Nights for Wednesday 26 June 2019

 

7:12 Roman Sexuality

We spend some time in bed with The Romans in the company of University of Canterbury Senior Lecturer in Classics, Dr Gary Morrison, a specialist in Roman social history and find out about the facts and the fabrications around Roman sexuality.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies, Simon Morris talks to Sandra Reid, long-time programmer of the New Zealand International Film Festival about this year's riches.   Award-winning dramas, exciting documentaries, exotic, ground-breaking art-films and classics from the past - all cinematic life is on display this year!

8:05 Matariki Stories

Over the next couple of weeks we're featuring a series of Matariki Stories - which will introduce us to a different star every night just after 8.

The stories have been developed by Maori Astronomer, Rangi Matamua, Professor at the University of Waikato and Spark and are narrated by Radio presenter, Stacey Morrison, Te Karere host, Scotty Morrison and tikanga expert, Rhonda Tibble.

Tonight we have the story of Tupu-ā-nuku.

8:10 Lazy Sneakers

Maia Mariner is a teenager on a mission.  She wants your sneakers. Those perfectly good ones in the cupboard you never use - she wants to give them to families that can't afford them - so everyone can enjoy sports and stay active.

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on the World

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

As the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing approaches, the BBC World Service Podcast series, 13 Minutes to the Moon, tells the story.

9:07 RNZ Classic Book Reading - Plumb by Maurice Gee.

Maurice Gee's novel "Plumb" - and the trilogy that takes its name from the first book - is considered to be one of the major achievements in contemporary New Zealand literature.

Tonight we have Part 2 of the book read by Barry Empson.

9:20 The Chrsitchurch Call - Golriz Gharaman.

Following the devastating 15 March mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron met, alongside other world and tech leaders, to adopt the 'Christchurch Call'. The Christchurch Call aims to combat online terrorism and violent extremism. The European Commission was a major supporter of the Call, alongside eight EU member states.

The European Union's Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian Beresford King KCVO CMG will present the annual National Centre for Research on Europe's (NCRE) prestigious Europa Lecture at the University of Canterbury on Thursday 27 June. He will be speaking about 'The Christchurch Call - bringing the conversation home', along with New Zealand MPs Gerry Brownlee and Golriz Ghahraman.

Golriz Ghahraman joins us to give her take on what can be done in New Zealand.

9:30 The Christchurch Call - Sir Julian Beresford King

Following the devastating 15 March mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron met, alongside other world and tech leaders, to adopt the 'Christchurch Call'. The Christchurch Call aims to combat online terrorism and violent extremism. The European Commission was a major supporter of the Call, alongside eight EU member states.

The European Union's Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian Beresford King KCVO CMG will present the annual National Centre for Research on Europe's (NCRE) prestigious Europa Lecture at the University of Canterbury on Thursday 27 June. He will be speaking about 'The Christchurch Call - bringing the conversation home', along with New Zealand MPs Gerry Brownlee and Golriz Ghahraman.

Sir Julian Beresford King joins us to talk about how the European Union are responding.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way.

This week Nick keeps warm in winter- with Wes Montgomery's 'Sun Down', Art Farmer playing 'Fair Weather', and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's rendition of 'Summertime'.