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Looking ahead to ANZAC Day this week, with hymns including Abide with me and Shirley Murray’s Honour the dead. Audio

The Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul presents a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the 2023 Christmas Season. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a reflective collection that muses on middle age. Video, Audio

We look ahead to Anzac Day on 25 April with hymns sung at the very first Anzac Day service in 1916 (held in Christchurch Cathedral) and peace-themed hymns. Audio

Many of Earth's creatures lie... from microorganisms to homo sapiens. In his new book The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars, biologist Dr Lixing Sun explores why. Audio

On the Mixtape today, we do things a little different: Instead of one guest picking their favourite tunes, we play some of the songs that didn't make our top 20 Countdown list, and speak to the RNZ… Video, Audio

On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Gillian Welch, Stevie Ray Vaughn and M Ward, new music from Damien Jurado and Darren Cross plus classic blues courtesy of Howlin' Wolf. Audio

Widely considered the most prestigious accolade in New Zealand music, the APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting.

Hymns on peace, Maori hymns and a beautiful benediction in this week's programme. Audio

In this week's programme you can hear some of the hymns that were sung at the very first Anzac memorial services held around New Zealand on April 25th back in 1916. Video, Audio

There's a focus on the pipe organ this week - described by Mozart as 'the king of instruments'. Audio

Hymns on peace, some Maori hymns and a beautiful benediction in this week's programme. Video, Audio

The Song Crush team have comebacks from alt-rock greats Sebadoh and Bill Callahan, an educational jam from Jamila Woods, and more fresh musical treats.   Video, Audio

Today's episode includes hymns with a William Blake connection, psalm settings, a Taize chant and the story behind Sanford Fillmore Bennett's gospel song In the Sweet By and By. Audio

Some hymns about creation in this week's programme, including Fairest Lord Jesus and The Spacious Firmament On High. Video, Audio

We're into the period of Eastertide (the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday) and today's programme includes some resurrection-themed hymns as well as hymns to mark ANZAC Day on 25 April. Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some peace-related hymns in this week's programme, as well as hymns to mark the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi - All creatures of our God and king, and… Audio

Summer festivals are fast approaching and to help us sort the wheat from the chaff Aroha Harawira gives us an overview of the upcoming parties. Video, Audio

On this week's show Mark drops new tunes from New Zealand's very own Reb Fountain and Grawlixes, plays classic blues from Buster Brown and Tarheel Slim and unveils the latest album from Fleet Foxes… Audio

The media struggled with the contrasting moods of horror, anger and sorrow in the wake of this week's suicide attack in Manchester. Some commentators aired extreme views at a time when calm was being… Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. We're into the period of Eastertide (the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday) and today's programme includes some resurrection-themed hymns as… Audio

David Carter never aspired to be Speaker but since 2013 he's been in charge of keeping MPs in check in the House.  Video, Audio

A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme some 20th century hymns, a psalm from the Scottish Psalter, and the story behind the American gospel hymn In the sweet by and by. Audio

Trevor Reekie investigates how Handel and Jimi Hendrix were kind of neighbours, and Jimi's influence on the London scene of the late '60s.  Audio