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Nights for Thursday 25 June 2020

 

7:12 Composition in Context - Schumann Piano Quintet in E Flat Major.

Rachel Church joins us once again to introduce us to Robert Shumann's Piano Quintet in E Flat Major. 

Signature of Robert Schumann

Signature of Robert Schumann Photo: Signature_Robert_Schumann.jpg: Sir Jamesderivative work: Oblongo / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

7:35 Materials: Fact of Fiction - Flubber

Robin Williams in Flubber

Robin Williams in Flubber Photo: Walt Disney Films

Doctor Nathaniel Davis, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington gives us his scientific take on Flubber - which looks like Silly Putty, but defies the laws of physics.

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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Photo: RNZ

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

Public health leader Dr Tom Frieden reflects on the global pandemic.

Dr Tom Frieden

Dr Tom Frieden Photo: Geoffrey Cowley / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance brings us part 5 of Voices from Antarctica. She's still out at Cape Crozier on Ross Island with the team of NIWA researchers and a couple of thousand Emperor penguins. They're waiting for some tagged birds to return. Meanwhile, an elderly radar system has been giving insights into one of the windiest parts of the atmosphere for nearly 40 years.

Producer Alison Ballance with the Emperor penguin colony at Cape Crozier, which was the subject of the book 'The worst journey in the world.'

Producer Alison Ballance with the Emperor penguin colony at Cape Crozier, which was the subject of the book 'The worst journey in the world.' Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - 

Peggy Revell joins us once again from Medicine Hat, Alberta with the latest news and views from Canada.

A Canadian flag flies at half-mast on top of the Peace Tower to mourn the victims of the of the Nova Scotia shooting April 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada.

A Canadian flag flies at half-mast on top of the Peace Tower to mourn the victims of the of the Nova Scotia shooting April 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: Photo by Dave Chan / AFP

10:17 Lately

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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 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, we pay tribute to local guitar heroes, Kemp Tuirirangi of Blerta and Weta, AHoriBuzz and Cairo Knife Fight frontman Aaron Tokona. Charlotte Ryan speaks with US indie darling Phoebe Bridgers, and NZSO's Hamish McKeich talks about our national orchestra's big gala concert.

Ahoribuzz's Aaron Tokona.

Ahoribuzz's Aaron Tokona. Photo: Supplied