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SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 Te Karere (R, C) 6445 6.30 Hyundai Country Calendar (G, R, HD, C) 4464 7.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 81464 8.00 Here to Stay (G, R, C) 85280 9.00 A Taste of Home (G, R, C) 9551 9.30 Come Dine with Me (G, R) 5475280 Noon Marco’s Kitchen Burnout (PGR, C) 52938 1.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals (G, C) 53984 1.35 MasterChef: The Professionals (G, C) 3219990 2.20 The Chase (G, C) 5798648 3.20 Situation Critical (PGR, R, HD, C) 688071 3.55 Children’s Hospital (G, C) 4460613 4.25 Find My Family (G, R, C) 6.00 Tiki Tour (G, HD, C) 34700 6.25 Buzzy Bee and Friends (G, C) 7760483 6.35 Handy Manny (G, C) 1300939 6.55 The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (G, R, C) 1570532 7.15 Stitch! – Christmas Special (G, R, C) 1455551 7.40 Phineas and Ferb (G, R, C) 1472218 8.10 Green Lantern: The Animated Series (C) 5712261 8.35 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (G, R, C) 1675303 9.05 A.N.T. Farm (G) 4900303 9.30 ■ Cool Kids Cooking (G, R, C) 1313311 9.35 Just the Job (G, R, C) 1655236 10.00 ■ I AM TV 70358 11.00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here (PGR) 763342 12.30 Hope and Faith (G, R, C) 8913984 5396 ■ Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas (G, R, C) 2210025 6.00 ONE News (C) 94990 7.00 ■ The Food Truck (G, R, HD, C) Chef Michael Van de Elzen presents his version of classic Kiwi takeaways. Tonight: Pies. 975 7.30 Doc Martin (G, R, C, AD) Cats & Sharks: Bert is being chased by loan sharks. 2629 8.30 Come Dine with Me UK (PGR, C) Christmas Special: Celebrities Goldie, Tony Christie, Janet Ellis and Susie Amy battle it out for charity. 4.55 7747261 9.35 TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 Pan Am (HD, C, AD) One Coin in a Fountain: Maggie manages to keep her career alive by claiming she is the only Portuguese-speaking stewardess at Pan Am. 2040919 10.30 ■ Brideshead Revisited (2008, C) During WWII, an English military officer becomes entangled with an upper-class family. Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Ben Whishaw, Michael Gambon. Films, page 68 28981735 1.20am BBC World – BBC World News 2010491 1.30 Equestrian World 3259728 2.00 BBC World News 2934762 2.15 Sport Today 6163120 2.30 Fast Track 1259548 3.00 BBC World News 7532197 3.30 Dateline London 7659584 4.00 BBC World News 2020965 4.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger 1979217 5.00 BBC World News 3766526 5.30 – 6.00 Our World 3736385 1.00 The Amazing Race (PGR, R, HD, C) 56700 2.00 ■ Are We There Yet? (2005, PGR, R, C) A salesman offers to drive his girlfriend’s obnoxious kids across the US. Ice Cube, Nia Long. 639236 4.00 The Nowies (HD) What Now’s Gem Knight and singer Timomatic host an awards show for kids. 12396 5.00 One Direction: A Year in the Making (G, C) English boyband One Direction share the experiences during their first year as a group. 98716 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, C) 4071 6.30 Wipeout (G, C) 93261 7.30 ■ The Voice (PGR, HD, C) Tonight: The final four compete to be named winner. (Includes Lotto at 8.00pm.) 79700 9.30 ■ Bring It On (2000, PGR, R, C) A high school cheerleading squad discover that their previous captain stole their routines, and they have to come up with new ones before the champs. Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union. 46844 11.30 Derren Brown: Enigma (AO, R, C) 2853919 1.05am ■ The Prestige (2006, AO, R, C) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale. 70262033 3.20 ■ Blonde Ambition (2007, PGR, R, C) Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson. 5081656 4.55 Cougar Town (PGR, C) 43232694 5.30 – 6.00 It Is Written 3767255 ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Charles Stanley 8613 6.30 Outdoors with Geoff (G, R) 9532 7.00 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (G, R, HD) 1731 7.30 The Little Couple (G, R) 6808 8.30 Infomercials 9.30 Flowers Uncut with Jeff Leatham (PGR) 4006 10.00 The Great Food Escape (G, R, C) 5735 10.30 Media3 3754 11.00 Project Runway (PGR, R, C) 36990 Noon ■ The X Factor USA (G, R, HD) 947342 4.00 The Office (G) 4803 4.30 The Real Hustle NZ (G, R, C) 2280 5.00 Rheem Outdoors with Geoff (G, R) 5939 5.30 Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (G, HD) 3396 6.00 3 News 96358 7.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (G, C) Tonight: golden chicken with braised greens and potato gratin. 193 7.30 Ice Road Truckers (PGR, HD, C) 1975 8.30 CSI: New York (AO, HD, C) To What End?: A man in a clown costume shoots a bakery owner. 51938 9.25 CSI: Miami (AO, HD, C) Last Straw: Miami sorority sisters are murdered one-by-one. 7143629 10.25 Homeland (AO, R, HD, C) 1910396 11.55 ■ The Constant Gardener (2005, AO, R) Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz. 9460938 2.25am Infomercials 5.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong (G) 3751694 5.30 – 6.00 Charles Stanley 3754781 FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 4.35 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G) 5.30 Clueless (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments (G, R) 6.30 ■ Curious George (2006, G, R) Voices of Frank Welker, Will Ferrell, Eugene Levy. 8.20 The Real Housewives of Orange County (PGR) Tonight: Previously unseen footage. 9.20 Face Off (PGR) Tonight: The artists must modify an ordinary occupation into a character worthy of a Tim Burton movie. 10.20 Sons of Tucson (PGR) Sally Teel: Robby enters a ballroom-dancing competition. 10.50 Excused (AO) 11.40 – 6.00am Infomercials TV1: Brideshead Revisited, 10.30pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Home Shopping 11.30 Harry’s Practice (G, R) 424716 Noon Best of the Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus (G, R) 28097087 3.35 MasterChef USA (G, R) 9916396 4.30 Get Growing with New Zealand Gardener 322984 4.55 Fishing NZ (G) 671193 5.30 Prime News 240716 6.00 Getaway (G) 241445 6.30 The Enforcers (G, R) 259464 7.00 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen (G, R) 815919 7.30 Antiques Roadshow (G) 2905087 8.40 Weekend Murders: Midsomer Murders (AO, R) Blood on the Saddle: An estate manager who was the lover of an unpopular farmer is murdered. 474087 10.40 Running Wilde (PGR) Tonight: Steve’s spending habits have been spiralling out of control. 802464 11.05 Paul Merton in Europe (AO, R) Tonight: Ireland. 4678464 12.05am – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Riiki ARL (R) 4.00 Head Start (G, R) 4.30 The Native Diet (G) 5.00 Kai Ora (G, R) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Mister Ed (G) 6.30 Whatukura Mareikura (G) Hohepa Harawira hosts a panel discussion with Manu Neho, Tame Iti, Whirimako Black and Eraia Keil. 7.00 Ka TV (G) Healthy lifestyle show. 7.30 Te Kaea (R) 8.00 ■ The Last Emperor (1987, PGR) The history of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole. Films, page 68 11.00 – 12.30am Poitukohu NBA Tonight: Oklahoma City v Minnesota. C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition The Listener online This week’s most popular reads: ä-XOLD*LOODUGFRQûUPVWKHHQGRIWKHZRUOGE\7RE\0DQKLUH äß7KHSUHVVLVWKHHQHP\àVD\V%URZQOHH%XWGRHVKHNQRZZKRHOVH VDLGWKDW"%\7RE\0DQKLUH Think. ZZZ FRQ] SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011, PG) 7.40 Tanner Hall (2009, M) Rooney Mara, Georgia King. 9.15 The Decoy Bride (2011, PG) Kelly Macdonald. 10.45 Biography: Sarah Jessica Parker (2008, PG) 11.35 The Double (2011, M) Richard Gere, Topher Grace. 1.15 The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010, PG) Jennifer Beals. 2.45 The Rite (2011, M) Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue. 4.40 Cars 2 (2011, PG) Voices of Owen Wilson, Michael Caine. 6.25 We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) Matt Damon. 8.30 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, M) During the Cold War, an espionage veteran is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent. Gary Oldman, Colin Firth. 10.40 Life as We Know It (2010, M) Katherine Heigl. 12.35am It Waits (2005, 16) 2.00 Slayer (2006, 16) 3.25 The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010, PG) 4.55 We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) 6.45 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, PG) Heath Ledger. 8.20 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005, 16) 9.45 Eraser (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger. 11.40 Rain Man (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise. 1.50 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, PG) Heath Ledger. 3.25 Reign of Fire (2002, M) Christian Bale. 5.05 Layer Cake (2005, 16) Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller. 6.50 Role Models (2008, 16) After trashing their company truck, two friends are sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids. Seann William Scott. 8.30 Doom (2005, 16) A team of marines journey to Mars to uncover what went wrong at a research station and are confronted with a hellish situation. Karl Urban. 10.20 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) Amanda Seyfried. 12.10am Making of: Safe House (2012, M) 12.35 Layer Cake (2005, 16) 2.20 Reign of Fire (2002, M) 4.00 Doom (2005, 16) 5.45 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) 7.55 6.00 Escape From Absolom (1994, M) Ray Liotta. 7.55 Anything Else (2003, M) Woody Allen, Jason Biggs. 9.45 Kickboxer (1989, 16) JeanClaude Van Damme. 11.20 Topkapi (1964, G) Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov. 1.20 And Now for Something Completely Different (1971, PG) John Cleese, Eric Idle. 2.50 The Boxer (1997, M) Emily Watson. 4.40 Housesitter (1992, PG) Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn. 6.20 The Great Raid (2005, M) During WWII, a mission is launched to save 500 POWs in a Japanese prison camp. Benjamin Bratt. 8.30 New York, New York (1977, PG) A cocky saxophone player and an independent singer embark on a rocky relationship. Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro. 11.10 Chasing Amy (1997, 16) Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams. 1.00am The Thing (1982, 16) 2.50 Troll (1986, PG) 4.15 MGM Making of: The Culture of Hip Hop (PG) 4.35 Housesitter (1992, PG) GENERAL Slings and Arrows (PG) 1.40 The Vinyl Frontier (PG) 3.05 Other Voices 4.00 The 360 Sessions 4.30 ■ Impromptu (1991, M) Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.30 Better Homes & Gardens 7.20 Gardeners’ World 8.30 Love It or List It 9.00 Food Factory 9.30 My Kitchen 10.00 If It’s Broke Fix It 11.00 Cash & Cari 11.30 Manly Surf Noon Yard Crashers 12.30 You Deserve This House 1.30 Better Homes & Gardens 2.20 Gardeners’ World 3.30 Million Dollar Contractor 4.00 The Stagers 4.30 Love Your Garden 5.00 Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible 5.30 Why Not? With Shania Twain 6.30 Bucket Wish 8.00 Web Therapy (PGR) 8.30 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (PGR) Morgan Spurlock counts down the the modern documentary era’s most powerful, provocative and moving films. 9.30 End of the Road (2010, G) UK documentary in which stand-up comics Alexis Dubus and Sy Thomas travel across seven countries in a £100 car. 10.30 Million Dollar Contractor 11.00 The Stagers 11.30 Love Your Garden 12.00am Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible 12.30 Web Therapy (PGR) 1.00 Hairy Bikers Christmas Party 2.00 Bucket Wish 2.30 What’s Really in Our Food? 3.00 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (PGR) 4.00 End of the Road 5.00 The Kitchen Job UKTV SKY 006 6.45 Strictly Come Dancing (PG) 8.50 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 10.40 EastEnders (PG) 12.40 Holby City (PG) 1.40 Sherlock (M) 3.10 Heartbeat (PG) 4.00 The Choir (PG) 5.00 The Bill (M) 5.50 Midsomer Murders (M) 7.30 Doctor Who (PG) 8.20 Sherlock (M) The Great Game: Jom Moriarty sets Holmes deadlines to solve apparently unrelated crimes. 10.00 Shameless (16) Karen is convinced Jamie is cheating on her and confides in Gloria. 10.55 Torchwood: Children of Earth (16) Day 5: Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen stands alone as the final sanction begins. 11.55 Ten Minute Tales (PG) 12.05am Midsomer Murders (M) 1.45 Strictly Come Dancing (PG) 3.50 The Bill Classics (M) 4.20 Doctor Who (PG) 5.10 The Bill (M) Living SKY 008 6.00 The Outdoor Room 6.30 Breathing Space Yoga 7.00 Costa’s Arnhem Land Odyssey 8.00 Grow Your Own Drugs 8.30 Ask This Old House 9.00 Period Property 9.30 Colour Confidential 10.00 74 In the Dark Half (2011, M) Jessica Barden. 9.20 Gainsbourg (2010, M) Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon. 11.20 Bringing Up Bobby (2011, M) Milla Jovovich, Spencer List. 1.00 Phasma Ex Machina (2010, M) Sasha Andreev. 2.30 British Theatre: This is England 88: Part 1 (2011, 16) Vicky McClure. 3.35 The Age of Reason (2010, PG) Sophie Marceau. 5.05 The Special Relationship (2010, M) Michael Sheen. 6.40 Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009, M) Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen. 8.20 Short Film: Brains? (2012, M) 8.30 Rialto Official Selection: Arrietty (2010, G) A family of tiny people live in a large family’s house and survive by “borrowing”. Voices of Siaorse Ronan, Mark Strong. 10.10 Don’t Look Now (1973, M) Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland. 12.00am Jar City (2006, 16) 1.35 Phasma Ex Machina (2010, M) 3.05 Don’t Look Now (1973, M) 4.55 The Age of Reason (2010, PG) SoHo SKY 010 Sky Movies: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 8.30pm Sarah 101 10.30 Make My Home Bigger 11.00 Ask This Old House 11.30 Period Property Noon Cash in the Attic 1.00 The Garden Pantry 1.30 Summer Home 2.00 Sarah 101 2.30 Make My Home Bigger 3.00 Costa’s Arnhem Land Odyssey 4.00 HGTV Top 10 4.30 Eat Yourself Sexy Australia 5.30 Colour Confidential 6.00 Inside the Box 6.30 Property Developing Abroad 7.30 Final Chance to Save (M) 8.30 Brick by Brick 9.30 Heir Hunters 10.30 How Not to Decorate 11.30 Edwardian Farm (PG) 12.30am Inside the Box 1.00 Period Property 1.30 Ask This Old House 2.00 Inside the Box 2.30 Edwardian Farm (PG) 3.30 Property Developing Abroad 4.30 Heir Hunters 5.30 Edwardian Farm (PG) The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.15 ELO: Live at Wembley 7.20 Lemonade 8.00 Not for Ourselves Alone 9.30 James Rhodes: Piano Man 10.00 My Father, My Brother, and Me 11.00 Behind the Camera 11.30 In Search of Haydn Noon Obsession Magnifique 12.30 The Dust Bowl 1.30 Fish Town 2.15 ELO: Live at Wembley 3.20 Lemonade 4.00 Slings and Arrows (PG) 4.50 Slings and Arrows (PG) 5.40 The Vinyl Frontier (PG) 7.05 Other Voices 8.00 The 360 Sessions. 8.30 ■ Impromptu (1991, M) Based on the story of the romance between the introverted composer Chopin and the free-spirited novelist George Sand. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant. 10.20 The Secret to a Happy Ending 12.00am Slings and Arrows (PG) 12.50 6.05 Six Feet Under (16) 7.05 SoHo on Set (M) 7.50 Nip/Tuck (16) Noon Box Set Weekend: Boss (18) 5.00 Inside the Actor’s Studio (M) 5.50 ■ Einstein and Eddington (2008, M) David Tennant, Richard McCabe, Patrick Kennedy. 7.30 Line of Duty (16) 8.30 Luck (18) Episode Seven: While Ace tours a prison outreach horse retirement farm with Claire, Israel tries to convince Smythe that his boss is on the level. 9.30 Dexter (16) 10.30 Californication (18) The Devil’s Threesome: Charlie desperately wants to get laid, and enlists the help of a very reluctant Hank. 11.00 Hung (18) 11.30 Rescue Me (16) 12.15am Luck (18) 1.15 Nip/Tuck (16) 2.05 Nip/Tuck (16) 2.55 Nip/Tuck (16) 3.45 Nip/Tuck (16) 4.35 Nip/Tuck (16) 5.25 Rescue Me (16) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 6.30 BBC Focus on Africa 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 Middle East Business Report 8.00 World News Today with 8.30 World News Today with 8.40 Weekend World 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 Our World 10.00 Business Edition with 10.30 Football Focus 11.00 BBC World News America Noon BBC World News 12.30 Newsnight 1.00 BBC World News 1.10 Weekend World 1.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 2.00 BBC World News 2.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 The Culture Show 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 Fast Track 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 Middle East Business Report 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 Click 8.00 BBC World News 8.10 Weekend World 8.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 9.00 BBC World News 9.10 Football Focus 9.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 10.00 BBC World News 10.10 Why Poverty? 11.00 BBC World News 11.10 World Features 11.30 Newsnight 12.00am BBC World News 12.10 Weekend World 12.30 Our World 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 Equestrian World 2.00 BBC World News 2.15 Sport Today 2.30 Fast Track 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Dateline London 4.00 BBC World News 4.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 Our World LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 Kiwi Magic. 7.00 US PGA Tour Year in Review. 8.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Eight, Session Two, live. Noon Premier League Preview. 12.30 First London 2012 Official Film. 2.30 Kiwi Magic. 3.30 Premier League Preview. 4.00 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, live. 6.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Eight, Session One, replay. 9.00 Rugby, Sevens Qualifiers. Central Regional, from the Massey Institute of Sport, Manawatu, highlights. 10.30 Darts, World Championships, Day Eight, Session Two, replay. 1.30am Darts, World Championships, Day Nine, Session One, live. 5.30 Export Gold Match Fishing League. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 8.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. 9.00 Cricket, HRV Cup, Auckland Aces v Canterbury Wizards, from Eden Park, Auckland, replay. 12.30 The Cricket Show. 1.00 Golf, US Womens Amateur Championship, Lydia Ko v Jaye Marie Green. 3.00 Golf, LPGA Canadian Womens Open, highlights. 4.30 Cricket, HRV Cup, Auckland Aces v Canterbury Wizards, from Eden Park, Auckland, replay. 8.00 The Cricket Show. 8.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, live. 12.30am ICC Cricket 360. 1.00 Premier League Preview. 1.30 Soccer, English Premier League, Wigan v Arsenal, live. 3.45 Soccer, English Premier League, Manchester City v Reading, live. Sky Sport 1: World Championship Darts, 1.30am v Melbourne Victory, live. 12.00am Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, replay. 2.00 The Cricket Show. 2.30 Cricket, First Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from Kingsmead, Durban, replay. ESPN SKY 034 6.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 9.30 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, replay. 1.30 Cricket, First Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from Kingsmead, Durban, replay. 5.00 Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, live. 7.00 Premier League Preview. 7.30 Soccer, A-League, Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC, live. 9.45 Soccer, A-League, Melbourne Heart 6.00 Billiards, WPBA Tour Championship, second semi Final, 7.00 Billiards, WPBA Tour Championship, Final, 8.00 Powerboating, P1 Superstock Series, Round Two, highlights. 8.30 Powerboating, P1 Superstock Series, Round Three, highlights. 9.00 Outside the Lines. 9.30 NCAA Football Show. 10.00 NFL Show Live. 11.00 SportsCenter. Noon NFL32. 1.00 NBA Action. 1.30 Basketball, NBA, New York Knicks v Chicago Bulls, live. 4.00 SportsCenter. 5.00 Poker, World Series, Day Three, replay. 6.00 Poker, World Series, Day Three, replay. 7.00 Poker, World Series, Day Three, replay. 8.00 Around the Horn. 8.30 Pardon the Interruption. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 10.30 NBA Tonight. 11.00 SportsNation. 12.00am Crossfit Games. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 3.30 NBA Tonight. 4.00 NFL Films Presents. 4.30 NFL Films Presents. 5.00 NFL Show. DOCUMENTARIES History SKY 073 Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 6.30 Connect (PG) 7.00 Connect (PG) 7.30 MythBusters (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 ET Fishing Escapes (PG) 10.30 Volcano Time Bomb (PG) 11.30 Mighty Planes (PG) 12.30 You Have Been Warned (PG) 1.30 American Guns (M) 2.30 MythBusters (PG) 3.30 How We Invented the World (PG) 4.30 Inside the Catch: Deckhands (PG) 5.30 After the Catch (PG) 6.30 Ragin’ Cajuns (PG) 7.30 Abalone Wars (PG) 8.30 Auction Kings (PG) Harley Bike/Lincoln Document: The crew auction off a Civil War document signed by Abraham Lincoln. 9.00 Auction Hunters (PG) 9.30 Sons of Guns (M) 10.30 Mighty Planes (PG) 11.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 12.30am Call 911 (PG) 1.00 Destroyed in Seconds (PG) 1.30 Man vs Wild Marathon (PG) 7.30 Jurassic Fight Club (M) 8.30 Great Castles of Europe (PG) 9.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs (G) 9.30 Time Team (G) 10.30 Heir Hunters (PG) 11.30 Civilization Lost (PG) 1.30 Life After People (G) 3.30 Stephen Fry in America (PG) 4.30 The Explorers (G) 5.00 Building Wonders (G) 5.30 At Home with the Georgians (PG) 6.30 From Jesus to Christ (PG) 8.30 She Wolves: England’s Early Queens (PG) Jane, Mary and Elizabeth: Historian Helen Castor explores seven queens who challenged male power, and the fierce reactions they provoked. 9.30 Britain’s Lost Routes (PG) 10.40 Secrets of the Arabian Nights (PG) 11.45 Tony Robinson’s Gods & Monsters (M) 12.35am UFO Hunters (PG) 1.25 Brad Meltzer’s Decoded (PG) 2.15 In Search of Holy Treasure (G) 3.10 From Jesus to Christ (PG) 5.10 Britain’s Lost Routes (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 BBC Knowledge SKY 074 Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster (M) 8.30 Big, Bigger, Biggest (G) 9.30 Supercars (G) 10.30 Supercars (G) 11.30 American Gypsies (M) 12.30 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 1.00 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 1.30 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 2.00 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 3.30 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 4.00 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 4.30 Supercars (G) 5.30 Lion Ranger (PG) 6.30 America the Wild (G) 7.30 Access 360 World Heritage (G) 8.30 Lost Faces of the Bible (PG) Ancient Warrior: Six thousand years after an ancient man’s death, a team of experts try to determine what he looked like in his final hours. 9.30 Gospel of Judas (PG) 10.30 American Gypsies (M) 11.30 Taboo (M) 12.30am Breakout (M) 1.30 America’s Hardest Prisons (M) 2.30 Drugs Inc. (M) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megabreakdown (PG) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz 6.05 Dragons’ Den (PG) 7.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (M) 8.05 Ancient Worlds (PG) 9.00 Walking with Beasts (PG) 9.30 Walking with Beasts (PG) 10.00 Child of Our Time (PG) 11.00 Tribal Wives (M) 12.05 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 12.55 Dragons’ Den (PG) 2.00 Invisible Worlds (PG) 3.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (M) 4.10 Top Gear (M) 5.15 Top Gear (PG) 6.45 Pole to Pole (PG) 7.40 An Idiot Abroad (16) 8.30 Tribal Wives (M) Gabon: Linda Plover from Liverpool goes to live as a “tribal wife” with the Babongo in southern Gabon. 9.35 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 10.30 True Stories (M) 11.25 Dragons’ Den (PG) 12.30am Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 1.20 Top Gear (PG) 2.40 Child of Our Time (PG) 3.40 Wonderland (M) 4.25 Alone Among Grizzlies (PG) 5.15 Pole to Pole (PG) 6.08 Storytime (RNZ) 7.08 Country Life (RNZ) 8.10 Saturday Morning with Kim Hill ([email protected]) 12.10 This Way Up with Simon Morton ([email protected]) 2.04 Music 101 with Emma Smith Including: 4.10 Music 101’s Best of 2012: Emma Smith, Trevor Reekie, Nick Atkinson and Kirsten Johnstone discuss their favourite music from the past year (RNZ) ([email protected]) 5.12 Focus on Politics (RNZ) 5.30 Tagata o te Moana (RNZ) 6.06 Great Encounters (RNZ) 7.04 Saturday Night with Peter Fry ([email protected]) 11.04 Wayne’s Music (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.05 Music after Midnight; 12.30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1.05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2.06 Spiritual Outlook (BBC); 2.35 Hymns (RNZ); 3.05 Grey Tiger, by Karen Goa (RNZ); 3.30 NZ Books (RNZ); 4.30 Science in Action (BBC); 5.45 Auckland Stories (RNZ) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 3.00, 6.