Nights for Friday 31 January 2014
7:06 Sonic Tonic
8:10pm Me Kōrero - Future-Friendly Packaging
Disposable bio-ware and its impact on the recycling industry with Our Daily Waste director Dr Sharon McIver.
8:25 Around The World in 80 Tunes - Aboriginal Australia
Barnie Duncan and Nick Dwyer take a musical journey around the globe, stopping to take in sounds not often heard by western ears. This week, Barnie heads to Australia, to find out more about contemporary Aboriginal musics.
Check out the spread of tribal and language groups in the ABC's map of Aboriginal Australia
9:06 Country Life
Rural news and features.
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 The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, a seminal figure in American music, died this week aged 94. As a solo performer, songwriter, interpreter, and member of the legendary folk band the Weavers, Seeger brought traditional and political songs to the mainstream over the course of his 70-year career. In this programme, recorded for his 90th birthday, Seeger talks about keeping folk music alive and offers insights into the remarkable career of man who took on red-baiters, racists, war-mongers, and polluters and influenced generations of musicians from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen. (Media Mechanics)