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7:06 PM.Paul Berrington joins us with some more electronic gems - tonight he's talking about a term entitled "French touch". Read more Audio

7:12 PM.In light of the poisonings in the UK, toxicologist Dr. Leo Schepp joins us to talk about nerve agents. Audio

7:12 PM.Nights' overseas correspondent, Silver Tambur is on the line with the news and views from Estonia - including the celebrations for the 100 year anniversary of their independence. Audio

7:12 PM.If you're wondering who to thank for the modern social contract type government most of us were born into - or blame - depending on your point of view - our philosopher Ann Kerwin may have an answer. Audio

9:12 PM.Sports Journalist Dana Johannsen joins us with her take on the latest happenings in the world of sport. Audio

7:35 PM.Jonathon Crayford is touring New Zealand with a Steinway Piano. We chat to him live on the road - somewhere in the south Island - to find out how it's going. Audio

7:12 PM.Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley joins us once again to explore the spiritual side of songs. In this episode, The Staples Family with The Weight. Audio

7:12 PM.Benard Teahan has been part of one of New Zealand's social experiments, the idea that if people are going to spend money on alcohol, why not put some of that money back into the community. We're… Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Soil degradation is a major global issue and maintaining soil quality and health is important but how do we determine changes in soil quality or health. How do we know if soil quality/health is… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Peter Lampp has been digesting the Almanack since he was a small kid. It started in 1935 and still survives, amazingly; kids being contracted by rugby and league while still at school, under pressure… Read more Audio

8:08 PM.The centennial commemoration of one of the most destructive bush fires recorded in this country - in the hills around Raetihi. Audio

7:08 PM.Nights' overseas correspondent Shoba Narayan joins us with the latest from India including the death of actress Sridevi Kapoor. Audio

7:12 PM.Our first guest has been working on a labour of love.Rod Smith married into the Guiness family, the family behind that alcoholic beverage of the same name. So, he's written a history of the Guiness… Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Dr Dillon Meyhew from Victoria University's Maths department,joins us on Nights to talk gerrymandering. Audio

9:12 PM.Dana Johansen to talk all things sport - including the new pay deal for the Black Ferns. Audio

7:12 PM.The Wellington Sea Shanty Society are live in the studio this evening with some songs and some chat. Audio

8:12 PM.This Friday's something for the weekend takes us to Dunedin - for the Dunedin Fringe Festival - in fact the Lunatic Fringe of the Dunedin Fringe Festival - and a performance called "No show". Audio

7:12 PM.Tonight's cultural ambassador is Eva Radich who has the details of RNZ Concert's schedule changes and a look at what's new in the classical music world. Audio

7:12 PM.We Talk to Patrick Phelps who gave up the quiet life near Haast for the Chinese metropolis of Nanjing. Audio

7:14 PM.Metservice's Eric Brenstrum joins us for his regular look at the weather around the world - and tonight a great deal of it is very unusual. Audio

9:12 PM.With a view on sport from the heart of the provinces - Manawatu based journalist, Peter Lampp. Tonight he discusses yellow cards, super rugby, speedskaters, cricket at the cake tin and Sky TV sports… Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Scientists will undertake a range of surveys to better understand the processes governing this environment and its relevance to New Zealand. These include oceanographic observations, atmospheric… Read more Audio