7:12 Composition in Context - JS Bach's Christmas Oratario

Pianist Rachel Church joins us once again to put a classical composition into context.  Tonight it's a seasonal choice:  JS Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Johann Sebasian Bach

Johann Sebasian Bach Photo: Elias Gottlob Haussmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

7:35 New Horizons

In this week's New Horizons, it's The Beatles - re-released with the Anniversary Edition of Abbey Road; and re-imagined with Matthew Bannister's individual take on Rubber Soul.

Abbey Road

Abbey Road Photo: supplied

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on the World

We're in the studio with Jeff Staple, an acclaimed American fashion and graphic designer, founder of New York Design agency Staple Design, Staple Clothing and Reed Space boutique. He has collaborated and released lines with brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Oakley, Uniqlo, PUMA and Clarks.

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 12: Jeff Staple attends the Remy Martin Circle Of Centaurs event at Waterview Loft on March 12, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan.

Photo: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Remy Martin/AFP

9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance heads to Nelson's Cawthron Institute to find out about the Lakes380 project and how eDNA will help create a thousand-year history of hundreds of New Zealand lakes. And Professor Allan Blackman investigates terbium in the Elemental podcast.

Collecting a sediment core from Lake Wai Raupo in Northland.

Collecting a sediment core from Lake Wai Raupo in Northland. Photo: Lakes380 / Cawthron Institute & GNS Science

9:30 Overseas Correspondent

Our Changing World's Alison Ballance joins us from Scott Base in Antarctica.

Alison Ballance recording at the Cape Crozier emperor penguin colony, Antarctica

Alison Ballance recording at the Cape Crozier emperor penguin colony, Antarctica Photo: RNZ Alison Ballance

10:17 Lately

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Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

Music101's Charlotte Ryan with MC Slave and Joe Lindsay of Fat Freddy's Drop

Music101's Charlotte Ryan with MC Slave and Joe Lindsay of Fat Freddy's Drop Photo: RNZ

On this week's Pocket Edition Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan interviews Fat Freddy's Drop members MC Slave & Joe Lindsay about their new album Special Edition pt. 1, as well as German composer Nils Frahm ahead of his first NZ show. Plus Trevor Reekie catches up with ex-pat kiwi musician Miriam Clancy to find out why her new album took a decade to make.

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