Broadcast schedule
In 2017 the RN schedule includes Conversations with Richard Fidler can be heard mid-afternoon on weekdays, and Earshot's stunning documentaries move to Monday and Tuesday mornings. Sundays sees a new weekly panel program — God Forbid — with James Carleton and guests asking: "Does God matter?" Of course, there's also new podcasts — Trace, It's Not a Race, Cosmic Vertigo and Science Friction — to check out.
You can download the 2017 schedule as a PDF.
On air today [all timezones]
| Program time | Program name | Program description |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00AM | BooksPlus | Selecting for you Radio National's best book interviews. |
| 1:00AM | This American Life | This American Life tells the stories of ordinary Americans, most of them true and most of them by or about everyday people. |
| 2:00AM | Books and Arts | Books and Arts explores the many worlds of performance, writing, music and visual arts, and features interviews with local and international authors and artists. |
| 3:00AM | The Spirit of Things | Focusing on how we discover, celebrate and comprehend spiritual meaning in our lives. |
| 4:00AM | Life Matters | Life Matters is your guide to a better life for you, those you love and the place you call home. |
| 5:00AM | Best Practice | Best Practice is a weekly 30 minute program that looks at how people at work are getting stuff done. |
| 5:30AM | In The Studio | In The Studio takes us into the minds and processes of leading and emerging figures from across the creative world (BBC) |
| 6:00AM | Country Breakfast | In-depth coverage of social, economic and political events affecting people beyond the urban fringe |
| 7:00AM | Saturday AM | Australia's most informative morning current affairs. |
| 7:30AM | Saturday Extra | Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs |
| 9:00AM | Blueprint for Living | Blueprint for Living explores the things that help make for a good life: food, architecture, design, fashion, travel and issues that affect our personal well-being. |
| 10:30AM | Science Friction | Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome. |
| 11:00AM | The Music Show | A mix of music, interviews and the latest developments in music. |
| 12:00PM | The Science Show | unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms. |
| 1:00PM | Earshot | Earshot is all about people, places, stories and ideas, in all their diversity. |
| 1:30PM | The Final Cut | The Final Cut is your guide to films worth talking about, big and smallâfrom Hollywood blockbusters to the outer reaches of world cinema. |
| 2:00PM | Best of Books and Arts | Books and Arts explores the many worlds of performance, writing, music and visual arts, and features interviews with local and international authors and artists. |
| 3:00PM | Best of Life Matters | Life Matters is your guide to a better life for you, those you love and the place you call home. |
| 4:00PM | Conversations with Richard Fidler | Draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. |
| 5:00PM | Between The Lines | Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdoms. |
| 5:30PM | Best Of The Drawing Room | Music, musings and unexpected conversations from RN Drive. |
| 6:00PM | AWAYE! (Listen Up) | Indigenous arts, music and culture from Australia and around the world. |
| 7:00PM | The Moth Radio Hour | A weekly series featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment. |
| 8:00PM | BBC Arts Hour | The best global arts coverage from across the BBC presented by Nikki Bedi. |
| 9:00PM | The Music Show | A mix of music, interviews and the latest developments in music. |
| 10:00PM | Talkfest | Talkfest dives into RN and The Wheeler Centre's archive of live recordings, curating the most compelling moments from some of the best public conversations. |
| 11:00PM | Best of Books and Arts | Books and Arts explores the many worlds of performance, writing, music and visual arts, and features interviews with local and international authors and artists. |
