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Nights for Thursday 2 December 2021

 

7:12 World Weather with Erick Brenstrum

Former Metservice Severe Weather Meteorologist, Erick Brensturm joins us once again to take a look at weather events around the world.

An Afghan family stands by the door of their home in the village Haji Rashid Khan in Badghis province where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts.

An Afghan family stands by the door of their home in the village Haji Rashid Khan in Badghis province where climate change is proving a deadlier foe than the country's recent conflicts. Photo: AFP or licensors

7:35 New Zealand Pottery and Ceramics

Richard Fahey from the School of Creative Industries at UNITEC joins us for a regular chat about ceramics.

eteran craftsman Wang Yansheng does throwing on a potters' wheel in an old kiln in Jingdezhen City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

Photo: Shi Weiming / XINHUA / Xinhua via AFP

8:10 Tech With a Teenager

Charlie Cuff talks about "play to earn" video games and their role in our future.

The e-sport team Vitality , specialised in the game Rocket League , in its premises during a boot-camp at the Stade de France.

Photo: Yann Castanier / Hans Lucas

8:15 Pacific Waves

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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.

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Photo: RNZ Pacific

8:30 Window on The World

People Fixing the World from BBC World service meets two people who had solar power eureka moments

Solar panel

Photo: AFP / Photononstop

9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, a team of scientists are hoping to decipher the background hum of the Alpine Fault.  Claire Concannon joins a group from Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington as they deploy seismic sensors along the length of the fault to better understand how a slip on one part will impact ground shaking further away. 

The completed installation with team (L-R): Olivia Pita Sllim, Ash Matheson, Prof John Townend and Dr. Finn Illsley-Kemp.

The completed installation with team (L-R): Olivia Pita Sllim, Ash Matheson, Prof John Townend and Dr. Finn Illsley-Kemp. Photo: RNZ / Claire Concannon

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Sudan

Reem Abbas joins us on the line from Khartoum

Sudanese protest against a political deal struck between Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok and against the military intervention in Khartoum, Sudan.

Photo: 2021 Mahmoud Hjaj / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP

10:17 Lately

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Photo: RNZ

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 Pocket Edition with Yadana Saw, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode's lead singer speaks about his new covers album, French for Rabbits' Brooke Singer explains what it's like to put out a record in the middle of a pandemic and we pay tribute to Mick Rock, David Bowie's photographer dubbed "the man who shot the 70s.

Dave Gahan

Dave Gahan Photo: supplied