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Ivor at 12:15, 15 April 2025

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Cape Town "A" (English)

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Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)

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Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)

Ivor at 10:43, 15 April 2025

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Ivor: /* Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans) */

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Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans)

Ivor at 10:39, 15 April 2025

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History

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History

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 December 5, 1945: [[Die Ontroue Sannie]] (The Unfaithful Sannie), as the title suggests, is about a young girl who has not kept her word. The resulting complications are portrayed using Afrikaans songs. The lead role was played by [[Petal du Toit]]. This unoriginal operetta has a light and humorous plot by [[Pierre Louw]]. The composer uses well-known F. A. K. songs are interwoven using well-known operettas, dialogue and singing. They are presented by soloists, quartets and choirs. Music was provided by a "Boere-orkes".
-== [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]] ==
+== [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "A" (English)]] ==
 November 5, 1945: [[Forces Favourites]] (Series) a selection of music presented by [[Yolande d'Hotman]].
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 November 5, 1945: [[Soldate Keuse]] (Soldier's Choices) (Series), a selection of music presented by [[Bokkie Els]].
-November 5- ?, 1945: [[Michael Strogoff]] (Series) (Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876 about Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, who was a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The book was later adapted to a play by Jules Verne assisted by Adolphe d'Ennery and adapted for radio broadcast by (?) of the SABC's  [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]] and serialised over several days.
+November 5- ?, 1945: [[Michael Strogoff]] (Series) (Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876 about Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, who was a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The book was later adapted to a play by Jules Verne assisted by Adolphe d'Ennery and adapted for radio broadcast by (?) of the SABC's  [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "A" (English)]] and serialised over several days.
 November 8, 1945: [[The Man on the Bench]] was a play written by the English writer, [[Delphine Lethbridge]] and was directed by [[Yolande d'Hotman]] for a radio broadcast by the SABC's  [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "A"]] station.
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 November 27, 1945: A radio version of [[Countess Julie]] by Swedish playwright [[August Strindberg]]. Produced by [[Natal University College Dramatic Society]].
-== [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==
+December 4, 1945: [[Other People's Troubles]], a talk delivered by [[Maurice Webb]], President of the Institute of Race Relations. His discussion was based on photographs received from Europe giving an appalling picture of the plight of displaced persons, both friendly and ex-enemy.
-The vast majority of the Afrikaans radio station transmissions consisted of musical shows with very little in the way of drama. Transmission of the Afrikaans station was frequently switched over to the English service [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A"]].
+== [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==
 November 10, 1945: [[Oom Kaspaas]] (Uncle Kaspaas) the Capetonian comedy series by [[T. O. Honiball]].
-November 12, 1945: [[Die Droom van Nebukadnezar]] (The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar) a king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who ruled from 605 to 562 BCE and is famous for his conquests, including the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile of the Jews. Staged by [[Dana Niehaus]] for the SABC radio station, [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "B"]] (Afrikaans).
+November 12, 1945: [[Die Droom van Nebukadnezar]] (The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar) a king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who ruled from 605 to 562 BCE and is famous for his conquests, including the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile of the Jews. Staged by [[Dana Niehaus]] for the SABC radio station, [[Durban and Pietermaritzburg "B"]] (Afrikaans).
 November 19, 1945: [[Die Gees van die Water]] (The Spirit of the Water), a poetic fantasy by [[Uys Krige]].

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	November 26, 1945: [[The Appointed Hour]], by [[Jefferson Farjeon]]. Produced by [[Cleland Finn]].		November 26, 1945: [[The Appointed Hour]], by [[Jefferson Farjeon]]. Produced by [[Cleland Finn]].
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		+	December 5, 1945: [[Manhattan Blackout]] by [[Albert Bannister]], produced by [[Rene Ahrenson]], is a play set in New York's Times Square. The venue is described by optimists as "the heart of the greatest city in the world" and by pessimists as "the graveyard of ambition".
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		+	December 6, 1945: [[X-Rays]] a talk presented by [[Ken Taylor]] about Rontgen's incredible discovery. X-Rays play a vital part in medicine, surgery and crime detection.

