Schedules for 24 - 30 October, 2015

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live (RNZ); 3:05 Miss G's Dilemma, by Shelley Burne-Field (RNZ) 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live (RNZ); 3:05 Miss G's Dilemma, by Shelley Burne-Field (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Hungry, written and told by Victor Rodger; Jace and the Burglar, by Janice Leitch, told by Brian Sergent; Down the Dragon's Tongue, by Margaret Mahy, told by Simon Ferry; Tangaroa's Gift, by Mere Whaanga-Schollum, told by Peter Kaa; The Car, written and told by Victor Rodger; Fishing Fame, by Melanie Drewery, told by Simon Leary

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

A 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 requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)

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 on Sunday; 3:05 October, by Peter Butler (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:45 NZ Society (RNZ)

Be Careful James, by John Parker, told by Michael Haigh; Weaving Together, by Dawn McMillan, told by Amy Tarleton; The Parcel that Captured Lucy, by Marie Stuttard, told by Jennifer Ward-Lealand; Four Eyes, by Jill Brasell, told by Susan Brady; Sea Child and the Kite, by Ron Bacon, told by Temuera Morrison; Fishing Fame, by Melanie Drewery, told by Simon Leary

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, documentaries, sport from the outfield, music and including:

7:43 The Week in Parliament: An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house (RNZ)

8:10 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

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

People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)

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

3:04 The Drama Hour: The Buzz, by Peter Bell

A light-hearted political comedy: Boozy Ball - Beth puts her foot in her mouth and Dick Costello comes up with a cunning plan to deal with drunken students (F, RNZ)

A discussion about music inspired by or created in Auckland. Explore the city's vibrant music scene with some of the people and performers behind it (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Exploring different spiritual, moral and ethical issues and topics (RNZ)

Maori news and interviews from throughout the motu (RNZ)

Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)

The issues and experience of disability (RNZ)

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

An in-depth perspective of legislation and other issues from the house (RNZ)

NZ stories from the past (RNZ)

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

Paul Ingles looks at the many rock and pop stars who crafted songs based on Bo Diddley's famous synchopated beat

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At the Movies with Simon Morris (RNZ); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Book of Job, by Elisabeth Easther (1 of 5, RNZ); 3:30 Science (RNZ); 5:10 War Report (RNZ); 5:40 Moved to Work: An immigrant herself, Lize Immelman wonders why refugees have such a hard time finding work. She talks to three residents in Newtown about their experiences, and to MP Annette King, Andrew Lockhart from Immigration NZ and academic Gradon Diprose about why work is so important to our lives

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts

The stories behind the international headlines

Colin Peacock talks to some people happy in their work - and asks what will we do when robots are doing it all for us? He picks out some long reads from the media (for those like him too busy or lazy to read whole books) and chats with an Irish rugby commentator with an alter-ego specifically for winding up the Welsh. A Kiwi tastemaker in Australia picks out some new music and a British music fan tells him about digging up lost songs

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

A roundup of today's news and sport

After three months Peter Taylor managed to secure an interview with Edward Snowden, the US national security whistle blower. He was eventually told to send an SMS with the number of his Moscow hotel room and wait for a knock on the door. The knock, to his relief, came on time. Snowden was offered asylum in Russia two years ago. He says he has been in negotiation with the American authorities and is prepared to go to jail, but expresses no regret for revealing to journalists details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence and their British counterparts. He denies that he is a traitor and asks who has caused more damage – himself or those conducting what he says were unlawful programs. The US Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Snowden, accusing him of espionage and theft of government property.

See the BBC Website for this programme

From the short story collection 'The Families' (RNZ)

A panel discussion from the Auckland Museum chaired by the famous comedian Te Radar features the social entrepreneur Kiritapu Allan, Professor Paul Spoonley from Massey University, the fibre artist Suzanne Tamaki, and Leilani Tamu, a poet, social commentator and Pacific historian. Together they are exploring fresh perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi 

Imagine if your day job involved staking-out rugged coastland waiting to bust “black-gold” paua-poaching rings. Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a feature documentary about “black gold” smuggling when she joins Fisheries Officers in a covert operation to bust paua poachers around the wild coastline of Wellington.

