Nights for Friday 12 June 2015

7:06 Sonic Tonic

8:10 Sport: The Fastest Fencer

The fascinating world of competitive fencing. Nick Liefting has been both national and an international champion and is renowned for his speed in construction, so why does he feel the need to retire while he is still at the top of his game?

8:25 Music Feature: Secret Life of Stolen Instruments

The relationship between a musician and their instrument is intimate, to the point where it is often described as an extension of their own bodies. But what happens when that bond is broken and the instrument is stolen? Zac Arnold investigates the alliance musicians have with their instruments and the grim emotional toll when they are forced apart.

9:06 Country Life

Rural news and features.

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.

11:06 Bob Dylan and the Band - Complete Basement Tapes

In 1967, Bob Dylan and several members of what became The Band got together in upstate New York. For months they played and played - and recorded as they went along. It took eight years for some of the music to come out officially, but in that time the legend of The Basement Tapes grew. Bootlegs were passed around, little hints of the bigger treasure that existed somewhere.