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Nights for Friday 3 December 2010

  • Conundrum answer

    8:50 PM.Conundrum answer: Jackson Pollock. Audio

  • Underwater caves: Steve Bogaerts

    8:35 PM.Steve Bogaerts is a diving adventurer who is part of a team that has charted the world's longest under water river, under Mexico's Yocatan Peninsula. Audio

7:06 Friday Night Theme

7:40 NZ Society

8 pm News and Weather

8:06 The Secret Life of Bird Calls

The first songs that echoed across this land came from birds. In The Secret Life of Bird Calls, Robin Nathan looks at the relationship between bird calls and music.

8:40 Undersea Caves

Steve Bogaerts, diving adventurer

The joys and challenges of cave diving in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

8:50 Conundrum

The answer and the winner's chosen song.

9 pm News and Weather

9:06 Country Life

Rural news and features.

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 Classic Concerts

Richard and Linda Thompson in Concert 1975

Former husband and wife Richard and Linda Thompson in the prime of their musical partnership, recorded during a UK tour promoting their Sufi influenced album "Pour Down Like Silver" and backed by Dave Pegg on bass, Dave Mattacks on drums and accordionist John Kirkpatrick. The recording highlights the intensity of the vocals, both solo and in harmony, of Richard and Linda as well as Thompson fiery guitar work. Hear why this grouping has been called the best folk rock line-up of all time. (Universal)