Popular drama continues

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 4

Popular drama continues

The fans of "A Family al War" will he pleased to learn that the programme resumes in colour at S.IS p.m. tonight. and the following week it settles into a regular time slot al 8.15 p.m. The series picks up the I story in June, 1943 — sixmonths after the death of Jean Ashton, who died, ast Edwin put it in a letter to - his sister-in-law, of a broken | heart, following the death of ifhe younger son. Robert, at I I sea.' Edwin's letter recalls the other things that have been i happening to the family at war — Margaret’s affair; the ’ return of her husband. John, a shattered wreck after es- 1 leaping from Dunkirk; son Philip, now training men to, fight; and young Freda, who is now a nurse. “Only David to fear for," .writes Edwin. “David bringing fear to others. But you fear for him too." LANCASTER BOMBER Starring in the first return episode is one of only two fully-operational Lan- I caster bombers left in the I world. The bomber belongs to an air museum at Blackpool airport, and in the! words of its owner, "could take off tomorrow and drop! bombs anywhere.” As an aircraft, the Lancas-ji

■ ter bomber was created , almost by accident. Design ; engineers on another project. “ the Manchester bomber, ran i into insurmountable problems with engines. A quick change of engines, to four Rolls Royce Merlins — a | change of name too — and in January, 1941, the Lancaster was born. Over 3000 of these aiti craft were built and used by Bomber Command from 1942 to 1945, winning renown as jthe best and safest bomber lof the war. The Lancaster learned special fame with 617 I Squadron — the Dam-busters-I — and three Victoria Crosses were also won in them. ! The first episode of “A (Family at War" also recalls jthe death of a film-star heart-throb of the forties. ; Leslie Howard. He was< killed when a civilian . 8.0.A.C. aircraft was shot down over the Bay of Biscay in June, 1943. Howard had been a star of the legendary “Gone With The Wind" and had been in films since 1930. Radio operators heard the last message from the pilot of the aircraft, which said: “1 am being followed by a strange aircraft. We are (being attacked. I’m wave (hopping and doing my best ...” Then silence. It is believed that. Howard ! died as a result of a mistake I — the Germans apparently: (believed that Winston I I Churchill was aboard the ( aircraft.

CHTV3 2.00 p.m,: News, weather (C). 2.05; Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 1973. Repeat (Ci. 3.25: The Andy Griffiths Show. Repeat. 3.52: Samoa 1 Sisifo. Documentary (C). 4.19: The Stream of Life. Message from a dinosaur (C). 4.30: Make a Wish. Children’s series (C). 4.54: Black Beauty. Adventure (C). 5.20: News (C). 5.24: Something Else. U.S. music (C). 6.00: Royal Visit. Celebrations at Waitangi. 8.15: Network news. 8.37: Regional weather, news. 8.48: A Family at War (C). 9.45: Bless This House. Comedy (C). 10.13: MacLeish’s Wild Horses (Cl. 11.05: Late news, weather (C).

NATIONAL LINK [lncluding 3YA Christchurch <690 kilohertz); 2YA Welling- ( ton <570 kilohertz); 4YA Dunedin 750 kilohertz); and SYZ Grevmouth <950 kilhertz).l 7.30 p.m.: With Great! Pleasure. 8.0: Christchurch! Salvation Army Citadel Band. 8.30: Weather and .News, Checkpoint. 9.0: Royal 'Visit — Report. 9.10: The Archers. 10.10: Just Cathie. (10.15: Voice and Piano. 110.30: News. Comment, Weather. 10.45: Bowls. 11.0: 8.8. C. News and Com-j mentary. 11.15: Continuous. 3YC CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilohertz) 7 p.m.: From the Festivals: Salzburg. 8.7: Rawsthorne: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1946) — Theo Olof (violin), New Philharmonia Orchestra under Sir Adrian Boult. 8.35: Vienna Boys’ (Choir — Conducted by: Anton Neyder Buxtehude: Cantate Domino: Philips: As-; cendit Deus; Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Eybler:

Oinnes de Saba Venient; Krenek: Pater Noster. 8.52: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll — English Chamber Orchestra, under Daniel Barenboim. 9.12: Background to Music: — Mozart and German! Opera, by William Mann. (9.25: Mozart: Finale. Act 2 (of The Magic Flute — Tiana Lemnitz (soprano). Helge: Roswaenge (tenor). Irma Beikle (soprano), Gerhard Husch (baritone), Heinrich Tessmer (tenor). Wilhelm Streinz (bass), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Thomas Beecham. 9.51: (Schoenberg: Transfigured Night — English Chamber Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim. 10.23: 1973 Inter-1 national Rostrum of Composers. (Close down at 11.0.) 3ZB CHRISTCHURCH (1100 kilohertz) 7.30 p.m.: Those were the I days. 10.03: Danse Macabre. 3ZM CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilohertz) I 7.30 p.m.: Hit of the ■Week. 8.02: Hitwave 9.0: Battle of the Biggies. 10.0: :(T°p of the Top Twenty