Nights for Friday 6 July 2012

7:06 Sonic Tonic

8 pm News and Weather

8:06 You, Me... Now!

An omnibus version of the second season of drama production You, Me... Now!

8:35 Music feature: Columbus Discovers America

Columbus Discovers America follows Ray as he arrives in San Francisco dressed in full mod regalia just as the Summer Of Love was about celebrate the hippie dream. 

9 pm News and Weather

9:06 Country Life

Rural news and features.

10 pm News and Weather

10:17 Late Edition

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11 pm News and Weather

11:06 Friday Finale - Bob Dylan: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

When Bob Dylan arrived in New York City in the early 1960's, his success challenged Tin Pan Alley’s place in the charts, and changed the course of music history. In this program, you will hear some of Bob Dylan's early demo recordings, and interviews from his first manager Roy Silver, music publisher Artie Mogull, journalist Colin Escott and record producer Steve Berkowitz.

(Sony)