7:12 Where We Swim

Ingrid Horrock joins us to talk about her new book Where we Swim.

Where We Sim By Ingrid Horrocks cover

Photo: Victoria University Press

7:35 Composition in Context - Leoš Janáček's Pohádka (A Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano.

Pianist Rachel Church is back to put another piece of classical music into context - tonight it's Leoš Janáček's Pohádka (A Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano.

Leoš Janáček,signature

Photo: Leoš Janáček, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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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 Science In Action

Earlier this month a fireball lit up the sky of western England. Locals and professionals scoured the countryside for any surviving precious fragments of meteorite, and thanks to them some bits of the earliest solar system are now in London's Natural History Museum. 

9:10 Nights Sport

Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff has been watching the sailing this afternoon.

Emirates Team New Zealand wins race six on day three of the America's Cup presented by Prada. Saturday the 13th of March 2021. Copyright photo: Chris Cameron / www.photosport.co.nz

Photo: Photosport / Chris Cameron

9:30 The Secret Life of Session Musicians    

Yadana Saw speaks with some of musical talent behind our favourite albums, beloved television commercials and the voices we might even hear when working out at the gym in The Secret Life of Session Musicians.

The Black Seeds and audience

The Black Seeds and audience Photo: Supplied

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 Nashville Babylon

After 11, On Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers has birthday tunes for Candi Staton and Ry Cooder, a song to mark the passing of Bunny Wailer, tracks courtesy of Kris Kristofferson and Whiskeytown plus the long awaited return of the Noveltones!

US singer Candi Staton poses on the red carpet for the MOBO awards in north London on October 22, 2014.  AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo by BEN STANSALL / AFP)

Photo: AFP