Schedules for 21 - 27 October, 2017
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Saturday 21 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:15 Competitive Eating #1 (BBC); 2:05 NZ Live (RNZ); 3:05 The Little Mermaid by David Lyndon Brown (RNZ); 3:30 The Week (RNZ); 4:30 In The Balance (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)
6:08 AM. Storytime
The Wave, by David Somerset, told by Dick Weir; Poachers, by Alistair McAlpine, told by Donna Muir; Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam, by Juliette MacIver, told by Brian Sergent; Janet the Crayfish, by Dick Weir, told by Lloyd Scott; Something Moving in the Shadows, by Jack Lasenby, told by Stuart Devenie (RNZ)
7:10 AM. Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
8:10 AM. Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday (RNZ)
12:11 PM. This Way Up with Simon Morton
Slices of life for curious minds (RNZ)
1:10 PM. Music 101
The best songs, music-related stories, interviews, live music, industry news and music documentaries from NZ and the world
5:11 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 for all New Zealanders, giving an insight into the diverse cultures of the Pacific people (RNZI)
6:06 PM. Great Encounters
In-depth interviews selected from RNZ National's feature programmes during the week (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Saturday Night
An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)RNZ NATIONAL Programme Schedule
Sunday 22 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 The Wild West Coast by Leslie Hobbs (RNZ), 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 1:35 Mary Holm (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday; 3:05 Eating Disorders by Olwyn Stewart (RNZ); 3:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ); 4:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 5:10 Hello Dubai written & read by Joe Bennett (2 of 10, RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)
6:08 AM. Storytime
Two Friends, by David Somerset, told by Peter Vere-Jones; The Last Deer Culler and the Last Pack-Horse, by Jack Lasenby, told by Stuart Devenie; Lost Property, by Philippa Werry, told by Tim Spite; Crocodile Claude, by Dick Weir, told by Lloyd Scott; Cat's Can't Swim, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Anne Budd (RNZ)
7:10 AM. Sunday Morning with Wallace Chapman
A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch and music
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 New Zealand's news media (RNZ)
12:12 PM. Standing Room Only with Lynn Freeman
It's an 'all access pass' to what's happening in the worlds of arts and entertainment
1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris
A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics (RNZ)
2:05 The Laugh Track
3:04 PM. The 3 O'Clock Drama
LifeAfter by Mack Rogers - Imprisoned by the FBI and separated from Charlie's voice, Ross desperately tries to keep his secrets and his sanity under intense interrogation by Brynne Cutler (5 of 10, Panoply/GE Podcast Theater)
4:06 PM. The Sunday Feature
A selection of documentaries, discussions and lectures of note from New Zealand and beyond
5:00 PM. The World at Five
A roundup of today's news and sport
5:11 PM. Heart and Soul
Personal approaches to religious belief and spirituality from around the world (BBC)
5:40 PM. Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi
A round-up of the Maori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team (RNZ)
6:06 PM. Te Ahi Kaa
Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective (RNZ)
6:40 PM. Voices
Highlighting the activities and experiences of people with different backgrounds (RNZ)
7:05 PM. The TED Radio Hour
A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)
8:06 PM. Sunday Night with Grant Walker
An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)
10:00 PM. The 10 O'Clock Report
A roundup of today's news and sport
10:12 PM. Mediawatch
Critical examination and analysis of recent performance and trends in New Zealand's news media (RNZ)
11:04 PM. The Retro Cocktail Hour
An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)
Monday 23 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:06 My Heels are Killing Me (RNZ); 2:30 NZ Music Feature – Little Feat (RNZ); 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (1 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Breakfast with Catriona Mcleod
An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts (RNZ)
8:00 AM. Labour Day with Colin Peacock
Colin Peacock hosts a morning of conversation, diversion, music and reflection on the world of work for people enjoying their day off - and to help those who at work get through the day (RNZ)
Noon The World At Noon
A roundup of today's news and sport
12:12 PM. Matinée Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment (RNZ)
5:00 PM. The World At Five
A roundup of today's news and sport
5:12 PM. Making the Grade
British music schools run the largest instrumental exams around the world, with well over a million candidates each year taking grades from Trinity College London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. Russell Finch follows an examiner and explores the reasons why these institutions are dominating music education internationally. Listen (BBC)
5:40 PM. Symmetry by Stephen G Walker
Matthew is walking across America when he discovers two dead bodies in similar places. The local sheriff suspects Matthew is involved (RNZ)
6:06 PM. The Life of James K Baxter
The New Zealand poet, James K Baxter died in Auckland on Labour weekend 1972. He was 46 years old. John O'Leary draws on the writings of Frank McKay to provide an overview of Baxter's life. (Word Pictures)
7:06 PM. The Gardeners of Kabul
The image of the Afghan as a man with a large beard cradling an AK47 may be a familiar and pervasive stereotype, but in The Gardeners of Kabul, Ali Hamedani introduces us to Afghan men wielding secateurs and watering cans. Behind the concrete blast walls in Kabul the flowers survived and gardening has helped people survive in a city where violence and terror have been features for 25 years (BBC)
7:35 PM. Pick of Upbeat
(RNZ)
8:30 PM. Windows on the World
International public radio features and documentaries
9:30 PM. Insight
An award-winning documentary programme providing comprehensive coverage of national and international current affairs (RNZ)
10:00 PM. The World At Ten
A roundup of the day's news and sport
10:12 PM. World Book Club
Harriet Gilbert hosts a special Book Club conversation about Russian writer Dostoyevsky's haunting classic thriller, Crime and Punishment (BBC)
11:06 PM. Nashville Babylon
Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)
Tuesday 24 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Black Monday (RNZ); 1:05 Allied Intervention (BBC); 2:05 Music Extra (BBC) 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (2 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Author’s View (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:20 and 6:50 Business News
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: The Writing Class by Stephanie Johnson read by Alison Quigan: A creative writing tutor and author works through the tensions of the year's final semester and the personal issues of her own and her student's lives (1 of 12, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
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
1:06 PM. Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint with John Campbell
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us
6:30 PM. Trending Now
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
7:35 PM. The Sampler
Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases
8:30 PM. 4cast.
