Sunday 11 December 2016 Rātapu 11 Hakihea 2016

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Nga Taonga Korero (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:40 Essential NZ Albums (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 With Lots of Love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry (5 of 10, RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC) 5:10 Pomare by Elizabeth Knox (7 of 7, RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  The Story of the Mosquitoes, by David Somerset, told by Fiona Samuel ; Family and Friends, by Mike Carter, told by Lara Matheson ; Kimi and the Watermelon, by Miriam Smith, told by Whetu Fala ; Sink or Swim, by David Hill, told by Matt Wilson ; My Disgraceful Old Gran, by Jennifer Beck, told by Stephen Lovatt ; The Garden Party, by Margaret Mahy, told by Sima Urale ; European Tangi, by Willie Davis, told by Willie Davis

• 7:10 AM. Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman

  A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch, the week in Parliament and music

  7:32 The Week in Parliament

  An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house

  9:06 Mediawatch

  Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

• 12:12 PM. Standing Room Only with Lynn Freeman

  It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment

  1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris

  A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics. (RNZ)

  2:05 The Laugh Track

• 3:04 PM. The 3 O'Clock Drama: Tumanbay by John Dryden and Mike Walker

  An epic saga inspired by the Mamluk slave-dynasty of Egypt. This story of upheaval, revolution and romance is set in the heart of a vast empire, the corrupt fictional city of Tumanbay which is threatened by a rebellion in a far-off province and a mysterious force devouring the city from within (10 of 10, RNZ)

• 4:06 PM. The Sunday Feature

  Islam, People and Power: The Shia
  Within Shi’ism there is a high level disagreement about the role of Islam in government. Shia-dominated Iran is an Islamic republic, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Islamic cleric. But the Iranian model of government - a theocratic state - is not supported by Shi’ism’s most senior Islamic cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani who is based in the Iraqi city of Najaf.  “Khamenei is the head of Iranian army. Sistani is not the head of Iraqi army,” explains Iraqi politician Walid al-Hilli. But, as presenter Safa al-Ahmad discovers on a visit to Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Sistani has significant influence on the way Iraq is governed. (Part 4 of 5, BBC)

  4CAST
  A news quiz with a twist… the news hasn’t happened yet. Through a series of games led by host Michele A’Court,  guest comedians Rhys Mathewson, Penny Ashton and Nick Rado test their forecasting skills, taking the mickey out of what they imagine might be in the news next week.With a new Prime Minister due, they’ve picked a good week.(RNZ comedy podcast pilot)

• 5:00 PM. The World at Five

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 5:11 PM. Heart and Soul

  Nepal's Living Goddess
  In the centre of Patan City in Nepal resides a living goddess, a child as young as four, chosen to host a deity of invincible feminine power. On her young shoulders rests the fate of the nation. Sahar Zand joins the thousands of Nepalese Hindus and Buddhists  as they celebrate the national festival of Dashain. Sahar explores the symbolic status of blood for them, and whywhen a kumari first menstruates the goddess is believed to vacate her body. (BBC)

• 5:40 PM. Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi

  A round-up of the Māori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. Te Ahi Kaa

  Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

• 6:40 PM. Voices

  Highlighting the activities and experiences of people with different backgrounds (RNZ)

• 7:05 PM. The TED Radio Hour

  A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)

• 8:06 PM. Sunday Night with Grant Walker

  An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

• 10:12 PM. Mediawatch

  Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

• 10:45 PM. The Week in Parliament

  An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house (RNZ)

• 11:04 PM. The Retro Cocktail Hour

  An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)

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