Nine To Noon for Friday 17 August 2012

09:05 Julian Assange granted political asylum in Ecuador

Michael Ratner, US lawyer for Julian Assange - President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a non-profit human rights litigation organization.

09:20 Julian Assange granted political asylum in Ecuador

Anand Doobay is a leading extradition lawyer in the UK.

09:30 Katherine Mansfield artefacts

Fiona Oliver, published collections curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.

Gallery: Katherine Mansfield artefacts

From right, Katherine, John Middleton Murry and his brother Richard [date unknown]

09:45 Pacific news with Johnny Blades,  senior journalist with Radio New Zealand International

10:05 Feature guest - world champion indoor freediver Kathryn Nevatt

Thirty-three-year-old Kathryn Nevatt is competing in the national free diving champs in Wellington this weekend, where she hopes to hold her breath in the pool for more than 8 minutes.

10:35 Book review with Louise O'Brien

Caravan Story by Wayne Macauley
Published by Text

10:45 Reading: Rangatira by Paula Morris

Three of the group of Rangatira leave to join the Māori Warrior Chiefs performing at the Alhambra Theatre.  Paratene and Horomona go to watch and are upset by the show.

11:05 Music review with Jeremy Taylor

Pastor TL Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir, Kurt Shanks, Skip Spence.

Artist: Pastor TL Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir
Title:- Like A Ship
Composer: Pastor TL Barrett
Album: Like A Ship (Without A Sail)
Label: Light In The Attic

Artist: Kurt Shanks
Title: We Shall Have Another Day
Composer: Kurt Shanks
Album: Bloodline Heart
Label: Sony

Artist: Skip Spence
Title: Little Hands
Composer: Alexander Spence
Album: Oar
Label: Sundazed

Artist:   Skip Spence
Title: Cripple Creek
Composer: Alexander Spence
Album: Oar
Label: Sundazed

11:30 Sports commentator Richard Boock

The first trans-Tasman rugby test match since the World Cup, tomorrow in Sydney.

11:45 The Week That Was with Radar and Urzila Carlson

Music played in this show

Playlist

Title: Lick Your Wounds
Artist: Lawrence Arabia
Comp: Milne
Album: The Sparrow
Label: Spunk Ura393
Time Played: 0948

Title: 'Deed I Do
Artist: Blossom Dearie
Comp: Rose
Album:
Label: Verve 564268
Time Played: 1007

Title: On This Day
Artist: The Sami Sisters
Comp: M. Sami
Album: Happy Heartbreaker
Label: Parrotdivagrump 258824
Time Played: 1035

Title: I'm Shakin
Artist: Jack White
Comp: White
Album: Blunderbuss
Label: Columbia 195993
Time Played: 1147