Sunday 4 'til 8 for Sunday 25 November 2012

4:07 The Sunday Feature: The Left To Die Boat (BBC)

In March 2011, 72 African migrants were forced onto an inflatable boat by Libyan soldiers in Tripoli. They were desperate to escape the fighting in Libya and hoping for a new life in Europe. Their boat headed for the small Italian island of Lampedusa, only 18 hours away across the Mediterranean.

There was a Nato naval blockade of Libya at the time and the area was full of military ships and aircraft. Yet, despite a number of sightings, the boat was never rescued. Fifteen days later it washed up back on Libya's coast with only 11 survivors on board – two more died soon after.

In this documentary the survivors tell their story to producer Sharon Davis and she investigates how it was that these people were left to die in a boat in one of the most heavily-monitored seas on earth. Sharon Davis investigates how it was that over 60 African migrants died in a boat in one of the most heavily-monitored seas on earth.

Links:
BBC: Left To Die Boat
Report by the European Council – Lives Lost in the Mediterranean Sea – who is responsible?
Forensic Oceanography Report on the "Left-to Die Boat"

5:12 Spiritual Outlook

Our regular catch up with the world of religion, spirituality, faith and ethics – presented by Justin Gregory and Sonia Yee, alternating with a series from the BBC's World Service programme, Heart and Soul.

5:36 Blue Smoke

The Birth of New Zealand Pop

6:06 Te Ahi Kaa

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

7:06 One in Five

The issues and experience of disability. (RNZ)

7:30 The Strand

A glimpse into the  world of art, writing and books (BBC)