This hour, Great Lyrics Part 2, with music critic Grant Smithies. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

This hour, Human Statistics with Ipsos research director Jonathan Dodd. Polls and opinions from here and around the world. Entrepreneurial spirit gauged globally.

Then, Environews. The era of the great battles to save our native forests. A huge new publication by one of the battlers, Paul Bensemann explains the times and the issues and how much we take for granted today in the wake of many successful campaigns. Finally, Pohutukawa flowering. Why do some flower right now and others just sit there and do nothing! Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

This hour, Movies with James Croot. The life and works of Bernardo Bertolluci who died this week. Then, Words with Max Cryer. Doppelganger, whipper-snapper, skerrick and dyke, as in lesbian. Why? Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

First up, this hour Science Report with Shaun Hendry. Then its Astronomy with Grant Christie. Another stunning success for a NASA led Mars mission. How it was done and what its going to do here.

A strange African meteorite from the distant past and a comet may come into view soon. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

To close the show this week, Musical Luminaries line-up their favourite lyrics and explain why. Youll be surprised unless you originally heard this years ago. Graeme ropes in Jordan Luck, Martin Phillipps, Don McGlashan, Sean Donnely (SJD), Chris Matthews, Vooms Buzz Moller and Tim Finn! Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

This hour, John Dybvigs America. US culture, politics and attitudes.

Then , Read Me A Poem! This week its Tim Finn who needs no introduction in New Zealand. The founder, songwriter, musician and lyricist for New Zealands best-loved band Split Enz and a myriad of great solo work reads us a poem he loves, and tells us why. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

First up, Skeptical Thoughts with Siouxsie Wiles. The weeks woo, scams and cons exposed. Then, an ex-Jehovahs Witness regales his personal story of what it was like to be part of, and then leave this lesser-known end-of-the-worldy religious group. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

This hour, Media Stick with Tamar Munch. The weeks media affairs for fun and lols. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.

This hour, Celebrating great lyrics Part 1 (it could go on forever, but wont). Graeme & Grant Smithies line up their own exemplars and explain why. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, streaming live on 'rova' Channel 9 and podcasts available on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

This hour, Human Statistics with Ipsos research director Jonathan Dodd. This week a huge haul of uniquely NZ attitudes and opinions.

Then, Victory At Gate Pa? One of the most famous/infamous battles of Maori-Colonial times. This new book is the first of its kind where the battle is examined from both Maori & Pakeha perspectives. Graeme speaks with co-authors Buddy Mikaere, a descendent of the combatants, and military historian Cliff Simons. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, streaming live on 'rova' Channel 9 and podcasts