Nights for Wednesday 11 November 2020
7:12 The Life and Work of Billy Apple.
We talk to Author Christina Barton about Billy Apple®: Life/Work - the first substantial book on Billy Apple, New Zealand's most internationally significant living artist and a pioneer of pop and conceptual art.This is the first substantial book on Billy Apple, New Zealand's most internationally significant living artist and a pioneer of pop and conceptual art.
Photo: Aotearoa Books
7:30 At The Movies
On At The Movies, Simon Morris travels far and wide to find this week's movies. They include a touching Australian comedy-drama, Babyteeth, a Czech drama about a self-described healer working in the 1950s, and a supernatural thriller, Reunion, starring New Zealand actress Emma Draper.
8:10 The Hump
The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.
The Prize tonight is Christina Barton's book Billy Apple®: Life/Work
8:15 Dateline Pacific
Photo: RNZ
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
Is there ever a good time to open a restaurant? Surely, during a global pandemic isn't one of them?
Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP or licensors
9:07 Black Music in Europe
We kick off a new series from the BBC World Service on Nights. Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black music in Europe, from the Jazz Age to the 1950s, this series hears from modern Black musicians, commentators and historians, to get to the heart of Black music in Europe.
Photo: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
9:30 Canterbury Teenager's Music Chosen by the NZSO
Promising young composer University of Canterbury student Thomas Bedggood can't wait to hear his orchestral composition Smoking Mirror | Tezcatlipoca performed live by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, next month. He joins us to tall us more.
Photo: University of Canterbury
10:17 Lately
Photo: RNZ
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
After 11, on Inside Out, Bob Dylan's songs have often provided inspiration for jazz musicians. Tonight Nick Tipping has an all-Dylan hour, with covers by Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield, Patti Austin, and Ben Sidran.
Bob Dylan in 1966. Photo: AFP