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning Includes News and Weather 9.00 Best of Upbeat (RNZ) 10.00 Your Choice (Box 123, Wellington or [email protected]) Noon The RNZ Concert Classical Chart 1.00 Jazz Profiles With Nancy Wilson. Miles Davis: An exploration of the jazz trumpeter’s greatest and most successful album, Kind of Bluey (2 of 10) (NPR) 2.00 Global Sounds Bosnian singer Amira: A traditional lyric song from the Balkans, an urban folk music sometimes likened to Portuguese fado 3.00 Saturday Concert Martin Riseley (vln), NZ School of Music Orch/Kenneth Young: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture; Britten: Passacaglia and Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor Op 77 (RNZ) 4.25 The Fantastic Imagination Hugues: Sonata fantastica Op 100, Jean-Louis Beaumadier (piccolo), Laetitia Bougnol (pno); Caplet: Conte fantastique, Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Leipzig String Quartet; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin 6.00 Made in New Zealand NZ performers and composers: Farquhar: Serenade for Strings, NZSO CO; Gershwin: An American in Paris, New Zealand SO/James Judd; Granados: Moresque; Canción Arabe, from Spanish Dances, Richard Mapp (pno) 7.00 Vocalied Scandinavian Composers 8.00 Music Alive A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: A service led by the Very Reverend Frank Nelson, with readings from the staff, clergy and choir members, Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul/Michael Fulcher (dir), Richard Apperley (org) (RNZ) 9.40 Bach on Guitar Bach arr Yang: Violin Concerto in E BWV1042, Xuefei Yang (gtr), Elias String Quartet 10.00 Day’s End Ravel; Pelécis; Schubert; Haydn; Mozart 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Nigel Yalden 9.00 Kerre Woodham 12.00 Tony Veitch 6.00 Jim Sutton 12.00am Tim Roxborogh 75 SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 7711014 6.50 ■ The School of Home Truths (PGR, R, C) 2881101 7.40 Tagata Pasifika (R) 8921548 8.10 Praise Be (G) 6124453 8.40 Attitude (G, R, C) 9574174 9.10 Westfield Style Pasifika 2009 (G, R) 1733491 10.00 Marae Investigates Summer Series (G) 6323 10.30 Waka Huia (G, C) 1014 11.00 Neighbourhood (G, HD, C) Today: Photographer Karen Ishiguro shows off Stanmore Bay. 2743 11.30 What Lies Beneath (G, R, C) 5830 Noon ■ Weird Creatures with Nick Baker (G, R, C) 71236 1.00 ■ Location, Location, Location (G, R, C) 2965 1.30 ■ SCU: Serious Crash Unit (PGR, R, C) 5052 2.00 Hotel Inspector (PGR, R, C) 8818912 2.55 Undercover Boss USA (G, R, C) 8296025 3.55 ■ Grow Your Own Drugs (G, C) 4386781 5.00 Our World: ■ March of the Dinosaurs (G, R, C) Tonight: Scar’s migration from the Arctic continues. 24304 6.00 ONE News (C) 28120 7.00 ■ Animal House (G, R, C) Behind the scenes of Auckland’s SPCA. Tonight: An obese cat is brought in, and an aggressive dog is found living in a car. 946 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey (G, C, AD) The Islands: Joanna visits Crete, Cos and Nisyros. 9439 8.30 Sunday Murder Mystery: Vera – Silent Voice (C, AD) Tonight: A respected social worker is murdered, and the investigation uncovers systemic failures that led to the death of a vulnerable child. 34878 10.30 Packed to the Rafters (R, C) Between the Covers: Nathan invites Coby for a night out, and Carbo makes big plans for his proposal to Retta. 76743 11.30 Meet the Natives USA (G, C) Tonight: The tribesman travel to the mid-west of the United States. 69205 12.30am Call 911 (PGR) 5659304 1.00 BBC World – BBC World News 4209863 1.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 1059340 2.00 BBC World News 2901434 2.15 Sport Today 6130892 2.30 Click 9059160 3.00 BBC World News 4104219 3.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 1954796 4.00 BBC World News 2097637 4.10 Why Poverty? 1946989 5.00 BBC World News 3733298 5.30 – 6.00 The Believer’s Voice of Victory (G, R) 3703057 6.00 Tiki Tour (G, HD, C) 40588 6.25 Jungle Junction (G, C) 7215946 6.50 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (G, R, C) 4915965 7.15 Adventure Time with Finn and Jake (G, R, C) 5409548 7.35 ■ The Penguins of Madagascar (G, R, C) 2188656 9.10 A.N.T. Farm (G, R, C) 4609156 9.35 Jonas (G, R, C) 9154323 10.20 Sonny with a Chance – Christmas Special (G, R, C) 7961762 10.45 Jonas: Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience (G, R) Footage from the Jonas Brothers’ Burning Up concert tour, including guest performances from Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift. 2085120 Noon ■ Christmas Cupid (2010, PGR, R, C) Chad Michael Murray, Ashley Benson, Christina Milian. 5202472 1.40 ■ Are We Done Yet? (2007, PGR, R, C) Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C McGinley, Aleisha Allen, Philip Daniel Bolden. 9325120 3.30 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 3830 4.00 ■ The Polar Express (2004, G, R, C) On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train to the North Pole. Voices of Tom Hanks, Nona Gaye. 482217 6.00 Wipeout: Deck the Balls Christmas Special (G, C) Tonight: Contestants show their holiday spirit as they battle a new course. 26762 7.00 ■ A Christmas Carol (2009, PGR, HD, C) Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas. Voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins. 9618507 ■ Bad Santa (2003, AO, R, C, AD) Two con men pose as Santa and his little helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve, but their plans go awry after they meet an eight-year-old boy. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernie Mac. Films, page 68 3818255 10.45 ■ Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005, PGR, R, C) A nervous groom is shocked to find himself married to the living corpse of a young woman. Voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter. Films, page 68 4325410 12.20am Distraction (AO, R, C) FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Bayless Conley (G) 8323 6.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong (G) 3014 7.00 Charles Stanley (G) 28168 8.00 Open Door (G, R) 73878 8.25 What’s Really in Our Food? (G, R, C) 5624052 8.50 Hitched (PGR, R, C) 5759052 9.15 Fly Girls (PGR, R) 4787746 9.35 ■ Fly Girls (PGR, R) 7615474 10.00 ■ Living out Loud (2009, PGR, R) Gail O’Grady, Michael Shanks. 866255 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 5220878 11.55 Entertainment Tonight Weekend (G) 73158217 1.00 Survivor: South Pacific (G, R, HD) 75052 2.00 James May’s Man Lab (G, R) 86168 3.00 King of Dirt (G) 7897 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R) 7656 4.00 Doco: Our Far South (G) Te Radar travels to Antarctica. 33052 5.00 Million Dollar Catch (PGR, R) 7491 5.30 ITM Fishing Show (G, HD) 7878 6.00 3 News 20588 7.00 ■ Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009, G) Justin Long, Jesse McCartney. Films, page 68 2764217 8.50 ■ You, Me and Dupree (2006, AO, R) A newlywed couple allow their slacker friend to live with them. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon. Films, page 68 86892217 11.00 The Good Wife (AO, R, HD) 93410 12.00am Media3 59057 12.35 Infomercials 5.00 Joyce Meyer 3728366 5.30 – 6.00 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV (G) 3721453 8.55 7070095 2.15 Cougar Town (PGR, C) 3268540 2.40 3.10 4.15 4.40 Infomercials 20/20 (R, C) 7759279 It Is Written (R) 3190298 Emmerdale (PGR, R, C) 9273434 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM 76 TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 9.55 ■ Care Bears: Oopsy Does It (2007, G, R) Ashleigh Ball, Ian James Corlett, Scott McNeil. 11.10 Children’s Programmes 4.35 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G) 5.30 Clueless (G, R) 6.00 Life’s Funniest Moments (G, R) 6.30 ■ Survivor: Philippines (G) Tonight: The jury interviews the final castaways before voting for the winner. 9.00 American Dad (PGR, R) Old Stan in the Mountain: A hex is placed on Stan that turns him into a frail, old man. 9.30 South Park (AO, R) Elementary School Musical: The boys’ popularity wanes when they don’t get into the latest fad. 10.00 The Ricky Gervais Show (G, R) Tonight: Excerpts from Karl’s diary. 10.30 I Just Want My Pants Back (AO, R) 11.00 Entertainment Tonight Weekend (G) 11.50 – 6.00am Infomercials Prime: Jamie’s American Road Trip, 7.30pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Religious Programming (G) 55149762 10.30 Sport Box (G) 7537089 12.30 World’s Strictest Parents UK (PGR, R) 2671781 1.40 Top Gear USA (PGR, R) 407101 2.35 Psych (G, R) 3251472 3.30 Must Be the Music (G) 407946 4.30 Three Hungry Boys (G, R) 618965 5.00 Export Gold Match Fishing League (G) 619694 5.30 Prime News 612781 6.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G) 613410 6.30 Genius (G, R) 421526 7.30 ■ Jamie’s American Road Trip (G) Jamie Oliver seeks out interesting and unusual cuisine in the US. 2891830 8.35 ■ America’s Got Talent (G) Tonight: The winner is announced, plus performances from Stevie Wonder, One Republic, Def Leppard and more. 835120 10.30 Leverage (AO) The Three Strikes Job: The team try to take down a corrupt local mayor, but run into an old nemesis. 899859 11.25 Boardwalk Empire (AO, R) 9520781 12.30am – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 2.00 Bring Your Boots Oz (G, R) 2.30 Kiwi Maara (G, R) 3.00 Te Irikura (G) 3.30 Pacific Games (R) 5.30 News: Te Kaea (G) 6.00 Waka Huia 7.00 Kai Time on the Road (G) Tonight: Pete Peeti is in the Bay of Plenty for the first of the season’s scallops. 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 Whare Maori (G, R) Tonight: The whare wananga. 8.30 Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku (G, R) Documentary about New Zealanders working to heal the environment. 10.00 Iti Pounamu (AO, R) New Zealand short films, news and interviews. 10.30 Tagata Pasifika 11.00 – 11.30 News: Te Kaea (R) C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.55 7.35 6.25 Cars 2 (2011, PG) Owen Wilson, Michael Caine. 8.40 Life As We Know It (2010, M) Katherine Heigl. 10.35 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, M) Gary Oldman. 12.40 Biography: Charlie Sheen (2009, PG) 1.25 Alpha and Omega (2010, PG) Justin Long. 2.55 X-Men: First Class (2011, M) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. 5.05 Spy Kids 4 (2011, PG) Jessica Alba, Joel McHale. 6.35 Just Go with It (2011, M) Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston. 8.30 Safe House (2012, M) When a CIA safe house is attacked, a young agent goes on the run with his dangerous charge. Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson. 10.30 Shark Night (2011, 16) Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan. 12.00am Trespass (2011, 16) 1.30 Biography: Charlie Sheen (2009, PG) 2.15 Shark Night (2011, 16) 3.45 Trespass (2011, 16) 5.15 Alpha and Omega (2010, PG) Role Models (2008, 16) Seann William Scott. 9.15 Layer Cake (2005, 16) Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller. 11.00 Doom (2005, 16) Karl Urban. 12.45 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) Amanda Seyfried. 2.35 Making of: Safe House (2012, M) 3.00 S.W.A.T (2003, M) Samuel L Jackson. 4.55 Big (1988, PG) Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins. 6.40 Species (1995, 16) Scientists chase a half-alien who has escaped from a laboratory with the intention breeding. Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen. 8.30 Talladega Nights (2006, M) A cocky NASCAR champion faces competition for his crown when a French Formula One driver joins the racing circuit. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 10.20 Mad Max (1979, 18) Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel. 11.55 We Own the Night (2007, 16) Mark Wahlberg. 1.50am S.W.A.T (2003, M) 3.45 Big (1988, PG) 5.30 Species (1995, 16) 6.15 The Great Raid (2005, M) Benjamin Bratt. 8.25 New York, New York (1977, PG) Liza Minnelli. 11.05 Cuba (1979, PG) Sean Connery, Brooke Adams. 1.05 The Last Waltz (1978, PG) Robbie Robertson. 3.00 The Chamber (1996, M) Chris O’Donnell. 4.50 Three Amigos! (1986, PG) Steve Martin, Chevy Chase. 6.30 The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, PG) The story of two small-time thieves after a score in New York’s Little Italy. Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts. 8.30 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, M) Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help two colleagues solve a series of new crimes. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold. 10.10 The Watcher (2000, 16) An FBI agent finds that he cannot escape the taunting of a serial killer. Keanu Reeves. 11.45 Bug (2006, 16) Ashley Judd. 1.30am Troll 2 (1991, M) 3.05 The Watcher (2000, 16) 4.40 Cuba (1979, PG) GENERAL 360 Sessions 2.05 Plug and Play 3.40 Guitar Center Sessions 4.30 Gorillaz: Bananaz Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Love the Place You’re In 7.00 Million Dollar Contractor 7.30 The Stagers 8.00 Why Not? With Shania Twain 9.00 Love Your Garden 9.30 Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible 10.00 Tales From the National Park 11.00 End of the Road Noon Bucket Wish 12.30 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (PGR) 1.30 Web Therapy (PGR) 2.00 Why Not? With Shania Twain 3.00 What’s Really in Our Food? 3.30 Timothy Spall: Back at Sea 4.00 Classical Destinations 4.30 Coast 5.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us! 6.30 N2K (PGR) With Tim Roxborogh. 7.00 Great Animal Escapes 7.30 The Jonathan Ross Show: Christmas Special (PGR) With with guests Michael McIntyre, Sienna Miller, Jamie Oliver, Sheridan Smith, Ellie Simmonds, Jonnie Peacock and Charlotte Church. 8.30 A Moody Christmas (PGR) Australian comedy featuring the dysfunctional Moody family. 10.30 Coast 11.30 Great Animal Escapes 12.00am Dream Jobs (AO) 12.30 N2K (PGR) 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 1.30 The Kitchen Job (PGR) 2.30 A Moody Christmas (PGR) 4.30 Great Animal Escapes 5.00 Love the Place Your In UKTV SKY 006 6.00 New Tricks (M) 6.55 Any Human Heart (16) 7.50 Waiting for God (PG) 9.20 Come Fly with Me (M) 9.50 Come Fly with Me (M) 10.20 Shameless (16) 11.15 Inspector Lynley Mysteries (16) 12.30 Casualty (PG) 1.20 Heartbeat (PG) 2.10 Ten Minute Tales (PG) 2.20 Midsomer Murders (M) 4.00 Any Human Heart (16) 4.55 Doctor Who (PG) 6.00 Upstairs Downstairs (PG) 7.00 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (PG) 7.30 Casualty (PG) 8.30 Midsomer Murders (M) The Silent Land: On a dark night, Barnaby’s wife Joyce swerves her car to narrowly miss a shadowy figure in the road. 10.10 Jonathan Creek (M) The Problem at Gallows Gate: Jonathan and Maddy face an impossible murder mystery when Adam Klaus’s sister witnesses a young woman being strangled. 11.10 Doctor Who (PG) The Runaway Bride: After the Doctor says goodbye to Rose, a bride appears in the Tardis. 12.15am Shameless (16) 1.10 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (PG) 1.40 Midsomer Murders (M) 3.15 The Bill (M) 4.05 Midsomer Murders (M) 5.40 The Bill (M) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz The Special Relationship (2010, M) Michael Sheen. 8.00 Arrietty (2010, G) Voices of Siaorse Ronan, Mark Strong. 9.40 This is England 88: Part 1 (2011, 16) Vicky McClure. 10.45 Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009, M) Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen. 12.30 The Method (2005, M) Eduardo Noriega. 2.25 The Vicious Kind (2009, 16) Adam Scott, Brittany Snow. 4.00 Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (2011, 16) Australian documentary. 5.35 Later with Jools Holland (M) 6.45 The Human Resources Manager (2010, M) Mark Ivanir, Gila Almagor. 8.30 Directors’ Showcase: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975, M) Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven. 10.35 World Cinema: Ajami (2009, 16) Scandar Copti, Shahir Kabaha, Ibrahim Frege. 12.45am Bad Timing (1980, 18) 2.50 The Human Resources Manager (2010, M) 4.35 The Vicious Kind (2009, 16) SoHo SKY 010 Movies Greats: Talladgea Nights, 8.30pm Living SKY 008 6.30 Breathing Space Yoga 7.00 Final Chance to Save (M) 8.00 Brick by Brick 9.00 Eat Yourself Sexy Australia 10.00 How Not to Decorate 11.00 Property Developing Abroad Noon Brick by Brick 1.00 Heir Hunters 2.00 Final Chance to Save (M) 3.00 How Not to Decorate 4.00 Antiques Roadshow USA 5.00 Who’s Been Sleeping 5.30 Landscape Man 6.30 Trash to Treasure 7.30 Escape to the Country 8.30 Holiday Madness 9.30 The Secret Millionaire (M) 10.30 Britain’s Greatest Ships 11.30 By Royal Appointment 12.00am Holiday Madness 1.00 The Secret Millionaire (M) 2.00 Escape to the Country 3.00 Antiques Roadshow USA 4.00 Britain’s Greatest Ships 5.00 By Royal Appointment 5.30 The Secret Millionaire (M) The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.20 The Secret to a Happy Ending 8.00 Slings and Arrows (PG) 8.50 Slings and Arrows (PG) 9.40 The 360 Sessions 10.10 Verdi: Rigoletto 12.30 ■ Impromptu (1991, M) Biography of the 19th century romance between the introverted composer Chopin and the free-spirited novelist George Sand. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson. 2.20 The Secret to a Happy Ending 4.00 Slings and Arrows (PG) 4.50 Slings and Arrows (PG) 5.40 The 360 Sessions 6.05 Plug and Play 7.40 Guitar Center Sessions 8.30 Gorillaz: Bananaz 10.00 Rockabilly 514 10.50 Inside the Artist’s Den 12.00am Slings and Arrows (PG) 12.50 Slings and Arrows (PG) 1.40 The 6.10 Inside the Actor’s Studio (M) 7.00 Dexter (16) 8.00 Line of Duty (16) 9.00 Luck (18) 10.00 Californication (18) 10.30 Hung (18) 11.00 SoHo on Set (M) 11.15 Rescue Me (16) Noon Box Set Weekend: Boss (18) 5.00 ■ The Gathering Storm (2002, M) Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave. 6.35 The Sopranos (16) 7.30 World Without End (16) 8.30 World Without End (16) Checkmate: The true identity of Thomas is revealed, and Caris decides to give up the priory to be with Merthin. 9.30 Boardwalk Empire (18) The Milkmaid’s Lot: Nucky tries to form a coalition with Gyp, and a bootlegger’s arrest turns up the heat on Daugherty. 10.30 Line of Duty (16) 11.30 Dexter (16) 12.30am The Sopranos (16) 1.30 World Without End (16) 2.30 World Without End (16) 3.30 Boardwalk Empire (18) 4.30 Line of Duty (16) 5.30 SoHo on Set (M) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 Final Score 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 Fast Track 8.00 BBC World News 8.15 Sport Today 8.30 Click 9.00 BBC World News 9.10 Why Poverty? 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 Dateline London 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 The Culture Show Noon BBC World News 12.10 World Features 12.30 Middle East Business Report 1.00 BBC World News 1.10 World Features 1.30 Equestrian World 2.00 BBC World News 2.30 Dateline London 3.00 BBC World News 3.10 Why Poverty? 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Newsnight 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 Click 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 India Business Report 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 Fast Track 8.00 BBC World News 8.10 World Features 8.30 Equestrian World 9.00 BBC World News 9.10 World Features 9.30 Dateline London 10.00 BBC World News 10.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger 11.00 BBC World News 11.10 World Features 11.30 The Culture Show 12.00am BBC World News 12.10 World Features 12.30 Newsnight 1.00 BBC World News 1.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 2.00 BBC World News 2.15 Sport Today 2.30 Click 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 4.00 BBC World News 4.10 Why Poverty? 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 India Business Report 77 SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 The Weight of a Nation. 8.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Nine, Session Two, live. Noon Rugby Zone. 12.30 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Men’s Triples. 2.00 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, U21 Men’s. 2.30 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, Mixed Grade. 3.00 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, Open Women’s. 3.30 The Cricket Show. 4.00 Athletics, Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman, Round One, live. 7.00 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, replay. 9.00 ICC Cricket 360. 9.30 Soccer, English Premier League, Wigan v Arsenal, replay. 11.30 Soccer, English Premier League, Manchester City v Reading, replay. 1.30am Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session One, live. 5.30 The Dirt. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 6.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Liverpool v Fulham, live. 8.30 Soccer, English Premier League, Newcastle v Queens Park Rangers, delayed. 10.30 Soccer, English Premier League, Tottenham v Stoke, delayed. 12.30 Soccer, English Premier League, West Ham v Everton, delayed. 2.30 US PGA Tour Year in Review. 3.30 Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, replay. 5.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 6.00 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, live. 9.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers, live. 1.00am The Cricket Show. 1.30 Athletics, Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman and Ironwoman, Round One, replay. 4.30 Cricket, Second Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from Buffalo Park, East London, live. Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 6.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 9.30 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, replay. 1.30 Soccer, A-League, Melbourne Heart v DOCUMENTARIES Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Building the Future (PG) 7.30 MythBusters (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 ET Fishing Escapes (PG) 10.30 Ragin’ Cajuns (PG) 11.30 Auction Kings (PG) Noon Auction Hunters (PG) 12.30 Volcano Time Bomb (PG) 1.30 Abalone Wars (PG) 2.30 Auction Kings (PG) 5.00 Auction Hunters (PG) 7.30 X-Ray: Yellowstone (PG) 8.30 After the Catch (PG) The captains explore their own legacies as they swap stories of the legends of the Bering Sea. 9.30 Inside the Catch: Deckhands (PG) 10.30 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 11.00 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 11.30 Evil, I (M) 12.00am Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 12.30 I (Almost) Got Away with It (M) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 MythBusters (PG) 3.30 Apocalypse 2012 Revelations (M) 4.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 5.30 Dirty Jobs (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 America the Wild (G) 7.30 Lion Ranger (PG) 8.30 Hidden Worlds (G) 9.00 Living With Big Cats (G) 10.00 Salmon Wars (G) 11.00 Wicked Tuna (M) Noon The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 12.30 Access 360 World Heritage (G) 1.30 American Gypsies (M) 2.30 Doomsday Preppers (M) 3.30 Wicked Tuna (M) 4.30 Supercars (G) 5.30 Wild Amazon (PG) 6.30 Croc Labyrinth (G) 7.30 Virgin Galactic (G) 8.30 Doomsday Preppers (M) I Hope I Am Crazy: A foodie is pioneering gourmet food in preparation for the apocalypse. 9.30 Chasing UFOs (M) 10.30 Test Your Brain (G) 11.30 Seconds From Disaster (M) 12.30am Croc Labyrinth (G) 1.30 Virgin Galactic (G) 2.30 Doomsday Preppers (M) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 78 ESPN: NFL Gridiron, 2.30pm Melbourne Victory, replay. 3.30 The Dirt. 4.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Nine, Session Two, replay. 7.00 The ITM Fishing Show. 7.30 Kiwi Magic. 8.30 Export Gold Match Fishing League. 9.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 9.30 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, replay. 11.30 Cage Fighting Championship. 1.30am Premier League World. 2.15 Soccer, English Premier League, Swansea v Manchester United, live. 4.53 Soccer, English Premier League, Chelsea v Aston Villa, live. ESPN SKY 034 6.00 Gridiron, NCAA, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, live. 9.30 Gridiron, NCAA, Football Macco Bowl, live. 1.00 Monday Night Countdown. 