Sunday 18 January 2015 Rātapu 18 Kohi-tātea 2015

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 2:35 Hymns for Sunday; 3:05 The Lark Quartet, by Elizabeth Smither (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC)

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  One Sunday Morning, by Doreen Perry, told by Dorothy McKegg; The Experiment, by Fleur Beale, told by Peter Nicoll ; Mr Bear's Birthday Treat, by Philippa Conway, told by Gerald Bryan; Toby Gets A Job, by Kingi McKinnon, told by Nancy Brunning; Night Watchman, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Tim Spite (RNZ)

• 7:35 AM. Worldwatch

  The stories behind the international headlines

• 8:10 AM. The Weekend with Lynn Freeman

  Round table discussions and documentaries about issues, trends, ideas, options and opportunities that lie ahead for us as individuals and communities (F, RNZ)

• Noon The Midday Report

• 12:11 PM. Spectrum: The Silver Horsemen

  In full-length gown, Spectrum's Amelia Nurse joins the fair maidens, jousters, swordsmen and archers for the annual medieval extravaganza at Eketahuna (RNZ)

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• 1:10 PM. Outside Voices, by Elspeth Sandys

  Conflict in the Middle East sparks unwanted memories for an old man and changes the lives of his family forever

• 2:05 PM. BBC Reith Lectures: The Future of Medicine

  The Idea of Wellbeing: In the fourth and final lecture Dr Gawande argues that medicine must shift from a focus on health and survival to a focus on wellbeing - on protecting, insofar as is possible, people's abilities to pursue their highest priorities in life. And, as he will suggest from the story of his father's life and death from cancer, those priorities are nearly always more complex than simply to live longer (F, BBC)

  BBC website for this programme

• 3:04 PM. A Short History of Story

  Noah Richler traces the development of storytelling from the earliest creation myths through to today's online gaming and the recording of our personal lives by way of social media. In this programme we look at how creation myths and epics in the 21st Century continue to be part of our experience of storytelling, and that through computer games and social media people assume different identities - hero, villain, warrior and peacemaker (F, BBC)

• 4:06 PM. Sunday 4 'til 8

  A selection of special interest programmes, including:

  4:06 The Sunday Feature: A Place to Live

  Imaginative and committed New Zealanders share their vision of the life worth having (3 of 4, RNZ)

  5:00 The 5 O'clock Report: A roundup of today's news and sport

  5:11 Spiritual Outlook: Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)

  5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ)

  6:06 Great Encounters: Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

  7:06 World Book Club: Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World

  Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder talks to Harriett Gilbert at The House of Literature in Oslo about his worldwide bestseller, Sophie's World. The novel draws us in to the world of the great philosophers through a fascinating story which raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe (BBC)

• 8:06 PM. A Prairie Home Companion

  The award-winning American radio show presented by Garrison Keillor (F, APM)

• 10:10 PM. The 10 O'clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 10:12 PM. Suspense: The Horla

  (Blue Hours)

• 11:04 PM. Hidden Treasures

  Trevor Reekie seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, re-releases, and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream (F, RNZ)

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