▁kinds ▁of ▁programs , ▁which ▁Mason ▁said ▁were ▁expensive ▁to ▁produce , ▁with ▁the ▁ABC ▁seeking ▁to ▁save ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁by ▁ax ing ▁the ▁programs . ▁The ▁series ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁included ▁The ▁Night ▁Air , ▁the ▁radio ▁drama ▁series ▁Air play , ▁the ▁book - reading ▁programs ▁The ▁Book ▁Reading ▁and ▁Sunday ▁Story , ▁the ▁arts ▁magazine ▁program ▁Creative ▁Inst inct , ▁the ▁language ▁program ▁L ing ua ▁Fran ca ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁review ▁program ▁Movie Time , ▁( which ▁concluded ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁its ▁long - ser ving ▁present er ▁Jul ie ▁R igg ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Night ▁Air ▁ceased ▁production ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁short ▁season ▁of ▁" best ▁of " ▁programs ▁was ▁broadcast ▁during ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 - J anu ary ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁a ired ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Br ent ▁Cl ough ▁left ▁the ▁ABC ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁broad c aster . ▁ ▁The ▁Night ▁Air ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁arch ived ▁program ▁that ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁broadcast . ▁Pod cast ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁remain ▁available ▁for ▁download ▁from ▁the ▁Night ▁Air ▁page ▁on ▁the ▁Radio ▁National ▁website . ▁ ▁Special ised ▁programming ▁ ▁The ▁Night ▁Air