2.30 Gridiron, NFL, Detroit Lions v Atlanta Falcons, live. 5.30 SportsCenter. 7.00 Poker, World Series, Day Four, replay. 8.00 Poker, World Series, Day Four, replay. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 Planet Speed. 10.30 NBA Tonight. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 11.30 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am ESPN Documentaries. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 NBA Tonight. 3.30 NFL Matchup. 4.00 NFL Countdown. History SKY 073 6.20 She Wolves: England’s Early (PG) 7.30 Seven Wonders of. (PG) 8.30 Time Team (G) 9.25 Time Team (G) 10.20 Time Team (G) 11.15 At Home With the Georgians (PG) 12.15 She Wolves: England’s Early (PG) 1.25 Britain’s Lost Routes (PG) 2.35 Great Scientists (PG) 3.05 Terry Jones’ Great Map. (PG) 3.35 Line of Fire (PG) 4.30 Trevor McDonald’s Queen & (PG) 5.30 Crown & Country (G) 6.00 Our Century (PG) 6.30 Greatest Cities of the World (G) 7.30 The Epic History of Everyday Things (PG) Looks at how everyday items such as shoes and string came to be invented or discovered. 9.30 The Bombing of Darwin (PG) 10.30 Apollo 17 (PG) 11.30 America’s Book of Secrets (PG) 12.30am Ancient Aliens (PG) 1.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 2.30 History’s Raiders (PG) 3.30 The Epic History of. (PG) 5.30 The Bombing of Darwin (PG) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.05 Tribal Wives (M) 7.05 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 7.50 Top Gear (M) 8.50 Invisible Worlds (PG) 9.50 True Stories (M) 10.45 Who Do You Think You Are? (M) 11.50 Built From Disaster (M) 12.40 Dragons’ Den (PG) 1.45 Top Gear (PG) 3.05 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 3.50 Our War (16) 4.50 Crash Course (PG) 5.40 An Idiot Abroad (16) 6.35 Private Life of Plants (PG) 7.30 Natural World (PG) Butterflies: The UK’s butterflies are under threat, with three-quarters of species currently in decline. 8.25 Horizon (PG) Back from the Dead: New research into the effect of low body temperatures on brain cells is changing the face of emergency medicine. 9.25 History Cold Case (PG) 10.30 Abused: Breaking the Silence (16) 11.30 Dragons’ Den (PG) 12.35am Wonderland (M) 1.20 Built From Disaster (M) 2.10 Top Gear (PG) 3.30 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 4.15 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 5.05 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft (M) 6.08 Storytime (RNZ) 7.08 Hymns for Sunday Morning (RNZ) 7.35 Weekend Worldwatch (RNZ) 8.10 Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw Including: 8.12 Insight; 9.06 Mediawatch; 10.06 Ideas; 10.55 Today’s Track; 11.05 Down the List; 11.12 Feature Interview; 11.40 Wayne Brittenden’s Counterpoint; 11.55 Feedback ([email protected]) 12.15 Spectrum (RNZ) ([email protected]) 12.40 The Arts on Sunday with Lynn Freeman Including: The Sunday Drama: Bread of Heaven, by Vincent O’Sullivan (RNZ) (artsonsunday@ radionz.co.nz) 4.06 4 ‘til 8 with Katrina Batten Including: 4.07 The Sunday Feature: The Michael King Memorial Lecture 2012 (RNZ); 5.10 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 5.36 Blue Smoke (RNZ); 6.06 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 7.06 One in Five (RNZ); 7.30 The Strand (BBC) 8.06 Sounds Historical with Jim Sullivan ([email protected]) 10.12 Mediawatch (RNZ) 10.45 Wayne’s Music (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.06 Music after Midnight; 12.30 At the Movies (RNZ); 1.05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2.30 Musical Chairs (RNZ); 3.05 Peas, by Suzanne Gee (RNZ); 3.30 Health Check (BBC); 5.10 Down the List (RNZ) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather: 6.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 6.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Sanctuary 8.00 Grace Notes 9.00 Christmastide See page 72 10.00 Music@Menlo The Unfolding of Music: Five programmes from the 2008 three-week California summer music festival (1 of 5) 11.25 The Works Walton arr Mathieson: Richard III, A Shakespeare Suite, Philharmonia/William Walton; Bridge: The Sea, BBC National Orch of Wales/Richard Hickox Noon A Critic’s Chair Highlight Dianne James presents two programmes looking at the Chailly recording of the complete Beethoven symphonies (1 of 2) (RNZ) 1.00 Vintage Years 2.00 The Sunday Feature Kathleen Ferrier (19121953): Roger Flury and Des Wilson mark the British contralto’s centenary (RNZ) 3.00 Opera on Sunday 2012 BBC Music Magazine Opera Award: Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Bejun Mehta, Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik/René Jacobs: Handel’s Agrippina 6.40 Made in New Zealand Hill’s Symphony No 10 in C, Short, Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann 7.00 New Horizons A Christmas edition with William Dart 8.00 Young Australia Tasmanian SO ANAM 2011 Concerto Competiton, with the Tasmanian SO/ Kenneth Young – Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in F minor Op 73, Alexander Morris (cl); Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No 1 in F# minor, Phoebe Russell (dbass); Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D, Thomas Hutchinson (ob) (ABC) 9.30 Variants Schumann: Abegg Variations Op 1; Beethoven: Variations on Se vuol ballare from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro; Hanson: Rhythmic Variations on two Ancient Hymns 10.00 Day’s End Music to wind down to 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Best of Hosking & Smith 7.00 Ruud Kleinpaste 8.00 Tony Veitch 9.00 Andrew Dickens Noon Murray Deaker 6.00 Jim Sutton 9.00 Cameron Slater 12.00am – 6.00 Gary Denvir LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 CHRISTMAS EVE TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 38786 7.00 Going Going Gone (G, R) 5705 7.30 Remembering Ed (G, R, C) 9128415 9.00 Infomercials 9.30 ■ Trinny & Susannah’s Downunder Makeover Mission (PGR, R, C) 11095 10.30 ■ A Mad Business (PGR, R, C) 15811 11.30 Infomercials Noon Mucking In (G, R, C) 6279 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, C) Today: Amy has a midwife appointment. 9537366 1.25 Celebrity Coach Trip (G, R, C) 2828144 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents US (PGR, C) 2113124 2.55 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 2591237 3.55 Te Karere (C) 4404057 4.25 Ellen (G) 198618 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, C) 721250 6.00 ONE News (C) 34908 7.00 Border Security (G, R, C) Tonight: A woman shocks officers; an Indian family struggle to get their stories straight; and an old Persian rug hides a dirty secret. 845 7.30 Piha Rescue (PGR, R, C) Tonight: The guards struggle to find a safe swimming spot for beach visitors, and an elderly woman is brought in after she has a stroke. 366 8.00 High Country Rescue (G, C) Tonight: An early morning emergency in Wanaka; a wounded tramper needs rescuing; and a rescue team works in the dark to find an injured climber. 279 8.30 ■ Nights in Rodanthe (2008, C) While travelling to see his son, a man meets an unhappily married woman at a Carolina inn and sparks up a relationship. Richard Gere, Diane Lane. Films, page 68 33144 10.30 ■ Home by Christmas (2010, R, C) A young Kiwi joins the army to fight in WWII, but is taken prisoner in Italy. Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston-Crayford. 5229163 12.20am ■ How About You (2007, R, C) Joss Ackland and Hayley Atwell. 4190380 1.55 Te Karere (R, C) 8093670 2.20 BBC World – Impact with Mishal Husain 4451293 3.30 World Business Report 9372106 3.45 4.00 4.30 5.00 Sport Today 3534564 BBC World News 4809467 HARDtalk 3792941 The Hub with Nik Gowing (G) 5184699 5.05 The Believer’s Voice of Victory (R) 6031496 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, C) 7250019 6.00 Creflo Dollar 7927 6.30 ■ Mr Men (G, R) 1121989 6.35 Buzzy Bee and Friends (G, R, C) 77744569 6.40 ■ Dinosaur Train (G, R, C) 2035786 6.55 Grizzly Tales – Christmas Special – The Crystal Eye (G, R, C) 1441076 7.15 ■ What Now? Christmas Special 5589453 9.30 Infomercials 11.00 Sonny with a Chance (G, R, C) 3705 11.30 Operation Hero (G, R, HD, C) 6892 Noon ■ 12 Dates of Christmas (2011, PGR, C) Amy Smart, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jayne Eastwood. 5273960 1.50 The Nowies (R, HD) 545786 2.45 This Is Justin Bieber (G, C) 7548502 3.40 ■ SpongeBob SquarePants (G, R, C) 8181160 4.05 Zeke and Luther (G, C) 8968434 4.35 Pair of Kings (G, C) 2453453 5.00 Horace in Slow Motion (G, R) 94499 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 100009163 5.30 ■ Hope and Faith (G, R, C) 2250 6.00 Spin City (G, R, C) 6809 6.30 Missing Christmas (C) Local animation about a young Kiwi lad who vows to get Santa Claus’s attention and bring Christmas to his tiny corner of the world. Voices of Temuera Morrison, Rhys Darby, Teuila Blakely, John Rhys-Davies. 8298 7.00 ■ Fred Claus (2007, PGR, R, C) Estranged brothers Fred and Santa Claus must reconcile their differences when an efficiency expert threatens to shut Santa down. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson. 7364705 9.20 ■ Four Holidays (2008, AO, R, HD, C) A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon. Films, page 68 4100989 11.10 ■ Caddyshack (1980, R, C) A class war erupts when an exclusive golf club opens its doors to all members of society. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray. 8842845 12.55am Comedy Jam (AO, R, C) 21291019 2.30 ■ The Accidental Husband (AO, R, HD, C) Uma Thurman, Colin Firth. 1725125 4.00 Dreams Come True (G, R, C) 4356859 4.45 Farmers Santa Parade 75th Anniversary (G, R) 3045729 5.10 – 6.00 The Koala Brothers: Outback Christmas (G, R, C) 9230729 ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Campbell Live 4453 6.30 Moko - a Dolphin in Danger (G, R, HD) 7797434 7.25 Hitched (G, R) 4600724 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 3676291 8.25 Infomercials 10.30 The Dr Oz Show (PGR, R, HD) Today: The Most Important Supplements For Women Over 40. 17279 11.30 Missing Pieces (PGR, R, HD, C) 7778 Noon ■ McHale’s Navy (1997, PGR, R) 5597908 2.05 ■ Extraordinary Measures (2010, PGR, HD) Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell. 9353796 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R) 4415 5.00 Michael Bublé: Home for the Holidays (R, HD) Michael Bublé and guests Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton and Carly Rae Jepsen celebrate Christmas. 18960 6.00 3 News 29076 7.00 ■ Nanny McPhee (2005, PGR, R) A magical nanny helps a family with seven terrible children. Emma Thompson, Colin Firth. Films, page 68 7372724 9.05 The Graham Norton Show (AO, R) Tonight: A Christmas special with guests Russell Kane, Matt Smith, and the Military Wives Choir. 538521 10.25 Outrageous Fortune: Wherein Our Saviour’s Birth is Celebrated (AO, R) A West family Christmas special. 1212362 12.20am ■ The Good Shepherd (2006, AO, R) Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie. 82089477 3.05 Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (AO, R) 3525632 4.50 Michael Bublé’s Christmas 2011 (G, R, HD) 7958632 5.35 – 6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R) 7245187 FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 3.30 Power Rangers: Samurai (G, R) 4.00 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G, R) 4.25 ■ Care Bears: Share Bear Shines (2010, G) Voice of Anna Cummer. 5.30 Rules of Engagement (G, R) 6.00 That 70s Show (G, R) 6.30 Futurama (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons (PGR, R) 7.30 ■ Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011) John Cleese, Munro Chambers, Kim Rhodes. 9.30 ■ Airplane! (1980, PGR, R) An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner. Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen. 11.20 2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (AO, R) 1.10am Entertainment Tonight (AO, R) 1.35 The Edge on Four 5.00 Elmo’s World: The Street We Live On (G, R) 5.50 – 6.00 Thomas & Friends (G, R) TV3: The Good Shepherd, 12.20am PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 960182 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G, R) 961811 7.30 Home Shopping Noon Great Outdoors (G, R) 578250 1.00 Live to Dance (G, R) 594298 2.00 Getaway (G, R) 565786 3.00 Legend of the Seeker (PGR, R) 943540 4.00 The Late Show with David Letterman (G, R) 921328 5.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 154569 5.30 Prime News 124328 6.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 125057 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat 133076 7.00 Best of Qi (PGR) 708279 7.30 The Supersizers Go... (PGR, R) Tonight: Victorian. 958347 8.30 ■ MasterChef USA (G) Tonight: The winner of the MasterChef USA title is revealed. 774502 10.20 Allo Allo (G) UK comedy. 6535989 11.00 The Late Show with David Letterman (G) 547569 11.55 Religious Programming (G) 3675231 12.25am 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (AO, R) 5856187 2.45 Best of London 2012 (G, R) 3589816 4.20 Great Outdoors (R) 6736854 5.10 – 6.00 Getaway (G, R) 1390651 MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) Noon Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 3.00 Kai Time on the Road (G, R) 3.30 Pippi Longstocking (G, R) 4.00 Children: Pukoro (G, R) 4.30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (G, R) 5.00 Toi Whakaari (G) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Pukana (G) 6.30 Haa (G) 7.00 Korero Mai (G) 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 Whakatauki (G) 8.30 Homai Te Pakipaki (G) Tonight: A Christmas Eve paki special at the beach. 9.30 Billy T James: The Legend, the Man, the Cuz (G) 10.30 Indigenous Insight (R) 11.00 – 11.30 News: Te Kaea (R) C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition 79 CHRISTMAS EVE SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.45 Spy Kids 4 (2011, PG) Jessica Alba, Joel McHale. 8.15 X-Men: First Class (2011, M) James McAvoy. 10.25 Safe House (2012, M) Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds. 12.20 Just Go with It (2011, M) Adam Sandler. 2.15 It’s Christmas, Carol! (2012, PG) Emmanuelle Vaugier. 3.45 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008, PG) Joanna “Jojo” Levesque. 5.15 Gulliver’s Travels (2010, PG) Jack Black, Emily Blunt. 6.40 Morning Glory (2010, M) Rachel McAdams. 8.30 I Am Number Four (2011, M) An alien hiding on Earth tries to conceal his identity from his friends as bounty hunters search for him and eight others. Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant. 10.25 I Don’t Know How She Does It (2011, M) Greg Kinnear. 11.55 Drive (2011, 18) Ryan Gosling. 1.35am For Colored Girls (2010, 16) 3.45 Making of: We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) 4.00 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008, PG) 5.25 Gulliver’s Travels (2010, PG) 7.15 6.10 Talladega Nights (2006, M) Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 9.00 Mad Max (1979, 18) Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel. 10.35 We Own the Night (2007, 16) Mark Wahlberg. 12.35 S.W.A.T (2003, M) Samuel L Jackson. 2.35 The Man in the Iron Mask (1998, M) Leonardo DiCaprio. 4.45 Home Alone (1990, PG) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. 6.30 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, PG) After becoming stranded and separated from his family in New York City, a boy battles two thieves. Macaulay Caulkin. 8.30 Wall Street (1987, PG) An ambitious young stockbroker is taken under the wing of an amoral and ruthless business executive. Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas. 10.40 Wanted (2008, 16) An apathetic slacker learns that his late father was a master assassin. James McAvoy. 12.30am Home Alone (1990, PG) 2.10 Circle of Friends (1995, M) 3.50 The Man in the Iron Mask (1998, M) 6.40 Three Amigos! (1986, PG) Steve Martin, Chevy Chase. 8.20 The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, PG) Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts. 10.20 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, M) Eddie Murphy. Noon The White Buffalo (1977, M) Charles Bronson. 1.35 Broadway Danny Rose (1984, M) Woody Allen. 3.00 Lone Wolf McQuade (1983, 16) Chuck Norris. 4.45 The Odessa File (1974, M) Jon Voight. 6.50 Uncle Buck (1989, PG) John Candy, Macaulay Culkin. 8.30 The Princess Bride (1987, PG) A grandfather reads his sick grandson a fantasy story revolving around a princess, a heroic swordsman and an evil prince. Robin Wright, Cary Elwes. 10.10 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, M) Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfus, Nick Nolte. 11.55 Stay Hungry (1976, 16) Jeff Bridges, Sally Field. 1.35am Original Sin (2001, 16) 3.30 Broadway Danny Rose (1984, M) 4.55 The White Buffalo (1977, M) GENERAL SoHo SKY 010 Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Benny Hinn 6.30 Cash & Cari 7.00 Coast 8.00 Timothy Spall: Back at Sea 8.30 Classical Destinations 9.00 Penn & Teller G 10.00 N2K (PG) 10.30 What’s Really in Our Food? 11.00 Cash & Cari 11.30 The Kitchen Job 12.30 Timothy Spall: Back at Sea 1.00 Classical Destinations 1.30 Better Homes & Gardens: A Backyard Christmas 2.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us! 3.30 Love It or List It 4.00 Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best 5.00 Love the Place You’re In 6.00 Sandmasters 6.30 House Crashers 7.00 Baggage Battles 7.30 World’s Greatest Cities (G) Griff Rhys Jones gets under the skin of six of the greatest cities on Earth. 8.30 The World of Stonehenge 9.30 Our Food 10.30 Mongrels (AO) UK comedy series with puppets. 11.00 Baggage Battles 11.30 Sandmasters 12.00am Love It or List It 12.30 Benny Hinn 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 1.30 More Flatmates (AO) 2.00 Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best 3.00 Love the Place You’re In 4.00 Sandmasters 4.30 House Crashers 5.00 World’s Greatest Cities UKTV SKY 006 6.30 The Bill Classics (M) 7.25 Heartbeat (PG) 8.15 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 9.20 Eggheads (PG) 9.50 The Weakest Link (PG) 10.35 The Graham Norton Show (M) 11.40 The Bill (M) 12.30 Ten Minute Tales (PG) 12.40 My Family (PG) 1.10 Inspector Lynley Mysteries (16) 2.25 My Family (PG) 2.55 The Bill Classics (M) 3.50 Eggheads (PG) 4.20 The Weakest Link (PG) 5.05 Heartbeat (PG) 5.55 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 7.00 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 Gavin & Stacey (M) 8.30 Going for Gold: The 48 Olympics (PG) The story of how two men from very different backgrounds triumphed against the odds to win gold at the 1948 London games. Matt Smith, Sam Hoare. 10.15 Sport Relief (M) Spoofs: Highlights of the best spoof sketches in Sport Relief history. 10.45 The Graham Norton Show (M) Christmas 2011: With guests Matt Smith, Gillian Anderson, Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Hilary Devey, Russel Kane, and the Military Wives Choir. 11.45 Doctor Who Confidential (PG) 12.00am The Bill Classics (M) 12.55 Eggheads (PG) 1.25 Gavin & Stacey (M) 2.25 Going for Gold: The 48 Olympics (PG) 4.05 The Bill (M) 4.55 Eggheads (PG) 5.25 Casualty (PG) 80 Ajami (2009, 16) Scandar Copti, Shahir Kabaha. 8.20 Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure (2011, 16) Australian documentary. 9.55 The Human Resources Manager (2010, M) Mark Ivanir, Gila Almagor. 11.40 Mr Untouchable (2007, M) US documentary. 1.15 Europa (1991, M) Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa. 3.10 Wallander: The Photographer (2007, M) Krister Henriksson. 4.45 Burning Man (2011, 16) Matthew Goode. 6.40 The Whistleblower (2010, 16) Rachel Weisz. 8.30 British Theatre: This is England 88: Part 2 (2011, 16) Lol becomes increasingly isolated following her betrayal. Vicky McClure. 9.35 The Army of Crime (2009, 16) Simon Abkarian. 11.50 The Carter (2009, 16) Lil’ Wayne, Reginae Carter. 1.10am Le Mepris (1963, M) 2.50 Wallander: The Photographer (2007, M) 4.25 Burning Man (2011, 16) SoHo: Nip/Tuck, 6.40pm Living SKY 008 6.30 Yoga TV 7.00 Escape to the Country 8.00 Antiques Roadshow USA 9.00 The Martha Stewart Show 10.00 Scrapbook Memories 10.30 Scrapbook Memories 11.00 Landscape Man Noon Who’s Been Sleeping 12.30 Trash to Treasure 1.30 Holiday Madness 2.30 Who’s Been Sleeping 3.00 Landscape Man 4.00 Bargain Hunt 5.00 Trash to Treasure 6.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.00 Relocation, Relocation 9.00 Grand Designs 10.00 Best of New Zealand Home 10.30 This Old House 11.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 12.00am Antiques Roadshow 1.00 All the Queen’s Horses 2.00 Cash in the Attic 3.00 Bargain Hunt 4.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 5.00 Neat 5.30 Grand Designs The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.00 Rockabilly 514 6.50 Inside the Artist’s Den 8.00 Slings and Arrows (PG) 8.50 Slings and Arrows (PG) 9.40 The 360 Sessions 10.05 Plug and Play 11.40 Guitar Center Sessions 12.30 Gorillaz: Bananaz 2.00 Rockabilly 514 2.50 Inside the Artist’s Den 4.00 Looking for a Miracle 5.00 Tim Marlow Meets 5.30 The 360 Sessions 6.00 The Nude 6.30 Kete Aronui 7.00 Behind the Camera 7.30 Forger’s Masterclass 8.00 Kete Aronui 8.30 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 10.35 The Way of Tai Chi 12.00am Looking for a Miracle 1.00 Tim Marlow Meets 1.30 The 360 Sessions 2.00 The Nude 2.30 Kete Aronui 3.00 Behind the Camera 3.30 Forger’s Masterclass 4.00 Kete Aronui 4.30 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 6.05 The Sopranos (16) 7.05 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.50 Dexter (16) 8.50 World Without End (16) 9.50 World Without End (16) 10.50 Boardwalk Empire (18) 11.50 Line of Duty (16) 12.50 Nip/Tuck (16) 1.40 Six Feet Under (16) 2.40 The Sopranos (16) 3.40 Boardwalk Empire (18) 4.40 Line of Duty (16) 5.40 World Without End (16) 6.40 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.30 Boardwalk Empire (18) 8.30 Boardwalk Empire (18) A Man, a Plan: Nucky looks to silence foes in Washington and New York, and Chalky sees opportunity in the ashes of a boardwalk institution. 9.30 The Sopranos (16) In Camelot: Tony learns more about his father when he encounters his mistress at a funeral, and Chris learns that friends’ habits can be hazardous to your health. 10.30 Nip/Tuck (16) 11.20 Treme (M) 12.20am Dexter (16) 1.20 Boardwalk Empire (18) 2.20 Boardwalk Empire (18) 3.20 The Sopranos (16) 4.20 Nip/Tuck (16) 5.05 Treme (M) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 The Culture Show 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 8.00 BBC World News 8.15 Sport Today 8.30 Equestrian World 9.00 BBC World News 9.10 Faster, Higher, Stronger 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 A Year of Compelling Stories 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 Our World Noon Newsday 12.30 Asia Business Report 12.45 Sport Today 1.00 Newsday 1.30 India Business Report 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Asia Business Report 2.45 Sport Today 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Asia Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Asia Business Report 4.45 Sport Today 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 HARDtalk 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 World Business Report 6.45 BBC World News 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 BBC World News 8.00 BBC World News 8.30 World Business Report 8.45 BBC World News 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 BBC World News 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 World Business Report 11.45 BBC World News 12.00am BBC World News 12.30 BBC World News 1.00 GMT with George Alagiah 1.30 GMT with George Alagiah 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 3.30 World Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 5.30 The Hub with Nik Gowing LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 CHRISTMAS EVE SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, replay. 8.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session Two, live. Noon Soccer, English Premier League, Swansea v Manchester United, replay. 2.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Chelsea v Aston Villa, replay. 4.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session One, replay. 7.00 Sky ARENA Access. 7.30 Sky Sport What’s On. 8.00 The Cricket Show. 8.30 Cricket, Second Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from Buffalo Park, East London, replay. 