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It’s the Fourth Sunday in Lent, known as Laetare (‘rejoice’ in Latin) Sunday. Hymns include Praise, my soul, the king of heaven and the psalm paraphrase Praise God, for he is kind. And we remember New… Audio

Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Video, Audio

Rejoice - it's Gaudete Sunday! Hymns for the Third Sunday in Advent include John Rutter's Angels' Carol, Rejoice! Rejoice at Christmas time by New Zealand hymn writer Bill Wallace and Tell out, my… Audio

On Saturday, Kim Hill brought the curtain down on a 38-year career at RNZ. After making her name as an unparalleled interviewer, she switched places and let Sunday Morning's Jim Mora ask her… Video, Audio

If your plan is to stay home for Halloween, choosing Shudder will give you all the frights you need, says Dan Slevin. Video

On this week's show Mark plays new music from Rickie Lee Jones, soul from Rose Royce and Candi Staton, ska courtesy of Dandy Livingstone, plus a track from Tom Waits' classic album Rain Dogs. Audio

On this week's show Mark celebrates the birthdays of country legend Johnny Cash and the forever fab George Harrison. There’s also reggae courtesy of Janet Kay, blues from Taj Mahal plus a live track… Audio

Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, the Pohutukawa Carol and an arrangement of The First Nowell for brass band. Video, Audio

Hymns for All Saints' Day and Reformation Day in this week's programme, and there's a spiritual from Auckland's The Graduate Choir which is celebrating its 21st birthday this year. Audio

We are celebrating your favourite classical music from 6am til 8pm on Labour Day Monday, with the Top 30 countdown running from noon til 6pm on RNZ Concert. This is what we can tell you about what you… Video

Criminal law is a mainstay of books and TV shows, think John Mortimer's Rumpole of the Bailey through to L A Law and Boston Legal. But novelist Les Allen's drawing on his time with legal firms, where… Audio

A paraphrase of the Magnificat, or Song of Mary, begins this week’s programme. And find out how organist Lewis Redner came to compose the tune for the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem. Audio

William Dart features the inspirational music of artist, activist and songwriter Nobuko Miyamoto, thanks to a new 2-disc release from Smithsonian Folkways Records which combines new music with a… Video, Audio

The Black Keys have released their tenth studio album, Delta Kream, celebrating the band's roots. Charlotte Ryan spoke to one half of the Black Keys, Patrick Carney, about the band's love of this… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to dump her weekly interview with Mike Hosking and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah sparked a series of media meltdowns this week. Audio

This week's selection includes hymns to mark the First Sunday in Lent; German theologian Martin Luther's Feast Day; and there are hymns with a Christchurch connection to mark the 10th anniversary of… Audio

John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Audio

Dr. Ron Palenski's new book, Our Game: New Zealand Rugby at 150 offers a fresh take on the beginnings of the game of rugby in this country, with the veteran scribe offering new evidence of a game that… Audio

Renowned British broadcaster Noel Edmonds has now made New Zealand his home. On Bookmarks today he shares some of his favourite books, movies and music and talks about a community project he's set up… Audio

On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Johnny Cash and Nicky Hopkins, blues courtesy of Blind Boy Fuller, classic soul covers from Etta James and Bobby Womack plus a preview of Kiwi bluegrass… Audio

From 1989 til 2005 Radio New Zealand’s unique Helen Young Studio hosted the cream of New Zealand’s musical talent for recording projects such as albums, film scores, drama, radio programmes and… Video, Audio

On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots Audio

Sing some New Zealand Christmas carols this week including one that features pohutukawa, New Zealand's Christmas tree. Audio

Thirty years on, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is as urgent as ever, says Dan Slevin. Video

Sing along to some New Zealand carols today, including Shirley Murray's Child of Christmas Story and Rejoice, rejoice at Christmas time by Bill Wallace. Audio

To celebrate Pride Festival 2018 The Topp Twins and Possum Plows from the band Openside share stories, experiences and choose some songs for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio

In the Music 101 Pocket Edition, Jody Lloyd retells the moment he could have been Moby; Tony Stamp speaks with Aussie pop absurdist Kirin J Callinan and Trevor Reekie talks about the family legacy… Audio

Kong: Skull Island revives the old Japanese monster movie version of the story. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larsen, John Goodman and Samuel L Jackson. Audio

Simon Morris looks at three rather different films - Kong: Skull Island, A Street Cat Named Bob and The Innocents. Video, Audio

30 years ago, an article by Dr Ichiro Kawachi helped change the law on smoking in this country - and set him on a public health career path. Audio