7:12 Disco Bloodbath

We talk to Director Marcus Palmer about his film, playing at theis year's Doc Edge Festival called Disco Bloodbath which follows the core performers and managers of the eponymous iconic Tamaki Makaurau underground drag and cabaret show where almost completely nothing was off-limits. 

Disco Bloodbath

Photo: Marcus Palmer

Disco Bloodbath Trailer from Marcus Palmer on Vimeo.

7:35 Music From The Crates

Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store is back again to pick some more tracks - tonight he plays muic from bands he's seen live and been blown away by.

Benjamin James from Herb's Mobile Record Store

Benjamin James from Herb's Mobile Record Store Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

8:05 Little Moment of Calm

Riroriro/Grey Warbler

Photo: Christopher Tuffley

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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8:30 Window on The World

30 years ago, world leaders met at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio and appeared to commit to action to tackle two of the world's greatest environmental threats. The Earth Summit launched the UN Climate Change Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity. The BBC's Science in Action team assesses their success, decades on.

US President George Bush signs the United Nations Climate Change convention, 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, during the UN-sponsored Earth Summit. (Photo by J. DAVID AKE / AFP)

US President George Bush signs the United Nations Climate Change convention, 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, during the UN-sponsored Earth Summit. Photo: J. DAVID AKE

9:10 New Podcast Featuring Keri Hulme Recording

Going West Festival's James Littlewood joins us to talk about a special new podcast featuring a recording of the late Keri Hulme reading her unpublished novel "Bait" at the festival in 1997. 
New Zealand writer Keri Hulme pictured in 1987.

New Zealand writer Keri Hulme pictured in 1987. Photo: Bernard Weil / Toronto Star via Getty Images

9:30 Deeply Human

In the final episode in our series of Deeply Human from the BBC, Dessa dives deep into the science of sleep to find out what we need, what we're missing, and why it can be so hard to get a full night's rest.

A man sleeping on a bed

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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 Paul McCartney and Nick Drake, soul from Dusty Springfield and Etta James, more from Steve Earle's latest album Jerry Jeff plus a trio of tracks from the pen of Leon Russell.

The late Queen of Blues - Etta James

The late Queen of Blues - Etta James Photo: Supplied