Sunday Morning Podcast Options

10:40 AM.Marking 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens, Dougal reveals Dicken's link to Dunedin. Audio

10:06 AM.Michael Morpurgo, the author of Private Peaceful which has been adapted for the stage and screen, as has his hugely successful War Horse. Audio

9:40 AM.CEO of Reconciliation Australia Leah Armstrong looks at pressure for change on the Australian constitution. Audio

9:06 AM.Marking the upcoming earthquake anniversary in Christchurch; right of reply on The Panel; newspaper stories with overhyped headlines; a controversial contest backfies on radio - but not really. Audio

8:45 AM.Actor Michael Hurst on his new play, Frequently Asked Questions, being performed at the NZ International Arts Festival in Wellington which runs from 2 - 11 March. Audio

8:12 AM.Rachel Graham & Bridget Mills look at Christchurch and its people a year on from the earthquake Audio

11:05 AM.In Ideas today we're taking a look at the idea of employee-owned companies. Audio

10:06 AM.Professor of Science and Civilization at Oxford University's Said Business School, Steve Rayner, on big plans to combat global warming. Audio

9:55 AM.Chris reads out listeners' haiku. This week's theme is skinny dipping. Audio

9:40 AM.English Playwrite Bryony Lavery talks about her upcoming play, Beautiful Burnout, on soon at the International Arts Festival Audio

9:06 AM.All Black in a media breastfeeding frenzy; who shapes media debate on economic issues?; two political broadcasting rows revived; a misreported comment goes global; Waitangi Day expat antics overblown.

8:40 AM.Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University Robert Proctor has studied thousands of formerly secret documents from the cigarette industry to explore how cigarettes became the most… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Nigel Stirling considers how NZ can balance its relationships with China and the US Audio

11:59 AM.What the listeners have to say on today's programme. Audio

11:06 AM.Chris Laidlaw talks to Gareth Morgan - economist, author, philanthropist, adventurer, Phoenix Football Club co-owner, and father of Sam 'TradeMe' Morgan. From the Ideas collection: Influential Kiwis… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Dougal reports on the turmoil of the antiques auction and farewells some family furniture. Audio

10:06 AM.Scientist, explorer and environmentalist, Tim Flannery was Australian of the Year in 2007, and chairs the Copenhagen Climate Council. He talks to Chris about climate change, energy options and his… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.Chris reads some of the haiku sent in by listeners. Audio

9:42 AM.Paul Warren discusses why it's important to preserve languages, and if giving a language official status guarantees its survival. Audio

9:06 AM.Has Occupy had a fair go in our media - or the coverage it deserved?; an Aussie mining magnate turned media mogul with a big stake in our papers; an unfairly-outed bouncer; alarming reports of a… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Joris de Bres, Race Relations Commissioner, considers how most of us mark Waitangi Day away from the Treaty ground, how we express our national identity, and the future of race relations. Audio

11:05 AM.This week Ideas takes a look at the Mormon religion, or as it prefers to be known, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Audio

10:10 AM.Ian Johnstone explains his objective for the series 'New Flags Flying: Pacific Leaders Remember'. Audio

9:45 AM.Writer David Geary on life in Canada, and writing haiku. Audio

9:10 AM.Death, danger, disaster and violence dominate summer news; the fallout from a controversial documentary; the teapot tape leak; Blanket Man in the media. Audio