Nine To Noon for Friday 18 December 2009

9:08 AM.More from Copenhagen. Audio

9:29 AM.David he's written The Reserve Bank Annual 2010, which has Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard as its hero. Audio

9:46 AM.A mysterious North Korean plane was stopped in Thailand. Audio

10:06 AM.Back in May we spoke to Mike Sabin, the former detective turned anti-drug campaigner. His teenage son Darryl received a terrible head injury during a rugby match. Darryl spent 171 days in hospital… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.John's picks for the holidays are... The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R A Spratt, Running Wild by Michael Morporgo, The Billionaire's Curse by Richard Newsome. Audio

11:11 AM.New music sounds for your holiday season. Audio

11:34 AM.Joseph Romanos brings you highlights of the year that was in New Zealand sport. Audio

11:42 AM.The Australian comedian and satirist and author of Handling Edna, an unauthorized, scandalous biography written by the man who really does know her best. Handling Edna is published by Hachette. Audio

11:42 AM.Three women talk about their lives inside New Zealand gangs. Audio

11:42 AM.She's as well known for her political activism as for her varied screen roles, actress Susan Sarandon is in Wellington for the premiere of Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones. Audio

11:42 AM.British comedian has built an acting career playing losers and misfits he's also taking the film industry by storm. Audio

11:42 AM.Can inter-faith dialogue lead to peace in the Middle East? Audio

11:42 AM.Tricia Irving-Hendry's husband committed suicide, leaving her with three young children. She now works with Skylight Trust helping others who've suffered similar losses. Audio

11:43 AM.Ben Bradlee is one of the most influential newspapermen of the modern age. Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Jennifer Thompson Canino and Ronald Cotton on their remarkable story and his false imprisonment. Audio

11:43 AM.Members of The Chaser, the notorious Australian satricial comedy group. Audio

11:43 AM.Father and son at forefront of NZ music scene are now making music together. Audio

11:43 AM.Mountaineering great, Sir Chris Bonington si the leader of a generation of British climbers. Audio

11:43 AM.South African conservationist and author of and lt;I and gt;The Elephant Whisperer and lt;/I and gt; talks about the 2003 rescue of animals from the Baghdad zoo and other marvels. Audio

11:43 AM.Sunny Abberton, the infamous Bra Boys talk about Maroubra Sydney surf beach culture, surf tribalism, and family as four Abberton brothers born to a heroin addict mother - featured in the book 'My… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.We meet the somewhat smaller woman behind the larger-than-life Sharon Strezlecki: Australian actress Magda Szubanski. Audio

11:43 AM.On January 15 2009, Captain Chesley"Sully"Sullenberger safely guided a disabled Airbus A320 to a jolting but perfectly performed belly landing in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155… Read more Audio

11:43 AM.He's possibly the most popular politician in Britain. Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable has something of a cult following. Audio

11:43 AM.Auschwitz survivor and author of"A Lucky Child". Audio

11:43 AM.Her love for life and expression has seen her become a legendary dancer, director and choreographer over a 6 decade career. Audio

11:43 AM.She is the wife of a notorious serial killer at the centre of Melbourne's gang wars dramatised on the hit series Underbelly. Audio

11:43 AM.Acclaimed National Geographic Photographer and filmmaker who directed the film 'The Cove' about the yearly slaughter of Dolphins in a remote Japanese cove. Audio

11:48 AM.With Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio