Nights for Wednesday 22 January 2020

 

7:12 Dangerspace

Eddie Sanders has developed an online interactive map to record transport 'near misses'.  He joins us to tel us all about Dangerspace. 

7:30  At The Movies

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews Dolittle, Robert Downey Jr's reboot of the famous children's character; Bombshell, the story of the famous sexual harassment scandal at Fox News; and The Third Wife, a haunting drama about a child bride in 19th Century Vietnam.

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

Tonight's prize is the book Scientifia Historica - A history of science books from Aristotle to David Attenburough.

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on the World

What's climate change doing to cows?

9:07 Book Reading - Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox

Today, we're beginning Elizabeth Knox's award-winning story of love, life,  wine and angels  stretching out from Burgundy at the beginning of the 19th century -The Vintner's Luck

9:30 Pedro Amigo

What is it like being a male escort for guys with disabilities We talk to Pedro Amigo, Melbourne's premier disability-specialist sex worker.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way.