Schedules for 21 - 27 November, 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 The Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (6 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

Runaway, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere Jones; Big Mistake, by Alec Barltrop, told by Brian Sergent; The Giant’s Breakfast, by Sean Michael Monaghan, told by Michael Wilson; Cool Cool Joanna, by Kay Mooney, told by Lloyd Scott; The Tolliwoffle, by Rosalie Carey, told by William Kircher; Meeting George Nepia, by Kevin Boon, told by Calvin Tutaeo

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 RNZ's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)

Pacific news, features, interviews and music (RNZ)

In-depth interviews selected from RNZ 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 The Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (7 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 Science in Action (BBC); 5:45 NZ Society (RNZ)

Riki, the Royal Albatross, by Jane Thompson, told by Nancy Brunning; Waiting for Later, by Tina Matthews, told by Julia Croft; The New House Villain, by Margaret Mahy, told by Fiona Samuel; River of Death, by Joy Cowley, told by Moira Wairama, Tony Hopkins and Prue Langbein; Rona and the Moon, by Ron Bacon, told by Temuera Morrison; Harry Wakatipu and Robin Hood, by Jack Lasenby, told by Stuart Devenie

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, 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: My Own Darling, by Grace Taylor

The ATC production recorded live at Mangere Arts Centre. Award-winning writer and poet Grace Taylor brings her heart and soul to the stage, inviting audiences on an intimate journey through the social landscape of Auckland (RNZ)

 Jonathan Dimbleby presents a three-part history of twenty momentous years of the last century, from 1936-1956, through the words and recorded soundtrack of events from around the world.

The story is told through the words and witness of the BBC correspondents who reported on the Second World War, the tensions that led up to it and the aftermath left behind when peace was finally restored. It is a chance to hear the voices and reports from across the world as history was recorded.

Part 1: Peace and War

The gathering storm-clouds of war in the 1930s – German rearmament, the Spanish Civil War and the Munich crisis – and the story of the conflict through the so-called Phoney War, the Battle of Britain and the entry of Japan and the USA into the conflict with the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the moment when radio came into its own and, through rapidly honed reporting skills, became unequalled in its ability to bring back to listeners at home and around the world the gritty reality of combat – in both victory and defeat.  (1 of 3, BBCWS)

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)

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 (4 of 12, RNZ)

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 Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (8 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Science (RNZ); 5:10 War Report (RNZ)

RNZ'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

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton

NZ WWI veterans tell their stories (11 of 15, 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)

RNZ's two-hour news and current affairs programme

Entertainment and information, including:

7:33 Best of Upbeat: Selected Eva Radich exchanges with personalities from the world of music and the arts (RNZ)

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

9:30 Insight: An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

Elena See presents a selection of traditional and contemporary folk, Americana and roots music from classic and new releases, as well as in-studio and live concert recordings (4 of 13, PRX)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 From the World (RNZ); 2:05 Night Lights Classic Jazz (2 of 12, PRX); 3:05 The Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (9 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 An Author's View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ'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

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (12 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ 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)

RNZ'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: War and Words

Jonathan Dimbleby tells the story of 20 momentous years of the last century, from 1936 to 1956, through the words and recorded soundtrack of events around the world (1 of 3, BBC)

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

Instrumental world sounds are in the spotlight in this visit to the Global Village, including Middle Eastern inspired jazz from Nashaz, Michael Wolff's world-jazz ensemble, Impure Thoughts, Jamaican jazz from the Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Afrobeat inspired music from the Outer Bridge Ensemble, Don Cherry's pioneering Brown Rice album and acclaimed Nordic ensemble Vasen (9 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 Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (10 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

RNZ'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

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (13 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ 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)

RNZ'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 Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, by Peter Goodchild

The Scopes Trial over the right to teach evolution in public schools reaffirmed the importance of intellectual freedom as codified in America's Bill of Rights. The trial, in a small-town Tennessee courtroom in 1925, set the stage for ongoing debates over the separation of Church and State in a democratic society - debates that continue right to this day (F, LA Theatreworks)

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

Norman Meehan guides listeners through the musical, social and personal history of jazz. Norman is an Associate Professor of Jazz at the NZSM and current head of the Jazz Department (1 of 4, RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 One in Five (RNZ); 1:05 Discovery (BBC); 2:05 The Thursday Feature (RNZ); 3:05 The Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (11 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (14 of 15, RNZ)

RNZ 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)

RNZ'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)

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ 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 Reeves Lecture 2015 - The Promise and Challenge of 2015, by Helen Clark (RNZ); 2:05 NZ Society (RNZ); 2:30 The Sampler; 3:05 The Night Book, by Charlotte Grimshaw, read by Michael Hurst (F, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:16 and 6:50 Business News

6:18 Pacific News

6:26 Rural News

6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers

Current affairs and topics of interest, including:

10:45 The Reading: An Awfully Big Adventure, by Jane Tolerton (F, RNZ)

RNZ 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)

RNZ's two-hour news and current affairs programme

6:35 Focus on Politics

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

Entertainment and information, including:

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

9:54 Go Ahead Caller: A new political satire (3 of 5, RNZ)

RNZ news, including Dateline Pacific and the day's best interviews from RNZ National

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