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• 24 Frames: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

  A documentary paying tribute to Jonathan Dennis - first director of the New Zealand Film Archive.

• An Indescribable Beauty

  Wellington, 1859, and a young German immigrant by the name of Friedrich August Krull writes a series of letters home to his mother.

• Appointment

  Get to know more about a special topic or interesting musician.

• Are Angels OK

  A series of programmes arising from a collaboration between eminent New Zealand writers and physicists.

• Arts on Sunday

  Arts on Sunday is literally radio with pictures... and theatre, film, comedy, books, dance, entertainment and music – all the things, in other words, that make life worth living.

• At The Movies

  A weekly topical magazine about current film releases and film related topics.

• Backstage at the Met

  Paul Bushnell goes backstage at the New York Metropolitan Opera to find out how a production is staged.

• Down The List

  Where does the real power in New Zealand lie? That’s right, with a bunch of bureaucrats, underlings, officials, and lowly-ranked list MPs that you and I have never heard of.

• Expo Belle Epoque

  In memory of Claude Debussy and Frederick Delius, both born 150 years ago, and in recognition of a time of phenomenal development, in the arts, sciences and social history we turned 22 August 2012 over to the era 1880-1914.

• George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

  Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at the life and work of GBS and in particular his views on music.

• Go Solo

  Graduating actors from Toi Whakaari perform their solo shows.

• Grimm's Fairy Tales

  Roger Wilson reads the Grimm versions of some of the fairytales, which are kind, cruel, occasionally shocking and other times just absurd... but always entertaining! Enjoy!

• How Will Opera Survive?

  The Future of Opera in the contemporary world of mass popular culture, digital technology and global financial crisis.

• Janet Frame Memorial Lectures

  Intended to help improve understanding of what it means to be a writer in New Zealand, the Janet Frame Memorial Lectures deliver an overview of the state of the nation’s literature from the point of view of one of its most active authors.

• Journey to Haida Gwaii

  A Haida language play revitalises a community facing their language's extinction.

• Literary Translation: Art or Echo?

  A four part New Zealand Society feature series looking at the role of the literary translator and the role of translations in society.

• Margaret Mahy (1936–2012)

  Remembering children's author Margaret Mahy.

• New Shorts

  Short plays by emerging writers and writers new to audio drama.

• New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012

  Festival related news, reviews & interviews.

• Nine To Noon

  From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.

• Screens in Motion

  While New Zealand is enjoying being in the spotlight for the Rugby World Cup, New Zealand On Screen is putting New Zealand's film and television heritage front and centre.

• Smart Talk at the Auckland Museum

  A series of panel discussions recorded before an audience at the Auckland Museum, as part of the popular LATE at the Museum evenings.

• Summer Sonic

  Summer Sonic brings a range of features and documentaries, from Wednesday 26 December through to 18 January 2013.

• The Drama Hour

  The best of New Zealand’s writing, acting and directing talent.

• The Life and Music of Dave Brubeck

  Norm Meehan looks at the life and music of the American jazz pianist.

• The Lonesome Buckwhips

  Justin Gregory investigates the phenomenon that is The Lonesome Buckwhips, through interviews with the band members, expert commentary and archival material.

• The Reading

  Readings of New Zealand novels, short stories and short dramas, adapted for radio by Radio New Zealand.

• The Returning

  A tribute to New Zealand poets Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and Meg Campbell.

• The Sunday Feature

  Something different from the wide world of music features.

• The Trouble Begins at Eight

  A four-part documentary series on American author Mark Twain’s 1895 lecture tour of New Zealand.

• Upbeat

  What's going on in the world of music and the arts? From the concert hall to the cinema, we talk to musicians, composers, choreographers, dancers, actors, directors and artists - Upbeat finds out what makes them tick.

• Writers and Readers Festivals

  Coverage of New Zealand Writers' Festivals.

• Writing for audio drama

  Information about submitting audio drama scripts, proposals or ideas, including tips about duration, format and style.

• You Call This Art?

  Filmmakers, performance artists, musicians, actors, sculptors and writers explore their approach to creating art.

• You Me... Now!

  An urban drama about Alice and her friends - their families, flatmates, loves, losses, music… and misunderstandings.

A variety of drama and music items are available for purchase through Replay Radio.

(Please note that not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.)

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