Nights for Tuesday 22 May 2012

7:10 Our Own Odysseys: Shanghai Stopover

In 2008, Elizabeth Coleman had a 48 hour stopover in one of the most populated cities in the world, Shanghai, China.

7:30 The Sampler

A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases.

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 The World At Night: Portugal

From one of the oldest nations in Europe is our Portugal correspondent  Brendan de Beer, South African-born editor of The Portugal News, pop. 10,642,841 (est. 2010)... the repercussions if Greece drops the Euro as their currency; or how people would like to care more about the upcoming Euro 2012 football championships.

9:00 News and Weather

9:06 The Tuesday Feature: Science In Cook's Time by Dr. Duncan Steel

From a series of lectures from 2004 covering the broad themes related to the Transit of Venus - Science in the age of enlightenment, the quest to find the distance to the Sun.

10:00 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.

11:06 Putumayo Radio Hour

A world music show that takes listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures (Putumayo)