Nights for Tuesday 8 December 2020

 

7:12 The Glamour Boys

Karyn Hay speaks to the UK MP for Rhonnda, Chris Bryant about his new book, The Glamour Boys -  a fascinating story about 10 gay UK MPs who, when Hitler came to power in Germany,  saw clearly that war was inevitable and were prepared to take a stand against the appeasement policies of the government at the time.

7:30 Song Crush

Song Crush host Tony Stamp is joined by Reuben Bonner, the founder of music agency Banished Music,  and RNZ's Jana Te Nahu Owen, to check out new tunes from Anna Coddington, Mara TK, Brown Boy Magik, and more.

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 Food Chain programme asks "How do you put the hospitality back into hospital food?"

9:07 The Arts Hour

Gillian Anderson explains how she got her teeth into the role of Margaret Thatcher in the latest season of The Crown....British star Jason Isaacs talks about coping with the language barrier on the set of his latest film, the Chinese blockbuster Skyfire....Star Wars actor John Boyega tells us about his growing activism and the changes he'd like to see in the movie industry.....David Arquette reveals why he returned to wrestling after it killed off his Hollywood acting career.....and we have music from Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan.

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 Worlds of Music

After 11 on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview with Jac Holzman  who co-founded the eclectic and enigmatic record label Elektra Records in October 1950. The now legendary label began by signing artists at the forefront of the American folk boom of the sixties, including Phil Ochs, Tom Rush and Tom Paxton. Gradually the label went on to launch the careers of some of the most influential names in American rock including Paul Butterfield, Love, MC5, The Stooges (featuring Iggy Pop) and the Doors.