Saturday 25 April 2009 Rāhoroi 25 Paenga-whāwhā 2009

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:06 Music from Midnight; 12:30 Laugh Track; 1:05 Pathfinders: Lighting the Way by Keith Richardson. A documentary featuring members of the British Pathfinder squadron whose job was to pinpoint enemy targets for following Allied bomber crews in the 1940s. Also available on CD from Replay Radio 2:30 Waiata Maori Music 3:15 The ANZAC Picnic - Adrienne Frater's short story about a Swedish exchange student on an ANZAC day picnic with her host father in the Peel Forest, South Canterbury. (RNZ); 3:35 The Week (RNZ)4:35 War Poetry. BBC War correspondent Jonathan Charles finds out about the poetry being written as a result of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; 5:15 Afternoon Tea With The Ladies, a short story by Wendy Craig. Private Brierley, invalided home after losing a leg in WW1, attends a reception in his honour arranged by the women of the Patriotic League. He struggles to balance his own horrific experiences with the jingoistic, rose tinted view held by the women (RNZ)

• 5:45 AM. ANZAC Day Dawn Service of Remembrance

  The Dawn Ceremony of Remembrance from The Cenotaph in Wellington, conducted by the Reverend Robin Lane, Presbyterian Minister Emeritus, representing the Wellington Council of Churches. RNZ Presenter is Warwick Burke.

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  A War Far Away, by Pauline Cartwright, told by Teresa Healy; A Mouse on Thursday, by Beverley Dunlop, told by Riwia Brown; The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck, told by Martyn Sanderson;The Reluctant Little Flower Girl, by Melanie Koster, told by Liz Kirkman (RNZ)

• 7:08 AM. Country Life

  News and views from rural New Zealand (RNZ)

• 8:10 AM. Saturday Morning with Kim Hill

  A Saturday morning mixture of current affairs and feature interviews

• 12:10 PM. This Way Up with Simon Morton

  Exploring the things we use and consume

• 2:04 PM. Music 101 with Kirsten Johnstone

  Kirsten Johnstone presents the best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world, including:

  4:10 Musical Chairs - Hugh Lynn

  New Zealand's most successful rock promoter of the 1980s - the man who worked alongside international superstars such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Stevie Wonder and Neil Young, whose outdoor concerts broke attendance records and who was recognised with an award for his outstanding contribution to local music, looks back over his varied career as a "cultural entrepreneur" (RNZ)

• 5:10 PM. Focus on Politics

  Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

• 5:30 PM. Tagata o te Moana

  Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. Great Encounters

  In-depth interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)

• 7:04 PM. Saturday Night with Peter Fry

  Four hours of music, reminiscences, requests and entertainment

• 11:06 PM. Wayne's Music

  Wayne Mowat presents a selection of tunes too good to be forgotten (RNZ)

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