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Nights for Wednesday 26 May 2021

  • Gil Heron the Football Player

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    9:07 PM.RNZ Bulletin Editor and Football Blogger, Craig Steven recently wrote an article telling the sporting story of Gil Heron - father of the soul poet Gil Scott Heron - who played football for Glasgow… Read more Audio

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  • Sofa Session - Niko Ne Zna

    7:07 PM.Balkan Big Band, Niko Ne Zna are live in the studio for a Sofa Session. Read more Audio

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7:12 Sofa Session - Niko Ne Zna

Balkan Big Band, Niko Ne Zna are live in the studio for a Sofa Session.

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7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies,  Simon Morris is excited about the upcoming French Film Festival Aotearoa - who doesn't like a good French romantic comedy?   He also checks out two from America - a little western called No Man's Land, and the sequel to the popular monster movie A Quiet Place.

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.

Tonight's prize is Creative Conservation: A celebration of New Zealand Artists who are Wild About Nature compiled by Chrissy Wickes and Sonia Frimmel.

Chrissy Wickes - Kanuka flowers. Acrylic on water ski.

Chrissy Wickes - Mt Iron. Oil on canvas.

Sonia Frimmel - Housing needed. Oil pastel on paper.

Sonia Frimmel - Kauri I Oil on board.

Ginney Deavoll. Evening Glow Ngauruhoe.

Sarah Matthew - Hung - Acrylic on Leaves.

Sven Grabrow - What to Throw at When the Glasshouse is Missing. Ink on permatrace.

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

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8:30 Window on The World

An episode of Crowdscience from the BBC World Service - When eating a blackberry one day, CrowdScience listener Charles got a tiny seed stuck in his teeth. That got him wondering: why are seeds the size they are? 

Ripe, ripening, and green blackberries

Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

9:07 Gil Heron the Football Player

RNZ Bulletin Editor and Football Blogger, Craig Steven recently wrote an article telling the sporting story of Gil Heron - father of the soul poet Gil Scott Heron - who played football for Glasgow Celtic 

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Photo: Glasgow Celtic, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40pm Champions of The Pacific

Talei Anderson and Vinnie Wylie discuss the challenge of young Pasifika rugby players dealing with pushy player agents and hear from an unsung hero behind some of New Zealand's top rugby teams.

Champions of the Pacific Logo

Photo: RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod

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 Inside Out

Nick Tipping runs us through all the finalists for Best Jazz Artist and Best Jazz Composition at the NZ Music Awards.