Schedule for Wednesday 23 December 2015

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12:04 AM. All Night Programme

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Berries and Cream, by Adrienne Frater, told by Catherine Downes (RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report

RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:16 and 6:50 Business News
6:18 Pacific News
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: Night Flight, by Malcolm Bowers
Black combat boots crunch across the white snow. St. Nicholas puts on his night vision goggles, does the pre-flight check, and goes into battle with the goblins once again (RNZ)
Noon Midday Report

RNZ news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 PM. Jesse Mulligan

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint

RNZ's two-hour news and current affairs programme
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump

Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)
8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 The Wednesday Drama: Bread of Heaven, by Vincent O'Sullivan (RNZ)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National
11:06 PM. The Retro Cocktail Hour Christmas Party

The Retro Cocktail Hour martini glass overflows with the Yuletide spirit, thanks to Esquivel, Julie London, the Rat Pack and many more in a special Christmas edition of the show featuring music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker. (1 of 4, KPR)