A news quiz with a twist… the news hasn't happened yet. But that doesn't hinder the panel of guest comedians (RNZ)
9:06 PM. The Tuesday Feature
A selection of documentaries, discussions and lectures of note from New Zealand and beyond
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition
RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including
10:45 Dateline Pacific
A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)
11:06 PM. Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots (RNZ)
Wednesday 25 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight(RNZ); 1:15 Country Life Story (RNZ); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (3 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:20 and 6:50 Business News
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: The Writing Class by Stephanie Johnson read by Alison Quigan: A creative writing tutor and author works through the tensions of the year's final semester and the personal issues of her own and her student's lives (2 of 12, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
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
1:06 PM. Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint with John Campbell
RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us
6:30 PM. Trending Now
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
7:35 PM. At the Movies with Simon Morris
(RNZ)
8:30 PM. The Podcast
(RNZ)
9:06 PM. The Wednesday Drama
LifeAfter by Mack Rogers - Imprisoned by the FBI and separated from Charlie's voice, Ross desperately tries to keep his secrets and his sanity under intense interrogation by Brynne Cutler (5 of 10, Panoply/GE Podcast Theater)
9:45 PM. The 10PM Question by Kate De Goldi
Frankie is very worried as Sydney didn't get the bus to school and may be leaving the country. He tells his teacher and decides to do something about it (5 of 10, RNZ)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition
RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including
10:45 Dateline Pacific
A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)
11:06 PM. Inside Out with Nick Tipping
(RNZ)
Thursday 26 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05 The Butcher Shop (RNZ); 2:05 4CAST. (RNZ); 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (4 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:20 and 6:50 Business News
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: The Writing Class by Stephanie Johnson read by Alison Quigan: A creative writing tutor and author works through the tensions of the year's final semester and the personal issues of her own and her student's lives (3 of 12, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
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
1:06 PM. Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint with John Campbell
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us
6:30 PM. Trending Now
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
7:30 PM. New Horizons
With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)
8:30 PM. Windows on the World
International public radio features and documentaries
9:06 PM. Our Changing World
Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance (RNZ)
9:30 PM. This Way Up After Dark
Slices of life for curious minds (RNZ)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition
RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including
10:45 Dateline Pacific
A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)
11:06 PM. The Music 101 Pocket Edition
Music, interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, career profiles, new, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales - with a focus on New Zealand/Aotearoa (RNZ)
Friday 27 October 2017
12:04 AM. All Night Programme
Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At The Movies (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (BBC); 2:05 Labour Force Future, 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 Under the Huang Jiao Tree by Jane Carswell (5 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC)
6:00 AM. Morning Report
RNZ's three-hour breakfast news show with news and interviews, bulletins on the hour and half-hour, including:
6:20 and 6:50 Business News
6:26 Rural News
6:48 and 7:45 NZ Newspapers
9:06 AM. Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan
Current affairs and topics of interest, including:
10:45 The Reading: The Writing Class by Stephanie Johnson read by Alison Quigan: A creative writing tutor and author works through the tensions of the year's final semester and the personal issues of her own and her student's lives (4 of 12, RNZ)
Noon Midday Report
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
1:06 PM. Jesse Mulligan
An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time (RNZ)
4:06 PM. The Panel with Jim Mora
An hour of discussion featuring a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum (RNZ)
5:00 PM. Checkpoint with John Campbell
RNZ's weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme - Do join us
6:30 PM. Trending Now
6:43 PM. Focus on Politics
Analysis of significant political issues presented by Radio New Zealand's parliamentary reporting team (RNZ)
7:06 PM. Nights with Bryan Crump
RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information
8:30 PM. Spotlight
(RNZ)
9:06 PM. Country Life
Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)
10:00 PM. News and Late Edition
RNZ news and the day's best interviews from RNZ National, including
10:45 Dateline Pacific
A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)
11:06 PM. The Mixtape
(RNZ)
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