Nights for Tuesday 9 June 2009

Nights for Tuesday 9 June 2009

7 pm News & Weather

7:15 Buying Lingerie In Saudi Arabia

Reem Asaad Finance Lecturer, Dar-al-Hikma Women's College.

In the conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia women cannot buy their lingerie from other women as men only are allowed to work in shops. However, there is a campaign beginning to bring about change to these labour laws.

7:30 The Sampler

New music reviews with Nick Bollinger.

8 pm News & Weather

8:15 Windows on the World:

International public radio documentaries.

8:45 Dollars And Sense - economics

Dr Neville Bennett - economic historian, University of Canterbury.

Show me the money... This week; the value of gold.

8:59 Conundrum: Clue 3

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 Tuesday Feature

EarthWorks: The Air That We Breath

We take a deep breath and freefall through the different layers of our atmosphere, to find out what they're made of, how they were formed, and how they work together to keep us comfortable, cozy and alive- at least for now…

EarthWorks is available for purchase through Replay Radio.

9:59 Conundrum: Clue 4

10 pm News & Weather

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 Charlie Gilett's World of Music

Britain's guru of world music radio presents a personal selection (BBC)

11:36 Bedtime story: The Fall of the Families by Phillip Mann

The second novel of Phillip Mann's epic chronicalling the struggle by aliens to regain their civilisations - lost to ruthless humans who colonised the galaxy exterminating all opposition