Nights for Monday 11 October 2010
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.