Schedules for 10 - 16 January, 2015

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Music Feature: Musical Dynasties (RNZ); 3:05 Trespasses, by David Lyndon Brown (RNZ); 3:30 NZ Music Feature: Musical Dynasties (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

How to go down town in your Birthday Suit, by Bill Cole, told by Mark Wright; Calf Days, by Judith Holloway, told by Catherine Downes; The Nickle Nackle Tree, by Grant Tilly, told by Lynley Dodd; The Pikelet Fly, by Gay Buckingham, told by Anna McPhail; The Snowstorm, by Pauline Cartwright, told by Carol Smith (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places from the past year in rural NZ (RNZ)

Round table discussions and documentaries about issues, trends, ideas, options and opportunities that lie ahead for us as individuals and communities (5 of 8, RNZ)

An afternoon of the best songs, music related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from NZ and the world, including:

12:45 Farfetch with Sam Scott (3 of 4)

1:15 Live Venue Wrap-Up

Already established live music venues might be reporting that times are tough, but that hasn't stopped a bunch of newbies joining the fray. We check in with the newer live venues from around the country

2:10 A History of Student Radio

A journey through 45 years of student radio - the personalities and bands who got their breaks, the politics, the piracy and the '#8 wire', sink or swim mentality: From the humble homemade AM transmitters manned by tech-nerds for limited weeks of the university term, campus radio stations rapidly evolved into a beacon for music lovers, on-air talkers and people who never finished their degrees. We talk to some energetic characters who challenged the broadcasting establishment and find out where student radio took them (3 of 4)

2:30 Anatomy of a Song - Minuit

RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary NZ hit tunes - this week Minuit with 'Aotearoa'

3:05 Live: Doprah

Before Christchurch's skew-whiff pop outfit Doprah travelled to New York to play the CMJ Music Marathon in October, the band played a send-off show at Auckland venue Galatos. Radio New Zealand engineer Andre Upston was behind the boards to capture their beguiling set

3:30 Stages: The Kings Arms

Anthonie Tonnon visits NZ's most talked about places to see music, from big city institutions to port town oddities and near-mythical stages in the bush. While on a long summer tour this year, Tonnon met the organisers and audience members that keep our stages running and collected stories from the bands who travel to play them

4:06 Mixtape: Warren Maxwell

The driving force behind much-loved kiwi bands Trinity Roots and Little Bushman and member of eclectic Featherston-based trio Vinyl Bison offers up a wonderfully diverse, chronologically-themed Mixtape. From his childhood in rural Whangarei to bogan days roaming the streets of Wellington and recent pinings for all things 80s, this is Warren Maxwell's life, as told in song

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

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Buddy Guy tells his own story, looking back on his life and career as only he can. He begins the story with his poor, sharecropping roots in Lettsworth, Louisiana, and guides us through all his stops along the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - the first time he met the blues on a John Lee Hooker record, the birth of his trademark guitar style while regularly jamming for customers at a gas station, his explosion on the Chicago blues scene and his influence on many of rock's great guitarists (Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rolling Stones, John Mayer) (PRX)

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 Saying It Like It Is, by Patrick Coogan (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC)

New Shoes, by Heather Marshall, told by Jane Waddell ; A Safe Bet, by Leanne Radojkovich, told by Peter Daube; The Witch Child, by Catherine Hudson, told by Riwia Brown; Jody and the Baby Wallaby, by Pat Wilson, told by Megan Edwards; The Man from Mo'unga'one, by Jack Taylor, told by Suli Moa; The Island of the Sea, by David Somerset, told by Grant Tilly; Great Grandpa's Mug, by Patricia McCallum, told by Desmond Kelly (RNZ)

The stories behind the international headlines

Round table discussions and documentaries about issues, trends, ideas, options and opportunities that lie ahead for us as individuals and communities (6 of 8, RNZ)

A fond look back to the time when the comic book was king, written by Alwyn Owen and first broadcast in July 1974 (RNZ)

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Max Cryer explores the quirky and surprising stories behind a host of well-known songs (RNZ)

The Past (F, Goldhawk Essential)

