20 Nov 2025

My Father’s Island # 7

From The Reading, 7:00 am on 20 November 2025

FILE TITLE My Father's Island # 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNOUNCER INTRO: In our reading today the Dudding family says goodbye to Christchurch and makes its way back to an Auckland that has undergone massive changes. Here's episode seven of 'My Father's Island' written and read by Adam Dudding. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN: MUSIC (0:15) 'After seven years away from Auckland. . . . . OUT: . . . . .are driving me up the wall.' MUSIC (0:15) DUR: 11:27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BACK ANNOUNCE: That was 'My Father's Island' written and read by Adam Dudding. If you've missed an episode you can find them all by clicking on the reading link on the Nine to Noon webpage on the RNZ site. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BRIEF TRAIL: After the death of his brilliant, eccentric father, Adam Dudding went in search of the stories and secrets of a man who had been a loving parent and husband, but was also a tormented, controlling and at times cruel man. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MUSIC DETAILS Keith Blainville: Bolero (Keith Blainville ) Album: Classical Mystery [Focus Classics FCLS13 ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTERACTIVE: http://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/readings/my-father's-island-by-adam-dudding ++++++++++++++++++++

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