Nights for Friday 21 September 2012

7:06 Sonic Tonic

8 pm News and Weather

8:06 What's that instrument?

8:35 Essential New Zealand Albums

Music critic Nick Bollinger presents a selection of essential New Zealand albums adapted from his book 100 Essential Albums, published by Awa Press.

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 Friday Finale - Bob Marley Radio Special

Born in 1945 in the rural Jamaican town of Nine Mile, Marley spent his formative years in Kingston ghettos where he turned to music. His roots in early mento and ska evolved into reggae when Marley became a Rastafarian, and with hits such as No Woman, No Cry, he eventually became an international superstar. Marley died in 1981 of melanoma cancer.

The documentary looks at the man behind the legend, a musical seeker and a man of hope, struggle and spirituality.

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