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Nights for Thursday 21 October 2010

  • Nights Conundrum

    9:59 PM.Clue 8 Audio

  • Nights Conundrum

    8:59 PM.Clue 7 Audio

  • Science : Astronomy

    8:45 PM.Our Nights Astronomer Alan Gilmore talks about local extra-terrestrial sightings. Audio

  • Shaking Bricks : Jason Ingham

    7:15 PM.Civil Engineer Professor Jason Ingham discusses his extensive projects investigating seismic retrofit of structures in earthquake regions he's been to over the past 12 months, Indonesia, Chile and of… Read more Audio

7:15 Shaking Bricks

Associate Professor Jason Ingham, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Auckland

Strengthening structures, particularly those made of brick masonry, against seismic events - and we are also interested on his thoughts of the buildings damaged from the Christchurch earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.

7:30 Spectrum

People, places and events in New Zealand.

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 Science: Astronomy

Alan Gilmore Astronomer, Mt John University Observatory

"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space" Douglas Adams... alien sightings.

8:59 Conundrum: Clue 7

9 pm News and Weather

9:06 Our Changing World

Radio New Zealand's science and environment programme.

9:59 Conundrum: Clue 8

10 pm News and 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 pm News and Weather

11:06 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events. (RNZ)