7:12 Nights' Jazz

Fergus Barrowman joins is once again. Tonght music from Phil Broadhurst, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio and the Maria Schneider Orchestra.

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Photo: Maria Schneider Orchestra

7:35 Materials: Fact of Fiction - Wildfire

UK based award-winning science journalist and broadcaster, Kit Chapman joins us to discuss Wildfire from Game of Thrones - a flammable liquid causing fires so hot that water cannot extinguish.

Tyrion Lanister (Peter Dinklage) holding jar of wildfire.

Photo: HBO

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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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

The Food Chain talks to Dominique Crenn, a French chef. She is currently the only female chef in America to attain three Michelin stars, for her restaurant Atelier Crenn, in San Francisco, California.

Dominique Crenn at Atelier Crenn in 2013

Photo: City Foodsters / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, on Our Changing World, William Ray MCs a panel discussion at the New Zealand International Science Festival. 'Covid-19 unmasked: understanding the outbreak' brought together five virus experts from the University of Otago to talk about their coronavirus research.

Planet earth illustrated as a coronavirus microbe, 3D Rendering on grey background with red protein spikes.

Photo: AFP

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Scotland

The National Newspaper's political reporter, Andrew Learmonth joins us with the latest news from Scotland.

The streets are deserted in Aberdeen, eastern Scotland on August 5, 2020, following the announcement that a local lockdown has been imposed on the city after a spike in the number of cases of COVID-19.

The streets are deserted in Aberdeen, eastern Scotland on August 5, 2020, following the announcement that a local lockdown has been imposed on the city after a spike in the number of cases of COVID-19. Photo: Photo by Michal Wachucik / POOL / AFP

10:17 Lately

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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 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Pocket Edition, Split Enz's Noel Crombie speaks with Charlotte Ryan about the 40th anniversary release of True Colours, Tony Stamp introduces us to science researcher and dance music producer Jayda G. And Yadana Saw speaks with Australian pop maker E^st.

Jayda G

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