The Problem of Hubris: Dr Atul Gawande examines the great unfixable problems in life and healthcare - aging and death (3 of 4, BBC)

A documentary in which Noah Richler traces the development of storytelling from the earliest creation myths through to today's online gaming and the recording of our personal lives by way of social media (1 of 2, BBC)

A selection of special interest programmes, including:

4:06 The Sunday Feature: A Place to Live

Imaginative and committed New Zealanders share their vision of the life worth having (2 of 4, RNZ)

5:00 The 5 O'clock Report: 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 Great Encounters: Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

7:06 World Book Club: Per Petterson - Out Stealing Horses

Norwegian Per Petterson talks about his phenomenally successful novel Out Stealing Horses which explores universal themes of isolation, loss of innocence, paternal love and sexual passion and the unexpected betrayals that can follow in their wake (BBC)

The award-winning American radio show presented by Garrison Keillor (3 of 4, APM)

A roundup of today's news and sport

(Blue Hours)

Trevor Reekie seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, re-releases, and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream (7 of 8, RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Police Files of New Zealand (RNZ); 1:05 Southern Travels (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 A Cup of Tea, by Frances Cherry (RNZ); 3:30 Health Check (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts.

6:15 Reading: The Catalogue of the Universe (6 of 10, RNZ)

6:35 Reading  Gone Country with John Bluck (4 of 6, RNZ)

Ian Telfer and Teresa Cowie present two hours of summer news and information, including interviews with the newsmakers plus sport, business, weather and features

A holiday season of interviews, features, music and stories from all over NZ and around the world

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

12:12 Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines

Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

5:12 Worldwatch

Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

Historically sulphur has been associated with volcanoes and the underworld, but these days brimstone is mostly used to make a cheap, but powerful, acid. Today, thanks to environmental regulations, sulphur is produced as a by-product during the removal of contaminants from natural gas and petroleum. It's led to an abundance of this smelly element - more than we know what to do with (BBC)

International public radio features and documentaries

Five top scientists speak to Simon Morton and Dr Chris Smith about their areas of expertise. The subjects include nanotechnology and melting teaspoons, the impact of UV light on crops and measuring the health of the Southern Ocean (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(Blue Hours)

David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert (1 of 13, BSC)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Night Lights Classic Jazz - The Birth of the Cool (11 of 13, WFIU); 3:05 My Place, by Carolyn McCurdie (RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts.

6:15 Reading: The Catalogue of the Universe (7 of 10, RNZ)

6:35 Reading  Gone Country with John Bluck (5 of 6, RNZ)

Ian Telfer and Teresa Cowie present two hours of summer news and information, including interviews with the newsmakers plus sport, business, weather and features

A holiday season of interviews, features, music and stories from all over NZ and around the world

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

12:12 Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines

Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

5:12 Worldwatch

Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

Silicon already transformed the world once courtesy of the computer chip. But could the chief ingredient of sand be on the verge of delivering another technological revolution, this time in an entirely different industry - solar energy? Justin Rowlatt travels to San Francisco to the headquarters of chip-maker Intel, the home of 'Moore's Law', to ask whether the exponential shrinkage of computer transistors it has delivered is about to hit the buffers (BBC)

International public radio features and documentaries

Imaginative and committed NZ share their vision of the life worth having (2 of 4, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(Blue Hours)

Award winning former British broadcaster Mark Coles presents his pick of the best new music releases and demos from around the planet. A glorious mix of brand new sounds from all over the world, real conversations with music makers and tales of everyday life as seen from an English garden shed (3 of 13, MCM)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Truth About Life and Death (4 of 6, BBC); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The Don Fernando Motels, by Owen Marshall (RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts.

