

Episode 3 - Life in Ohau by Val Jorgensen read by Alison Lloyd Davies

Medley: Red Sails in the Sunset (Williams)

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Coward)

Radio Times Cast LP Ode SODE 129

8:25 Opening of the Waimate Automatic Telephone Exchange, 11 April 1959

8:33 New Zealand, My Home, a song written by Graham Holder and sung by Thomas West

8:35 The Story of Northland by A H Reed, The Nova Scotians and others

8:50 Bert Pither's Dream (Garland)

Phil Garland CD Kiwi SLC 275

8:55 Homework

8:58 The Old Man from Tunbridge Wells (some classic radio humour)

9:04 As I Remember: An Accident on the Franz Josef Glacier Easter 1957 by Denis Knight, read by Ryan Smith

9:07 In The Mood/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy/Harry Lime Theme

Jan Preston (piano) CD Private 1924

9:13 Homework

9:17 The Great Elephant Race of 1963.

Circus elephants race down Stafford Street, Timaru on 6 March 1963 with commentary from Don Jones and Bill Timmings. Third place went to the elephant ridden by 3ZC announcer Ian Johnston.

9:20 Lament For Barney Flanagan (Baxter/Colqhoun)

Orlando Singers CD Manu 2043

9:25 George Balani in conversation with Tim Shadbolt 26 years ago, September 1986.

9:55 Bright Fine Gold

Orlando Singers CD Manu 2043

9:56 The Dambusters March (Coates)

Central Band of RAF