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Nights for Monday 5 May 2014

  • Conundrum Clue 2.

    9:59 PM.Listen in on Friday night for the answer. Audio

  • My Uncle's Story

    9:12 PM.The challenges of translating a family story into a fictional one - Jill Harris' latest book for young readers is The Red Suitcase, which is based on the letters and diary of her uncle who flew… Read more Audio

  • Conundrum Clue 1

    8:59 PM.Listen in on Friday night for the answer. Audio

  • Pundit - History of Science

    8:42 PM.Before our own times, there were three great revolutions in scientific thought: the Copernican Revolution (c 1550 - 1650), the Chemical Revolution (c. 1750 - 1800), and the Darwinian Revolution (c… Read more Audio

  • Sports Correspondent - Germany

    7:12 PM.In the grandstands with the German crowds is Deutsche Welle sports journalist Australian-born Paddy Higgs. Audio

7:15 Sports Correspondent - Germany

In the grandstands with the German crowds is Deutsche Welle sports journalist Australian-born Paddy Higgs.

7:30 Insight

8:15 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.

8:40 Pundit - History of Science

Before our own times, there were three great revolutions in scientific thought: the Copernican Revolution (c 1550 - 1650), the Chemical Revolution (c. 1750 - 1800), and the Darwinian Revolution (c 1850 - 1900); philosopher Prof. Alan Musgrave from the University of Otago with the truth behind the tales: Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer with a silver and gold nose.

9:10 My Uncle's Story

The challenges of translating a family story into a fictional one – Jill Harris' latest book for young readers is The Red Suitcase, which is based on the letters and diary of her uncle who flew bombers in the Second World War and went missing over Germany.

10:00 Late Edition

A review of the 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.

11:06 Full-Time Blues Radio

Johnny Full-Time hosts an hour of the best in blues with new, new releases and interviews (2 of 12, PRX)