12.00am Soccer, English Premier League, Liverpool v Fulham, replay. 2.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Newcastle v Queens Park Rangers, replay. 4.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Tottenham v Stoke, replay. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 8.30 The ITM Fishing Show. 9.00 Athletics, Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman & Ironwoman, Round One, replay. Noon Sky Sport What’s On. 12.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder, replay. 4.00 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers, replay. 7.30 Davis Cup Best of 2012. 8.30 Golf, LPGA Canadian Womens Open, highlights. 10.00 Athletics, Kelloggs Nutrigrain Ironman and Ironwoman, Round One, replay. 1.00am Kiwi Magic. 2.00 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, replay. 4.00 The Weight of a Nation. Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 7.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Cricket, Second Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from Buffalo Park, East London, replay. 12.30 The Open Championship Official Film. 1.30 PGA Championship Official Film. 2.30 Ryder Cup Official Film. 3.30 Being Liverpool. 4.30 Being Liverpool. 5.30 Being Liverpool. 6.30 Being Liverpool. 7.30 Being Liverpool. 8.30 Being Liverpool. 9.30 Premier League Review. 10.30 A-League Highlights Show. 11.00 Football League DOCUMENTARIES Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 Nightmare Next Door (M) 10.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 11.30 On the Case with Paula Zahn (M) 12.30 Stalked: Someone’s Watching (M) 1.00 Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 1.30 Disappeared (M) 2.30 Apocalypse 2012 Revelations (M) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 5.30 MythBusters (PG) 6.30 Ragin’ Cajuns (PG) 7.30 You Have Been Warned (PG) 8.30 How We Invented the World (PG) Phones: Examines defining inventions of the 21st century and celebrates the visionaries and journeys that made them possible. 9.30 MythBusters (PG) 10.30 I Was Murdered (M) 11.00 I Married a Mobster (M) 11.30 Scorned: Love Kills (M) 12.30am On the Case with Paula Zahn (M) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 American Guns (M) 3.30 You Have Been Warned (PG) 4.30 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 5.00 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 5.30 Dirty Jobs (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Crime Lab (PG) 8.30 Megafactories (G) 9.30 Megafactories (G) 10.30 Lost Faces of the Bible (PG) 11.30 Secrets of the Cross (PG) 12.30 Megafactories (PG) 5.30 Making Christmas (G) 6.30 Inside: Ice Vegas (G) 7.30 Megafactories (G) 8.30 Wicked Tuna (M) Mutiny at Sea: Proving that good help is hard to find, Captain Dave of Tuna.Com struggles with his temperamental first mate. 9.30 Wicked Tuna (M) 10.30 Seconds From Disaster (M) 11.30 Inside. Cocaine Submarines (M) 12.30am Megastructures (G) 1.30 Megafactories (G) 2.30 Hubble’s Final Frontier (G) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz Discovery: You Have Been Warned, 7.30pm Show. 11.30 Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session Two, replay. 2.30am Sky ARENA Access. 3.00 The Players Championship Official Film 2012. 4.00 Ryder Cup Official Film. 5.00 US PGA Tour Year in Review. ESPN SKY 034 7.00 World’s Strongest Man. 7.30 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man. 8.30 World’s Strongest Man. 9.00 World’s Strongest Man. 10.00 PGA Tour Classic Films. 11.00 SportsCenter. Noon SportsCenter. 1.30 SportsCenter. 2.15 Gridiron, NFL Football, New York Jets v San Diego Chargers, live. 5.30 SportsCenter. 6.30 Off Road Racing. 7.00 Off Road Racing. 7.30 Tenpin Bowling, PBA Viper Championship. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 11.30 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am ESPN Documentaries. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 4.00 Gridiron, NFL Football, New York Jets v San Diego Chargers, replay. History SKY 073 6.30 Apollo 17 (PG) 7.30 America’s Book of Secrets (PG) 8.30 Trevor McDonald’s Queen & (PG) 9.30 Crown & Country (G) 10.00 Our Century (PG) 10.30 Greatest Cities of the World (G) 11.30 The Epic History (PG) 1.30 The Bombing of Darwin (PG) 2.30 Secrets of War (M) 3.30 Tanks (G) 4.30 Cash in the Attic (PG) 5.30 Time Team (G) 6.30 Time Team (G) 7.30 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks (M) 8.00 10 Things You Don’t Know About the Rat Pack (PG) 8.30 Britain’s Lost Routes (PG) 9.40 Trevor McDonald’s Queen (PG) 10.30 The World From Above (PG) 11.00 Great Mysteries & Myths (PG) 11.30 The World From Above (PG) 2.00am The World From Above (PG) 2.30 The World From Above (PG) 3.00 The World From Above (PG) 3.30 London: The Greatest City (PG) 5.30 Secrets of the Arabian Nights (PG) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.05 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 6.35 Genius (PG) 7.30 Museum Secrets (M) 8.15 Private Life of Plants (PG) 9.05 Natural World (PG) 10.00 Horizon (PG) 10.55 Dragons’ Den (PG) Noon Top Gear (PG) 1.00 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 1.45 Wonderland (M) 2.40 Louis Theroux (M) 3.40 Seven Ages of Marriage (16) 4.40 Wonderland (M) 5.25 Ade in Britain (M) 6.25 Top Gear (PG) 7.30 Top Gear (PG) 8.30 Helicopter Heroes (PG) When a trench collapses, emergency services fight to free a young builder trapped up to his waist, and a teenage girl falls down a ravine. 9.25 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 10.20 Top Gear (PG) 11.20 Dragons’ Den (PG) 12.25am Ade in Britain (M) 1.15 Top Gear (PG) 2.05 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 2.50 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 3.40 The Life of Mammals (PG) 4.35 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft (M) 5.40 Climbing Great Buildings (PG) 6.00 Breakfast with Stuart Keith 7.00 Morning Report 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan ([email protected]) Noon Midday Report Including: 12.16 Business News; 12.26 Sport; 12.34 Rural News; 12.43 Worldwatch 1.06 Afternoons with Jim Mora ([email protected]) 5.00 Checkpoint ([email protected]) 7.06 Nights with Bryan Crump Including: 7.30 Insight (RNZ); 8.15 You, Me...Now! (RNZ) ([email protected]) 10.00 News and Late Edition 11.06 Wayne’s Christmas Music (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.06 Wayne’s Christmas Music (RNZ); 1.30 From the World (RNZ); 2.05 Spectrum (RNZ); 3.05 Red Christmas, by Paula Morris (RNZ); 3.35 An Author’s View (RNZ); 5.10 Witness (BBC) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert Christmas Eve News and Weather: 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 5.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning 9.00 Christmastide From Heaven Above See page 72 10.00 The Works Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C Op 52; Respighi rev di Vittorio: Suite for strings; Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No 29 in E flat HobXVI/45; Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor Noon Upbeat Music news and current affairs (RNZ) 1.30 Lighten Up Music from film, the stage and international classical charts. A Great American Minstrel – Irving Berlin: Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Boston Pops Orch/Arthur Fiedler; arr Riddle: Blue skies, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), Nelson Riddle & his Orch; Cheek to cheek; Top hat, Yehudi Menuhin (vln), Stéphane Grappelli (vln), Alan Clare Trio; It’s a lovely day today, from Call Me Madam, Coffee Club Orch/Rob Fisher; There’s no business like show business, from Annie Get Your Gun, Boston Pops Orch/John Williams; arr Hazell: White Christmas, Bryn Terfel, Bing Crosby (bars), Welsh National Opera Orch/Tecwyn Evans 2.00 Afternoon Requests (Box 123, Wellington or [email protected]) 3.00 CD Masters Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor Op 81/3; Theme with Variations in E Op 81/1; Scherzo in A minor Op 81/2, Emerson String Quartet (rec 2003); Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58, Murray Perahia (pno), Concertgebouw Orch/Bernard Haitink (rec 1985) 4.00 Made in New Zealand Farr: Taheke, Bridget Douglas (fl), Carolyn Mills (harp); Schumann: Papillons Op 2, Diedre Irons (pno); Vivaldi: Four Seasons, Winter, Alan Loveday (vln), ASMF/Neville Marriner; Baldwin: O magnum mysterium; Lullay my liking, Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul/Michael Fulcher; Pann: Soirée Macabre with demons on the dance floor; Rhodes: Appalachian Breakdown, Nicola Melville (pno) 5.00 Cadenza Shorter popular classics 7.00 Christmastide Christmas Eve See page 72 8.00 Music Alive Anna Leese (sop), Kate Spence (mezzo), David Hamilton (ten), Jared Holt (bar), Tudor Consort, Wellington Orch/Michael Stewart: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (RNZ) 10.20 Day’s End Music to wind down to 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Tim Dower 9.00 Andrew Dickens 1.00 Bruce Russell 6.00 Tim Sisarich & Joy Reid 9.00 John Cowan 12.00am – 6.00 Gary Denvir 81 CHRISTMAS DAY TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 ■ Mucking In (G, R, C) 31274 6.25 Tagata Pasifika (R) 7251748 6.50 Carols in the Caves (G, R) 6022767 7.50 Praise Be (G) 2026552 8.20 ■ Mary Poppins (1964, G, R, HD, C, AD) Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson. 62545748 10.40 ■ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, G, R, C) Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson. 9978309 12.20 ■ Young @ Heart (2007, G, R, C) Joe Benoit, Helen Boston. 6111293 2.15 ■ Seabiscuit (2003, G, R, C, AD) In Depression-era America, an undersized horse becomes a champion of the racetrack, lifting the spirits of a nation. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. 8244370 4.30 Te Karere (C) 95800 4.55 Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas, Baby (G, R, C) Rock star Rod Stewart sings Christmas favourites, with guests Mary J Blige and Cee Lo Green. 2141941 6.00 ONE News (C) 13496 6.50 HM the Queen’s Christmas Message 2012 (C) 9772632 7.00 ■ Miranda (PGR, R, C) Tonight: Miranda wants to celebrate Christmas her own way. 816 7.30 Royal Variety Performance 2012 (C) David Walliams hosts the Royal Variety Performance, which celebrates its 100th year with a show from the Royal Albert Hall in London. 76274 9.30 ■ Mrs Brown’s Boys (R, C) Mammy’s Ass: Mrs Brown tries to get the whole family together to celebrate the season. 651 10.00 ■ My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, AO, R, C) When a woman’s friend announces his engagement, she realises she loves him and sets out to prevent the wedding. Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney. 802125 11.50 ■ Once (2006, AO, R, C) A busker and an immigrant in Dublin write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová. 7499564 1.20am Te Karere (R, C) 6309404 1.45 BBC World – GMT with George Alagiah (G) 6011713 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 6.00 ■ Disney Jungle Junction (G, R, C) 39816 6.25 Mickey’s Adventures in Wonderland (G, R, C) 7785274 7.15 ■ Stitch! (G, R, C) 7504372 7.35 Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas (G, C) 4415309 7.55 Phineas and Ferb (C) 2895632 8.20 ■ Adventure Time (G, C) 4419125 8.40 ■ Back at the Barnyard (G, R, C) 5777458 9.05 ■ The Penguins of Madagascar (G, R, C) 1859039 9.30 ■ Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009, G, R, C) Jenny McCarthy, Dean McDermott, Paul Sorvino. 1957458 10.55 ■ Jack Frost (1998, G, R, C) Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross. 34553038 12.40 ■ Akeelah and the Bee (2006, G, R, C) Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer. 2048458 2.30 One Direction: A Year in the Making (G, R, C) 8313962 3.20 ■ Wipeout (G, R, C) 4785075 4.05 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011, R, C) 611485 4.30 Shrek the Halls (2007, G, R) 81651 4.50 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 6367748 5.14 Horace in Slow Motion (G) 408765038 5.15 ■ The Santa Clause 2 (2002, G, R, C) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson. 7740651 7.00 ■ Fool’s Gold (2008, PGR, R, C) A clue to the whereabouts of lost treasure rekindles a couple’s estranged relationship. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson. 2704835 8.50 ■ Six Days, Seven Nights (1998, AO, R, C) A cargo pilot and a magazine editor crash-land on an uncharted desert island. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Temuera Morrison. 493922 10.35 The Year That Was (AO, R, HD, C) Simon McKinney hosts a retrospective of 2003. 6282496 11.25 ■ I Spy (2002, PGR, R, C) A professional athlete helps a government agent recover a missing jet. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell. 8058632 7539404 3.30 World Business Report 9276978 3.45 4.00 4.30 5.00 Sport Today 3438336 BBC World News 3158779 HARDtalk 3696713 The Hub with Nik Gowing (G) 5071171 5.05 The Believer’s Voice of Victory (R) 6935268 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, C) 7147591 1.00am ■ Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (AO, R, C) Comedian Michael McIntyre unearths comedy’s brightest talent. 82918713 4.15 Emmerdale (PGR, R, C) 1823084 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show (G, R) 7155510 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM 82 TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Knight Rider (G, R) 7772125 6.45 Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park 2012 (G, R) 1969458 7.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R) 4422699 8.15 ■ Finding John Christmas (2004, G, R, HD) Peter Falk, Valerie Bertinelli. 4057361 9.45 ■ 12 Men of Christmas (2009, PGR, HD) Kristin Chenoweth. 1500361 11.10 The Office (G) 1881632 11.55 ■ King Ralph (1991, PGR, R) John Goodman, Peter O’Toole, John Hurt. 67763699 1.30 ■ Pride and Prejudice (2005, G, R) Matthew Macfadyen, Keira Knightley. 5722293 3.35 5.10 ■ Christmas With the Kranks (2004, G, R) 9574816 Modern Family (G, R, HD) 2404187 5.35 Last Man Standing (G, R, HD) 52403 6.00 3 News 35854 7.00 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (G, R) 85212 7.20 ■ Nanny McPhee Returns (2010, HD) Emma Thompson. Films, page 68 4000552 9.05 ■ New in Town (2009, AO, R, HD) An ambitious executive is offered a temporary assignment in the middle of nowhere. Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr. Films, page 68 1100816 10.45 ■ Adam (2009, AO, R, HD) A man with Asperger’s strikes up a relationship with a school teacher. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne. 4356380 12.20am Infomercials 5.00 Joyce Meyer 3682510 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 10.55 ■ Strawberry Shortcake: Sky’s the Limit (2009, G, R) Voices of Anna Cummer, Andrea Libman, Ashleigh Ball. (2009) Noon Teen Choice Awards 2012 (G, R) 1.30 Children’s Programmes 2.40 Big Time Rush (G, R) 3.05 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 3.30 Sabrina the Teenage Witch (G) 3.50 Clueless (G, R) 4.15 ■ Care Bears Movies (2010, G) Voice of Ashleigh Ball, Kathleen Barr. 5.20 Everybody Hates Chris (G, R) 5.40 That 70s Show (G, R) 6.05 Futurama (G, R) 6.25 The Simpsons (G, R) 6.50 The Simpsons (G, R) 7.15 ■ Jingle All the Way (1996, PGR, R) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Rita Wilson. 8.45 ■ Airplane II the Sequel (1982, AO, R) A former pilot must save a Lunar shuttle and its passengers when the onboard computer kills the crew. Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty. 10.10 Glee (PGR, R) 10.55 The Real Housewives of New York City (G, R) 11.40 Entertainment Tonight (G) 12.15am – 6.00 Infomercials TV2: Fool’s Gold, 7.00pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Religious Programming (G) 273545 7.00 London 2012 Opening Ceremony (G, R) 13573729 11.15 Outnumbered Marathon (PGR, R) 96773090 3.20 All the Queen’s Horses (G, R) 4183309 5.05 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 8778748 5.30 Prime News 650545 6.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 640748 6.25 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G) 4272496 6.50 Christmas at River Cottage (G) 451496 7.20 Jonathan Creek: The Judas Tree (AO, R) Jonathan investigates a series of spooky events at a house called Green Lanterns. 3725922 9.00 Grumpy Guide to Christmas (PGR, R) British celebrities share their tales of seasonal humbug. 4392767 10.05 Elizabeth II: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration (G, R) UK documentary about Her Majesty the Queen’s 60 years as Head of the Commonwealth. 3654106 10.55 Allo Allo (G) Classic UK comedy series. 2105651 11.30 The Late Show with David Letterman (G) 299564 12.20am Home Shopping 1.50 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 2408268 2.20 – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) Noon Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 3.00 It’s in the Bag (G, R) 3.30 Pippi Longstocking (G, R) 4.00 Children: Pukoro (G, R) 4.30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (G) 5.00 Toi Whakaari (G) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Pukana (G) 6.30 Haa (G) 7.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 Tatai Hono (G, R) 8.30 – 12.30am ■ Boy (2010, AO, R) An 11-year-old living in a small community receives a reality check when his father arrives home. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston. C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 CHRISTMAS DAY SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.50 Biography: Meryl Streep (2008, PG) 7.35 I Don’t Know How She Does It (2011, M) Greg Kinnear. 9.05 It’s Christmas, Carol! (2012, PG) Emmanuelle Vaugier. 10.35 Making of: We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) 10.50 Morning Glory (2010, M) Rachel McAdams. 12.35 I Am Number Four (2011, M) Alex Pettyfer. 2.25 Gnomeo & Juliet (2011, PG) James McAvoy, Emily Blunt. 3.50 War Horse (2011, M) Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson. 6.15 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere with Dominic Bowden (2012, PG) 6.45 The Adventures of Tintin (2011, PG) Voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis. 8.30 The Muppets (2012, G) The Muppets must reunite to save their old theatre. Jason Segel, Amy Adams. 10.10 Warrior (2011, M) Tom Hardy. 12.30am Flypaper (2011, 16) 2.00 Madso’s War (2010, 16) 3.25 War Horse (2011, M) 5.50 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere With Dominic Bowden (2012, PG) 6.00 Wanted (2008, 16) James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie. 7.50 Wall Street (1987, PG) Charlie Sheen. 9.55 Home Alone (1990, PG) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. 11.40 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, PG) Macaulay Caulkin. 1.40 Mrs Doubtfire (1993, PG) Robin Williams, Sally Field. 3.45 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, PG) Tilda Swinton. 6.00 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, M) Johnny Depp. 8.30 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, M) A pirate captain and his friends form an alliance with the world’s pirate lords in order to defeat a villain. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley. 11.15 Gladiator (2000, M) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix. 1.50am Biography: Heath Ledger (2009, PG) 2.45 Mrs: Doubtfire (1993, PG) 4.50 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, PG) 6.20 The Army of Crime (2009, 16) Simon Abkarian. 8.35 This is England 88: Part 2 (2011, 16) Vicky McClure. 9.40 The Whistleblower (2010, 16) Rachel Weisz. 11.30 Buck (2011, PG) 1.00 The Reluctant Infidel (2010, 16) Omid Djalili. 2.45 Topsy-Turvy (1990, M) Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner. 5.20 Happy Ever Afters (2009, M) Sally Hawkins. 7.00 The Future (2011, M) The lives of a couple change after they adopt a stray cat. Miranda July, Hamish Linklater. 8.30 World Cinema: Happy, Happy (2010, 16) A housewife maintains unyielding optimism in spite of desperate loneliness and a husband who refuses to have sex with her. Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen. 10.00 Ondine (2009, M) Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda. 11.45 Moving on: Bully (2008, M) Gloria Strawhan. 12.30am The Thorn in the Heart (2009, PG) 1.55 Topsy-Turvy (1990, M) 4.35 Buck (2011, PG) 6.30 Uncle Buck (1989, PG) John Candy, Macaulay Culkin. 8.10 Beverly Hills Cop (1984, M) Eddie Murphy. 9.55 The Princess Bride (1987, PG) Robin Wright. 11.35 The Magnificent Seven (1960, PG) Yul Brynner. 1.40 The Pink Panther (2006, PG) Steve Martin. 3.10 Man in the Moon (1991, PG) Reese Witherspoon. 4.50 Mermaids (1990, PG) Cher, Winona Ryder. 6.40 Beautiful Girls (1996, M) A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns to his home town, and to his friends and their problems. Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton. 8.30 Scrooged (1988, PG) A narcissistic and arrogant TV executive is haunted by three ghosts during Christmas Eve. Bill Murray, Karen Allen. 10.10 Frequency (2000, M) Dennis Quaid. 12.05am Heist (2001, 16) 1.55 Breathless (1983, 16) 3.35 MGM Making of: Some Like It Hot (PG) 3.50 Mermaids (1990, PG) 5.40 Beautiful Girls (1996, M) GENERAL Kete Aronui 3.00 Behind the Camera 3.30 Forger’s Masterclass 4.00 Kete Aronui 4.30 First Tuesday Book Club 5.30 Show Me the Monet Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Benny Hinn 6.30 The World of Stonehenge 7.30 Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best 8.30 Love the Place You’re In 9.30 Love It or List It 10.00 Carter Can Home for the Holiday 10.30 Hairy Bikers’ Christmas Party 11.30 Travelling Birds 1.30 Travel Unravelled 2.00 Baggage Battles 2.30 The Jonathan Ross Show: Christmas Special 4.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us Special (PGR) 5.30 World’s Greatest Cities 6.30 Web Therapy (PGR) 7.00 Auction Hunters 7.30 Relocation, Relocation 8.30 ■ Bright Young Things (2003, AO) The lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people in 1930s London. Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer. 10.30 Lowdown (AO) 11.00 Auction Hunters 11.30 Invasion of the Giant Pythons 12.30am Benny Hinn 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 1.30 More Flatmate (AO) 2.00 Bright Young Things AO 4.00 Lowdown (AO) 4.30 Travel Unravelled (PGR) 5.00 Relocation, Relocation UKTV SKY 006 6.15 The Bill Classics (M) 7.10 The Only Way is Essex (M) 10.35 Doctor Who (PG) 4.15 The Graham Norton Show (M) 5.15 Doctor Who (PG) 6.20 The Gruffalo (2009, PG) Voices of James Corden, Robbie Coltrane. 6.50 The Gruffalo’s Child (2011, PG) Voices of James Corden, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter. 7.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message (PG) 7.30 ■ The Borrowers (1997, PG) A family of tiny people live under the floorboards in a human home, surviving on borrowed bits and pieces. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams. 9.15 Doctor Who Confidential (PG) 9.30 Catherine Tate Show (M) Nan’s Christmas Carol: Nan’s insults catch up with her when the ghosts of Christmas past pay a visit. 10.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) Christmas 2011: With guests Matt Smith, Gillian Anderson, Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Hilary Devey, Russel Kane, and the Military Wives Choir. 11.30 The Only Way is Essex (M) 1.20am Doctor Who (PG) 2.25 Catherine Tate Show (M) 3.25 The Borrowers (PG) 5.10 The Bill (M) Living SKY 008 6.30 Yoga TV 7.00 Kate and William. One Year On 8.00 Antiques Roadshow 9.00 Elizabeth. Queen, DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz SoHo SKY 010 Rialto: Happy, Happy, 8.30pm Wife, Mother 10.00 All the Queen’s Horses 10.30 All the Queen’s Men 11.30 Best of New Zealand Home Noon Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother 1.00 Kate and William One Year on 1.30 A Lion Called Christian 2.30 Best of New Zealand Home 3.00 The Hotel Christmas Special (M) 4.00 All the Queen’s Horses 4.30 All the Queen’s Men 5.00 Relocation, Relocation 6.