Sounds Historical for Sunday 20 October 2013
8:11 Today in New Zealand History – Bishop Selwyn Leaves New Zealand October 20 1868
8:19 Song: The Digger’s Farewell
Artist: Phil Garland, album: Hunger in the Air
8:22 Homework
8:25 Memories of working with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, from Ralph Aldrich a New Zealander teaching at the University of Ontario in 1970
8:30 Song: Just One of Those Things
Artist: Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grapelli
8:36 An extract from a school holiday programme from the 1960s with host Gavin Yates
8:44 A poem about windy Wellington recited by William Yates and recorded at a troop concert during the Second World War
8:45 New Zealand troops in the Pacific were preparing to land at Mono Island 70 years ago
They landed on 27th October 1943 - the first opposed landing by Kiwis since Gallipoli. A month later, in November 1943, three of the men involved recorded their impressions of the action for the NZBS Mobile Unit: Major Gordon White Logan of Christchurch who was with the 34th Battalion; Lance Sergeant M.E. Griffiths of the 38th Forward Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel K.B. McKenzie-Muirson, Commanding Officer of the 36th Battalion.
9:10 As I Remember
The Annual Trip to Auckland by Bruce Turner
9:14 Song: A Star Fell From Heaven
Artist: Quintikis Showband
9:18 Homework
9:22 Jeanette Richardson, director of the Army Museum at Waiouru talks to Robb Webb about the museum’s programmes
9:28 Song: You Always Hurt The One You Love
Artist: Spike Jones
9:32 Nurse Isobel Haresnape gives an account of the influenza epidemic in Auckland in 1918, recorded in 1968.
9:42 Song: Rondeau from Suite No 2
Artist: Sally Tibbles (Flute) and orchestra of Auckland Choral Society. Composer: Bach
9:45 Book of the Week
R A Lawson, Victorian Architect of Dunedin by Norman Ledgerwood
Historic Cemeteries Conservation Trust
ISBN 9780473244033
