“Dad’s Army” A Delight

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 3

“Dad’s Army” A Delight

After just one episode, one] can say sincerely that it is a pity that “Dad’s Army” has only five more weeks to run. “The Man and the Hour!’ on Wednesday night really was a surprise: it lived up to the reputation it had won in advance.

Arthur Lowe (Mr Swindley of Coronation Street) is here a much more assertive character as Captain Mainwaring, the bank manager who recruits the Local Defence Volunteers. And what a gloriously motley crew they were. With him is John Le Mesurier, who never turns in a poor performance, and Clive Dunn, of the old “Bootsy and Snudge.” It is delightfully funny; but

CHTV3 2.00 p.m.: Headline news. 2.03: The Defenders—“ Survival.” 2.51: Let Me Speak—“ The Ursuline Nuns.” With Malcolm Muggeridge. (Repeat). 3.21: Jute. (Repeat). 3.24: The Beverly Hillbillies —“The Diner.” 3.48: Around the World of Mike Todd. (Repeat). 4.36: Trumpton. 4.53: Cool McCool. 5.14: Kimbo the White Lion. 5.37: Headline news, weather. 5.39: The Wacky Races. 6.00: The Flying Nun—“ All Alone by the Convent Phone.” 6.25: The Three Musketeers—“ Branded.” Sixth of 10 parts. 6.50: Sports Magazine. 7.00: Network news. 7.15: Weather. The South Tonight. 7.35: Julia—“ Too Good to be Too Bad.” 7.59: Department S—“ The Perfect Operation.” 8.50: Profiles in Influence —Hamilton Mitchell. 9.19: Newsbrief. 9.21: Film (1968) —“Stranger on the Run” (Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks, Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo). 10.54: Late news, weather. 11.01: Route 66—“ I’m Here to Kill a King."

NATIONAL LINK [lncluding 3YA, Christchurch (690 kilocycles); 2YA, Wellington (570 kilocycles); 4YA, Dunedin (780 kilocycles); and 3YZ, Greymouth (920 kilocycles).] 7.0 p.m.; N.Z.B.C. Sporting Service. 7.1: The Roaring Twenties. 7.30: Time For Music. 8.30: Weather and News. 9.0: Music of the Maori. 9.15: World of Science. 9.30: The Jazz Hour. 10.30: N.Z.B.C. News. 10.45: Strings in the Night. 11.0: 8.8. C. News and Commentary. 11.15: All Night National Programme. 11.30: The Lilt of the Kilt. 12.6 a.m.: Open Country. 2.15: Arthur Cushen’s DX World. 2.30: Sing Something Simple. 4.9: Mqsic in the Sun. 3YC, CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilocycles)

7.0 p.m.: Gwyneth Brown (piano)— Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 64 (Shostakovich). 7.27: Kirstan Flagstad (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra under Oivin Fjeldstad—Autumn Storm, 1 want a sweetheart, I give my poem, To One (Settings Nos. 1 and 2) (Grieg). 7.41: Oslo Phil-

with the comedy, just a hint of sympathy and affection, more than a touch of pride.

It was excellent organisation which brought viewers the C.B.S. item on the Apollo 13 mission from Houston and other places, and the N.Z.B.C. is to be congratulated on being able to present such news so soon after the event; in this case it was centred on the burn which put the spacecraft on its course for the Pacific.

Earlier, there had been a minor disappointment in “To Catch a Thief.” How many viewers had time to recognise the “special guest star,” Peter Sellers, in his very brief appearance? PANDORA.

harmonic Orchestra under. Oivin Fjeldstad —Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 21 (MonradJohansen). 8.1: 20th Century Music. The Melos Ensemble under Jacques Louis Monod —Concert for Eight (Roberto Gerard); William Bennett (flute) —Interpolation, mobile for flute (Roman Haubenstock Ramati); Heather Harper (soprano), Ernest Lush (piano)—The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15 (Schoenberg). 9.0: Come Laughing Home, by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. 10.40: Larry Adler (harmonica), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Morton Gould—Suite for harmonica and orchestra (1945) (Milhaud). 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilocycles) 7.0 p.m.: Swap Shop. 9.5: Sound Out. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilocycles) 7.0 p.m.: Los Machucambos. 8.0: Gary Shearston and Australian Songs, 9.0: Pete Fountain. 9.30: Tony Bennett and his Friends. 10.0: Nice ’n’ Easy.