Nights for Tuesday 16 July 2019

 

7:12 Nights Pundit - Brian Roper

Bryan Crump is broadcasting from RNZ's Dunedin studio all this week.  He's taking the chance to talk face to face in the studio to one of our regular guests, Dunedinite Brian Roper  - who usually speak do down a line.

Tonight's topic is the Zero Carbon Bill.

7:30 Song Crush

In this Song Crush we dabble in disco, flirt with funk, and indulge in some capital 'P' pop. Tony Stamp hosts, along with 95bFM programmer Sarah Thomson and RNZ Worlds Of Music presenter Trevor Reekie.

8:10 Not Steep Enough

RNZ's Dunedin reporter, Tim Brown talks us through the importance of gradient.

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

Imagine speaking 10, 20, even 50 languages. Simon Calder meets polyglots who love languages so much that they keep learning new ones.

9:07 Reith Lecture 2019

Tonight is the second of the 2019 BBC Reith Lectures.

Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy has the unique power to accommodate opposing opinions and interests.

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 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. Tonight, Trevor features an interview with American born Producer Joe Boyd talking about the recording of English singer-songwriter Nick Drake's debut album, Five Leaves Left, released 50 years ago in July 1969.

Drake only ever recorded 3 studio albums, played a handful of live shows and reluctantly agreed to one interview over the course of his career and at the time, those albums never achieved the potential they richly deserved.
Drake died, aged 26 in November 1974.

These days Nick Drake is credited as influencing some of the biggest names in music, resulting in over 2.4 million albums selling … and still counting.