Nights for Thursday 26 November 2020

 

7:12 Cultural Ambassador - Classical Music In Context

Rachel Church is back to put another classical composition in context - tonight it's J.S. Bach Two Part Inventions BWV 772-786

7:35 Materials: Fact or Fiction - Mandalorian Iron

Dr Catherine Whitby, Senior Chemistry Lecturer at Massey University, and MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator, talking about the Star Wars material Mandalorian, super light and super strong, and its equivalent in this galaxy, Kevler.

8:10  Composing for Contemporary Dance.

A little while ago when Meody Thomas was sitting in for me on Nights, she spoke to our cultural ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, Malia Johnstone about composing music for Dance.  She was joined on that occasion by my next guest, the composer Anita Clark who has written a soundtrack for a contemporary dance film called "Let Fall" which is premiering at Melbourne Fringe Fest this Thursday.

Let Fall | Melbourne Fringe Festival Trailer from SELECTIONstudios on Vimeo.

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

Can you make the railways greener by powering trains with energy from the sun? We hear about the pioneering train in Australia that's run entirely on solar power. 

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, Alison Ballance is on a quest to find out what is happening with the ozone hole over Antarctica and UV levels over New Zealand. Her guides are NIWA's Richard Querel and Ben Liley.

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - India

Shoba Naryan joins us from Bangalore, India

10:17 Lately

Susana Lei'ataua presents Lately tonight.

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

After 11, in this week's Music 101 Pocket Edition, This is the Kit's Kate Stables speaks to Tony Stamp from 'confinement', Black Hands' composer Karl Steven speaks about making music to one of NZ's most famous tragedies, and Lou'ana swings by for a live session with her full band in tow.