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Sounds Historical for Sunday 11 May 2014

  • Sounds Historical Hour One - 11 May 2014

    8:05 PM.Sounds Historical hour one with Jim Sullivan gives listeners the chance to learn about the colourful, dramatic and often remarkable events and people of New Zealand's past. Audio

  • Sounds Historical Hour Two - 11 May 2014

    9:05 PM.Sounds Historical Hour Two with Jim Sullivan gives listeners the chance to learn about the colourful, dramatic and often remarkable events and people of New Zraland's past Audio

8:07 Today in New Zealand History 4’25”

The New Zealand Cricket team play their first test at Lords – 11 May 1927  

8:13 Song: All Through the Night 2’18”

Artist: National Male Voice Choir of New Zealand 1999
Composer: Trad.
Album: National Male Voice Choir
Label: N/S      

8:16 Homework 0’16”

Who was standing around the door down the hall on Saturday Night, according to Peter Cape? Name the poem and the poet.

8:17 Song: State House Kid 3’39”

Artist: Last Man Down
Composer: N/s
Album: State House Kid
Label: N/S                                  

8:23 Forty-fives 4’34”

A west Coast woman explains the card game much-played in her part of the world. Forty-fives is popularly played on the West Coast and regular 45s tournaments are held as a fun night out. Serious competition tournaments are held yearly. There was a large percentage of Irish immigrants on the West Coast, normally around a third of immigrants in colonial times, and the game of 45s originated from among these immigrants. 

8:27 Song: Home Little Maori Home 3’97”

Artist: Ernest McKinlay
Composer: Hill
Album: 78 COL 01551
Label: Columbia

8:30 Peter Downes recalls the radio serials of the 1950s and 1960s – Part 4 16’47”

8:50 The story of Alexander fruit-grower Alexander Taylor 7’00”

8:57 Song: You Needed Me 3’41”

Artist: Radio New Zealand Studio Orchestra
Composer: Goodrum
Album: Orchestral Gold
Label: Tartar 

9:06 As I Remember 3’04”

The Harvest of ‘42 by Mrs B P Davis of Greerton Tauranga read by Gail Hedges

9:10 Song: The Homing Waltz 2’43”

Artist: Vera Lynn
Composer; Connor
Album:British First Number Ones 1952
Label: N/S                                    

9:15 Homework 0’16”

Who was standing around the door down the hall on Saturday Night, according to Peter Cape? Name the poem and the poet.

9:20 Promoting the Coast 4’34”

A 1951 report on a display in Christchurch promoting the attractions of the West Coast, described by Greymouth’s mayor, F L Turley.  

9:25 Song: Hampden Tennis Club

Artist: Formyula
Composer; Mason
Album:Green B Holiday 1969
Label: EMI

Interview with Neville Caldwell of the Waihamers Tennis Club

9:30 James Stannage of 3YA Christchurch interviews the pilot of an RAF Meteor jet plane, Squadron Leader McKay, in the early 1950s 13’00”

9:40 George Andrews on interviewing Norman kirk and his later television career 17’55”

9:57 Radio commercials – HoneyPuffs and Formula 7

9:58 Song: September Morn 2’58”

Fill  Artist: Radio New Zealand Studio Orchestra
Composer: Diamond
Album: Orchestral Gold
Label: Tartar