Schedules for 26 Jul - 01 Aug, 2014

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live; 3:05 A Different Togetherness, by Te Atahaia Tungane (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Dinosaur Event, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Helen Moulder; Wheturangi, written and told by Eliza Bidois; Back where you came from, by David Hill, told by Jane Waddell; Dance For Me, by Dot Meharry, told by Miriama McDowell; The Pukeko with the Broken Wing, by Beverly Dunlop, told by Emily Perkins; A Tale of Many Tadpoles, by David Somerset, told by Robyn Malcolm

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)

A Saturday morning mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday (RNZ)

Exploring the things we use and consume. Some content may offend (RNZ)

The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from NZ and the world

Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)

In-depth interviews selected from Radio New Zealand National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)

An evening of music, reminiscences and entertainment, including your requests (RNZ)

This radio special commemorates Paul Simon's ground-breaking and critically acclaimed Graceland album. Recorded in 1986 in South Africa and the US, the album introduced world music styles to pop music. The programme includes Paul Simon talking about the album, controversial collaborations and features original album tracks and alternate takes from the Graceland sessions (Joyride Media)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 History Repeated (RNZ); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Spiritual Outlook (RNZ); 2:35 Hymns for Sunday; 3:05 Existential Kissing, by Michael Morrissey, read by Michael Wilson (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC) 5:45 Auckland Stories (RNZ)

The Woodcutter and Death, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; The Great Pumpkin Battle, by Fleur Beale, told by Megan Edwards; It's all about positive thinking, by Mariao Hohaia, told by Willie Davis; Papa's Island, by Melanie Drewery, told by Sally Stockwell; Watch Out Snail, by Gay Hay, told by James Nokise; Bludger, by Diana Noonan, told by Carol Smith

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, including:

8:10 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme (RNZ)

9:06 Mediawatch: Critical examination and analysis of NZ's news media (RNZ)

9:36 Counterpoint with Wayne Brittenden

Kilts Never Die (RNZ)

It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment, including:

3:04 The Drama Hour

A selection of special interest programmes, including:

4:06 New Zealand Festival Writers Week 2014: Margaret MacMillan on the First World War (2 of 5, RNZ)

5:00 The World at 5: A roundup of today's news and sport

5:11 Spiritual Outlook: Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)

5:40 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ)

6:06 Te Ahi Kaa: Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

7:06 One in Five: The issues and experience of disability (RNZ)

7:35 Voices: Asians, Africans, indigenous Americans and more in NZ, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of our ethnic minority communities (RNZ)

NZ stories from the past (RNZ)

Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in NZ's news media (RNZ)

Looking at the impact of electricity on music: Going Electric

Using resonators, horn attachments, new strings and new materials, people had always been trying to make the quiet and humble guitar louder. Electricity finally did the trick. From early jazz to the age of the rock star, each new innovation expanded the electric guitar's world of sound and cemented its status as one of the iconic symbols of the 20th century (3 of 8, CBC)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 Last Day, Last Chance, Forever And Ever, by Noel Harrison (1 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 Health Check (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Brightside of My Condition, by Charlotte Randall

A fiction which tells the story of four convicts who stowaway and then get dumped on an uninhabited Pacific Island (5 of 12, RNZ)

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

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panelists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (2 of 13, BSC)

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Jazz-O-Rama - Make Believe Ballroom Hits (11 of 13, PRX); 3:05 Last Day, Last Chance, Forever And Ever, by Noel Harrison (2 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Brightside of My Condition, by Charlotte Randall (6 of 12, RNZ)

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

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panelists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 The Sampler: A weekly review and analysis show of new CD releases

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 The Tuesday Feature: Margaret MacMillan on the First World War

"The story of Europe's diplomatic meltdown has never been better told," said The Spectator of Margaret MacMillan's award-winning book Peacemakers: The Paris Conference 1919 and its Attempt to End the War. In this session from the 2014 NZ Festival Writers Week, the Professor of International History and warden of St Antony's College, Oxford discusses her latest book - The War that Ended Peace: How Europe Abandoned Peace for the First World War - with Kate Hunter. Former USA Secretary of State Madeleine Albright described it as "one of the finest books I have ever read on the causes of World War I" (2 of 5, NPR)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 05 Last Day, Last Chance, Forever And Ever, by Noel Harrison (3 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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 and 8:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:44 and 7:41 NZ Newspapers

6:47 Business News

7:42 and 8:34 Sports News

6:46 and 7:24 Traffic

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Brightside of My Condition, by Charlotte Randall (7 of 12, RNZ)

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

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panelists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 Spectrum (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 The Wednesday Drama: Lost in Mexico, by Ingeborg Topsøe

English backpackers Rachel and Sally are in Mexico. They claim they have been robbed. The police decide to search their hotel room and what they discover changes the course of the girls' lives (2 of 3, Goldhawk)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

Goin' Up: Space Age Jazz (2 of 13, WFIU)

Including: 12:05 Music After Midnight; 12:30 One in Five (RNZ) 1:05 Discovery (BBC); 2:05 Playing Favourites (RNZ); 3:05 Last Day, Last Chance, Forever And Ever, by Noel Harrison (4 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Brightside of My Condition, by Charlotte Randall (8 of 12, RNZ)

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

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panelists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ)

8:13 Windows on the World: International public radio features and documentaries

9:06 Our Changing World: Science and environment news from NZ and the world (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

A contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from NZ and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Global Business (BBC); 1:05 The TED Radio Hour - Unstoppable Learning (NPR/TED); 2:05 Science (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Last Day, Last Chance, Forever And Ever, by Noel Harrison (F, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Society (RNZ); 4:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

Radio New Zealand's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Brightside of My Condition, by Charlotte Randall (9 of 12, RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, followed by updates and reports until 1.00pm

Information and debate, people and places around NZ

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panelists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme, including:

5:15 Business Headlines

5:30 and 6:30 News and Sport

5:45 and 6:45 Te Manu Korihi News

6:35 Focus on Politics

Entertainment and information, including:

9:06 Country Life: Memorable scenes, people and places in rural NZ (RNZ)

Radio New Zealand news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(6 of 13, RNZ)