Friday 19 April 2019 Rāmere 19 Paenga-whāwhā 2019

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery  (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 Songs of the Spirit  (RNZ); 2:30 Friday Live (RNZ); 3:05 Alfresco by James Norcliffe (RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 4:30 Society of Antiquaries (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ); ​5:10 Sporting Witness  (BBC); ​5:35   Te Reo Maori (RNZ);

• 6:00 AM. Breakfast with Anna Thomas

  An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts including:

• 6:08 AM. Storytime

  Hoha, by Judith Holloway, told by Peter Kaa; Friends, by Apirana Taylor, told by Apirana Taylor, and various others; Egg Man, by Ruth Corrin, told by Tina Regtien; The Egg, by Gaelyn Gordon, told by Jennifer Ward-Lealand; Easter Story, by Apirana Taylor, told by Carol Smith (RNZ)

• 7:10 AM. Running Revolution

  When Running Made History  is the focus of Emeritus Professor Roger Robinson’s conversation with Kathryn Ryan about his great love – running (RNZ)

• 7:35 AM. The Best Pair by Robyn Anderson

  Gerald discovered the spare set of upper dentures in his suit pocket the day Dorrie was being buried…..and it didn't take much to figure out where they'd come from (RNZ)

• 8:10 AM. Robots

  Can You Murder A Robot?  Robots are designed to help us, so why do humans like to hurt them? Jane Wakefield considers how people seem unable to stop humanising robots and explores a darker side of the robot-human relationship (BBC)

• 9:06 AM. Black Sheep

  The Story of White-Supremacy: William Ray looks at the origins of white supremacy in New Zealand, how its ideology warped and changed over time, and how people have fought against it (RNZ)

• 10:05 AM. A lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy

  Margaret Mahy's first published story - which came out 50 years ago (RNZ)

• 10:10 AM. Mahy Magic

  Mahy Magic is a look at one of New Zealand's leading authors and original thinkers through a theatre piece written by Jo Randerson called Mahy Madness. Intimate and theatrical, it is a celebration of someone who uses the imagination in a positive way in her life and empowers others to do the same. (RNZ)

• 10:50 AM. How The World Changed Music

  Mbube – The Lion by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds is a track that grew from a half-improvised two minute song recorded in Johannesburg in the 1930s and then, through a series of cultural misappropriations, was rewritten into a worldwide hit - 'Wimoweh' or The Lion Sleeps Tonight. It later became part of Disney's huge international Lion King phenomenon. But did any of the money make it back to Linda and his family? (BBC)

• 11:05 AM. Historical Tribute

  Raglan By The Sea:  During the Second World War,  25 hectares of land alongside Raglan Harbour, was taken by the Crown for defence purposes . Later it became the Raglan golf course, and in the 1970's  Māori land protesters were arrested on the golf course for trespass. Then came change. 13th February 1988 was a day of thanksgiving and celebration for the return of Māori land at Raglan, and the late Neville Glasgow went there  to assess the mood for this Insight-88 documentary.

• 11:45 AM. Ciao by Patricia Collinge.

  A tale about love, and acceptance uncovered when an American husband and wife visit  Rome in this classic American short story read by Eugene Kern (VOA)

• Noon Good Friday with Paul Brennan

  An afternoon of features, documentaries and music including

• 12:12 PM. An Inspector Calls

  Life as a food inspector  is a lot more fraught than you might think. In this BBC Food Chain feature, Emily Thomas meets three food safety officers from around the globe who reveal what it’s like to be one of the most feared people in the industry (BBC)

• 12:40 PM. Good Friday Music

  Songs of the Spirit - Methodist lay preacher John Thornley talks about his interpretation of Easter and the spiritual side of music for the season in this conversation with Bryan Crump (RNZ).

• 1:08 PM. Outlaws of the Airwaves

  New York City’s pirates of the air As the workday winds down across New York, and  listeners begin to arrive home, dozens of secret transmitters switch on from rooftops in immigrant enclaves. These stations are often called ‘pirates’ for their practice of commandeering an already licensed frequency. Reporter David Goren paints an audio portrait of their world, drawn from the culture of the street. . (KCRW / BBC)

• 2:06 PM. WoodSongs Radio Hour

  Songs of Rural America: The Symphony Concert
  Folksinger Michael Johnathon and The Ohio Valley Symphony conducted by Tim Beren celebrate the music and stories of America's front porch -from Appalachia to Woody Guthrie, Buddy Holly to George Gershwin, Irving Berlin to Vincent Van Gogh and more.  (WoodSongs OTRH)

• 3:06 PM. Stabat Mater

  Brian Kay looks at musical settings of the Stabat Mater - a medieval Latin poem in which the poet contemplates the sorrowing figure of the mother of Christ weeping at the foot of the cross on the first Good Friday and begs that he may share her grief. It is based upon the prophecy of Simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of his mother, Mary. (RNZ)

• 4:06 PM. Young Muslims in France

  A Heart and Soul Gathering discussion In which young Muslims with a variety of different faith perspectives and backgrounds come together in Paris to discuss what a French Muslim identity looks like in a nation that separates state and religion (BBC)

• 5:00 PM. Five O'Clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 5:10 PM. The History of Wastefulness

  Part 1. Today’s Trash Challenge Alexandra Spring, explores how our relationship with rubbish has evolved over time, beginning on a boat sailing across the Pacific Ocean (BBC)

• 5:40 PM. Hosanna Angelica by Alison Duffy

  The small country drama group plans an Easter pageant - and the local donkey is anxious to be the star of the show (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. Great Encounters

  Directions: Margharet Mahy   In tribute to the late Neville Glasgow who died on 7 April 2019, we feature this Episode from the series 'Directions' in which he talked to New Zealanders about their beliefs and what gives meaning to their lives. (RNZ)

• 6:30 PM. Global Business

  Portugal’s Ocean Economy   As the global economy slows, many countries are looking to the vast, untapped potential of the sea for new areas of growth. And in this BBC Global Business documentary,  Tanya Beckett visits Lisbon to find out how seriously Portugal is following this path. (BBC)​

• 7:06 PM. After March 15th

  After March 15th is a special series from Plains FM in Christchurch in which Lana Hart speaks to the people involved in, and affected by, the mosque tragedies in Christchurch, exploring ways forward so listeners can better understand what has happened and what we do now.(Plains FM)  

• 8:06 PM. Windows on the World

   (BBC)

• 8:30 PM. Friday Night Live

  (RNZ)

• 9:06 PM. Country Life

  Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. The 10 O'clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 10:10 PM. World Book Club

  Me Before You’ by the British writer JoJo Moyes  Me Before You’ by the British writer JoJo Moyes is the book up for discussion as they author joins Harriet Gilbert and an audience of avid readers to discuss her popular novel. (BBC)

• 11:06 PM. The Mixtape

  Musical guests compile a C60 and talk us through their selections (RNZ)

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