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The Joy of Classical Music - Ep 111 - Popular Songs and Themes From Film and TV - 14-07-25 Film scores have been a regular feature on this podcast since day one and with todays episode I’ve decided to explore the film music I usually leave out because well, very little of it is classical, though much of it was written by classically trained composers. Gene Wilder performs - Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse - Pure Imagination Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse - Oompa-Loompa Doompa-Dee-Do Percy Faith performs Max Steiner - Theme from a Summer Place Miklos Rozsa - Dementia Miklos Rozsa - The Time Machine Waltz Tommy Reilly performs John Barry’s Harmonica Theme. Alexander Courage - Where No Man Has Gone Before The Danish National Symphony Orchestra performs - Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Ferrante & Teicher perform Maurice Jarre’s Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia The Ray Conniff Singers perform Maurice Jarre - Somewhere, My Love Takanobu Saito - Theme from Tokyo Story Henry Mancini’s arrangement of Nina Rota’s theme from Romeo and Juliet - A Time for Us Nino Rota - Theme from Fellini’s 8 and a Half Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer - Moon River Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 14-07-2025 Waikato Chinese Voices is your source of culture and information for the region's Chinese speaking community. News and current affairs, discussions, immigration policy, life hacks and music, plus local Chinese community events. Listen

Back Porch Bluegrass - 15-07-2025 Listen

Over Some Milo - 14-07-2025 We’ve got a lot to say about our silly little terribly important teenage lives. It’s Marvel chat and maths class rants and half-hearted deviations into the injustice all around us. This is a show for Sumaiya’s mum, but you can listen too if you like. Listen

The Free Breakfast – 14-07-2025 Weekly E-newsletter Hello Hamilton was founded by Ben Woodgates in January 2025. It's sent free to subscribers' inboxes every Thursday at 8am. Ben joined Mike Williams to talk abou thow the idea has grown to the point where they now have 10,000 subscribers. Listen

Historic Souvenirs - 14-07-2025 Historic Souvenirs retells personal memoirs in a series of book readings. Listen

Cosmopolitan News and Views - 13-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show 684 - Garage Obscura Another set of obscure 60s garage gems - kicking off with another cover of Gloria, via Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Peru and Lithuania! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ]. Listen

Radio Buddhist (Cantonese) - 13-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Golden Guide - 13-07-2025 Gospel songs and messages from the Holy Scripture, in Tagalog Cebuano and English. Listen

Sai News 1080 Unity - 13-07-2025 Sai News 1080 Unity Listen

Harmony Waikato - 13-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Buddhism on Air - 13-07-2025 Buddhism on Air, hosted by Tenzin Chosang, discusses Buddhism and Buddhist beliefs. Listen

God's Message - 13-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Arritmia - 12-07-2025 Presented by Angie Rodríguez Gómez, who feels a strong call to fulfil God's purpose for her life, which includes using her voice as a tool to share her personal testimony and her knowledge as Life Coach. Listen

Radio Buddhist (Mandarin) - 12-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Connect With Community Waikato - CNA - 12-07-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

MPB Revista – 11-07-2025 The big names in Brazilian samba and samba rock and their greatest hits in the first half hour of the programme. In the second half, new names in Brazilian Popular Music that have recently emerged or are being launched on the music scene. Listen

Conversa De Futebol – 11-07-2025 Bate papo semanal sobre o que acontece dentro e fora dos gramados. Conversa de futebol e pra você amante da bola que mora nas cidades da Nova Zelândia. Listen

Kia Ora Brazil - Bryan Monteiro - 11-07-2025 O gaúcho eletrotécnico Bryan Monteiro conta como fez para vir à NZ e trabalhar com geradores. A magazine-style show featuring news, commentary and music from Brazil, plus discussions about life in New Zealand for ex-pat Brazilians living in the Waikato. Listen

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A Life of Faith - In Conversation with Brother Kevin Dobbyn

Religion and Spirituality English Andrew Johnstone is a local personality who gained significant attention from the 2020 biopic When The Cows Come Home. In that film Andrew discussed his schooling at Sacred Heart College and his time with the Marist brothers. Recently he made a formal complaint against two Brothers, resulting in ongoing discussions with the body charged with investigating abuse allegations, The National Office For Professional Standards. Episodes and More

A Sonic Youth

Music English A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi. Episodes and More

Absolutely Not, Sis!

Community English Two small-town gals navigating their 30s through grieving, thriving, or barely surviving. Courtney and Laura discuss everything from loss and heartbreak to shower thoughts and what's trending! These two have been THROUGH it but will be sure to come out the other side laughing, so... grab a drink, and get ready to have a catch up with your new besties! Episodes and More

Anpudan Waikato

Ethnic Voices Tamil (Sri Lanka) From Arasan FM, Anpudan Waikato is a Tamil show featuring news, music, interviews, and current affairs. It connects the Tamil community in NZ with their culture and global happenings. Engage by sending requests and feedback to vanakkam@arasan.co.nz. Making it a platform for interaction and cultural exchange. Episodes and More

Arabic Guide to the Treaty Principles Bill

News, Issues and Current Affairs Arabic A series explaining the Treaty Principles Bill in Arabic. Explaining the Treaty's history, what the Bill is about, and how to make a submission (deadline Jan 7, 2025). Episodes and More

Arritmia

Religion and Spirituality Spanish Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez. Episodes and More

B Orig

Ethnic Voices English Bisaya Original Music for New Zealand and beyond. Introducing the music, both traditional and pop, of Bisaya artists as well as the Bisaya culture and language; and providing a link to Bisaya people in New Zealand to other parts of the globe. Episodes and More

Back Chat

News, Issues and Current Affairs English A live, issue-driven news and current affairs discussion programme, debating or examining a different newsworthy issue/topic each week. For listeners who want to be challenged and provoked, and don’t want to be slaves to the news cycle. Episodes and More

Back Porch Bluegrass

Music English Paul Trenwith is an enthusiastic advocate for, player and promoter of bluegrass music. Back Porch Bluegrass features a wide range of the genre's best performers. Episodes and More

BallotBox 23

Community English One-on-one interviews with candidates for the Hamilton West, Hamilton East and Hauraki-Waikato electorates in the 2023 General Election. Episodes and More

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Feature Album of the Week

The Budos Band - VII [2025]
Budos Band visits Afrobeat, dub, funk, soul, surf, Middle Eastern, Latin and Caribbean grooves, and rave-up rock, they've not combined them as intricately and dynamically as they do here. As a whole, it sounds like a carefully sequenced, utterly modern score to a gangster flick.

New Playlisted Music

Luke Roberts & Kurt Vile - Classic Love, from the five-song slacker-country collab Classic Love EP out this month.

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12:00 AM - 1:00 AM	The Arts Hour - BBC
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2:00 AM - 3:00 AM	Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show Phil Grey Music
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