Monday 25 December 2017 Rāhina 25 Hakihea 2017

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:15 Silent Night (RNZ); 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:06 Christmas Dinner (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 Last Christmas by Elisabeth Easther told by Denise O'Connell (RNZ); 3:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (RNZ)

• 6:00 AM. Christmas Morning

  With Paul Brennan.

• 6:08 AM. Christmas Storytime

  A Night at Sam's Place, by Faith Walker, told by Duncan Smith;Slinki Malinki's Christmas Crackers, by Lynley Dodd, told by Miranda Harcourt;Donkey's Revenge, by Elizabeth Pulford, told by Cameron Douglas; Beach Christmas, by Philippa Werry, told by Vivienne Bell (RNZ)

• 6:50 AM. 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

  Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of 50 inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world. Today: The Lightbulb (BBC)

• 7:10 AM. Christmas Church service

  A Christmas Church Service from Te Atatu EFKS - Samoan Congregationalist church in Auckland. Minister: Rev. Lucky Slade (RNZ)

• 9:06 AM. The Compass

  Documentaries exploring our world (BBC)

• 10:05 AM. Black Sheep:

  Epidemic: the story of Robert Logan (RNZ)

• 11:05 AM. A Fragile Peace by Lindsay Wood told by Patrick Davies

  Classic story of the first Christmas in the trenches in 1914 (RNZ)

• Noon The World At Noon

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 12:15 PM. A Christmas Wish by Shirley Eng Told by Jane Waddell

  Trish wishes she could see more of her grandchildren, but as they say, be careful what you wish for (RNZ)

• 1:06 PM. Health Check: Fitness Trackers

  Every Step You Take Counts: Millions of people wear electronic step-counting bracelets or use apps on their phones - aiming for ten thousand steps a day. Claudia Hammond asks whether this routine motivates her - or if it's actually setting her up for failure. Some insurance companies now offer discounts for the most active - but steps counters ignore factors like age, stride length and speed. And who's to say you haven't given the step counter to your dog, running around the park? (RNZ)

• 2:04 PM. Clarke's Classics

  The late John Clarke introduces orchestral and operatic favourites as guest presenter on ABC Classic FM's Saturday Morning programme. The programme, from October 2016, has been repeated as a tribute to the award-winning comedian and writer, following his sudden and unexpected death in April 2017 (ABC)

• 3:04 PM. Bread of Heaven by Vincent O'Sullivan

  A family Christmas is the setting for this satire. Daddy, who is at least 200 years old, has invited his elderly children to a family dinner. But there's no telling what will happen when Daddy reveals the secret of his own immortality - a pact with the devil that involves a little human flesh. The RNZ Worldplay 2002 production for the Fourth International Festival of Radio Drama (RNZ)

• 4:06 PM. Who Killed The Circus?

  In January this year, the world’s most historic circus, Ringling, Barnum and Bailey, announced it was closing, sending hundreds of circus performers looking for jobs. At the end of the The Greatest Show On Earth, writer and former circus artiste, Dee Birkett, goes behind the scenes with the performers and asks Who Killed The Circus? (BBC)

• 5:00 PM. Five O'Clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport.

• 5:10 PM. Glad Tidings to You by Shirley Eng read by David MacKenzie

  With redundancy looming a 'Grinch' has to reconsider how he'll spend Christmas (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. The Queen's Message

  H.M The Queen with her annual message to the commonwealth (BBC)

• 6:30 PM. Encounters

  Memorable exchanges from the past year on RNZ National

  Poet, Matthew Zapruder, a former New York Times Magazine poetry editor and author of the book "Why Poetry", speaking with Jesse Mulligan in October 2017.

• 7:06 PM. A Gift Shared by Christopher Horan

  Doyle is a cantankerous old drunk awaiting death in a hospital ward. He hates Christmas. Or he thought he did! (RNZ)

• 8:30 PM. Windows on the World

  International public radio features and documentaries

• 9:30 PM. Insight

  An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. The 10 O'clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 10:10 PM. Christmas Church service

  A Christmas Church Service from Te Atatu EFKS - Samoan Congregationalist church in Auckland. Minister: Rev. Lucky Slade (RNZ)

• 11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon

  Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

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