Schedules for 20 - 26 October, 2018

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight (RNZ); 12:30 Laugh Track (RNZ); 1:05 Eating Disorders (BBC); 1:45 Short Story Club (RNZ), 2:05 NZ Live Daffodils (RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (6 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 TThe Week (RNZ); 4:30 Global Business (BBC); 5:10 Witness (BBC); 5:45 Voices (RNZ)

The Three Woolly Coats Fluff, by Peter Millett, told by Thomas McGinty; Jack's Birthday, by Norman Bilbrough, told by Brian Sergent ; Scrap - Tale of a Blonde Puppy, by Vince Ford, told by Kip Chapman; Hungry Haare, by John Parker, told by Riwia Brown; The Cat that Danced to Dannevirke, by Marie Stuttard, told by Riwia Brown; The Merry-Go-Round, by Margaret Mahy, told by Grant Tilly (RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A mixture of current affairs and feature interviews, until midday (RNZ)

In The Podcast Hour Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (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 for all New Zealanders, giving an insight into the diverse cultures of the Pacific people (RNZI)

Constantinople & Ablayo Cissoko (RNZ)

An evening of requests, nostalgia and musical memories (RNZ)

12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 After The Crash (BBC); 1:05 Our Changing World (RNZ); 2:05 Heart and Soul (BBC); 2:35 Hymns on Sunday(RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (7 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 CrowdScience (BBC); 4:30 Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi (RNZ) 5:10 The Denniston Rose by Jenny Pattrick read by Grant Tilly (19 of 20, RNZ); 5:45 Historical Highlight (RNZ)

Thoughts from the Sick Bay by Sandra Smith, told by Katherine Beasley; Money, by Joy Cowley, told by Moira Wairama & Tony Hopkins , Tony Hopkins and Prue Langbein; Scrap - Tale of a Blonde Puppy, by Vince Ford, told by Kip Chapman; Gun Metal Skies and Bleak Tuesday, by Eliza Bidois, told by Glynnis Paraha; Rona and the Moon, by Ron Bacon, told by Temuera Morrison; Gun Metal Skies and Bleak Tuesday, by Eliza Bidois, told by Glynnis Paraha (RNZ)

A fresh attitude on current affairs, the news behind the news, in-depth documentaries, sport from the outfield, politics from the insiders, plus Mediawatch, 'The House' and music

7:35 The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (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 New Zealand's news media (RNZ)

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

1:10 At the Movies

A weekly topical magazine programme about current film releases and film-related topics (RNZ)

2:05 The Laugh Track

125 years since NZ became the first country to give women the vote, who were the women who signed the petition and changed the world and what's their legacy today? (5) Diversity - Today New Zealand is a multicultural society - one made up of a diverse cultures and each brings with it a different set of values. Back in 1893, that wasn't the case. But Maori women and their status in NZ society was also very different and colonial women looked up to women in the Maori community who had property rights at a time when Pakeha women were still fighting for theirs. Do non-Pakeha women in New Zealand today see and experience life through a different lens, and what does that look like? (5 of 8, RNZ)

 Everyday Americans: Meet the Opioid 'Demon'
A three part documentary series exploring America’s opioid epidemic and its impact in Kentucky a state which was one of the first to be hit hard by a problem which started with over-prescribing of prescription drugs, and has now spread to become a major urban crisis. It follows a team of reporters on the Louisville Courier Journal over six weeks as they investigate opioid stories across the community – in particular, how it is affecting schools and colleges, as well as health care, law and order and prisons. at the start of the new school semester . (BBC)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Christian Mother, Muslim Daughter
The African-American writer Patricia Raybon says her Christian faith defines who she is. So when her daughter Alana announced that she was converting to Islam, it came as a profound shock. For 10 years any talk of faith led to arguments and tears. Then Patricia came up with an unusual idea. Hear their story from both sides. (BBC)

A weekly roundup of news on Maori issues (RNZ)

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

A weekly feature where the focus is ethnic communities (RNZ)

A crafted hour of ideas worth sharing presented by Guy Raz (NPR)

An evening of music and nostalgia (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

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

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

An hour of music that's "shaken, not stirred" every week from the Underground Martini Bunker at Kansas Public Radio (KPR)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Health Check (BBC); 1:05 Te Ahi Kaa (RNZ); 2:06 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (BBC); 2:30 New Horizons (RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (8 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Science In Action (BBC); 4:25 Irish Poet (RNZ); 4:35 Sonorous Shadow (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

An early miscellany of music, stories and random thoughts (RNZ)

An upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

An afternoon of alleged music and dubious entertainment (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

Insights into the business world (BBC)

Work means Sheba needs to stay in town over the Labour Day long weekend, but it does allow her to contemplate her connection with Wellington, her home town (RNZ)

As 1968 began, Van Morrison was at his lowest ebb: Despite having had a smash hit the previous year with Brown Eyed Girl, he found himself penniless, facing deportation from the United States, and living under the threat of Mob violence in New York city.  As 1968 drew to a close, Van Morrison had transformed the sound of his music, signed to Warner Brothers, and recorded Astral Weeks - now regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time.  The Summer of Astral Weeks traces the year's developments to find out how Van Morrison turned his life and career around so dramatically  examining the people and the events made it possible (An RTÉ Documentary on One)