6:15 Reading: The Catalogue of the Universe (8 of 10, RNZ)

6:35 Reading  Gone Country with John Bluck (6 of 6, RNZ)

Ian Telfer and Teresa Cowie present two hours of summer news and information, including interviews with the newsmakers plus sport, business, weather and features

A holiday season of interviews, features, music and stories from all over NZ and around the world

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

12:12 Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines

Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

5:12 Worldwatch

Current affairs presented by some of Radio New Zealand's most experienced presenters and correspondents

Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

Justin Rowlatt looks at the element behind the atomic clock. Humanity has always measured time by the rotation of the earth, with the sun at high noon. Yet the birth of atomic time has introduced an inconsistency into timekeeping. In order to solve this problem, from 2015, the link to the sun is likely to be discarded for the first time ever in human history, with implications for everything from satellites to astronomy and from high speed financial trading to the Greenwich Meridian (BBC)

People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)

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International public radio features and documentaries

A story of Samoan society at the end of the 1920s when the Mau movement was loud in its call of "Samoa mo Samoa" Samoa for the Samoans, and NZ recorded what many regard as the blackest days in its stewardship as a colonial power (F, RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(Blue Hours)

How jazz improvisation reached new levels of sophistication, tracing the evolution of jazz from its early beginnings in the 1900s through the 1930s and 1940s to the 1950s. NZ School of Music lecturers and music specialists perform the music from and discuss an era of their expertise (2 of 4, RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Truth About Life and Death (5 of 6, BBC); 1:05 Discovery (BBC); 2:05 Putumayo Hour (RNZ); 3:05 The Devil's Elbow, by Catherine Dalehunty (RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts.

6:15 Reading: The Catalogue of the Universe (9 of 10, RNZ)

Ian Telfer and Teresa Cowie present two hours of summer news and information, including interviews with the newsmakers plus sport, business, weather and features

A holiday season of interviews, features, music and stories from all over NZ and around the world

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

12:12 Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines

Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

5:12 Worldwatch

Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

"High fidelity" means being true to an original acoustic event; recreating music that is exactly as it sounded when it was recorded. In Audiophilia, Julie Hill talks to sound system, hi-fi and speaker makers passionate about doing justice to the tunes they love: Ron from south London and his majestic Sputnik speakers; Bostonian boat builder Toby Shaugnessy and his giant horns, 50s retro raggamuffin Marty Vital's big bass and the man whose speakers made Rodney Hide cry

People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)

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International public radio features and documentaries

News and features from the world of science and the environment (RNZ)

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A roundup of today's news and sport

The day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(Blue Hours)

The driving force behind much-loved kiwi bands Trinity Roots and Little Bushman and member of eclectic Featherston-based trio Vinyl Bison offers up a wonderfully diverse, chronologically-themed Mixtape. From his childhood in rural Whangarei to bogan days roaming the streets of Wellington and recent pinings for all things 80s, this is Warren Maxwell's life, as told in song (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Global Business (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature: Smart Talk from the Auckland Museum (3 of 4, RNZ); 2:05 Science (RNZ); 2:30 Musical Dynasties (RNZ); 3:05 Ikanui, by Atihana M Johns (RNZ); 3:30 Kate's Classics (RNZ); 4:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts.

6:15 Reading: The Catalogue of the Universe (10 of 10, RNZ)

Ian Telfer and Teresa Cowie present two hours of summer news and information, including interviews with the newsmakers plus sport, business, weather and features

A holiday morning of interviews, features, music and stories from all over NZ and around the world

A roundup of today's news and sport including:

12:12 Worldwatch

The stories behind the international headlines

Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment

A roundup of today's news and sport

5:12 Worldwatch

Highlighting a feature interview from the best of 2014 on Radio New Zealand National (RNZ)

Lead is the sweetest of poisons, blamed for everything from mad Roman emperors to modern day crime waves. Yet a lead acid battery is still what gets your car going in the morning. So have we finally learnt how to handle this heavyweight element? Justin Rowlatt travels to arts shop Cornelissen in London's Bloomsbury to find out why they have stopped stocking lead paints, and hears from professor Andrea Sella of University College London about the unique properties that have made this metal so handy in everything from radiation protection to glassware (BBC)

Student radio stations tap into the 'youth market' to generate advertising revenue, leading to the formation of the bNet; local music explodes onto the airwaves; and we discover why those involved with student radio will almost certainly leave their degree unfinished (3 of 4)

Memorable scenes, people and places from the past year in rural NZ (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

The day's best interviews from Radio New Zealand National

(Blue Hours)

Kimbra (RNZ)