“Gallery” at best

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33083, 25 November 1972, Page 5

“Gallery” at best

“Gallery” wound up its contribution to the election campaign with one of its best efforts. The idea of having four front-benchers from each of the principal parties to talk, in pairs, about set subjects —law and order, unemployment, the cost of party promises, health services, finance—was excellent

It was a very tidy way to conduct affairs, and gave viewers a very good chance to think about these subjects without distraction. It was a lively “Gallery" pro. gramme, and a very credit* able one, all round. “We owe him his day in court,” one of the first phrases used in “Hie Storefront Lawyers,” had a wearily familiar ring, and it seemed that the programme was to be another of the poor quality which has marked the series so far. But it was given life and meaning by Harrison Radley. He was cast as a young Negro construction worker who replaced a white man on a job, a pawn in a political gambit. Much of the acting was ordinary, the anti-Negro, anti-white antipathies were paraded once again, but Radley, in his court scene, gave a really powerful performance, producing a most convincing bitterness and disillusionment. There was little else of note. "All In The Family’’ is a reliable comedy but was taken on trust on Thursday evening. The All Blacks’ match with Ulster was again covered most competently, Cliff Morgan’s commentary again being first-class. But a little more could have been heard from his fellowcommentator, Michael Gib* son, if only for the pleasure of listening to his voice.— PANDORA.

T CHTV3 ~ (Today) 2.00 p.m.: News. 2.03: The Queen and I. Comedy. 2.30: Golf. N.Z. Open, Paraparaumu. Highlights. 5.54: News, weather. 5.57: Why It Is So. Science, 6.11: This Week in Britain. 6.16: Happen Inn. Popular music. 7.00: Network news. 7.20: Weather. The South Tonight, 7.40: General Election. '' 9.00: (Approx.) Newsbrief. 11.00: (Approx.) Late news, weather. 11.06: (Approx.) Thirty Minute Theatre—“Cause of Death.” (Tomorrow) 2.00 p.m.: News. 2.03: Film (1965)—-“The Outlaws is Coming’’ (Adam West, The Three Stooges). Comedy, 3.28: Golf—N.Z. Open at Paraparaumu. ’ 5.49: News, weather 5.52: Disneyland—" The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City,’’ Comedy. First of two parts. 6.40: Scrutiny. 7.00: Network news. 7.15: Local news, weather, 7.23: Country Calendar. 7.38: The Black and White Minstrel Show, Variety, 8.26: Dr Finlay’s Casebook. Drama, 9.15: Newsbrief. 9.17: Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Comedy, 9.46: Portugal—Dream of Empire. First of twd partSi 10.42: Oswald Cheesman Conducts, 10.57: Late news, weather.

SATURDAY NATIONAL LINK (Including 3YA Christchurch (690 kilohertz); 2YA Wellington (570 kilohertz); 4YA Dunedin (750 kilohertz); and 3YZ Greymouth (950 kilohertz).] 7 p.m.: Sports Review. 7.15: General Election. 10.25: (Approx.) N.Z.B.C. News and Weather. 12.0: (Continuous). 1 a.m.: Election Summary. I. Rugby. 4.0: Election Summary. 4.20: Music of the Maori. 3YC, CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: Rachmaninov: Spring Cantata. 7.19: Gary Brain (timpani). Daniel Jones: Sonata for three timpani (1947). 7.32: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in D minor (1955). 8.1: Zeller, J. Strauss. Heinz Hoppe (tenor), Lucas Chorus and Orchestra. 8.16: Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 — Malcuzynski (piano). 8.30: Weather and News. 8.40: Humperdinck: Overture and Dream Pantomime (Hansel and Gretel) — Philharmonia Orchestra under Otto Klemperer. 8.57: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in

B minor, Op. 23. 9.33: Arue: The soldier tir’d (Ataxerxes); Handel: Let the bright seraphim (Samson). 9.43: Johann Strauss-Antal Dorati Ballet: Graduation Ball — New Symphony Orchestra of London under Anatole Fistoulari. 10.21: Handel: In the shade . of the plane tree (Xerxes); : Mozart: On her my joy I depends; Speak to my be- . loved (Don Giovanni); O . loveliness beyond compare i (The Magic Flute) — Fritz : Wunderlich (tenor). 10.37: Rimsky-Korsakov: Spanish Caprice — Philharmonia Orchestra under Piero Gamba. 11.0: 8.8. C. News ■ and Commentary. 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilohertz) 7.4 p.m.: Election Results. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: Saturday Night, SUNDAY NATIONAL LINK 11 a.m.: Morning Service. . 7 p.m.: Evening Service. , 8.0: Music Minatures. 8.30: . Weather and News. 8.40: Election Analysis. 9.0: Books