Sunday 3 January 2016 Rātapu 3 Kohi-tātea 2016

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Police Files of NZ (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (RNZ); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 My Beautiful Balloon by Carl Nixon read by Nick Blake (2 of 2, RNZ); 3:30 Nga Taonga Korero (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:10 Bishops, by Mona Williams (2 of 10, RNZ)

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  Aunt Rosie & the Rabbit, by Diana Noonan, told by Glennis Levestam; Get Out of my Hair, by David Hill, told by Lucy Schmidt; Scrap - Tale of a Blonde Puppy Ep 2, by Vince Ford, told by Kip Chapman; A Race Meeting on the Grey, by David Somerset, told by Bernard Kearns; Aunty Turia, by Eliza Bidois, told by Eliza Bidois; The Pirates and the Nightmaker part 4, by James Norcliffe, told by Dick Weir

• 7:10 AM. Insight: Auckland vs NZ by Todd Niall

  Todd Niall looks at whether the Government needs to radically change the way it makes policy for - and operates in - Auckland.

  7:40 World Watch

• 8:10 AM. The Weekend with Lynn Freeman

  Interviews, documentaries and round table discussions and documentaries about issues, trends, ideas and opportunities, plus practical tips for homeowners, travellers and food lovers

• Noon The World at Noon

  A round-up of national and international news

• 12:12 PM. Spectrum: I've Swung an Axe and Humped a Swag

  Bob Edwards provides a detailed account of his life as a swaggie and bushman

• 12:50 PM. Here and Where, by David Hill

  Off the Rails: A New Zealand traveller experiences the pick'n'mix pleasures of a tour party going by rail from L.A. to New Orleans (2 of 5, RNZ)

• 1:10 PM. Goodie Goodie! Python Python!

  The lost Cambridge Circus revue tapes from 1964 with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, "The I.T. Briddock Show" (2 of 5, NZBC)

• 2:05 PM. My Pakistani Jazz Orchestra

  When Izzat Majeedwas a child, Pakistan's film industry - nicknamed 'Lollywood' - produced 100 movies a year. But as the years passed, and Pakistan became less culturally-tolerant Lollywood all but disappeared and the classical musicians at its heart disappeared with it. But when Izzat retired, he decided to do something about it. He formed the Sachal Jazz Ensemble, built a music studio in Lahore, and is putting Pakistani music back on the map. (BBC)

• 2:35 PM. The Dream Life of Elephants, by Vaughan Slinn, Sara Allen and Leo Gene Peters

  A mysterious and quirky look at the routine of urban loneliness through the eyes of Julian and Yvonne, two strangers who nearly meet (2 of 4)

• 3:04 PM. The Reluctant Spy, by John Dryden

  A hard-up Coptic art expert who becomes embroiled in (what appears to be) corporate espionage when approached by seductive Canadian student Tara to deliver a letter - for money - to a prominent Egyptian politician (1 of 3)

• 4:06 PM. Auckland Writers Festival: Anthony Horowitz with Michael Williams

  A conversation with Anthony Horowitz who crafts great books from the world of spooks and gumshoes. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books for younger readers, and the Conan Doyle estate-approved novels The House of Silkand Moriarty for grown-ups, he also writes extensively for television including for cosies Poirot, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. And there's his commission from the Ian Fleming Estate, for a James Bond novel.

• 5:00 PM. The World at Five

  A roundup of today's news and sport

  5:11 Heart and Soul (BBC)

• 5:40 PM. The Dwarf Who Moved, by Peter Williams QC

  Observations and anecdotes from the life of New Zealand's pre-eminent criminal defence lawyer (4 of 8)

• 6:06 PM. Great Encounters

• 7:05 PM. The TED Radio Hour

• 8:06 PM. Sunday Night with Paul Brennan

  Paul Brennan presents two hours of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

• 10:12 PM. What's the Word with Sally Placksin

• 11:04 PM. Hidden Treasures

  Trevor Reekie seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, re-releases and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream (8 of 10)

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