Monday 4 June 2018 Rāhina 4 Pipiri 2018

• 12:04 AM. All Night Programme

  Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:06 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (BBC); 2:20 Bookmarks: Dame Patsy Reddy (RNZ); 3:05 Imperial Victory Spectacular by Steve Danby read by Peter Dennet (RNZ); 3:30  Scíence in Action (BBC); 4:30 Our Treaures: Snell shoe (RNZ); 4:40 Talk of Venice (RNZ) 5:10  Witness (BBC)

• 6:00 AM. Breakfast with Paul Brennan

  An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts including
  6:10 AM.   The Wraith by Janis Freegard (RNZ)
  6:40 AM.   Ruling with the Gods Neil MacGregor considers the relationship between earthly rulers and the gods (BBC)
  7:10 AM.   Could writing a to-do list help you sleep at night?  Dr Michael Scullin from Baylor University explains how writing down a list of things you need to get done the following day might help you to fall asleep faster. (BBC)
  7:30 AM.  Black Sheep: Regicide The story of a Dunedin teenager who tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, and, at least according to some, the authorities tried to cover it up (RNZ)

   

• 8:12 AM. Queen's Birthday with Megan Whelan

  An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling (RNZ)

• Noon The World At Noon

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 12:12 PM. WorldWatch

  The stories behind the international headlines (RNZ)

• 12:30 PM. Matinee Idle with Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris

  An afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment (RNZ)

• 5:00 PM. Five O'Clock Report

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 5:10 PM. Katikati: The Ulster Colony Down Under

  An Irish documentary exploring what persuaded a party of Ulster Scots pioneers to leave their homes in the 1870s, and travel halfway round the world to begin a new life in New Zealand? Irish historian Mark Thompson and Journalist John Deering tells how one man's bid to rebuild his fortune led to the world's only planned Ulster settlement at Katikati on the Tauranga Harbour (Yamal productions)

• 5:40 PM. Albert Square by Frankie McMillan

  A delightful story about the care and love in an old folk's home where one of the nurses goes the extra mile for her patients, but her dedication isn't universally welcomed (RNZ)

• 6:06 PM. The Great Egg Freeze

  Fi Glover takes a personal look at a growing trend - egg freezing offered as a corporate work benefit. She speaks to women who have done it, as well as doctors and employers (BBC)

• 7:06 PM. Me and Misspelt by Chad Taylor read by Arthur Ranford

  Spelling was Jackson's strong point - until he meets Jayne with a Y (RNZ)

• 7:30 PM. The Best of Upbeat

   Celebrating Hungarians in NZ: Hungarian folk-singer Márta Sebestyén and hurdy-gurdy specialist Béla Szerényi are here for concerts celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Magyar Millennium Park for Hungarians in New Zealand.(RNZ)

• 8:06 PM. The Handkerchief by Linda Niccol

  Romance flowers in the park for a blind man after the dropping of a handkerchief (RNZ)

• 8:30 PM. Windows on the World

  International public radio features and documentaries

• 9:30 PM. Insight

  An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. The World at Ten

  A roundup of today's news and sport

• 10:10 PM. World Book Club:

  Jackie Kay: Trumpet: Scottish poet Laureate Jackie Kay talks about her award-winning novel, Trumpet... about a legendary jazz trumpeter with an extraordinary secret that is revealed only when he dies (BBC)

• 11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon

  Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

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