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Nights for Wednesday 15 November 2017

7:12 Interview

From Geraldine to Jericho – available as a free download from the Canterbury Museum website on https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/848218

NZ Troops at the recently unveiled Ngā Tapuwae memorial on Tel el Saba

The NZ Defence Force performing a haka on Tel el Saba just east of Beer Sheva

Re-enactment of the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba

The grave of one of the Auckland Mounted Rifles troops, Peter George White who died in the fighting for Tel el Saba on 31 October 1917

A New Zealander dressed in period uniform of the Wellington Mounted Rifles (East Coast regiment)

Paul Barker, author of the family history GERALDINE TO JERICHO -  about the young New Zealanders in the Palestine Campaign has just returned from the 100 Year Commemorations in Beersheva where a plaque was unveiled in recognition of the contribution of the ANZACs in the campaign.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at the latest star-studded version of the old Agatha Christie war-horse, Murder on the Orient Express, the social media satire Ingrid goes west, and a story about real-life fire-fighters - Only the brave.

8:12 John Thornley - Songs of the Spirit

Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley with the next part of his series exploring the spiritual side of songs. In this episode, Dave Dobbyn - the spiritual side of a spiritual man.

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dave dobbyn Photo: RNZ

8:30 Pants On Fire

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At what age do we first start telling lies? Why does dishonesty peak in our teenage years?

Listen to Pants on Fire at 8.30 and we'll have a crack at answering those questions and digging into the whole business of telling lies.

 

9:07 The Drama Hour

9:07 Episode 7 of LifeAfter by Mack Rogers

Now a double-agent spying on LifeAfter for the FBI, Ross Barns  must embark on a dangerous undercover mission into the heart of the LifeAfter community. And in the process he learns who is truly pulling the strings of the conspiracy as you'll hear in today's episode of LifeAfter following the news at 9.

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Photo: flickr/ Alexander Mueller

9:45 Episode 7 of The 10pm Question by Kate de Goldi

Only Ma listens patiently to 12 year old Frankie's 10 p.m. anxieties. But of course, it is Ma who is the cause of the most worrying question of all, the one that Frankie can never bring himself to ask.

10:17 Late Edition

A round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Dateline Pacific from RNZ International,

11:07 Inside Out

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Photo: William P. Gottlieb [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way.

This week Nick checks out tracks from Buddy DeFranco and Stochelo Rosenberg, next year’s NZ Festival headliner Cecile McLorin Salvant, and David Friesen with Reuben Bradley and Dixon Nacey.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant Photo: Supplied