Nights for Thursday 8 October 2020
7:12 Composing Music for Dance
Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnston joins us once again. Tonight she's looking at composing for dance and is joined by two New Zealand composers, David Long and Anita Clarke.
Rapt GASMASKS from David Long on Vimeo.
7:35 The Darker Parts of The Internet.
We're joined by journalist David Farrier who chat's about the challenges faced by journalism in 2020 and the deep, dark corners of the internet he visits as part of his work
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
The BBC's Discovery programme reports on the impact of the mega drought on Chile and what is being done about it.
9:07 Our Changing World
This week, on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance revisits a story she made two years ago on "A citizens' jury on euthanasia," as it's relevant to the 'End of Life Choice' referendum.
9:30 Overseas Correspondent
William Yang joins us once again from Taipei with the latest news from Vietnam.
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 Music 101 pocket edition
In this week's Pocket Edition, Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne speaks with Charlotte Ryan, Tony Stamp speaks with Joe Talbot from UK punk outfit IDLES, and Nadia Reid and Tiny Ruins play a live session In Nights with…after the 11 o'clock news.