Radio New Zealand National Schedule
Schedule for the week 12 - 18 May, 2012
Saturday 12 May 2012
12:04 am All Night Programme
Including: 12:04 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:30 Blue Smoke (RNZ); 3:05 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 5:10 Asian Report (RNZ)
6:08 am Storytime
Discussion of finalists in the 2012 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, plus a selection from Radio New Zealand's treasure chest of stories (RNZ)
7:08 am Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
8:10 am Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
A Saturday morning mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday
12:10 pm This Way Up with Simon Morton
Exploring the things we use and consume
2:04 pm Music 101 with Kirsten Johnstone
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from New Zealand and the world, including:
4:10 Live: The Subliminals
Although short-lived, releasing two albums between 1999-2000, Auckland-based band The Subliminals left their mark, with Sunday Star Times music critic Grant Smithies describing the 2000 release 'United States' as "the best local rock album in years" (RNZ)
5:12 pm Focus on Politics
Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
5:30 pm Tagata o te Moana
Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)
6:06 pm Great Encounters
In-depth interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)
7:04 pm Saturday Night with Peter Fry
Music, reminiscences and entertainment, including your requests
11:04 pm Wayne's Music
Wayne Mowat presents a selection of tunes too good to be forgotten (RNZ)
Sunday 13 May 2012
12:04 am 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 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:45 Auckland Stories (RNZ)
6:08 am Storytime
Discussion of finalists in the 2012 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards plus a selection from Radio New Zealand's treasure chest of stories (RNZ)
7:08 am Hymns for Sunday Morning (RNZ)
7:35 am Weekend Worldwatch
The stories behind the international headlines (RNZ)
8:10 am Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw
Discussion, features and music, including:
8:12 Insight; 8:40 Feature Interview; 9:06 Mediawatch; 9:45 Sunday Outlook; 10:06 Ideas; 10:45 Hidden Treasures; 11:05 Sunday People; 11:45 Dougal Stevenson's Notes from the South (fortnightly); 11:50 Feedback
12:15 pm Spectrum
A Hard Nut to Crack - The distinctive vomit-like smell of ripe fruit from a Gingko tree is enough to put most people off harvesting it. But each autumn, members of the Asian community can be seen shaking the leaves of trees (RNZ)
12:40 pm The Arts on Sunday with Lynn Freeman
Information and analysis from the world of books, arts and movies, including:
1:06 At The Movies with Simon Morris; 2:04 Comedy; 2:25 Books; 3:05 The Drama Hour: Highlighting New Zealand radio playwriting and performance
4:06 pm 4 'til 8 with Katrina Batten
A selection of special interest programmes, including:
4:07 The Sunday Feature: A documentary from New Zealand or overseas
5:10 Spiritual Outlook: Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)
5:36 Waiata Maori Music: Showcasing Maori artists and music (RNZ)
6:06 Te Ahi Kaa: Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)
7:06 World Book Club: Harriet Gilbert talks to authors about their books (BBC)
8:06 pm Sounds Historical with Jim Sullivan
New Zealand stories from the past
10:12 pm Mediawatch
Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)
10:45 pm Wayne's Music
Wayne Mowat presents a selection of tunes too good to be forgotten (RNZ)
Monday 14 May 2012
12:04 am 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 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 Health Check (BBC)
6:00 am Morning Report
Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:47 Business News
7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
6:46 & 7:34 Traffic
9:06 am Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Larnachs, by Owen Marshall
After the death of his second wife in 1891, the flamboyant Otago businessman, banker and MP William Larnach married the much younger Constance de Bathe Brandon. That marriage and Larnach's descent into financial ruin, depression and suicide was in part paralleled by a growing relationship between Conny and William's younger son, Dougie (Pt 11 of 12, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 pm Afternoons with Jim Mora
Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 pm Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Te Manu Korihi
7:06 pm Nights with Bryan Crump
Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 Insight: In-depth analysis of a topical issue (RNZ)
8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
10:00 pm News and Late Edition
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 pm Beale Street Caravan
David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (BSC)
Tuesday 15 May 2012
12:04 am All Night Programme
Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Jazz Profiles (NPR); 3:05 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:35 An Author's View (RNZ)
6:00 am Morning Report
Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:47 Business News
7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
9:06 am Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Larnachs, by Owen Marshall (F, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 pm Afternoons with Jim Mora
Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 pm Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Te Manu Korihi
7:06 pm Nights with Bryan Crump
Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 The Sampler: Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over the latest CD offerings (RNZ)
8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 The Tuesday Feature: A documentary from New Zealand or overseas (RNZ)
10:00 pm News and Late Edition
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 pm Putumayo World Music Hour
Dheera Sujan hosts an hour of world music from Radio Netherlands (RNW)
Wednesday 16 May 2012
12:04 am All Night Programme
Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ)
6:00 am Morning Report
Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:47 Business News
7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
9:06 am Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 Grandma Let, by Sheba Williams
Sheba Williams' gentle portrait of, and tribute to, her much loved grandmother - Grandma Let (RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 pm Afternoons with Jim Mora
Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 pm Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Te Manu Korihi
7:06 pm Nights with Bryan Crump
Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 Spectrum: People, places and events in New Zealand (RNZ)
8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: Highlights from A Prairie Home Companion (PHP)
10:00 pm News and Late Edition
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 pm Jazz Footprints
Colette Jansen introduces the music of past, present and future jazz greats (RNZ)
Thursday 17 May 2012
12:04 am 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 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 The Strand (BBC)
6:00 am Morning Report
Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6.07, 7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:46 & 7:34 Traffic
6:47 Business News
9:06 am Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 Girl in Red, by Paul Maunder
A young girl opts to throw away the morning-after pill and settles to having the baby - as her mother has before her (RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
A fifteen-minute bulletin of Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 pm Afternoons with Jim Mora
Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 pm Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Te Manu Korihi
7:06 pm Nights with Bryan Crump
Entertainment and information, including:
7:30 At The Movies: News and reviews with Simon Morris (RNZ)
8:15 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 Our Changing World: Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world (RNZ)
10:00 pm News and Late Edition
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 pm The Music Mix
Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events (RNZ)
Friday 18 May 2012
12:04 am All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Global Business (BBC); 1:05 Ideas (RNZ); 2:05 Science (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Victoria in Maoriland (RNZ); 3:30 South (RNZ); 4:30 One Planet (BBC)
6:00 am Morning Report
Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6.07, 7:42 & 8:34 Sports News
6:18 Pacific News
6:22 Rural News
6:27 & 8:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:44 & 7:41 NZ Newspapers
6:46 & 7:34 Traffic
6:47 Business News
8:55 News from Australia with Kerry-Anne Walsh
9:06 am Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 Lunching at the Hampshire, by Shirley Eng
Lee is a hairdresser at a salon that services a well-heeled clientele (RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
A fifteen-minute bulletin of Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm, including:
12:16 Business News
12:26 Sport
12:34 Rural News
12:43 Worldwatch
1:06 pm Afternoons with Jim Mora
Information and debate, people and places around New Zealand
5:00 pm Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:
5:15 Business Headlines
5:30 & 6:30 News and Sport
5:45 & 6:45 Te Manu Korihi
6:35 Focus on Politics
7:06 pm Nights with Bryan Crump
Entertainment and information, including:
8:06 You Me... Now! The omnibus version of our popular web serial (RNZ)
8:30 Live: The Subliminals (RNZ)
9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
10:00 pm News and Late Edition
Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National
11:06 pm Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What?
Paul Simon gives a personal insight into the thought and process attached to the making of his well received 2011 album "So Beautiful or So What" (Hear Music)
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