	== [[Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==		== [[Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==

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 November 30, 1945: [[In die Spreekkamer]] (In the Consultation Room), a play with one actor, [[Wendy St Maule]]. Produced by [[Dawid Fuchs]].
-December 5, 1945: [[Die Ontroue Sannie]] (The Unfaithful Sannie), as the title suggests, is about a young girl who has not kept her word. The complications which flow from this are indicated by means of music consisting of Afrikaans songs. The main role was played by [[Petal du Toit]]. This unoriginal operetta has a light and humorous plot by [[Pierre Louw]]. The composer uses well-known F. A. K. songs woven around well-known operettas, dialogue and singing, are presented by soloists, quartets and choirs. Music was provided by a "Boere-orkes".
+December 5, 1945: [[Die Ontroue Sannie]] (The Unfaithful Sannie), as the title suggests, is about a young girl who has not kept her word. The resulting complications are portrayed using Afrikaans songs. The lead role was played by [[Petal du Toit]]. This unoriginal operetta has a light and humorous plot by [[Pierre Louw]]. The composer uses well-known F. A. K. songs are interwoven using well-known operettas, dialogue and singing. They are presented by soloists, quartets and choirs. Music was provided by a "Boere-orkes".
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	November 30, 1945: [[In die Spreekkamer]] (In the Consultation Room), a play with one actor, [[Wendy St Maule]]. Produced by [[Dawid Fuchs]].		November 30, 1945: [[In die Spreekkamer]] (In the Consultation Room), a play with one actor, [[Wendy St Maule]]. Produced by [[Dawid Fuchs]].
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		+	December 5, 1945: [[Die Ontroue Sannie]] (The Unfaithful Sannie), as the title suggests, is about a young girl who has not kept her word. The complications which flow from this are indicated by means of music consisting of Afrikaans songs. The main role was played by [[Petal du Toit]]. This unoriginal operetta has a light and humorous plot by [[Pierre Louw]]. The composer uses well-known F. A. K. songs woven around well-known operettas, dialogue and singing, are presented by soloists, quartets and choirs. Music was provided by a "Boere-orkes".

	== [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]] ==		== [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]] ==

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	== [[Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==		== [[Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==
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 [[Radio Week]] was a bilingual, weekly, 32-page magazine produced by the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[SABC]])in Cape Town to advertise the week's radio highlights, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d). An annual subscription to [[Radio Week]] could be had for 6/- (six shillings) if you were a "licensed listener" (penny ha'penny or 1½d per copy). Non-licensed listeners could purchase a subscription at the regular price of 12/6 per annum.
-Each week [[Radio Week]] carried detailed schedules for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]'s (SABC) radio stations: [[Cape Town "A" (English)]], [[Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)]], [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]],  [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "B" (Afrikaans)]], [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]] (Later changed in November/December, 1945, to [[Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Grahamstown and Kimberley "A" (English))]], and [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "B" (Afrikaans)]] (Later changed in November/December, 1945, to Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans)).
+Each week [[Radio Week]] carried detailed schedules for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]'s (SABC) radio stations: [[Cape Town "A" (English)]], [[Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans)]], [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English)]],  [[Durban and Pietermartizburg "B" (Afrikaans)]], [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]] (Later changed in November/December, 1945, to [[Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Grahamstown and Kimberley "A" (English)]], and [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "B" (Afrikaans)]] (Later changed in November/December, 1945, to [[Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein "B" (Afrikaans)]]).
 Although a radio station aimed at the "Black" population was introduced in the winter of 1940 for wartime propaganda purposes, [[Radio Week]] completely ignored any news regarding its broadcasts.
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 December 6, 1945: [[Five Quid Pro Quo]] by [[James Gregson]]. Produced by [[Jack Bligh]], a half-hour play which describes what happens to a stolen five pound note as it circulates and the drama that follows each change of ownership. There is both climax and anti-climax at the end of the story.
 December 7, 1945: [[Die Heilige Johanna]] (The Holy Johanna), a drama by George Bernard Shaw, translated by Prof. [[W.E.G. Louw]], with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] and [[Thys van Lille]].
 == [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "B" (Afrikaans)]] ==
 November 5, 1945: [[Vir Ons Soldate in die Hospitale]] (For Our Soldiers in the Hospitals), a selection of music presented alternately by [[Esme Euvrard]], [[Eugenie Hauptfleish]] and [[Kathleen Lee]].
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 November 30, 1945: [[Memories]] - reminiscences of the early days of Johannesburg. ([[E Lezard]])