Nights for Monday 20 September 2021
7:12 25 Years of Going West Festival
Going West Festival have put together a book to celebrate 25 years of the festival. It is a collection of essays from a host of Going West speakers since it's origin and will be a beautiful hardback. See press release attached. A lovely reflection of the literary scene over the last 25 years and includes the speeches of some no longer with us, Micheal King and Maurice Shadbolt. It give a real sense of history. We're joined by going west trust chair Naomi McCleary.
Photo: Going West Festival
7:35 Argyle Trio on Tour
We chat to Wilma Smith about the Argyle Trio's current tour.
Violinist Wilma Smith Photo: Supplied
8:15 Pacific Waves
Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
8:30 Window on The World
On Science in Action tonight, Reactivated Ebola Virus in Guinea, learning lessons from Iceland's newest volcano and the Perseverance rover's successful sampling of rocks from Jezero crater on Mars.
Photo: AFP
9:10 Nights Sport
Zoe George joins us once again with news of Amiee Fisher's Canoe Racing world championship, covid forces three sides withdraw from Farah Palmer Cup and there's news of some movement at the Basin Reserve womens' toilets!
Basin Reserve Photo: Photosport
9:30 How The Electric Guitar conquered Popular Music
The first part of a BBC World Service documentary on How The Electric Guitar conquered Popular Music. Why was it needed and how was it created? Who were the pioneers of the technology and who were the early-adopting exponents?
Photo: Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
10:17 Late Edition
Bryan Crump presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
11:07 Nashville Babylon
After 11, on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers has blues from Taj Mahal, classic soul courtesy of Sam Cooke and Erma Franklin plus cosmic country from Gram Parsons.
Gram Parsons Photo: Supplied