Nights for Wednesday 15 July 2015

7:10 Teeth Talk

Did you know that humans form two sets of teeth over the course of their lives? Professor of Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, also editor of New Zealand Dental Journal, Murray Thomson from the University of Otago is armed to the teeth with toothy tales.

7:30 Spectrum

People, places and events in New Zealand.

8:10 Windows on the World

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

8:40 Japan

Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est. 2014). The repercussions for transport systems from a man committing suicide by lighting himself on fire on a bullet train, preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Prime Minister Abe's administration's attempt to control the mainstream media, plus the Japanese's extreme loyalty to holding school reunions.

9:06 The Wednesday Drama: I Own U by Brian Hotter

A home invasion goes horribly wrong but is there such a thing as a home invasion gone right?

Cast: Nick Blake, Aaron Alexander, Emily Regtien, Bruce Phillips, Susan Wilson.

10:00 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.

11:06 Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

For the Record: In the early 20th century there was a recording war - a war of recording studios. There was Thomas Edison on one side, then there was everybody else. Edison insisted that the higher speed of the recording produced better quality. He was right, but that didn't make him successful (7 of 13, PRX)