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Kate and William One Year on 8.00 Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother 9.00 A Lion Called Christian 10.00 The Hotel Christmas Special (M) 11.00 Chelsea Flower Show 2012 12.00am Homes Under the Hammer 1.00 The Hotel Christmas Special (M) 2.00 Martha Stewart 3.00 Bargain Hunt 4.00 Cash in the Attic 5.00 Neat 5.30 Celebrity Fantasy Homes The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.35 The Way of Tai Chi 8.00 Looking for a Miracle 9.00 Tim Marlow Meets 9.30 The 360 Sessions 10.00 The Nude 10.30 Kete Aronui 11.00 Behind the Camera 11.30 Forger’s Masterclass Noon Kete Aronui 12.30 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 2.35 The Way of Tai Chi 4.00 Paris: The Luminous Years 5.00 Tim Marlow Meets 5.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 6.00 The Nude 6.30 Kete Aronui 7.00 Behind the Camera 7.30 Forger’s Masterclass 8.00 Kete Aronui 8.30 First Tuesday Book Club 9.30 Show Me the Monet 10.15 Inside the Medieval Mind 11.15 Discovering Hamlet 12.00am Paris: The Luminous Years 1.00 Tim Marlow Meets 1.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 2.00 The Nude 2.30 6.05 Dexter (16) 7.05 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.50 Boardwalk Empire (18) 9.50 The Sopranos (16) 10.50 Treme (M) 11.50 Dexter (16) 12.50 Nip/Tuck (16) 1.40 Boardwalk Empire (18) 3.40 Treme (M) 4.40 The Sopranos (16) 5.40 Dexter (16) 6.40 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.30 Luck (18) 8.30 ■ Lackawanna Blues (2005, M) In the 1960s, a young African-American boy finds his life influenced by his love of R&B music as well as the disparate group of people he lives with in a New Orleans boarding house. S Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def. 10.10 SoHo on Set (M) 10.30 Nip/Tuck (16) 11.20 Six Feet Under (16) 12.20am Boardwalk Empire (18) 1.20 Luck (18) 2.20 ■ Lackawanna Blues (M) 4.05 SoHo on Set (M) 4.20 Nip/Tuck (16) 5.05 Six Feet Under (16) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 6.30 BBC Focus on Africa 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 Sport Today 8.00 World News Today with 8.30 World News Today with 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 Sport Today 10.00 Business Edition with 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News America 11.30 BBC World News America Noon Newsday 12.30 Asia Business Report 12.45 Sport Today 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Asia Business Report 1.45 Sport Today 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Asia Business Report 2.45 Sport Today 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Asia Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Asia Business Report 4.45 Sport Today 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 HARDtalk 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 World Business Report 6.45 BBC World News 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 BBC World News 8.30 World Business Report 8.45 BBC World News 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 BBC World News 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 World Business Report 11.45 BBC World News 1.00am GMT with George Alagiah 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 3.30 World Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 83 CHRISTMAS DAY SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 6.00 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Women’s Pairs. 7.30 Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Women’s Pairs. 9.30 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Men’s Pairs. 11.00 Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Men’s Pairs. 1.00 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Women’s Singles. 2.30 Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Women’s Singles. 4.30 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Men’s Singles. 6.00 Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Men’s Singles. 8.00 The ITM Fishing Show. 8.30 The ITM Fishing Show. 9.00 The ITM Fishing Show. 9.30 The ITM Fishing Show. 10.00 The ITM Fishing Show. 10.30 The ITM Fishing Show. 11.00 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Men’s Triples. 12.30am Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Men’s Triples. 2.30 Bowls, New Zealand Open, Women’s Triples. 4.00 Bowls, Trans Tasman Trophy, Woman’s Triples Final, Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 6.00 Golf, The Masters, round Four, highlights. 7.00 PGA Championship Official Film. 8.00 Ryder Cup Official Film. 9.00 Golf, LPGA Canadian Womens Open, highlights. 10.25 NRL Footy Show. 12.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 1.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 1.30 Tennis, Australian Open. Mens Final, Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal, highlights. 2.30 Tennis, French Open, Mens Final, Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic, highlights. 3.30 Tennis, US Open, Men’s Final, Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic, highlights. 4.30 Netball, ANZ Championship Grand Final, Vixens v Magic, replay. 6.30 Rugby, Super Rugby, Final, Chiefs v Sharks, from Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, replay. 9.00 Kiwi Magic. 10.00 Rugby League, State of Origin Three. Queensland v New South Wales, replay. 12.00am The Weight of a Nation. 2.00 Motorsport, FIA Formula One Championship. Brazilian Grand Prix, highlights. 3.30 Motorsport, Red Bull X Fighters Sydney, replay. 5.00 Mitch Evans Special. Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 Radio New Zealand National BBC Knowledge: Junior Doctors Your Life in Their Hands, 8.35pm 9.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Two, Session One, replay. Noon Darts, World Championships, Day Two, Session Two, replay. 3.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Three, replay. 6.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Four, replay. 9.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Five, replay. 12.00am Darts, World Championships, Day Six, replay. 3.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Seven, replay. ESPN SKY 034 6.30 World’s Strongest Man. 7.00 World’s Strongest Man. 7.30 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man. 9.00 Gridiron, NFL Football, New York Jets v San Diego Chargers, replay. Noon SportsCenter. 1.30 NCAA Football Show. 2.00 Gridiron, NCAA, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, live. 5.30 SportsCenter. 6.30 NFL Primetime. 7.30 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 Wider World of Sports. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 10.30 Sport Science. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am NFL Primetime. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 3.30 Gridiron, NCAA, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, replay. 6.00 Darts, World Championships, Day One, replay. DOCUMENTARIES Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 MythBusters (PG) 10.30 How We Invented the World (PG) 11.30 Extreme Forensics (M) 12.30 Scorned: Love Kills (M) 1.30 I Was Murdered (M) 2.00 I Married a Mobster (M) 2.30 You Have Been Warned (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 5.30 MythBusters (PG) 6.30 Sons of Guns (M) 7.30 River Monsters: Most Bizarre (PG) Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world’s most bizarre and gruesome freshwater monsters. 8.30 Mighty Planes (PG) Skibirds: The Hercules on skis goes to Greenland to pick up scientists and their equipment before the winter. 9.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 10.30 Evil, I (M) 11.00 Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 11.30 First Week In (M) 12.30am Extreme Forensics (M) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 Blood Relatives (M) 3.30 River Monsters: Most Bizarre (PG) 4.30 Mighty Planes (PG) 5.30 Dirty Jobs (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Crime Lab (PG) 8.30 Megafactories (G) 9.30 Megafactories (G) 10.30 Sex in the Stone Age (M) 11.30 Roman Homicide (PG) 12.30 The Egyptian Job (G) 2.30 Sunken Treasures of the Nile (G) 3.30 Ancient Megastructures (G) 4.30 Test Your Brain (G) 5.30 Test Your Brain (G) 6.30 Test Your Brain (G) 7.30 Megafactories (G) 8.30 Supercars (G) Audi: The Audi R8 is grabbing the attention of sports car fanatics around the world. 9.30 Supercars (G) 10.30 Megastructures (G) 11.30 Big, Bigger, Biggest (G) 12.30am Megastructures (G) 1.30 Megafactories (G) 2.30 Supercars (G) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 84 History SKY 073 6.30 The Epic History of Everyday Things (PG) 8.30 Great Castles of Europe (PG) 9.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs (G) 9.30 Jefferson’s Secret Bible (PG) 10.30 Secret Access. The Vatican (PG) 12.30 Mysteries of the Bible (PG) 1.30 Trevor McDonald’s Queen (PG) 2.30 The People Speak (M) 4.30 London: The Greatest City (PG) 6.30 St Patrick (PG) 7.30 A Tale of Two Cities (PG) 8.45 Days That Shook the World (PG) The Christmas Truce: 1914: A rare moment occurred in WWI when enemies put down their guns, shook hands and discovered they had more in common with each other than their leaders on Christmas day. 9.45 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks (PG) 10.15 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks (PG) 2.45am Britain From Above (G) 4.00 Britain From Above (G) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.15 Genius (PG) 7.10 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 7.55 Wonderland (M) 8.50 Louis Theroux (M) 9.55 Seven Ages of Marriage (16) 10.55 Dragons’ Den (PG) Noon Top Gear (PG) 1.00 Ade in Britain (M) 1.50 Top Gear (PG) 2.40 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 3.25 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 4.15 Invisible Worlds (PG) 5.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 6.25 Top Gear (PG) 7.30 Dragons’ Den (PG) The final set of hopeful entrepreneurs ready themselves to face the five investors. 8.35 Junior Doctors Your Life in Their Hands (M) The junior doctors are coming to the end of their first attachment, so it is time to prove they can stand on their own two feet. 9.35 Louis Theroux (M) 10.40 Top Gear (PG) 11.40 Dragons’ Den (PG) 12.45am Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 1.45 Dragons’ Den (PG) 2.45 Junior Doctors (M) 3.35 Louis Theroux (M) 4.35 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft (M) 5.35 A Bach Somewhere (PG) 5.50 Genius (PG) 6.08 Sugar and Spice’s Christmas Morning Katrina Batten and Catriona McLeod present a morning of festive fare Noon The World at Noon 12.30 Bethlehem John Laurenson meets the dwindling Christian community in Bethlehem (BBC) 2.05 He Touched Me: Elvis’ Gospel Music A look at Elvis’s love for gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest gospel recordings and performances (Joyride Media) 3.04 Tuning In Historian Dominic Sandbrook tells how radio broadcasting began in Britain (BBC) 5.00 The World at Five 6.06 The Queen’s Message Her Majesty the Queen’s annual message to the Commonwealth (BBC) 6.30 Spectrum The Nelson Ark: Deborah Nation visits a scheme that brings together young people and animals as a way to teach empathy, compassion and tolerance (RNZ) 7.04 Christmas Night Entertainment and information, Including: 7.06 Bread of Heaven, by Vincent O’Sullivan (RNZ); 8.15 Windows on the World: A Tale of Two Cities at Christmas; 9.06 The Tuesday Feature: The Michael King Memorial Lecture 2012 (RNZ) 10.00 The World at Ten 10.12 What’s the Word America’s literary discussion, hosted by Sally Placksin (MLA) 11.06 Christmas Church Service From the Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter in Hamilton (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.06 The Queen’s Message (BBC); 12.30 Insight (RNZ); 1.15 Primary People (RNZ); 2.05 The Forum (BBC); 3.05 Ben and William get Knotted, By Steve Danby (RNZ); 3.30 Diversions (RNZ); 5.10 Witness (BBC) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather: 6.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 6.00, 11.00 6.00 Classic Morning Includes News and Weather 9.00 Christmastide See page 72 10.00 Gifts From Under the Christmas Tree A selection of listener Christmas requests Noon A Christmas Spectacular Kay Hall, Catherine Blomfield (sops), Penny Watson (contralto), John Wells, Nicholas Forbes (org), Musica Sacra, Auckland Philharmonia Brass and Percussion/Indra Hughes (RNZ) 1.35 Back Under the Christmas Tree A continuing selection of listener Christmas requests (RNZ) 3.00 Panto en Pointe Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, a ballet in three acts, James Ehnes (vln), Robert deMaine (cello), Johannes Wik (harp), Bergen Phil/Neeme Järvi 5.45 Let Beauty Awake Ravel trans Ronchini: Pavane of Sleeping Beauty, from Mother Goose, Sharon Robinson (cello), Joseph Kalichstein (pno); Vaughan Williams: Let beauty awake, from Songs of Travel, Janet Baker (mezzo), Geoffrey Parsons (pno); Suppé: The Beautiful Galatea, Overture, Czech Phil/Václav Neumann 6.00 Back Under the Christmas Tree A selection of listener Christmas requests 7.00 The Chart Toppers CDs sold this year that have risen to No 1 on the Concert Classical Chart 8.00 Back Under the Christmas Tree A selection of listener Christmas requests 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Frank Ritchie & Julia Bloore 9.00 Ian Grant 11.00 Sam Bloore & Dayna Vawdrey 1.00 Petra Bagust 2.00 Frank Ritchie & Rob Harley 3.00 John Cooney 6.00 Jim Sutton 12.00am – 6.00 Gary Denvir LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 BOXING DAY TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 70152 7.00 Going Going Gone (G, R) 3355 7.30 The Rich List (G, R, C) 33607 8.30 Infomercials 9.00 Dancing on Ice (G, R, C) 5216539 11.30 Infomercials Noon Mucking In (G, R, C) 9591 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, C) Today: Charity comes clean about her previous marriage. 95423 1.30 Celebrity Coach Trip (G, R, C) 8084 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents US (PGR, C) 5767648 2.55 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 9640161 3.55 4.25 Te Karere (C) 4368201 Ellen (G) Today: Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. 552648 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, C) 605862 6.00 ONE News (C) 50336 7.00 Border Security (PGR, R, C) Tonght: A passenger claims his bags have been tampered with. 715 7.30 Unsung Heroes (G, C) Tonight: The SPCA finds a dog in a dangerously hot situation. 336 8.00 Recruits Paramedics (PGR, C) Tonight: Jordan believes John is ready to take the role of primary treating officer, and Carleigh sets out on a mission. 249 8.30 Alcatraz (AO, HD, C, AD) Cal Sweeny: When a notorious bank robber returns from the past, Rebecca has to break him out of the hostage-filled bank before people can find out who he is. 11423 9.30 Criminal Minds (AO, R, HD, C) Parasite: A con artist’s schemes have become so complicated he begins to eliminate the people involved in them. 17607 10.30 Kath and Kim (G, R, C) Sex: Kath is enjoying life as an empty nester until Kim moves back in. 864 11.00 Prime Suspect (AO, C) Shame: Jane and Duffy are on the case of a middleaged man found robbed and dead in a hotel. 90930 12.00am 24 Hours in A&E (PGR, R, C) 27640 1.00 Te Karere (R, C) 9006805 1.25 BBC World – GMT with George Alagiah (G) 29232263 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 7506176 3.30 World Business Report 9236350 3.45 4.00 4.30 5.00 Sport Today 3405008 BBC World News 1958391 HARDtalk 3663485 The Hub with Nik Gowing (G) 5048843 5.05 The Believer’s Voice of Victory (R) 6995640 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, C) 7114263 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.25 Creflo Dollar 2249 Hi-5 (G, R, C) 4828 Grizzly Tales (G, R, C) 46355 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (G, R, C) 8.15 28775 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (G, R, C) 2790133 ■ Tinker Bell (2008, G, R, C) Voices of Mae Whitman, Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu. 3444268 9.30 Infomercials 11.00 Sonny with a Chance (G, R, C) 3317 11.30 Operation Hero (G, R, HD, C) 6404 Noon ■ Cops and Robbersons (1994, PGR, R, C) A mildmannered accountant finds excitement when the police use his neighbour’s property to stake out a criminal. Chevy Chase, Dianne Wiest, Jack Palance. 458626 2.00 Make It or Break It (G, R) 1062030 2.55 Pocoyo (G, R, C) 9402423 3.10 Disney Special Agent Oso (G, R, C) 4080751 3.35 SpongeBob SquarePants (G, R, C) 6289263 4.00 Zeke and Luther (R, C) 7591 4.30 Pair of Kings (G, C) 5978 5.00 Horace in Slow Motion (G, R) 17249 5.01 ■ The Princess and the Frog (2009, G, HD, C, AD) In 1920s New Orleans, a waitress dreams of owning her own restaurant. Voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman. 100889572 7.00 ■ 2 Broke Girls (PGR, R, HD, C) Two waitresses in the same colourful Brooklyn diner strike up an unlikely friendship. 607 7.30 ■ 2012 (2009, PGR, R, HD, C) An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to survive the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton. Films, page 68 10424794 10.45 ■ The Walking Dead (AO, HD, C) Made to Suffer: Rick’s band of survivors break into Woodbury, but they don’t do it unnoticed. 9957442 11.40 Gary Unmarried (PGR, R, C) Tonight: Allison gets upset when her new friend Sophie prefers spending time with Gary. 2803423 12.10am Sensing Murder (AO, R, C) 7817263 1.35 Infomercials 2.40 Greek (PGR, R) 6602089 4.15 Emmerdale (PGR, R, C) 1890756 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show (G, R) 7122282 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Open Door (G, R) 9775 6.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (G, R) 73249 7.30 Chelsea New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker (G, R) 1286423 7.50 ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 8.30 Infomercials 10.30 The Dr Oz Show (PGR, R, HD) Today: Why Thyroid Cancer Diagnoses Are on the Rise. 42355 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 3930 Noon Terra Nova (PGR, HD) 89862 1.00 Royal Pains (PGR) 98510 2.00 White Collar (PGR, HD) 91846 3.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (PGR) 54152 4.00 Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (G) 65268 5.00 Entertainment Tonight (G, R) 3133 5.30 Last Man Standing (G, R, HD, C) 6220 6.00 3 News 45404 7.00 Road Cops (PGR, R, HD) Tonight: A boy racer turns his headlights off in an effort to outrun the law. 133 7.30 The Block Australia (PGR, HD) Tonight: An insulation inspection causes drama and many more hours of work. 7569846 ■ Top Gun (1986, PGR, R) Students at an elite US flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete against each other to be the best in the class. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards. 7370355 11.10 Numb3rs (AO, HD Where Credit’s Due: Don investigates a series of murders that bear an eerie similarity to scenes from an upcoming movie. 1938046 12.10am Infomercials 5.00 Joyce Meyer 3659282 5.30 – 6.00 Bayless Conley (G) 8.55 3669669 FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 4.35 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G, R) 5.30 Clueless (G, R) 6.00 That 70s Show (G, R) 6.30 Futurama (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons (G, R) Pranks and Greens: Skinner tells Bart about a former student who was the best prankster ever. 7.30 Glee (PGR, R) The Substitute: A substitute teacher fills in for the ailing Mr Schuester. 8.30 ■ Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998, PGR, R) A feisty orphan living under the yoke of her wicked stepmother puts the prince of the realm to shame. Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott. 10.55 Life Unexpected (AO, R) Family Therapised: Lux, Cate and Baze are on their best behaviour for a social worker re-evaluating Lux’s custody situation. 11.50 Entertainment Tonight (G) 11.25 – 6.00am Infomercials Maori: Apocolypto, 9.30pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 844794 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G, R) 845423 7.30 Home Shopping 4.00 The Late Show with David Letterman (G, R) 838268 5.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 455341 5.30 Prime News 500030 6.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 655189 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat 700238 7.00 Top Gear (PGR, R) Tonight: Middle East Road Trip. 659713 8.30 Doctor Who Christmas Special (PGR) The Snowmen: It’s Christmas Eve 1892, and a chilling menace threatens humankind, but the Doctor is not interested. 5000336 9.50 Derren Brown Investigates (AO, R) The Ghosthunter: Derren Brown investigates the world of Lou Gentile, a top American ghost hunter. 5705666 10.50 Allo Allo (G) 1222862 11.00 Allo Allo Marathon (G) 814133 11.25 The Late Show with David Letterman (G) 4490688 12.25am Home Shopping 1.55 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 2465553 2.25 – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) Noon Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 3.00 It’s in the Bag (G, R) 3.30 Pippi Longstocking (G, R) 4.00 Children: Pukoro (G, R) 4.30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (G, R) 5.00 Toi Whakaari (G) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Pukana (G) 6.30 Haa (G) 7.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 He Iwi Whakapono (G, R) 8.30 Homai Te Pakipaki (G) 9.30 – 12.00am ■ Apocalypto (2006, AO, R) A hunter taken prisoner by Mayan warriors and bound for the sacrificial altar tries to escape and return home to his wife and son. Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer. Films, page 68 C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition 85 BOXING DAY SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.20 The Adventures of Tintin (2011, PG) Jamie Bell. 8.10 Warrior (2011, M) Tom Hardy. 10.30 The Muppets (2012, G) Jason Segel, Amy Adams. 12.15 Cars 2 (2011, PG) Owen Wilson, Michael Caine. 2.00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010, M) Daniel Radcliffe. 4.25 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011, M) Daniel Radcliffe. 6.35 Life as We Know It (2010, M) Two friends become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die. Katherine Heigl. 8.30 Final Destination 5 (2011, 16) Survivors of a suspensionbridge collapse are hunted by an invisible force that is coming to kill them. Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell. 10.05 Friends with Benefits (2011, 16) Justin Timberlake. 11.55 13 (2010, 16) Jason Statham. 1.25am Biography: Sarah Jessica Parker (2008, PG) 2.15 Final Destination 5 (2011, 16) 3.45 Friends With Benefits (2011, 16) 5.35 Life As We Know It (2010, M) 7.05 6.05 Ondine (2009, M) Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda. 7.45 The Future (2011, M) Miranda July, Hamish Linklater. 9.15 Happy, Happy (2010, 16) Agnes Kittelsen. 10.45 The Extra Man (2010, M) Kevin Kline, Paul Dano. 12.30 Godfathers of Ganja: Square Grouper (2011, M) US documentary. 2.15 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010, M) Thanapat Saisaymar. 4.05 Womb (2010, M) Eva Green. 5.55 Breaking the Waves (1996, 16) Emily Watson. 8.30 World Cinema: Troll Hunter (2010, M) While out tracking a bear hunter, a group of friends discover that trolls do exist. Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud. 10.15 Short Film: Blue (2011, M) 10.35 Arrietty (2010, G) Voices of Siaorse Ronan, Mark Strong. 12.15am Le Refuge (2009, M) 1.45 Moving on: Drowning Not Waving (2008, M) 2.35 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010, M) 4.30 Breaking the Waves (1996, 16) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, M) Johnny Depp. 9.35 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, M) Johnny Depp. 12.20 Gladiator (2000, M) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix. 2.50 Making of: Safe House (2012, M) 3.15 Fun with Dick and Jane (2005, M) Jim Carrey. 4.45 Lethal Weapon (1987, M) Danny Glover, Mel Gibson. 6.35 Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, M) Two cops hunt down drug smugglers protected by diplomatic immunity. Danny Glover, Mel Gibson. 8.30 Lethal Weapon 3 (1992, M) Two mismatched cops try to catch a crooked former policeman who is running an arms racket. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 10.30 Braveheart (1995, 16) Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack. 1.25am Fun with Dick and Jane (2005, M) 2.55 Lethal Weapon (1987, M) 4.45 Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, M) 7.30 Frequency (2000, M) Dennis Quaid. 9.25 Scrooged (1988, PG) Bill Murray, Karen Allen. 11.05 Breakheart Pass (1976, PG) Charles Bronson. 12.40 Man of LA Mancha (1972, PG) Peter O’Toole. 