7:12 Materials: Fact of Fiction - Ironman's Suit

MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Associate Professor in Chemistry at Massey University, Catherine Whitby talk about Ironman's Suit.

US actor Robert Downey Jr. poses by a life-size Iron Man model during a press conference on his latest movie Iron Man, in Tokyo, on September 3, 2008. The movie will roadshow in Japan from September 27.   AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP

7:35 The End of an Era at Scotty & Mal's.

We head to Wellington institution S&M's as Scotty and Mal get ready to shake their final cocktails and hand over the reins of the bar. 

S&Ms Bar logo

Photo: S&Ms

8:10 All Aboard with The APO

We chat to Frances Moore from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra ahead of a special concert with weekend that has a strong trainspotter connection - so, of course, Bryan wanted to find out more.

Paddington Bear's First Concert

Photo: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

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 

In This week's episode of People Fixing The World from the BBC, we hear from Colombia, where a helpline with a difference recently opened. Its aim is to stop domestic violence, but instead of targeting victims, it targets the perpetrators. The idea is to get men in particular, who are struggling with jealousy, anger and other strong emotions, to phone in and get help.

Man on phone

Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, Claire Concannon takes up the role of producer and presenter of Our Changing World. Katy Gosset heads to the University of Canterbury STEM careers fair to find out what the future might be for science students while Claire learns about the weird world of parasite life cycles. 

A microscope image of some cysts inside an insect host. You can see different cells and tissues of the insect, as well as the cysts which look like small orange pellets with a translucent centre.

A microscope image of some cysts inside an insect host. Photo: Jeff Doherty

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Uganda

Tabu Butagira joins us once again from Kampala Uganda.

Police officers secure and investigate the crime scene with the car of General Katumba Wamala. Uganda's transport minister, who used to lead the armed forces, was shot Tuesday in an attack which left his daughter and bodyguard dead.

Police officers secure and investigate the crime scene with the car of General Katumba Wamala. Uganda's transport minister, who used to lead the armed forces, was shot Tuesday in an attack which left his daughter and bodyguard dead. Photo: AFP or licensors

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 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp speaks with the team behind a new music documentary Under the Volcano that features George Martin's Montserrat recording studio, Trevor Reekie speaks with The Datsuns guitarist Phil Somervell, Delaney Davidson is in for Musical Chairs and we pay tribute to the late Richard Nunns and his legacy in reviving taonga puoro.

Richard Nunns, 2009.

Richard Nunns, 2009. Photo: Gareth Watkins Ref PADL-000550 Alexander Turnbull Library.