Nights for Monday 5 December 2022
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BBC Correspondent - Robert Hughes-Jones
10:45 PM.The BBC's Robert Hughes-Jones fills us in on a major court case in Belgium's capital, strikes in the UK, and the Nobel Peace Prize Audio
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World's oldest cat
10:25 PM.A new record has been set by a pet in south-east London as the world's oldest living cat. Read more Audio
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30 years of the text message
10:18 PM.Happy birthday to the humble text message. It's thirty years since the first Short Message Service (SMS) was sent to a mobile phone by an engineer in the UK. Technology correspondent Peter Griffin… Read more Audio
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The world of dance with Malia Johnstone
9:30 PM.Regular guest Malia Johnstone of Movement of the Human joins the show with guest Peter Vosper to discuss dance and technology. Peter is the director of Vospertron and works with dancers and… Read more Audio
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Nights Sport with Bryan Waddle
9:10 PM.Veteran sports broadcaster and cricket commentator Bryan Waddle joins Karyn on the programme for a rundown of the latest sporting news. Read more Audio
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Womad 2023
8:35 PM.The 2023 Womad festival celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in New Plymouth. Audio
7:12 The Fridge Light
The Fridge Light is a gourmet and cultural journey through the things we eat. This week's episode looks at tofu.
The Western world's classification of tofu tends toward one of two extremes: it's either a vegetarian superfood, or a toxin-packed poison.
Photo: Andrew Lih
7:35 Crescendo
In this episode of Crescendo, comedic actor Karen O'Leary revisits finding an early love of performance by listening to Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf while NZSO flautist Bridget Douglas, explains how Prokofiev's music brings about transformation for members of the orchestra.
Karen O'Leary 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
8:30 Window on The World: Science In Action
A Hong Kong health expert relates the lessons from the devastation there earlier this year. A UK virologist reveals the unusual origins and evolution of Omicron, and explains the risks of dangerous new variants. Plus new studies from China are revealing further SARS-like viruses in the wild, which underline the risk of further pandemics.
Photo: 123RF
9:10 Nights Sport with Bryan Waddle
Veteran sports broadcaster and cricket commentator Bryan Waddle joins Karyn on the programme for a rundown of the latest sporting news.
Photo: Photosport Ltd 2019
9:30 The world of dance with Malia Johnstone
Regular guest Malia Johnstone of Movement of the Human joins the show with guest Peter Vosper to discuss dance and technology.
Peter is the director of Vospertron and works with dancers and programmable LED light suits that interface with graphics.
10:18 30 years of the text message
Happy birthday to the humble text message.
It's thirty years since the first Short Message Service (SMS) was sent to a mobile phone by an engineer in the UK.
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Karyn on Nights.
Nokia feature phone Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0
10:25 World's oldest cat
A new record has been set by a pet in south-east London as the world's oldest living cat.
Photo: Guinness World Records
10:35 Womad 2023
The 2023 Womad festival celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in New Plymouth.
Photo: Supplied / Nick Paulsen
11:07 Nashville Babylon
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers plays birthday tunes for Little Richard and JJ Cale, has Odetta covering Bob Dylan and a reggae classic courtesy of the Heptones.