Selected Eva Radich exchanges with personalities from the world of music and the arts (RNZ)

In an era when traditional media is changing rapidly, what’s the future for quality journalism? What alternatives can online media offer audiences? How is it paid for? What’s the effect of social media and celebrity culture? What are the implications for New Zealanders who can now get access to instant information wherever they are? Jim Mora hosts a discussion about the future of journalism with a panel including special guest Professor Graeme Turner.

International public radio features and documentaries

An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

In recent decades comics, artists and writers have stretched the boundaries of what we typically thought of as 'Comics'. Familiar scripts about super-heroes were joined on bookshelves by full-length autobiographical works that came to be called graphic novels. Often rejected by the mainstream comics industry, comics creators wanting to do new things started their own companies or went underground and by the 1990's the alternatives comics industry was in full swing and in the digital age they have flourished (RNZ)

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

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy - The Southwest (11 of 13, PRX) 3:05 The Book of Job, by Elisabeth Easther (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:

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:27 Rural News

6:448 and 7:415 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Writers' Festival, by Stephanie Johnson, read by Judith Gibson and Nigel Collins

A wise and witty novel that explores the contemporary phenomenon of the public face (or even celebrity status) of the writer (9 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

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists 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 of new CD releases (RNZ)

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

9:06 The Tuesday Feature: Songs of the City

A discussion about music inspired by or created in Auckland. Explore the city's vibrant music scene with some of the people and performers behind it (RNZ)

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

Some different takes on classic artists and styles of music including new versions of jazz classics by John Coltrane (from Carlos Santana with John McLaughlin), Django Reinhardt (by Les Primitifs du Futur) and Charlie Parker (from Carmen Souza) - folk music revisited and reimagined in the Imagined Village and music of reggae legend Bob Marley revisited and remixed on the Legends Remixed album (5 of 12, KMUW)

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:15 Primary People (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The Book of Job, by Elisabeth Easther (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:

6.20 and 7.50 Business News

6.26 Rural News

6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Writers' Festival, by Stephanie Johnson, read by Judith Gibson and Nigel Collins (10 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

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists 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: People, places and events in NZ (RNZ)

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

9:06 The Wednesday Drama: The Mercy Clause -  by Phillip Braithwaite

Tom is about to take on the case of his career: a young man named Brian is accused of killing his father. The defence should be straightforward. Brian however is anything but straightforward, striking up a connection with Tom’s wife Rachel, telling her parts of his story that differ from those he’s told Tom. As Tom and Rachel work out Brian’s true story, the truth in their marriage is revealed.

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

Jazz Haunts for Halloween: A 'frighteningly' awesome Halloween special! A paranormal jazz encounter (9 of 12, PRX)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 One in Five (RNZ); 1:05 Discovery (BBC); 2:05 The Thursday Feature: Playing Favourites (RNZ); 3:05 The Book of Job, by Elisabeth Easther (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, including:

6.20 and 7.50 Business News

6.26 Rural News

6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Writers' Festival, by Stephanie Johnson, read by Judith Gibson and Nigel Collins (11 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

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists 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: Current film releases and film related topics (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

Music, interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, career profiles, new, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales - with a focus on NZ (RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 The Friday Feature: A History of Student Radio #5 (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Society (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler; 3:05 The Book of Job, by Elisabeth Easther (F, RNZ); 3:30 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, including:

6.20 and 7.50 Business News

6.26 Rural News

6.48 and 7.45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: The Writers' Festival, by Stephanie Johnson, read by Judith Gibson and Nigel Collins (F, 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

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)

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

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

6:35 Focus on Politics

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

Entertainment and information, including:

8:25 Spotlight: A RNZ Music feature

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

A journey into the music and myths of Sun Ra: Walking on the Moon (F, RNZ)