7:15 Following On: The Bane Of Bed Bugs

As infestation spreads across the American states, entymologist Associate Professor Dini Miller from Virgina Tech reports from the recent bed bug conference on whether the bug busters can keep up.

8:15 Windows on the World

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

8:40 Thinkers: Sociology

Dr Tracey McIntosh from The University of Auckland with why people do what we do... conformity with one another.

9 pm News and weather

9:06 Insight

9:40 Sport: USA

LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott who has a penchant for men chasing a puck with sticks on ice... will one of the world's most watched sports, the NBA, solve its labour dispute in time for the regular season; and the issues of head injuries in ice hockey with one of the league's biggest stars, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, still not able to play because of a concussion he suffered last January.

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.