A monologue about a Dannevirke woman who works in a fish and chip shop (RNZ)

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

Presenter Lawrence Pollard talks to chart-topping Chinese-American writer Celeste Ng and an audience gathered in Boston about her bestselling novel 'Everything I Never Told You' (BBC)

Wairarapa's Mark Rogers presents a selection of old and new music - the very best in alt.country, Americana and blues (Arrow FM)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Spectrum (RNZ); 1:05 Sound Odyssey (BBC); 1:40 Slowing Alzheimers (RNZ); 2:05 Music Extra (RNZ);2:45 Natural Home (RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (9 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Author’s View (RNZ);4:25 1850’s Fashion (RNZ); 4:40 Upper Hutt Posse (RNZ); 4:50 Book Review (RNZ) 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 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 New Ships by Kate Duignan read by Nick Blake - Peter Collie is adrift in the wake of his wife's death. His attempts to understand the turn his life has taken lead him back to the past, to dismaying events on an Amsterdam houseboat in the seventies, returning to New Zealand and meeting Moira, an amateur painter who carried secrets of her own, and to a trip to Europe years later with his family. An unexpected revelation forces Peter to navigate anew his roles as a husband, father and son (1 of 12, 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 weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

Highlighting the RNZ stories you're sharing on-line

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

Nick Bollinger reviews some of the latest music releases

A weekday current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

Everyday Americans The opioid epidemic has become a major problem in America and especially in Kentucky  - one of the first  states to be hit hard by a problem which started with over-prescribing of prescription drugs. (BBC)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots (RNZ)

Including: 12:06 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Insight (RNZ); 1:05 Country Life Story (RNZ); 1:45 More or Less (BBC); 2:05 The Forum (BBC); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (10 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 Diversions (RNZ); 4:25 Wine Science (RNZ); 4:35 Karori Confidential (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 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 New Ships by Kate Duignan read by Nick Blake - Peter Collie is adrift in the wake of his wife's death. His attempts to understand the turn his life has taken lead him back to the past, to dismaying events on an Amsterdam houseboat in the seventies, returning to New Zealand and meeting Moira, an amateur painter who carried secrets of her own, and to a trip to Europe years later with his family. An unexpected revelation forces Peter to navigate anew his roles as a husband, father and son (2 of 12, 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 drive-time news and current affairs programme

Politics with Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

A weekly topical magazine about current film releases and film related topics (RNZ)

A weekday current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

One Hell of a Day by Peter Bland - The actor's wife leaves him, his agent dies and the world goes crazy around him. It's October 1987 - the day of the crash. Cast: George Lust, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Antony Groser, Gilbert Goldie, Ken Blackburn, Derek Payne and Merv Smith, Lucy Lawless, Paul Robinson Mark Wright and Grant Bridger. Director: John O'Leary (Word Pictures)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

(RNZ)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 Discovery (BBC); 1:05 On The Road (RNZ); 2:05 The Cultural Frontline (BBC); 2:30 The Sampler (RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (11 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 NZ Books (RNZ); 4:25 Michael Harlow (RNZ); 4:35 Bespoke Books (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 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 New Ships by Kate Duignan read by Nick Blake - Peter Collie is adrift in the wake of his wife's death. His attempts to understand the turn his life has taken lead him back to the past, to dismaying events on an Amsterdam houseboat in the seventies, returning to New Zealand and meeting Moira, an amateur painter who carried secrets of her own, and to a trip to Europe years later with his family. An unexpected revelation forces Peter to navigate anew his roles as a husband, father and son (3 of 12, 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 weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

Cathryn Conlon and Emily Jones: tips on children who are fussy or restricted eaters

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament (RNZ)

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

With Music commentator and critic William Dart (RNZ)

A weekday current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

International public radio features and documentaries

Highlights from the world of science and the environment, with Alison Ballance (RNZ)

Richard Scott hunts out the best podcasts from New Zealand and around the world to help you discover what to listen to next (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

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)

Including: 12:05 Music after Midnight; 12:30 At The Movies (RNZ); 1:05 The Friday Feature (RNZ); 2:05 Friday Live: Nadia Reid (RNZ); 3:05 The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr told by Lorae Parry (12 of 12, RNZ); 3:30 The Why Factor (BBC); 4:25 Loom Room (RNZ); 4:35 Prison Children (RNZ); 4:55 Book Review (RNZ); 5:10 Witness (BBC)

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

6:20 and 6:50 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 New Ships by Kate Duignan read by Nick Blake - Peter Collie is adrift in the wake of his wife's death. His attempts to understand the turn his life has taken lead him back to the past, to dismaying events on an Amsterdam houseboat in the seventies, returning to New Zealand and meeting Moira, an amateur painter who carried secrets of her own, and to a trip to Europe years later with his family. An unexpected revelation forces Peter to navigate anew his roles as a husband, father and son (4 of 12, 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 weekday drive-time news and current affairs programme

Janice Brown: mental health pilot helping university students

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

RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information

A weekday current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news (RNZ)

(RNZ)

Memorable scenes, people and places in rural New Zealand (RNZ)

A roundup of today's news and sport

A late night radio show with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories (RNZ)

Musical guests compile a C60 and talk us through their selections (RNZ)