Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 20, 2005 17:18:11 GMT 12
There are a number of interesting programmes coming onto both television and National Radio for ANZAC Day this weekend:
National Radio 25th of April 2005
03.10 THE ANZAC PICNIC, by Adrienne Frater (RNZ)
04.30 ON THIS DAY (RNZ) I assume this is Anzac related
05.10 FOOTNOTES FROM THE FIELDS I assume this is Anzac related
06.30 ANZAC DAWN SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Broadcast live from Gore
07.30 IN FOREIGN FIELDS In his retirement, Roger Ridley Smith rediscovers Great War connections (RNZ)
08.06 ANZAC DAY WITH LYNN FREEMAN A morning of current affairs and conversation
10.45 TU, BY PATRICIA GRACE Three brothers went with the Maori Battalion to Italy during World War II. Only one survived to face the questions of the children in the years that followed (Pt 6 of 15, RNZ)
12.34 WHEN DAD CAME HOME, BY PADDY RICHARDSON A small boy yearns for the return of his Dad from the war but his longing turns to dismay when his Dad shows signs of shell shock (RNZ)
13.05 THE ANZAC CONCERT Recalling classic New Zealand wartime entertainment (RNZ)
14.05 THE BOY SERGEANT In a Cassino hotel lobby, an 82 year-old kiwi veteran of the WW II Italian campaign was approached by a 73 year old man looking for members of the 23rd NZ Battalion. As a boy barely in his teens, the younger man had befriended the New Zealanders while interpreting for them; and they had kitted him out in their uniform - complete with three stripes (Word Pictures)
15.04 THE BAND PROGRAMME Brass band music for ANZAC day (RNZ)
16.06 HE TOHU MAUMAHARA On Thursday 2nd May 1940 the former luxury liner, Aquatania, departed Wellington with a convoy of reinforcements for the allied forces. Among them were the men of the 28th Maori Battalion. This programme follows their journey to war (RNZ)
18.05 STORYTIME: THE BANTAM AND THE SOLDIER, by Jennifer Beck (RNZ)
22.15 A BOYS OWN STORY OF THE GREAT WAR Students from Wellington College follow in the footsteps of 16 hundred old boys to Gallipoli and the Western Front (RNZ)
Television One
Sunday 24th of April 2005
12.00 THE KHAKI ALL BLACKS (REPEAT - First screen Monday June 7, 2004 at 5pm)
20.35 REVEALING GALLIPOLI Gallipoli is a vital part of every Anzac Day commemoration
but how much do we know of the campaign behind the stories of our own soldiers?
This documentary tells the stories of not only the New Zealanders at Gallipoli but also
Those of the Turks, the British and the Australians who fought there. International
Presenters, including New Zealand’s Peter Elliot, give a detailed account of the
campaign.
Monday 25th of April 2005
Television One
07.00 THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR Repeat of the coverage of the State
Funeral for the Unknown Warrior recorded on the 11th of November 2004 (till 11.00)
11.00 ANZAC DAY CEREMONY Live from the Wellington War Memorial (till 12.05)
14.35 CHILDREN OF GALLIPOLI Four great grandchildren of Gallipoli veterans recount
their great grandfathers’ stories of the war through letters, diaries, photos and
tales handed down through the generations (till 15.40)
20:30 OUR DAY TO REMEMBER As Anzac Day commemorations get bigger every year,
this documentary looks at why a generation that has never been to war now turns out
in its thousands to remember those who have. (till 21.30)
22:00 DARE TO BE FREE (REPEAT – Documentary about Sandy Thomas, a Kiwi soldier
who fell into enemy hands on Crete in World War Two.
TV3
12.00 LAST OF THE ANZACS Documentary featuring interviews with Gallipoli Survivors
plus letters from those who didn’t return
There is also some programmes on Sky History Channel for those lucky enough to have that service (I'm not).
National Radio 25th of April 2005
03.10 THE ANZAC PICNIC, by Adrienne Frater (RNZ)
04.30 ON THIS DAY (RNZ) I assume this is Anzac related
05.10 FOOTNOTES FROM THE FIELDS I assume this is Anzac related
06.30 ANZAC DAWN SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Broadcast live from Gore
07.30 IN FOREIGN FIELDS In his retirement, Roger Ridley Smith rediscovers Great War connections (RNZ)
08.06 ANZAC DAY WITH LYNN FREEMAN A morning of current affairs and conversation
10.45 TU, BY PATRICIA GRACE Three brothers went with the Maori Battalion to Italy during World War II. Only one survived to face the questions of the children in the years that followed (Pt 6 of 15, RNZ)
12.34 WHEN DAD CAME HOME, BY PADDY RICHARDSON A small boy yearns for the return of his Dad from the war but his longing turns to dismay when his Dad shows signs of shell shock (RNZ)
13.05 THE ANZAC CONCERT Recalling classic New Zealand wartime entertainment (RNZ)
14.05 THE BOY SERGEANT In a Cassino hotel lobby, an 82 year-old kiwi veteran of the WW II Italian campaign was approached by a 73 year old man looking for members of the 23rd NZ Battalion. As a boy barely in his teens, the younger man had befriended the New Zealanders while interpreting for them; and they had kitted him out in their uniform - complete with three stripes (Word Pictures)
15.04 THE BAND PROGRAMME Brass band music for ANZAC day (RNZ)
16.06 HE TOHU MAUMAHARA On Thursday 2nd May 1940 the former luxury liner, Aquatania, departed Wellington with a convoy of reinforcements for the allied forces. Among them were the men of the 28th Maori Battalion. This programme follows their journey to war (RNZ)
18.05 STORYTIME: THE BANTAM AND THE SOLDIER, by Jennifer Beck (RNZ)
22.15 A BOYS OWN STORY OF THE GREAT WAR Students from Wellington College follow in the footsteps of 16 hundred old boys to Gallipoli and the Western Front (RNZ)
Television One
Sunday 24th of April 2005
12.00 THE KHAKI ALL BLACKS (REPEAT - First screen Monday June 7, 2004 at 5pm)
20.35 REVEALING GALLIPOLI Gallipoli is a vital part of every Anzac Day commemoration
but how much do we know of the campaign behind the stories of our own soldiers?
This documentary tells the stories of not only the New Zealanders at Gallipoli but also
Those of the Turks, the British and the Australians who fought there. International
Presenters, including New Zealand’s Peter Elliot, give a detailed account of the
campaign.
Monday 25th of April 2005
Television One
07.00 THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR Repeat of the coverage of the State
Funeral for the Unknown Warrior recorded on the 11th of November 2004 (till 11.00)
11.00 ANZAC DAY CEREMONY Live from the Wellington War Memorial (till 12.05)
14.35 CHILDREN OF GALLIPOLI Four great grandchildren of Gallipoli veterans recount
their great grandfathers’ stories of the war through letters, diaries, photos and
tales handed down through the generations (till 15.40)
20:30 OUR DAY TO REMEMBER As Anzac Day commemorations get bigger every year,
this documentary looks at why a generation that has never been to war now turns out
in its thousands to remember those who have. (till 21.30)
22:00 DARE TO BE FREE (REPEAT – Documentary about Sandy Thomas, a Kiwi soldier
who fell into enemy hands on Crete in World War Two.
TV3
12.00 LAST OF THE ANZACS Documentary featuring interviews with Gallipoli Survivors
plus letters from those who didn’t return
There is also some programmes on Sky History Channel for those lucky enough to have that service (I'm not).
