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Nights for Wednesday 21 December 2022

  • Pacific Waves

    8:14 PM.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… Read more Audio

  • The New Zealand Seashore Guide

    9:07 PM.Renowned wildlife photographer Rod Morris is responsible for the stunning images in a new book The New Zealand Seashore Guide, co-authored with marine scientist Sally Carson. Audio

  • Ben James: Herb's mobile record store

    9:33 PM.Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store joins us once again to pick some tracks from the crates. Audio

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  • Midweek Media Watch

    10:17 PM.Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the latest news and controversies in New Zealand's media. Audio

  • New Zealand Elvis tribute artist

    10:45 PM.His name's Che Orton, and when he's not saving lives on the streets of Hamilton as a first responder, he's the city's leading Elvis Presley. Audio

7:06 BBC World Service

In a special 90th anniversary programme, broadcaster Nick Rankin, who worked for more than 20 years at the BBC, digs into a treasure trove of sound archive and talks to journalists who made and still make the BBC World Service such a remarkable network

 

7:30 Digital Planet 

American researchers have developed a "heart attack on a chip" to ultimately test new drugs and even personalise medicines.... and video games are getting so big, that you can't even fit them onto a CD anymore.

 

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.

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Photo: RNZ

 

8:30 Crowd Science

One Crowd Science listener was playing snooker in Thailand when he started thinking how such a smooth ball was dependent on the rough green baize of the table to bring it to a stop. Would it be possible to play snooker at all in a completely frictionless universe? Crowd Science asks: What exactly is friction, and does thinking about it tell us something deeper about the universe?

 

9:07 The New Zealand Seashore Guide

Renowned wildlife photographer Rod Morris is responsible for the stunning images in a new book The New Zealand Seashore Guide, co-authored with marine scientist Sally Carson.

The New Zealand Seashore Guide

Photo: HarperCollins

9:30 Ben James: Herb's Mobile Record Store 

Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store joins us once again to pick some tracks from the crates.

10:17 Midweek Media Watch

Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the latest news and controversies in New Zealand's media.

Anti-government protesters in Wellington, marching towards Parliament on 23 August 2022.

Anti-government protesters in Wellington, marching towards Parliament on 23 August 2022. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

 

10.30 New Zealand Elvis tribute artist

His name's Che Orton, and when he's not saving lives on the streets of Hamilton as a first responder, he's the city's leading Elvis Presley.
 

Elvis impersonator, Che Orton.

Elvis impersonator, Che Orton. Photo: Supplied.

 

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.

This week: Marking the retirement of NZ saxophonist Brian Smith, Nick plays music from across his career.