2.45 Anything Else (2003, M) Woody Allen, Jason Biggs. 4.35 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974, 16) Clint Eastwood. 6.30 Some Like It Hot (1959, PG) Two male musicians flee Chicago for Miami disguised as women after witnessing a mob hit. Jack Lemmon. 8.30 Platoon (1986, M) In the 1960s, a young soldier encounters the horrors of war on his duty in Vietnam. Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe. 10.30 Sky Special: The Hobbit World Premiere with Dominic Bowden (PG) 11.00 Bandits (2001, M) Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis. 1.00am Escape From Absolom (1994, M) 2.55 The Amityville Horror (1979, 16) 4.50 MGM Making of: Get Shorty - Going Again (PG) 5.00 Some Like It Hot (1959, PG) GENERAL SoHo SKY 010 Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Benny Hinn 6.30 What’s Really in Our Food 7.00 Carter Can: Home for the Holidays 7.30 Travel Unravelled 8.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction: NZ Special 9.00 Invasion of the Giant Pythons: Florida with Nigel Marven 10.00 Ty’s Homes for the Brave 11.00 The Wedding Proposal Noon Jessica Watson: True Spirit 2.00 Auction Hunters 2.30 Relocation, Relocation 3.30 Love It or List It 4.00 Destination Flavour 4.30 The Cook & the Chef 5.00 Candice Tells All 5.30 Home by Novogratz 6.00 Sandmasters 6.30 Room Crashers 7.00 The Picker Sisters 7.30 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 8.30 ■ 12 in a Box (2007, AO) A group of people are offered £1 million each if they can stay on a remote country mansion for 96 hours. Ed Bennett, David Burrows-Sutcliffe, Robert Cargill. 10.30 The Persuasionists (AO) 11.00 The Picker Sisters 11.30 The Cook & the Chef 12.00am Love It or List It 12.30 Benny Hinn 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 1.30 More Flatmates (AO) 2.00 12 in a Box (AO) 4.00 The Persuasionists (AO) 4.30 Room Crashers 5.00 The Wedding Proposal UKTV SKY 006 6.00 The Only Way is Essex (M) 9.45 The Only Way Is Essex (M) 10.35 Doctor Who (PG) 3.30 The Borrowers (PG) 5.15 The Gruffalo (PG) 5.45 The Gruffalo’s Child (PG) 6.15 Ten Minute Tales (PG) 6.25 The Royle Family (PG) 7.25 BBC Proms (PG) 9.25 Holby City (PG) Home Truths: Linden avoids his daughter when she turns up at Olivia’s grave. 10.25 Jubilee Tribute to the Queen by the Prince of Wales (PG) His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presents a personal tribute to Her Majesty the Queen, featuring previously unseen photographs and cine films. 11.30 The Thick of It (16) 12.00am The Only Way Is Essex (M) 12.50 Holby City (PG) 1.50 Jubilee Tribute to the Queen (PG) 2.55 The Thick of It (16) 3.25 The Royle Family (PG) 4.25 The Bill (M) 5.15 The Borrowers (PG) Living SKY 008 6.30 Yoga TV 7.00 Bargain Hunt 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 9.00 The Martha Stewart Show 10.00 Better Homes & Gardens 11.00 The Really Big Flip 11.30 The Garden Pantry Noon Cash in the Attic 86 UKTV: Holby City, 9.25pm 1.00 Elizabeth. Queen, Wife, Mother 2.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 3.00 The Really Big Flip 3.30 The Garden Pantry 4.00 Bargain Hunt 5.00 Chelsea Flower Show 2012 6.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 9.00 Homes From Hell (M) 10.00 Best of Holmes on Homes 11.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 12.00am Antiques Roadshow 1.00 Cash in the Attic 2.00 Concrete Canvas 2.30 Concrete Canvas 3.00 Bargain Hunt 4.00 Cash in the Attic 5.00 Neat 5.30 Celebrity Fantasy Homes The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.15 Inside the Medieval Mind 7.15 Discovering Hamlet 8.00 Paris: The Luminous Years 9.00 Tim Marlow Meets 9.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 10.00 The Nude 10.30 Kete Aronui 11.00 Behind the Camera 11.30 Forger’s Masterclass Noon Kete Aronui 12.30 First Tuesday Book Club 1.30 Show Me the Monet 2.15 Inside the Medieval Mind 3.15 Discovering Hamlet 4.00 Gala From Berlin 2010 5.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 6.00 The Nude 7.00 Joaquin Achucarro: Nights in the Gardens of Spain 7.30 Verbier: Khatia Buniatishvili 8.30 Itzhak Perlman: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 10.00 WA Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos 10.45 The Man in the Hat 12.00am Gala From Berlin 2010 1.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 2.00 The Nude 3.00 Joaquin Achucarro: Nights in the Gardens of Spain 3.30 Verbier: Khatia Buniatishvili 4.30 Itzhak Perlman: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 6.05 Boardwalk Empire (18) 7.05 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.50 Luck (18) 8.50 SoHo on Set (M) 9.10 ■ Lackawanna Blues (2005, M) S Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def. 10.50 Six Feet Under (16) 11.50 Boardwalk Empire (18) 12.50 Nip/Tuck (16) 1.40 Luck (18) 2.40 SoHo on Set (M) 3.00 ■ Lackawanna Blues (2005, M) S Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin. 4.40 Boardwalk Empire (18) 5.40 Six Feet Under (16) 6.40 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.30 World Without End (16) 8.30 Dexter (16) Do You See What I See?: Dexter finds out what LaGuerta knows, and Deb vows to take Hannah down. 9.30 Treme (M) On Your Way Down: Sofia channels her father’s YouTube rants, and Toni takes the Abreu case. 10.30 Nip/Tuck (16) Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler: Christian searches for immortality. 11.20 Rescue Me (16) 12.05am SoHo on Set (M) 12.20 True Blood (18) 1.20 World Without End (16) 2.20 Dexter (16) 3.20 Treme (M) 4.20 Nip/Tuck (16) 5.05 Rescue Me (16) 5.50 SoHo on Set (M) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 6.30 BBC Focus on Africa 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 Sport Today 8.00 World News Today with 8.30 World News Today with 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 Sport Today 10.00 Business Edition with 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News America 11.30 BBC World News America Noon Newsday 12.30 Asia Business Report 12.45 Sport Today 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Asia Business Report 1.45 Sport Today 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Asia Business Report 2.45 Sport Today 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Asia Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Asia Business Report 4.45 Sport Today 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 HARDtalk 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 World Business Report 6.45 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 BBC World News 8.30 World Business Report 8.45 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 BBC World News 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 World Business Report 11.45 BBC World News 1.00am GMT with George Alagiah 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 3.30 World Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 BOXING DAY SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 Bowls, NZ Open, Men’s Triples. 7.30 Premier League World. 8.00 Premier League Review. 9.00 Davis Cup Best of 2012. 10.00 Basketball, NBL, All Star Game, replay. Noon Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, replay. 2.00 First London 2012 Official Film. 4.00 Kiwi Magic. 5.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 5.30 The Dirt. 6.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 6.30 First London 2012 Official Film. 8.30 Davis Cup Best of 2012. 9.30 Cricket, HRV Cup, Auckland Aces v Canterbury Wizards, replay. 1.00am Cricket, Third Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, live. 5.00 Kiwi Magic. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 6.00 Surfing, ASP Mens World Championship Tour, Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast. 6.25 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. 6.50 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Billabong Rio Pro, Rio De Janeiro. 7.15 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Volcom Fiji Pro, Tavarua. 8.00 Surfing, ASP Mens World Championship Tour, Billabong Pro, Jeffreys Bay. 8.50 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Billabong Pro Teahupoo. 9.15 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Hurley Pro Trestles. 9.40 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Quiksilver Pro France. 10.05 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, Rip Curl Pro Peniche. 10.30 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 11.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 11.30 A-League Highlights Show. Noon Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka, Second Test, Day One, Morning Session, live. 2.35 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 3.05 Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day One, Afternoon Session, live. 8.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 8.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, live. 12.45am Soccer, EPL, West Ham v Everton, replay. 2.45 Premier League Review. 3.53 Soccer, EPL, Arsenal v West Ham, live. Discovery: Inside the Catch: Best Brawls, 8.30pm Championships, Day Eight, Session Two, replay. Noon Darts, World Championships, Day Nine, Session One, replay. 3.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Nine, Session Two, replay. 6.00 Darts, World C’ships, Day Ten, Session One, replay. 9.00 Premier League World. 9.30 Soccer, A-League, Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar, live. 11.30 Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session Two, replay. 2.30am The Dirt. 3.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 3.53 Soccer, EPL, Manchester United v Newcastle, live. ESPN SKY 034 6.00 Darts, World Championships, Day Eight, Session One, replay. 9.00 Darts, World 6.00 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man. 9.00 NFL Primetime. 10.00 NFL Show Live. 11.00 SportsCenter. Noon ESPN Documentaries. 1.30 Basketball, NCAA, Diamond Head Classic, live. 3.30 SportsCenter. 4.00 Basketball, NCAA, Diamond Head Classic, live. 6.00 Classic’s Boxing Match. 7.00 Classic’s Boxing Match. 7.30 Classic’s Boxing Match. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 10.30 NBA Tonight. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am SportsNation. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 3.30 NBA Tonight. 4.00 Tenpin Bowling, PBA Viper Championship. 5.30 World’s Strongest Man. DOCUMENTARIES History SKY 073 Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 10.30 Mighty Planes (PG) 11.30 The Shift (M) 12.30 First Week In (M) 1.30 Evil, I (M) 2.00 Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 2.30 River Monsters: Most Bizarre (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 5.30 MythBusters (PG) 6.30 Auction Kings (PG) 7.00 Auction Hunters (PG) 7.30 After the Catch (PG) 8.30 Inside the Catch: Best Brawls (PG) A blow-by-blow look into the fisticuffs, feuds, and short fuses that make up the best Deadliest Catch conflicts. 9.30 Ragin’ Cajuns (PG) 10.30 I (Almost) Got Away with It (M) 11.30 Most Evil (M) 12.30am The Shift (M) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 3.30 After the Catch (PG) 4.30 Inside the Catch: Best Brawls (PG) 5.30 Dirty Jobs (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Crime Lab (PG) 8.30 Megafactories (G) 9.30 Megafactories (G) 10.30 The Lost Ships of Rome (PG) 11.30 Bob Ballard Special (PG) 12.30 Titanic: James Cameron (PG) 2.30 Titanic: Case Closed (PG) 4.30 Megastructures (G) 5.30 Megastructures (PG) 6.30 Super Solar Yachts (G) 7.30 Bob Ballard: Save the Titanic (PG) 8.30 Doomsday Preppers (M) Into the Spider Hole: If nuclear war or the next great depression occurred, would you be prepared to retreat underground? 9.30 Doomsday Preppers (M) 10.30 Wicked Tuna (M) 11.30 Wicked Tuna (M) 12.30am Megastructures (G) 1.30 Bob Ballard: Save the Titanic (PG) 2.30 Surviving Armageddon (M) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz 6.20 St Patrick (PG) 7.20 A Tale of Two Cities (PG) 8.30 Great Castles of Europe (PG) 9.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs (G) 9.30 Time Team (G) 10.30 Heir Hunters (PG) 11.20 A Tale of Two Cities (PG) 12.35 St Patrick (PG) 1.35 Days That Shook the World (PG) 2.30 Secrets of War (M) 3.30 Tanks (G) 4.30 Cash in the Attic (PG) 5.30 Time Team (G) 6.30 Time Team (G) 7.30 Tsunami 2004 Waves of Death (M) 8.30 Civilization Lost (PG) In recent years, scientists have found evidence of an ancient and once thriving culture thousands of years older than any believed possible. But what happened to them? 10.30 The First World War (PG) 11.30 MacArthur (PG) 12.30am News Stories that Shocked the (PG) 1.00 Great Mysteries & Myths (PG) 1.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 2.30 History’s Raiders (PG) 3.30 Tsunami 2004 Waves of Death (M) 4.30 Civilization Lost (PG) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.45 Ade in Britain (M) 7.35 Top Gear (PG) 8.25 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 9.10 Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (PG) 10.00 Top Gear (PG) 11.00 Top Gear (PG) Noon Top Gear (PG) 12.50 Top Gear (PG) 1.45 Top Gear (PG) 2.35 Top Gear (PG) 3.35 Top Gear (PG) 4.30 Top Gear (PG) 5.30 Top Gear (PG) 6.35 Top Gear (PG) 7.45 Top Gear (PG) 8.45 Top Gear (M) Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond take the new BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 down to Spain for a thorough test of performance and handling. 9.45 Top Gear (M) 10.45 Top Gear (PG) 12.00am Helicopter Heroes (PG) 12.45 Nic Hamilton’s Racing Dream (M) 1.35 Wonderland (M) 2.25 True Stories (M) 3.15 Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) 3.45 Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) 4.15 How to Build a Dinosaur (M) 5.10 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft (M) 6.08 Summer Mornings with Stuart Keith 7.00 Summer Report Caitlin Cherry and Tim Graham present summer news and information 9.06 Summer Noelle Music, interviews and stories with Noelle McCarthy Noon Midday Report Including: 12.16 Business News; 12.26 Sport; 12.34 Rural News; 12.43 Worldwatch 12.35 Matinee Idle Summer music and entertainment with Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris 5.00 The World at Five Radio New Zealand news, followed by Worldwatch 5.32 Outspoken (RNZ) Current affairs presented by some of Radio New Zealand’s most experienced presenters and correspondents 6.06 Crossing Boundaries (BBC) 7.06 Summer Nights with Katrina Batten Including: 7.30 Spectrum (RNZ); 8.15 Windows on the World; 9.06 The Wednesday Drama: Wuwlfsyarn, by Phillip Mann (Pt 7 of 10, RNZ) 10.00 News and Late Edition 10.35 Through Younger Eyes (RNZ) 11.06 The New Jazz Archive Explores jazz’s place in the story of America (PRX/NJA) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.05 Music after Midnight; 12.30 One in Five (RNZ); 1.05 Discovery (BBC); 2.05 Playing Favourites (RNZ); 3.05 Predicting the Weather, by Christine ChanHyams (RNZ); 3.30 The Strand (BBC); 5.10 Witness (BBC) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00am, noon, 3.00, 5.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning Includes News and Weather 9.00 Christmastide Feast of St Stephen See page 72 10.00 The Works Noon Summer Sonic An RTE Irish Public Radio Series. Agatha Christie’s Final Mystery: John Curran’s passion for Christie’s stories led him uncover a missing Hercule Poirot mystery (1 of 3) 12.45 Holding the Mystique Hovhaness; K Fuchs; G Gabrieli; Biber; Gigout; Josef Strauss 2.00 Afternoon Requests (Box 123, Wellington or [email protected]) 3.00 CD Masters Classic performances from the back catalogue: Bach; Graun; Vivaldi; Purcell 4.00 Made in New Zealand NZ performers and composers 5.00 Cadenza Shorter popular classics 7.00 Appointment Jon Tolansky talks with John Lunn, the composer of the award-winning theme music for Downton Abbey (WFMT) 8.00 Music Alive A Gala Concert marking Sir Georg Solti’s 100th birthday: Angela Gheorghiu (sop), René Pape (bass), Tereza Gevorgyan (sop), Matilda Paulsson (mezzo), Roberto Gomez- Ortiz (ten), Ross Ramgobin (bar), World Orchestra for Peace/Valery Gergiev - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Overture; Strauss: Don Juan Op 20; Mozart: In diesen heil’gen Hallen, from The Magic Flute; Verdi: Addio del passato, from La Traviata; Mozart: La ci darem la mano, from Don Giovanni; Verdi: Bella figlia dell’amore, from Rigoletto; Mahler: Fourth movement, Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C# minor; Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (WFMT) 10.20 Day’s End Music to wind down to 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Tim Dower 9.00 Andrew Dickens 1.00 Bruce Russell 6.00 Tim Roxborogh 9.00 Tim Roxborogh & Pam Corkery 12.00am – 6.00 Sam Bloore 87 THURSDAY DECEMBER 27 TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 72176 7.00 Going Going Gone (G, R) 5027 7.30 The Rich List (G, R, C) 39447 8.30 Infomercials 9.00 Dancing on Ice (G, R, C) 5276911 11.30 Infomercials Noon Mucking In (G, R, C) 6973 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, C) Today: Debbie is at the end of her tether; Gennie wonders if she’s made the right decision; and Andy wonders how to break the news to Alicia. 95089 1.30 Celebrity Coach Trip (G, R, C) 8176 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents US (PGR, C) 3567260 2.55 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 3945373 3.55 Te Karere (C) 4335973 4.25 Ellen (G) Today: Kate Beckinsale and Taylor Kitsch. 383244 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, C) 140737 6.00 ONE News (C) 72114 7.00 Border Security (G, R, C) Tonight: A bulge on a passenger’s body raises suspicions. 114 7.30 Coronation Street (PGR, C, AD) Tonight: Tracy plots over Steve and Becky’s trip; John begs Fiz to support him; and Graeme and Xin are grilled by the inspector. 5263 8.30 The Boy Who Was Born a Girl (G, C) UK documentary about 16-year-old Jon, who was born a girl. 7549621 9.35 Threesome (AO, C) Tonight: Alice, Mitch and Richie attend their first antenatal class. 712992 10.05 A Night at the Classic (AO, HD, C) Tonight: Things go horribly wrong when Brendhan Lovegrove tries to one-up magician comedian Jarred Fell. 377843 10.35 Kath and Kim (G, R, C) Gay: Brett’s relationship with a rottweiler has Kim’s nose out of joint. 3128114 11.10 Tagata Pasifika 7603027 11.40 Beauty and the Beast (C) 1922485 12.40am Te Karere (R, C) 6357041 1.05 BBC World – GMT with George Alagiah (G) 8938799 1.30 GMT with George Alagiah (G) 2203288 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 7573848 3.30 World Business Report 9203022 3.45 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.25 Creflo Dollar 7621 Hi-5 (G, R, C) 5640 Grizzly Tales (G, R, C) 29805 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (G, R, C) 1253195 7.50 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (G, R, C) 7470058 8.20 Tiki Tour (G, R, HD, C) 5510805 8.45 The Magic Roundabout (G, R, C) 5464718 8.55 Fireman Sam (G, C) 5488398 9.05 Chuggington (G, R, C) 4785008 9.15 9.25 9.30 11.00 Pajanimals (G, C) 4769060 Mr Men (G) 5298282 Infomercials Sonny with a Chance (G, R, C) 3027 11.30 Operation Hero (G, R, HD, C) 6114 Noon ■ The Last Mimzy (2007, G, R, C) Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Timothy Hutton. 772114 2.00 Make It or Break It (G, R) 5367242 2.55 Pocoyo (G, R, C) 9479195 3.10 Disney Special Agent Oso (G, R, C) 8385963 3.35 SpongeBob SquarePants (G, R, C) 4680355 4.00 Zeke and Luther (G, R, C) 5981 4.30 Pair of Kings (G, C) 5060 5.00 Horace in Slow Motion (G, R) 23027 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 100003089 5.30 My Wife and Kids (G, R, C) 6176 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 7805 6.30 Spin City (G, R, C) 5824 7.00 2 Broke Girls (PGR, R, HD, C) 756 7.30 RBT (G, C) 517 8.00 Air Ways (PGR, C) 640 8.30 ■ Sweet Home Alabama (2002, PGR, R, C) A New York socialite returns to Alabama to divorce the man she married so she can marry again. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Candice Bergen. 5394756 10.40 Chuck (AO, HD, C) Chuck Versus Sarah: After a harrowing mission, Sarah returns to Chuck with a huge secret. 1389027 11.40 Motorway Patrol (PGR, R, C) Tonight: An emergency situation arises following a hideous truck-versus-car on State Highway One. 2870195 12.10am Memphis Beat (AO, C) 1126995 1.05 Lost Tapes (AO, R, C) 29210041 Sport Today 3465480 BBC World News 5253503 HARDtalk 3630157 The Hub with Nik Gowing (G) 5015515 5.05 The Believer’s Voice of Victory (R) 6962312 5.35 – 6.00 Te Karere (R, C) 7181935 1.40 Infomercials 2.40 Ugly Betty (G, R, C) 8727206 3.35 Army Wives (AO, R, C) 9733751 4.20 Emmerdale (PGR, R, C) 7811157 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show (G, R) 7199954 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM 88 TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Infomercials 6.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (G, R) 68973 7.30 Chelsea New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker (G, R) 57843 8.30 Infomercials 10.30 The Dr Oz Show (PGR, R, HD) Today: Dr Oz Answers Audience Health Questions. 48195 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 3640 Noon Terra Nova (HD) 12756 1.00 Royal Pains (PGR) 98176 2.00 White Collar (PGR, HD) 92992 3.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (PGR) 43602 4.00 Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (G) 54718 5.00 Entertainment Tonight (G, R) 3843 5.30 Last Man Standing (G, R, HD, C) 3602 6.00 3 News 67282 7.00 Road Cops (PGR, R, HD) 282 7.30 The Block Australia (PGR, HD) Tonight: Each couple reflects on the ups and downs so far. 9701 8.30 ■ Marley & Me (2008, PGR, R, HD) A family learns life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic, labrador puppy. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston. Films, page 68 5377089 10.55 Rove LA (AO, HD) Tonight: Rove’s guests are Nicole Richie, Zach Braff, and the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, Tom Kenny. 8910621 12.00am Defying Gravity (AO, HD) Bacon: The team unites after an accident puts a crew member’s life in danger. 43765 12.55 Infomercials 5.00 Joyce Meyer 3626954 5.30 – 6.00 Infomercials FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 4.35 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G, R) 5.30 Clueless (G, R) 6.00 That ‘70s Show (G, R) 6.30 Futurama (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons (PGR, R) 7.30 Family Guy (PGR, R) 8.00 The Cleveland Show (PGR, R) 8.30 American Dad (PGR, R) Gorillas in the Mist: Stan decides to be a friend to Steve rather than a father. 9.00 ■ Neighbors From Hell (PGR, R) Fantastic 15: Balthazor encounters a man who also hopes to demolish the drill. 9.30 South Park (AO, R) The China Problem: With Butters’ help, Cartman takes on the Chinese. 10.00 Cops (AO, R) 10.30 Friday Night Lights (PGR) Texas Whatever: Eric receives an enticing offer, and Tim thinks about his future. 11.25 Entertainment Tonight (G) 11.50 – 6.00am Infomercials TV3: Marley & Me, 8.30pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 415602 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G, R) 416331 7.30 Home Shopping Noon Great Outdoors (G, R) 132992 1.00 Live to Dance (G, R) 141640 2.00 Getaway (G, R) 9553486 3.10 Extraordinary Kiwis (G, R) 1581089 4.00 The Late Show with David Letterman (G, R) 512114 5.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 616379 5.30 Prime News 619466 6.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 610195 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat 628114 7.00 Best of QI (PGR) 191485 7.30 Top Gear Australia (PGR, R) Tonight: Shane and Ewen brave a forest off-road in a VW Amarok, while Steve drives around it in his Audi R8 V10. 436195 8.30 Superstorm: Hell & High Water US documentary which looks at how cities can protect themselves from future disasters. 772355 9.30 Wife Swap USA (PGR) McLeish/O’Dell: A prim and proper family swap with a family whose tomboy daughters love to get dirty. 372319 10.30 Allo Allo (G) 750114 11.10 The Late Show with David Letterman (G) 2231337 12.05am Home Shopping 1.35 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 2412461 2.05 – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) Noon Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 3.00 It’s in the Bag (G, R) 3.30 Pippi Longstocking (G, R) 4.00 Children: Pukoro (G, R) 4.30 ■ Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (G) 5.00 ■ Toi Whakaari (G) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Pukana Ka Pao (G, R) 6.30 Haa (G) 7.