Nights for Tuesday 13 October 2009

7 pm Hagfish Slime

Douglas Fudge, marine biologist, University of Guelph

The fascinating hagfish, and why the generous amount of slime it produces is being researched as an eco-friendly bio-fibre.

7:15 Feature gueset

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 pm Prayers - religion

Professor Paul Morris, religions scholar, Victoria University

Exploring the spiritual dimension of the human psyche.

8:59 Conundrum: Clue 3

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 The Tuesday Feature

The Galileo Lectures

Part five: Neutrinos - Ghosts of the Universe

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 Nightshift

A series dedicated to those who work while the nation sleeps, and who make life a lot easier when we wake up.