7:20 Ode To An Ocean

Simon Winchester, British-born, US-based author

"Until six months ago I was clinging to the idea that printed books would likely last for ever. Since the arrival of the iPad I am now wholly convinced otherwise."

Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester
Published by HarperCollins

8 pm News and weather

8:15 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World webpage to find links to these documentaries.

8:45 Thinkers: Economics

Dr Neville Bennett, economic historian, University of Canterbury

How the money goes around... Inequality amongst humankind - rich vs poor.

8:59 Conundrum: Clue

9 pm News and weather

9:06 Insight

9:40 Bangladesh Report

Mahtab Haider, current affairs editor at Independent Television, Bangladesh

News and cultural trends from the People's Republic of Bangladesh in South East Asia, pop. 156,050,883 (2009 estimate).

9:59 Conundrum: Clue 2

10 pm Late Edition

A review of the 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 pm News and weather

11:06 Beale Street Caravan

The best in blues from the Blues Foundation in Memphis.