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 Tangaroa with Pio (G) 8.30 Poitukohu NBA Tonight: Oklahoma City v Miami. 10.30 Hunting Aotearoa (AO, R) 11.00 – 11.30 News: Te Kaea (R) C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 THURSDAY DECEMBER 27 SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025vv 7.30 9.15 6.40 Lethal Weapon 3 (1992, M) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 8.35 Braveheart (1995, 16) Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau. 11.30 Fun with Dick and Jane (2005, M) Jim Carrey. 1.00 Lethal Weapon (1987, M) Danny Glover, Mel Gibson. 2.50 Uptown Girls (2003, M) Brittany Murphy. 4.20 Eraser (1996, 16) Arnold Schwarzenegger. 6.15 Rain Man (1988, M) After his estranged father dies, a man learns that he has an autistic older brother, who he kidnaps in an attempt to gain the full rights to his father’s inheritance. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise. 8.30 Species III (2004, 16) The offspring of a deadly alien tries to mate with humans while being pursued by the military. Robin Dunne, Robert Knepper. 10.25 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) Amanda Seyfried. 12.20am Uptown Girls (2003, M) 1.50 Species III (2004, 16) 3.40 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) 5.30 Eraser (1996, 16) 7.05 8.55 Cars 2 (2011, PG) Making of: Johnny English Reborn (2011, PG) 9.30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010, M) Daniel Radcliffe. 11.55 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011, M) Daniel Radcliffe. 2.05 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011, PG) Zachary Gordon. 3.45 Tanner Hall (2009, M) Rooney Mara, Georgia King. 5.20 The Double (2011, M) Richard Gere, Topher Grace. 7.00 Shark Night (2011, 16) Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan. 8.30 Safe House (2012, M) When a CIA safe house is attacked, a young agent goes on the run with his dangerous charge. Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson. 10.30 The Adjustment Bureau (2010, M) Matt Damon. 12.15am The Garden (2006, 16) 1.45 Making of: We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) 2.05 Shark Night (2011, 16) 3.35 The Garden (2006, 16) 5.05 The Double (2011, M) 7.00 Platoon (1986, M) Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe. 9.00 Bandits (2001, M) Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis. 11.00 Cuba (1979, PG) Sean Connery, Brooke Adams. 1.00 The Trigger Effect (1996, M) Elisabeth Shue. 2.35 Three Amigos! (1986, PG) Steve Martin, Chevy Chase. 4.15 Johnny Mnemonic (1995, M) Keanu Reeves. 5.50 New York, New York (1977, PG) Liza Minnelli. 8.30 Brewster’s Millions (1985, PG) An ageing minorleague baseball player must spend $30 million in order to collect an inheritance of $300 million. Richard Pryor, John Candy. 10.10 I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, 16) Jennifer Love Hewitt. 11.50 Novocaine (2001, 16) Steve Martin. 1.25am The Chamber (1996, M) 3.15 MGM Making of: The Unknown Peter Sellers (2004, PG) 4.10 I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, 16) 5.50 Johnny Mnemonic (1995, M) GENERAL SoHo SKY 010 Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Benny Hinn 6.30 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 7.30 Candice Tells All 8.00 Home by Novogratz 8.30 Destination Flavour 9.00 Ty’s Homes for the Brave 10.00 Picker Sisters 10.30 Sandmasters 11.00 Room Crashers 12.30 Love It or List It 1.00 Candice Tells All 1.30 Home by Novogratz 2.00 Destination Flavour 2.30 Sandmaster 3.00 The Cook & the Chef 3.30 Love It or List It 4.00 Ever Wondered About Food 4.30 Pioneer Woman 5.00 My Dream Home 6.00 Sandmasters 6.30 Bath Crashers 7.00 Attrell’s Antiques 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation 8.30 James and Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage (G) Two brothers take a culinary tour of Italy. 9.00 Secret Meat Business. 9.30 Cheese Slices 10.00 My Kitchen 10.30 Web Therapy (PGR) 11.00 Attrell’s Antiques Apprentices 11.30 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 11.30 Ever Wondered About Food 12.30am Benny Hinn 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 1.30 More Flatmates (AO) 2.00 Pioneer Woman 2.30 Sandmasters 3.00 My Dream Home 4.00 Web Therapy (PGR) 4.30 Bath Crashers 5.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation UKTV SKY 006 7.00 Ten Minute Tales (PG) 7.10 Heartbeat (PG) 8.00 EastEnders (PG) 8.30 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 9.35 Eggheads (PG) 10.05 The Weakest Link (PG) 10.50 Holby City (PG) 11.50 Casualty (PG) 12.40 EastEnders (PG) 1.10 Inspector Lynley Mysteries (16) 2.25 My Family (PG) 2.55 The Bill Classics (M) 3.50 Eggheads (PG) 4.20 The Weakest Link (PG) 5.05 Heartbeat (PG) 6.00 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 7.00 EastEnders (PG) 7.30 Jubilee Tribute to the Queen (PG) 8.35 The Only Way Is Essex (M) The Only Way is EsseXmas 2011: Arg throws a regal birthday party and asks Lydia to start looking for a place for them. 9.30 Shameless (16) Shane and Jackson’s business is booming, and the residents are shocked by Patty’s sudden generosity. 10.20 Spooks (16) Vaughn takes his manipulations to a new level. 11.15 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (16) 11.40 The Bill Classics (M) 12.30am Eggheads (PG) 1.00 The Only Way Is Essex (M) 1.45 Shameless (16) 2.35 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (16) 3.00 Spooks (16) 3.55 The Bill (M) 4.45 Eggheads (PG) 5.15 Holby City (PG) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz Womb (2010, M) Eva Green. Troll Hunter (2010, M) Otto Jespersen. 10.40 Arrietty (2010, G) Voices of Siaorse Ronan, Mark Strong. 12.20 The People vs George Lucas (2010, M) US documentary. 1.55 Ten Winters (2009, M) Isabella Ragonese. 3.35 Skateland (2010, M) Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene. 5.20 La Nostra Vita (2010, M) Elio Germano, Isabella Ragonese. 7.00 Perrier’s Bounty (2009, 16) Cillian Murphy. 8.30 TT: Closer to the Edge (2011, M) UK documentary which looks at why modern day TT racers still risk their lives to compete to win the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy competition, the greatest motorcycle road race in the world. 10.20 Cell 211 (2009, 18) Alberto Ammann, Luis Tosar. 12.10am The Double Hour (2009, 16) 1.45 The People vs George Lucas (2010, M) 3.15 Short Film: Darryn Exists (2011, M) 3.35 Cell 211 (2009, 18) 5.25 Skateland (2010, M) Choice: James and Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage, 8.30pm Living SKY 008 6.30 Yoga TV 7.00 Concrete Canvas 8.00 Antiques Roadshow 9.00 Martha Stewart 10.00 Concrete Canvas 11.00 Homes Under the Hammer Noon Best of Holmes on Homes 1.00 Homes From Hell (M) 2.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 3.00 Best of Holmes on Homes 4.00 Bargain Hunt 5.00 Homes From Hell (M) 6.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Homes Under the Hammer 8.00 Restoration Roadshow 8.30 Me or the Dog 9.30 Bank of Dave (M) 10.30 Massive Moves 11.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 12.00am Homes Under the Hammer 1.00 Alan at Highgrove 2.00 Cash in the Attic 3.00 Bargain Hunt 4.00 Celebrity Fantasy Homes 5.00 Neat 5.30 Cash in the Attic The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.00 W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos 6.45 The Man in the Hat 8.00 Gala From Berlin 2010 9.30 Tim Marlow at the Courtauld 10.00 The Nude 11.00 Joaquin Achucarro: Nights in the Gardens of Spain 11.30 Verbier: Khatia Buniatishvili 12.30 Itzhak Perlman: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 2.00 W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos 2.45 The Man in the Hat 4.00 Our Disappeared 5.40 BBC Proms 2011 7.00 Behind the Camera 7.30 The Beauty of Books 8.00 Britain’s First Photo Album 8.30 Scrapheap Orchestra 10.05 Nebbia 11.05 Mozartballs 12.00am Our Disappeared 1.40 BBC Proms 2011 3.00 Behind the Camera 3.30 The Beauty of Books 4.00 Britain’s First Photo Album 4.30 Scrapheap Orchestra 6.05 True Blood (18) 7.05 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.50 World Without End (16) 8.50 Dexter (16) 9.50 Treme (M) 10.50 Rescue Me (16) 11.35 SoHo on Set (M) 11.50 True Blood (18) 12.50 Nip/Tuck (16) 1.40 World Without End (16) 2.40 Rescue Me (16) 3.25 SoHo on Set (M) 3.40 True Blood (18) 4.40 Treme (M) 5.40 Dexter (16) 6.40 Nip/Tuck (16) 7.30 Inside the Actors Studio: Denis Leary (M) 8.15 SoHo on Set (M) 8.30 Californication (18) Turn the Page: Mia continues to pass off Hank’s book as her own. 9.00 Hung (18) F--- Me, Mr Drecker or Let’s Not Go to Jail: Ray and Tanya hatch a plan get rid of a troublesome client. 9.30 True Blood (18) 10.30 Nip/Tuck (18) 11.20 When Strangers Click 12.20am The Sopranos (16) 1.20 Inside the Actor’s Studio. Denis Leary (M) 2.05 SoHo on Set (M) 2.20 True Blood (18) 3.20 Californication (18) 3.50 Hung (18) 4.20 Nip/Tuck (18) 5.05 When Strangers Click (M) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 6.30 BBC Focus on Africa 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 Sport Today 8.00 World News Today with 8.30 World News Today 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 Sport Today 10.00 Business Edition 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News America 11.30 BBC World News America Noon Newsday 12.30 Asia Business Report 12.45 Sport Today 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Asia Business Report 1.45 Sport Today 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Asia Business Report 2.45 Sport Today 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Asia Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Asia Business Report 4.45 Sport Today 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 HARDtalk 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 World Business Report 6.45 BBC World News 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 BBC World News 8.00 BBC World News 8.30 World Business Report 8.45 BBC World News 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 BBC World News 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 World Business Report 11.45 BBC World News 1.00am GMT with George Alagiah 2.00 Impact with Mishal Husain 3.30 World Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 5.30 The Hub with Nik Gowing 89 THURSDAY DECEMBER 27 SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 Cricket, Third Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, replay. 9.30 Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day One, highlights. 10.00 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, replay. 1.30 Cricket, Third Twenty20, South Africa v New Zealand, from St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, replay. 5.00 Sea Master Sailing, 5.30 A-League Highlights Show. 6.00 Football League Show. 6.30 Surfing, US Open, 7.30 Surfing, ASP Mens World Championship Tour, O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz. 8.00 Davis Cup Best of 2012. 9.00 Export Gold Match Fishing League. 9.30 UFC Wired. 10.30 Darts, World Championships, Day Ten, Session Two, replay. 1.30am Darts, World C’ships, Day 11, Session One, live. 5.30 ICC Cricket 360. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 6.25 Soccer, English Premier League, Aston Villa v Tottenham, live. 8.40 Soccer, English Premier League, Stoke v Liverpool, live. 11.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. Noon Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day Two, Morning Session, live. 2.35 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 3.05 Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day Two, Afternoon Session, live. 8.00 The Cricket Show. 8.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, live. 12.30am Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 1.00 Fight Night on Sky. 3.00 Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart, replay. 5.00 Ryder Cup Official Film. Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 6.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Norwich v Chelsea, delayed. 8.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Sunderland v Manchester City, delayed. 10.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Everton v Wigan, delayed. Noon Soccer, English Premier League, Fulham v Southampton, delayed. 2.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Queens Park Rangers v West Brom, delayed. 4.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Reading v Swansea, delayed. 6.00 DOCUMENTARIES Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 Ragin’ Cajuns (PG) 10.30 Inside the Catch: Best Brawls (PG) 11.30 Cuff Me If You Can (M) 12.30 Most Evil (M) 1.30 I (Almost) Got Away with It (M) 2.30 After the Catch (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Man vs Wild (PG) 5.30 MythBusters (PG) 6.30 X-Ray: Yellowstone (PG) 7.30 Auction Kings (PG) 8.00 Auction Hunters (PG) The Dallas Mavericks: Allen and Ton travel to Dallas and face-off against Texas’ most elite buyers. 8.30 Sons of Guns (M) 9.30 American Guns (M) 10.30 Blood Relatives (M) 11.30 Disappeared (M) 12.30am Cuff Me If You Can (M) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 Abalone Wars (PG) 3.30 Sons of Guns (M) 4.30 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 5.00 First Time Filmmakers: Korea (PG) 5.30 Dirty Jobs (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Crime Lab (PG) 8.30 Megafactories (G) 9.30 Megafactories (G) 10.30 Lost Symbol. Truth or Fiction (PG) 11.30 Bob Ballard Special (PG) 12.30 The Abominable Snowman (PG) 1.30 Elizabeth: Virgin Queen (PG) 2.30 Inside. Area 51’s Secrets (PG) 3.30 JFK: The Lost Bullet (M) 4.30 Taboo (M) 5.30 Taboo (M) 6.30 21st Century Sex Slaves (M) 7.30 Email Order Brides (M) 8.30 American Gypsies (M) Sex, Lies, and Audio Tape: After encountering misfortunes, the Johns men become convinced the blame lies with their rival Tommy Gigiolo. 9.30 American Gypsies (M) 10.30 America’s Hardest Prisons (M) 11.30 American Weed (M) 12.30am Megastructures (M) 1.30 American Gypsies (M) 2.30 Rock Stars (M) 3.30 Hard Time (M) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 90 Sky Sport 2: English Premier League Soccer, 8.40am Bowls, New Zealand Open, Women’s Triples. 7.30 Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart, live. 9.30 Soccer, A-League, Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners, live. 11.45 Soccer, A-League, Perth Glory v Western Sydney, live. 2.00am Export Gold Match Fishing League. 2.30 Surfing, Billabong World Junior C’ships. 3.00 Surfing, Australian Open. 3.30 Surfing, Drug Aware Pro. 4.00 Surfing, US Open, 5.00 Surfing, ASP Mens World Championship Tour, O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz. ESPN SKY 034 6.00 World’s Strongest Man. 7.30 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man. 9.00 Outside the Lines. 9.30 NCAA Football Show. 10.00 NFL Show Live. 11.00 SportsCenter. Noon NFL32. 1.00 NFL’s GreaTest, Game. 2.30 NFL Films Presents. 3.00 Basketball, NBA, Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers, live. 5.30 SportsCenter. 7.00 The Fab Five. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 10.30 Football’s Managers. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 11.30 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am NFL Show Live. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 3.30 Basketball, NBA, Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers, replay. 5.30 World’s Strongest Man. History SKY 073 6.30 The First World War (PG) 7.30 MacArthur (PG) 8.30 Great Castles of Europe (PG) 9.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs (G) 9.30 Time Team (G) 10.30 Heir Hunters (PG) 11.30 Tsunami 2004 Waves of Death (M) 12.30 Civilization Lost (PG) 2.30 Secrets of War (M) 3.30 Tanks (G) 4.30 Cash in the Attic (PG) 5.30 Time Team (G) 6.30 Time Team (G) 7.30 The Epic History of Everyday Things (PG) How everyday things such as cans and mirrors came to be invented or discovered. 9.30 Deadliest Tornadoes (PG) 10.30 Narrow Escapes of WWII (PG) 11.30 The Civil War by Ken Burns (G) 12.30am News Stories that Shocked the World (PG) 1.00 Great Mysteries & Myths (PG) 1.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 2.30 History’s Raiders (PG) 3.30 The Epic History of Everyday Things (PG) 5.30 Deadliest Tornadoes (PG) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.10 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 6.40 Genius (PG) 7.35 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 8.20 Nic Hamilton’s Racing Dream (M) 9.15 Wonderland (M) 10.05 True Stories (M) 10.55 Dragons’ Den (PG) Noon Top Gear (PG) 1.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 2.00 Dragons’ Den (PG) 3.00 Junior Doctors (M) 3.50 Louis Theroux (M) 4.50 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 5.20 Dragons’ Den (PG) 6.25 Top Gear (PG) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (M) Patrick Stewart 8.35 Ancient Worlds (PG) City of Man, City of God 9.35 Walking with Beasts (PG) 10.10 Walking with Beasts (PG) A group of Australopithecus sit transfixed and stunned by the death of one of their members. 10.40 Top Gear (PG) 11.40 Dragons’ Den (PG) 1.45am Who Do You Think You Are? (M) 2.45 Ancient Worlds (PG) 3.40 Walking with Beasts (PG) 4.10 Walking with Beasts (PG) 4.40 Ray Mears’ Bushcraft (M) 5.40 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 6.08 Summer Mornings with Stuart Keith 7.00 Summer Report Caitlin Cherry and Tim Graham present summer news and information 9.06 Summer Noelle Music, interviews and stories with Noelle McCarthy Noon Midday Report Radio New Zealand news 12.35 Matinee Idle Music and entertainment with Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris 5.00 The World at Five Radio New Zealand news 5.32 Outspoken Current affairs presented by some of Radio New Zealand’s most experienced presenters and correspondents (RNZ) 6.06 Crossing Boundaries (BBC) 7.06 Summer Nights with Katrina Batten Including: 7.30 The Strand on Screen (BBC); 8.15 Windows on the World; 9.06 Our Changing World (RNZ) 10.00 News and Late Edition 10.35 Through Younger Eyes (RNZ) 11.06 Mix Tape (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Including: 12.05 Music after Midnight; 12.30 Global Business (BBC); 1.05 Ideas (RNZ); 2.05 Science (RNZ); 3.05 Cruisin’ In Sumner, by Ruth Kelly (RNZ); 4.30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5.10 Witness (BBC) Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather: 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 5.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning Includes News and Weather 9.00 Christmastide A New Zealand Christmas See page 72 10.00 The Works Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Op 60; Rheinberger: Piano Trio No 4 in F Op 191; Dove: Flute Concerto, The Magic Flute Dances; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A Op 90, Italian Noon Summer Sonic An RTE Irish Public Radio series. Mad About Ned: 80-year-old Traveller Ned McDonagh melts age and cultural barriers whether he goes (2 of 3) 12.45 Hitting the Road D’Indy: Pictures of Travel; Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel; Schubert: Fantasy in C D760, Wanderer; Curtis: Open Road 2.00 Afternoon Requests (Box 123, Wellington or [email protected]) 3.00 CD Masters Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15; Intermezzo in E flat minor Op 118/6 4.00 Made in New Zealand New Zealand musicians and composers 5.00 Cadenza Shorter popular classics 7.00 Appointment In Memoriam: Marking musicians on CD who have passed on this year. (1 of 2) 8.00 Music Alive Sergey Malov (vln), Auckland Philharmonia/Eckart Preu; Adès: ... but all shall be well; Paganini: Violin Concerto No 2 in B minor Op 7; Caprice No 5 in A minor, from 24 Caprices Op 1; Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat Op 38, Spring (RNZ) 9.30 Wellington’s Organs Buxtehude: Prelude in G Minor BuxWV163, Richard Apperley (organ of St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Newtown, Wellington); Zwart: Een Vaste Burg is Onze God, Paul Rosoman (organ of St Peter’s Church, Wellington) (org); Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Douglas Mews (organ of Wellington Town Hall) 10.00 Day’s End Music to wind down to 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Tim Dower 9.00 Andrew Dickens 1.00 Bruce Russell 6.00 Tim Roxborogh 9.00 Tim Roxborogh & Pam Corkery 12.00am – 6.00 Sam Bloore LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 TV1 TV2 FREEVIEW 1 SKY 001 6.00 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 50732 7.00 Going Going Gone (G, R) 1157 7.30 The Rich List (G, R, C) 39225 8.30 Infomercials 11.00 Dancing on Ice (G, R, C) 1515 11.30 Infomercials Noon Mucking In (G, R, C) 2003 12.30 Emmerdale (PGR, C) Today: Gennie is confused, and everyone discusses Marlon’s mystery woman which proves too much for Ashley. 7732 1.00 ■ Celebrity Coach Trip (G, R, C) 78190 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents US (PGR, C) 7862472 2.55 60 Minute Makeover (G, R) 7240585 3.55 Te Karere (C) 4302645 4.25 Ellen (G) Today: Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. 130080 5.25 Millionaire Hot Seat (G, C) 669664 6.00 ONE News (C) 49664 7.00 Border Security (PGR, R, C) Tonight: A dawn raid on a farm uncovers a highly-organised illegal worker scam, and a purple passenger casts a spell on an officer. 935 7.30 Coronation Street (PGR, C, AD) Tonight: Tracy plots over Steve and Becky’s trip; John begs Fiz to support him; and Graeme and Xin are grilled by the inspector. 1393 8.30 ■ Dallas (PGR, HD, C) US drama series that continues the story of the Ewing family. Changing of the Guard: At Southfork Ranch, the family gathers for the wedding of Christopher Ewing, and a past rivalry between Bobby and JR crosses to the next generation of Ewing men. 5363886 10.40 Kath and Kim (PGR, R, C) Australian comedy series. Sport: Wedding preparations for Kath and Kel’s big day are well underway. 3194157 11.15 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (C) Tonight: Guests include Sacha Baron Cohen. 1979393 12.15am Spicks and Specks (PGR, R, C) Adam Hills hosts an Australian music panel show. 6143542 12.50 Te Karere (R, C) 6257097 1.15 BBC World – GMT with George Alagiah (G) 8993813 2.00 Impact 5158959 2.30 Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi 3057720 3.00 Impact 8102879 3.30 World Business Report 9107894 3.45 Sport Today 3369252 4.00 World Have Your Say 2602252 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing (G) 8495504 5.40 – 6.00 World Features 1253813 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.25 7.50 8.20 8.45 8.55 9.05 9.15 9.25 9.30 11.00 11.30 Noon 1.50 2.00 2.55 3.10 3.35 4.00 Creflo Dollar 3751 Hi-5 (G, R, C) 1770 Grizzly Tales (G, R, C) 19645 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (G, R, C) 1220867 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (G, R, C) 5270670 Tiki Tour (G, R, HD, C) 5587577 ■ The Magic Roundabout (G, R, C) 5424190 Fireman Sam (G, C) 5448770 ■ Chuggington (G, R) 4745480 Pajanimals (G, C) 4736732 Mr Men (G) 5265954 Infomercials Sonny with a Chance (G, R, C) 9157 Operation Hero (G, R, HD, C) 9916 ■ Kangaroo Jack (2003, PGR, R, C) Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren. 5188848 Mad (G, C) 4992225 Make It or Break It (G, R) 9662454 Pocoyo (G, R, C) 9446867 Disney Special Agent Oso (G, R, C) 2680175 SpongeBob SquarePants (G, R, C) 8985567 Zeke and Luther (G, R, C) 3193 4.30 Pair of Kings (G, C) 8480 5.00 Horace in Slow Motion (G, R) 22515 5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 100006409 5.30 My Wife and Kids (G, R, C) 9596 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (G, R, C) 5175 6.30 Spin City (G, R, C) 5916 7.00 2 Broke Girls (PGR, R, HD, C) Tonight: Max and Caroline are suspicious of the new upstairs neighbour Sophie, who moved in after the old tenant died. 577 7.30 ■ Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, R, C) A young hobbit begins an epic journey to destroy a ring owned by his eccentric uncle that is in fact a source of ultimate evil. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett. Films, page 68 90250225 11.05 The Bachelor (PGR, C) Tonight: Bachelor Ben and his 13 remaining bachelorettes visit Park City, Utah, for some outdoor adventures. 