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Nights for Tuesday 1 December 2020

 

7:12 The Football Match That Kicked off a War

Our Military Historian Damien Fenton takes a look at the 1969 'Football War' between Honduras and El Salvador.

Fight between Salvadorans and Hondurans at the end of the match at the Flor Blanca stadium - 1969

Fight between Salvadorans and Hondurans at the end of the match at the Flor Blanca stadium - 1969 Photo: Cantinflash, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

7:30 Song Crush

This week Yadana Saw is in for Tony Stamp, joining her are RNZ Worldwatch's Max Towle and Studio Operator Flo Wilson. They reviewing the latest offering from enduring pop figure Kylie Minogue, the guitar wizardry of PHF, Na Noise and Deradoorian; and find uplift in a nu gospel wonder Peter CottonTale  

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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 Mapuche are Chile's largest indigenous group - a population of more than 2 million people. And, they are fighting for their right to heal. They want Chileans to value their unique approach to healthcare and give them control of land and their own destiny. 

A Mapuche indigenous woman plays a drum as a riot police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the government's handling of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, in Santiago.

A Mapuche indigenous woman plays a drum as a riot police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the government's handling of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, in Santiago. Photo: Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP

9:07 The Arts Hour

This week on The Arts Hour from the BBC World Service with Nikki Bedi, Oscar-winning British actor Tilda Swinton tells us why she wanted to work with Pedro Almodóvar on his film The Human Voice.

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and British actress Tilda Swinton arrive for the screening of the film "The Human Voice" presented out of competition on the second day of the 77th Venice Film Festival.

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and British actress Tilda Swinton arrive for the screening of the film "The Human Voice" presented out of competition on the second day of the 77th Venice Film Festival. Photo: Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Pop princess Kylie Minogue on bringing 'the disco' to 2020 with her latest album.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30: Kylie Minogue attends the 2020 AAA Arts Awards at Skylight Modern on January 30, 2020 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

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Film producer Cathy Schulman tells us how Hollywood is dealing with the pandemic

People wearing facemasks walk at the Griffith Observatory with a view of the Hollywood sign at the start of Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles on May 22, 2020. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP)

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and veteran Polish film composer Zbigniew Preisner describes how he got around the communist censors.

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 Worlds of Music

After 11, on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview with American blues historian Preston Lauterbach talking about the short musical life of Blues musician Robert Johnson who despite dying in 1938 at the age of 27 only ever recorded a small batch of songs that went on to sell millions and create an unparalleled musical legacy. 

Brother Robert - Growing Up With Robert Johnson - Prersdton Lauterbach

Brother Robert - Growing Up With Robert Johnson - Prersdton Lauterbach Photo: Supplied