Nights for Friday 18 September 2009

7 pm News & Weather

7:06 pm Friday Night Theme

Music and fun.

7:40 pm Flash

Includes NZ Society, The Vault, Asian Report and other interesting snippets.

8 pm News & Weather

8:06 The Secret Life of Producers

Traditionally, the role of a record producer is to massage the best performances from the musicians they're working with and elevate their original tunes, but here in New Zealand the boundaries between the producer and engineer are often blurred. In The Secret Life of Producers, Sam Wicks talks to Lee Prebble, David Long and Dave Holmes about producing albums, and how their production work can sometimes dip into engineering.

8:35 Chicago's Green Games

Kashi Leuchs, NZ Olympian mountain biker

Why an environmentally conscious cyclist from Dunedin is at a Chicago summit to help support this city in it's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

8:50 Conundrum

The answer and the winner's chosen song.

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 Country Life:

Rural news and features.

10 pm News & Weather

10:17 Late Edition:

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11 pm News & Weather

11:06 Womad Taranaki 2009

Moana and the Tribe