2021935 1.05am Ghost Whisperer (AO, R, C) 1337338 2.00 Infomercials 3.00 The Voice Australia (G, R, C) 7647815 4.20 18 to Life (G) 7888829 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show (G) 6864726 5.35 – 6.00 Just the Job (G, R, C) 7083349 ■ NEW ■ RETURN ■ FINAL ■ FILM DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz TV3 FREEVIEW 2 SKY 002 FREEVIEW 3 SKY 003 6.00 Infomercials 6.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (G, R) 86157 7.30 Chelsea New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker (G, R) 24393 8.30 Infomercials 10.30 The Dr Oz Show (PGR, R, HD) Today: How To Take Charge of Your Cholesterol Levels. 15645 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (G, R, C) 9770 Noon Terra Nova (PGR, R, HD) 94138 1.00 Royal Pains (PGR) 77206 2.00 White Collar (PGR, HD) 74374 3.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (PGR) 43480 4.00 Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (G) 54596 5.00 Entertainment Tonight (G, R) 3935 5.30 Last Man Standing (G, R, HD, C) 6022 6.00 3 News 34732 7.00 Road Cops (PGR, R, HD) 913 7.30 The Block Australia (PGR, HD) 6461 8.30 The Graham Norton Show (AO, HD) Tonight: Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Ennis, Ricky Gervais, and singer Bruno Mars. 63549 9.30 ■ WANNA-BEn (AO, R, HD) Tonight: Ben Boyce speaks to Henry Winkler and Playmate Kendra. 66022 10.05 After Hours With Jarred Christmas (AO, R) Jarred Christmas performs a standup special. 828225 10.35 The Big Game (PGR) Poker series. 1344954 11.35 Lie to Me (AO, C) The Canary’s Song: Cal suspects foul play in a coalmine explosion that killed six miners. 863312 12.30am NCIS (AO, R, HD, C) 3651542 1.20 – 6.00 Infomercials FOUR FREEVIEW 4 SKY 012 6.00 Children’s Programmes 4.35 Kenan & Kel (G, R) 5.05 Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (G, R) 5.30 Clueless (G, R) 6.00 That 70s Show (G, R) 6.30 Futurama (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons (PGR, R) 7.30 Family Guy (PGR, R) 8.00 Raising Hope (PGR) Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby!: The gang attend Virginia’s cousin’s wedding in Las Vegas. 8.30 ■ The Marine 2 (2009, AO, R) Rebels seize control of a hotel in which a marine sniper is staying. Ted DiBiase, Temuera Morrison. Films, page 68 10.30 Covert Affairs (AO) Welcome to the Occupation: Annie and Joan pose as a news team to extract an operative from a hostage crisis in Mexico. 11.25 Entertainment Tonight (G) 11.50 – 6.00am Infomercials Four: The Marine 2, 8.30pm PRIME FREEVIEW 10 SKY 004 6.00 Home Shopping 6.30 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 891206 7.00 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G, R) 892935 7.30 Home Shopping Noon Great Outdoors (G, R) 418022 1.00 Live to Dance (G, R) 427770 2.00 Getaway (G, R) 438886 3.00 Whitney Houston Biography (G, R) 865916 4.00 The Late Show with David Letterman (G, R) 869732 5.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 538193 5.30 Prime News 388670 6.00 Deal or No Deal (G, R) 433729 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat (G) 388490 7.00 Best of QI (PGR) 639393 7.30 Three Men Go to Scotland (PGR, R) 2766190 8.35 ■ Richard Hammond’s Journey to the Centre of Planet Earth (G) Richard Hammond present a geology series. 650461 9.40 True Stories: Pre-Teen Proms (G, R) UK documentary about the prom preparations at two primary schools. 8107003 10.55 Allo Allo (G) 7240480 11.35 The Late Show with David Letterman (G) 4424645 12.35am Home Shopping 1.35 Best of the Crowd Goes Wild (G, R) 2316233 2.05 – 6.00 Home Shopping MAORI FREEVIEW 5 SKY 019 10.00am Korero Mai (G, R) 11.00 Toku Reo (G, R) Noon Korero Mai (G, R) 1.00 Toku Reo (G, R) 2.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 3.00 It’s in the Bag (G, R) 3.30 Pippi Longstocking (G, R) 4.00 Children: Pukoro (G, R) 4.30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu (G, R) 5.00 ■ Toi Whakaari (G) 5.30 News: Te Kaea 6.00 Pukana Ka Pao (G, R) 6.30 Haa (G) 7.00 Korero Mai (G, R) 7.30 News: Te Kaea (R) 8.00 It’s in the Bag (G, R) 8.30 Kanikani Mai (G, R) An entertainment show. 9.30 Unsung Heroes of Maori Music (G, R) 10.00 Phunk Nation (PGR, R) 10.30 Mana Mamau (AO, R) 11.00 – 11.30 News: Te Kaea (R) C Captions AD Audio Description HD High Definition 91 FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 SKY MOVIES SKY 020 MOVIES GREATS SKY 022 MGM SKY 023 RIALTO SKY 025 6.45 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011, PG) Zachary Gordon. 8.25 Making of: We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) 8.45 The Adjustment Bureau (2010, M) Matt Damon. 10.30 Tanner Hall (2009, M) Rooney Mara, Georgia King. 12.05 Safe House (2012, M) Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds. 2.00 Spy Kids 4 (2011, PG) Jessica Alba, Joel McHale. 3.30 Confined (2010, PG) Emma Caulfield. 5.00 Beautiful Boy (2010, M) Michael Sheen, Maria Bello. 6.40 Paul (2011, M) Simon Pegg. 8.30 Texas Killing Fields (2011, 16) In the Texas bayous, a homicide detective and a cop to investigate a series of unsolved murders. Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 10.20 We Bought a Zoo (2011, PG) Matt Damon. 12.25am Devil’s Den (2006, 16) 1.50 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008, PG) 3.20 Confined (2010, PG) 4.50 Beautiful Boy (2010, M) 7.25 7.05 Rain Man (1988, M) Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise. 9.35 Uptown Girls (2003, M) Brittany Murphy. 11.05 Species III (2004, 16) Robin Dunne, Robert Knepper. 12.55 Mamma Mia! (2008, PG) Amanda Seyfried. 2.50 Layer Cake (2005, 16) Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller. 4.35 Courage Under Fire (1996, M) Denzel Washington. 6.30 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, M) A demon battles a prince who plans to destroy the world with a mechanical army. Ron Perlman. 8.30 The Wedding Singer (1998, M) A wedding singer and a waitress develop feelings for each other despite being engaged to other people. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore. 10.10 Doom (2005, 16) Karl Urban. 11.55 Biography: Mad Mel: The Rise & Fall of a Hollywood Icon (2010, PG) 1.25am Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, M) 3.25 The Wedding Singer (1998, M) 5.00 Layer Cake (2005, 16) 7.25 New York, New York (1977, PG) Liza Minnelli. 10.05 Brewster’s Millions (1985, PG) Richard Pryor. 11.45 Topkapi (1964, G) Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov. 1.45 Bananas (1971, PG) Woody Allen, Louise Lasser. 3.05 The Great Raid (2005, M) Benjamin Bratt. 5.15 The Whole Ten Yards (2004, M) Bruce Willis. 6.55 The Watcher (2000, 16) An FBI agent finds that he cannot escape the taunting of a serial killer. Keanu Reeves. 8.30 The Craft (1996, 16) A new girl in town joins forces with three others who practice witchcraft at her school. Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk. 10.10 Rollerball (1975, 18) An athlete is forced to compete in increasingly deadly game after his cult status makes him a target of those who want to end his career. James Caan. 12.15am Chasing Amy (1997, 16) 2.05 Below (2002, M) 3.50 The Craft (1996, 16) 5.30 Bananas (1971, PG) GENERAL Choice TV FREEVIEW 12 SKY 078 6.00 Benny Hinn 6.30 James and Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage 7.00 Secret Meat Business 7.30 Cheese Slices 8.00 My Kitchen 8.30 Ever Wondered About Food 9.00 Pioneer Woman 9.30 Love It or List It 10.00 My Dream Home 11.00 Attrell’s Antiques Apprentices 11.30 Sandmasters Noon Love It or List It 12.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Bakeation 1.30 James and Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage 2.00 Secret Meat Business 2.30 Cheese Slices 3.00 My Kitchen 3.30 Love It or List It 4.00 Food Factory 4.30 My Kitchen 5.00 If It’s Broke Fix It 6.00 Sandmasters 6.30 Yard Crashers 7.00 Cash & Cari 7.30 You Deserve This House 8.30 Better Homes & Gardens (G) 9.20 Gardeners’ World: Summer Special 10.30 School of Comedy (AO) 11.00 Cash & Cari 11.30 Sandmasters 12.30am Benny Hinn 1.00 The Nutters Club (AO) 2.00 Food Factory 2.30 My Kitchen 3.00 If It’s Broke Fix It 4.00 School of Comedy (AO) 4.30 Yard Crashers 5.00 What’s Really in Our Food? 5.30 You Deserve This House UKTV SKY 006 6.15 The Bill Classics (M) 7.10 Heartbeat (PG) 8.00 EastEnders (PG) 8.30 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 9.40 Eggheads (PG) 10.10 The Weakest Link (PG) 10.55 Spectacle. Elvis Costello with (M) 11.45 The Choir (PG) 12.45 EastEnders (PG) 1.15 Inspector Lynley Mysteries (M) 2.45 The Bill Classics (M) 3.40 Eggheads (PG) 4.10 The Weakest Link (PG) 4.55 Heartbeat (PG) 5.45 One Foot in the Grave (PG) 7.00 The Mighty Boosh (M) 7.30 New Tricks (M) 8.30 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (PG) Stricken with grief, Jedrington begins to question the morality of his business empire. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 10.20 BBC Proms: Comedy Prom (PG) 11.50 The Bill Classics (M) 12.45am Eggheads (PG) 1.15 The Graham Norton Show (M) 2.05 The Mighty Boosh (M) 2.35 New Tricks (M) 3.30 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (PG) 4.00 Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (PG) 4.30 The Bill (M) 5.20 Eggheads (PG) 5.50 Doctor Who Confidential (PG) Living SKY 008 6.30 Yoga TV 7.00 Bargain Hunt 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 9.00 Martha Stewart 10.00 Alan at 92 UKTV: Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, 8.30pm Highgrove 11.00 Grow Your Own Drugs 11.30 The Outdoor Room Noon Bank of Dave (M) 1.00 It’s Me or the Dog (US) 2.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 3.00 Massive Moves 3.30 The Outdoor Room 4.00 Bargain Hunt 5.00 It’s Me or the Dog 6.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Antiques Roadshow 8.00 The Garden Pantry 8.30 Summer Home 9.00 Sarah 101 9.30 Bank of Dave (M) 10.30 Alan at Highgrove 11.30 Grow Your Own Drugs 12.00am The Garden Pantry 12.30 Summer Home 1.00 Antiques Roadshow 2.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 3.00 Bargain Hunt 4.00 Cash in the Attic 5.00 Antiques Roadshow The Arts Channel SKY 079 6.05 Nebbia 7.05 Mozartballs 8.00 Our Disappeared 9.40 BBC Proms 2011: Human Planet 11.00 Behind the Camera 11.30 The Beauty of Books Noon Britain’s First Photo Album 12.30 Scrapheap Orchestra 2.05 Nebbia 3.05 Mozartballs 4.00 Not for Ourselves Alone 5.30 James Rhodes: Piano Man 6.00 Discovering Dali Filmmaker 7.00 Behind the Camera 7.30 In Search of Haydn 8.00 Obsession Magnifique 8.30 The Dust Bowl 9.30 Fish Town 10.15 Ray Charles: Live in France 11.15 Close Up: Portraits 12.00am Not for Ourselves Alone 1.30 James Rhodes: Piano Man 2.00 Discovering Dali 3.00 Behind the Camera 3.30 In Search of Haydn 4.00 Obsession Magnifique 4.30 The Dust Bowl 5.30 Fish Town SoHo SKY 010 6.05 The Sopranos (16) 7.05 Nip/Tuck (18) 7.50 La Nostra Vita (2010, M) Elio Germano, Isabella Ragonese. 8.45 TT: Closer to the Edge (2011, M) UK documentary. 10.35 Perrier’s Bounty (2009, 16) Cillian Murphy. 12.05 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010, M) US documentary. 1.40 Vincere (2009, M) Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi. 3.45 Bill Cunningham New York (2010, PG) US documentary. 5.10 Wake Wood (2011, 16) Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle. 6.40 Welcome to the Rileys (2010, 16) James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart. 8.30 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011, M) In 19th-century China, two girls use a secret language as a way out of the cultural norms imposed on them by society. Gianna Yun, Bingbing Li. 10.20 Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975, M) Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven. 12.25am $5 a Day (2008, M) 2.00 Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010, M) 3.35 Moving on: Butterfly Effect (2008, M) 4.20 Wake Wood (2011, 16) 5.50 Vincere (2009, M) Inside the Actor’s Studio. Denis Leary (M) 8.35 SoHo on Set (M) 8.50 True Blood (18) 9.50 When Strangers Click (M) 10.50 Californication (18) 11.20 Hung (18) 11.50 The Sopranos (16) 12.50 Nip/Tuck (18) 1.40 Inside the Actor’s Studio. Denis Leary (M) 2.25 SoHo on Set (M) 2.40 True Blood (18) 3.40 Californication (18) 4.10 Hung (18) 4.40 When Strangers Click (M) 5.40 The Sopranos (16) 6.40 Nip/Tuck (18) 7.30 Six Feet Under (16) 8.30 ■ The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (2011, M) US documentary that looks at the law that prevented America’s gay and lesbian service personnel from living openly in the military. 9.55 SoHo on Set (M) 10.30 Nip/Tuck (18) Enigma: Sean makes unusual attempts to battle his insomnia, and Christian and Kimber begin a joint business venture. 11.20 Luck (18) 12.20am Treme (M) 1.20 Six Feet Under (16) 2.20 ■ The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (2011, M) 3.45 SoHo on Set (M) 4.20 Nip/Tuck (18) 5.05 Luck (18) BBC World News SKY 093 6.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing 6.30 BBC Focus on Africa 7.00 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 Sport Today 8.00 World News Today with 8.30 World News Today with 9.00 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 Sport Today 10.00 Business Edition 10.30 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC World News America Noon Newsday 12.30 Asia Business Report 12.45 Sport Today 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Asia Business Report 1.45 Sport Today 2.00 Newsday 2.30 Asia Business Report 2.45 Sport Today 3.00 BBC World News 3.30 Asia Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 BBC World News 4.30 Asia Business Report 4.45 Sport Today 5.00 BBC World News 5.30 Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi 6.00 BBC World News 6.30 World Business Report 6.45 BBC World News 7.30 World Business Report 7.45 BBC World News 8.30 World Business Report 8.45 BBC World News 9.30 World Business Report 9.45 BBC World News 10.30 Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi 11.00 BBC World News 11.30 World Business Report 11.45 BBC World News 1.00am GMT with George Alagiah 2.00 Impact 2.30 Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi 3.00 Impact 3.30 World Business Report 3.45 Sport Today 4.00 World Have Your Say 4.30 World Have Your Say 5.00 The Hub with Nik Gowing LISTENER DECEMBER 22 2012 FRIDAY DECEMBER 28 SPORT RADIO Sky Sport 1 SKY 030 Radio New Zealand National 6.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 8.00 Darts, World Championships, Day 11, Session Two, live. Noon Darts, World Championships, Day 11, Session One, replay. 3.00 Darts, World Championships, Day 11, Session Two, replay. 6.00 Surfing, ASP Mens World Championship Tour, O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz. 6.30 ICC Cricket 360. 7.00 Cricket, HRV Cup, Auckland Aces v Wellington Firebirds, from Eden Park, Auckland, live. 10.30 The Cricket Show. 11.00 Soccer, A-League, Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets, delayed. 1.00am Basketball, NBL, Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers, replay. 3.00 Fight Night on SKY. 5.00 Darts, World Championships, Day 11, Session Two, replay. Sky Sport 2 SKY 031 6.00 Golf, US PGA Tour, Tyco Golf Skills Challenge. 10.00 Soccer, A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Heart, replay. Noon Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day Three, Morning Session, live. 2.35 The Cricket Show. 3.05 Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day Three, Afternoon Session, live. 8.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 8.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat, live. 12.30am Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 1.00 Dumbest Stuff on Wheels. 1.30 Premier League Review. 2.30 Golf, US PGA Tour, Tyco Golf Skills Challenge, highlights. 3.30 Soccer, A-League, Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets, replay. 5.30 ICC Cricket 360. National Geographic: The Croc Catchers NT, 7.30pm Challenge, highlights. 4.00 Premier League Review. 5.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Manchester United v Newcastle, highlights. 6.00 First London 2012 Official Film. 8.00 Premier League Review. 9.00 KOTV. 9.30 Surfing, ASP Mens World C’ship Tour, O’Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz. 10.00 Basketball, NBL, Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers, live. 12.00am Darts, World Championships, Day 11, Session One, replay. 3.00 Soccer, English Premier League, Arsenal v West Ham, replay. 5.00 Soccer, EPL, Manchester United v Newcastle, highlights. ESPN SKY 034 6.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Cricket, Australia v Sri Lanka Second Test, Day Two, highlights. 9.30 Cricket, KFC T20 Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, replay. 1.00 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, U21 Men’s. 1.30 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, Mixed Grade. 2.00 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, Open Women’s. 2.30 Touch Rugby, Tag Football World Cup, Open Men’s. 3.00 Golf, US PGA Tour, Tyco Golf Skills 6.00 World’s Strongest Man. 6.30 World’s Strongest Man. 7.00 World’s Strongest Man. 7.30 World’s Strongest Man. 8.00 World’s Strongest Man. 9.00 Gridiron, NCAA, Military Bowl, live. 12.30 Gridiron, NCAA, Belk Bowl, live. 3.45 Gridiron, NCAA, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, live. 7.15 SportsCenter. 8.00 NFL Show Live. 9.00 SportsCenter. 10.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 10.30 NBA Action. 11.00 Aussies Abroad. 12.00am ESPN Documentaries. 1.00 SportsCenter. 2.00 SportsCenter. 3.00 ESPNFC Press Pass. 3.30 Gridiron, NCAA, Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, replay. DOCUMENTARIES History SKY 073 Sky Sport 3 SKY 032 Discovery SKY 070 6.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 8.30 MythBusters (PG) 9.30 American Guns (M) 10.30 Sons of Guns (M) 11.30 I (Almost) Got Away with It (M) 12.30 Disappeared (M) 1.30 Blood Relatives (M) 2.30 Auction Kings (PG) 3.00 Auction Hunters (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Man Vs. Wild (PG) 5.30 MythBusters (PG) 6.30 How We Invented the World (PG) 7.30 Weapons That Changed the World (PG) 8.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive (PG) 9.30 Nightmare Next Door (M) 10.30 Disappeared (M) 11.30 Stalked: Someone’s Watching (M) 12.00am Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? (M) 12.30 Call 911 (PG) 1.00 Destroyed in Seconds (PG) 1.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 2.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 3.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 4.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) 5.30 Swamp Loggers (PG) National Geographic SKY 072 6.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 7.30 Crime Lab (PG) 8.30 Megafactories (G) 9.30 Megafactories (G) 10.30 China’s Great Wall (PG) 11.30 Mengele’s Twin Mystery (PG) 12.30 Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (PG) 1.30 Access 360 World Heritage (G) 2.30 Nazi Underworld (M) 3.30 Hitler’s Attack on America (PG) 4.30 Britain’s Greatest Machines (G) 5.30 Britain’s Greatest Railways (G) 6.30 Megastructures (PG) 7.30 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) 8.00 The Croc Catchers NT (PG) A problem croc sends the team on an urgent search to prevent a possible beach attack. 8.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) 9.30 Seconds From Disaster (M) 10.30 Supercars (G) 11.30 Supercars (G) 12.30am Megastructures (G) 1.30 Alaska State Troopers (M) 2.30 Ice Pilots (M) 3.30 The Known Universe (G) 4.30 Megafactories (G) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation (PG) DECEMBER 22 2012 www.listener.co.nz 6.30 Narrow Escapes of WWII (PG) 7.30 The Civil War by Ken Burns (G) 8.30 Great Castles of Europe (PG) 9.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs (G) 9.30 Time Team (G) 10.30 Heir Hunters (PG) 11.30 The Epic History (PG) 1.30 Deadliest Tornadoes (PG) 2.30 Secrets of War (M) 3.30 The Fury and the Flames (PG) 4.30 Cash in the Attic (PG) 5.30 Time Team (G) 6.30 Time Team (G) 7.30 As Close as Brothers (PG) 8.30 America’s Greatest Feud (PG) History of the Hatfields and McCoys: The inside story of America’s greatest family feud which lasted from just after the Civil War to the end of the 19th century. 10.10 Greatest Heroes in History (PG) 10.35 Secrets of the Parthenon (PG) 11.30 Sex BC (M) 12.30am News Stories that Shocked the World (M) 1.30 Ancient Aliens (PG) 2.30 America’s Castles (G) 3.30 As Close As Brothers (PG) 4.30 America’s Greatest Feud (PG) BBC Knowledge SKY 074 6.10 Genius (PG) 7.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.05 Dragons’ Den (PG) 9.05 Junior Doctors (M) 9.55 Louis Theroux (M) 10.55 Dragons’ Den (PG) Noon Top Gear (PG) 1.00 Dragons’ Den (PG) 2.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (M) 3.00 Ancient Worlds (PG) 3.55 Walking with Beasts (PG) 4.25 Walking with Beasts (PG) 4.55 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 5.30 Helicopter Heroes (PG) 6.25 Top Gear (PG) 7.30 Wonderland (M) 8.25 Louis Theroux (16) Louis and the Nazis: Louis Theroux meets Tom Metzger, television repairman and frontman for separatist movement White Aryan Resistance (WAR) 9.30 Fraud Squad (M) 10.25 Top Gear (PG) 11.25 Dragons’ Den (PG) 12.30am Helicopter Heroes (PG) 1.15 Wonderland (M) 2.00 Louis Theroux (16) 3.00 Fraud Squad (M) 3.50 Horizon (M) 4.40 Bang Goes the Theory (PG) 5.10 Dawn Porter. Extreme Wife (16) 6.08 Summer Mornings with Stuart Keith 7.00 Summer Report Caitlin Cherry and Tim Graham present summer news and information 9.06 Summer Noelle Music, interviews and stories Noon Midday Report Radio New Zealand news follwed by Worldwatch 12.35 Matinee Idle Music and entertainment with Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris 5.00 The World at Five 5.32 Outspoken Current affairs presented by some of Radio New Zealand’s most experienced presenters and correspondents (RNZ) 6.06 Crossing Boundaries (BBC) 7.06 Summer Nights with Katrina Batten Including: 7.10 Out and About (RNZ); 9.06 Country Life (RNZ) 10.00 News and Late Edition 10.35 Through Younger Eyes (RNZ) 11.06 The Adults with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (RNZ) 12.04am All Night Programme Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Radio New Zealand Concert News and Weather: 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, noon, 3.00, 5.00, 11.00pm 6.00 Classic Morning Includes News and Weather 9.00 Christmastide A Five Nations Christmas See page 72 10.00 The Works Noon Summer Sonic An RTE Irish Public Radio series. Sound Matters: A fun, scientific look at how sound influences us (F) (Raidió Teilifís Éireann) 12.45 Sounding Off Raff: Symphony No 8 in A Op 205, Spring Sounds; Gubaidulina: Sounds of the Forest; Poenitz: Klänge aus der Alhambra, Fantasy Op 68; J Strauss II arr Cohen: Sounds from Boston, Waltz 2.00 Afternoon Requests Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Bovet: Totentanz, from Three Préludes Hambourgeois; Handel: And the glory of the Lord, from Messiah; Gal: Symphony No 3 in A Op 62 (Box 123, Wellington or [email protected]) 3.00 CD Masters 4.00 Made in New Zealand NZ performers and composers. Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No 6 in B flat RV46, Martin Rummel (cello), James Tibbles (hpschd); Saint-Saëns: Romance in D flat Op 37, Edward Beckett (fl), London Festival Orch/Ross Pople; Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country, New Zealand SO/James Judd; Baden-Powell: Vals sem nome, Julie Bevan (gtr), Andreas Lepper (perc); Besser: Mr Darwin’s Dances, excerpts, Jonathan Besser (pno), Miranda Adams (vln), Nigel Gavin (gtr), Tatiana Lanchtchikova (accordion), Peter Scott (dbass), Yair Katz (perc); Cannabich: Symphony No 51 in D, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd 5.00 Cadenza Shorter, popular classics 7.00 Appointment In Memoriam: Marking musicians on CD who have passed on this year (F) 8.00 Music Alive Michael Endres (pno) – Schubert: Impromptus D935; Debussy: L’isle joyeuse; Schumann: Symphonic Studies Op 13 (RNZ) 9.15 Americana Barber: Violin Concerto Op 14, ttai Shapira (vln), Russian Phil/Thomas Sanderling; Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta 10.00 Day’s End 12.00am Music Through the Night Details available at www.radionz.co.nz Newstalk ZB 6.00 Tim Dower 9.00 Andrew Dickens 1.00 Bruce Russell 6.00 Tim Roxborogh 9.00 Tim Roxborogh & Pam Corkery 12.00am – 6.00 Sam Bloore 93