Nights for Wednesday 21 December 2011
7:10 Before The Hurricane
Award-winning Mississippi-bred author Jesmyn Ward on Hurricane Katrina and why her second novel Salvage the Bones delves into a family's situation in response to the costliest US hurricanes on record and one of the worst natural disasters in US history.
7:30 At the Movies
Films and movie business with Simon Morris.
8:00 News & Weather
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 Arts: Video Gaming
Joystick ninja Matt Maguire has had to rescue many princesses and save the Earth countless times in his almost three decades of gaming so far... what (a gamer) would like for Christmas, well a 'tablet' of course.
9:00 News & Weather
9:06 The Wednesday Drama
10:00 News & 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.
11:00 News & Weather
11:06 Round Midnight with Martin Kwok
Bringing vinyl archives back to the foreground, and celebrating the work of jazz pioneers from throughout the eras.