Nights for Monday 27 September 2021

 

7:12 Art and Mental Health

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and an exhibition of artworks by some of New Zealand's most famous artists will be on show across the country as the Urban Art Foundation (UAF) and the Mental Health Foundation (MHF)  encourage us to think about their theme for the week "take time to korero"  and take time for our mental wellbeing -   My first guest is Ellyn Rose Smith Whatley an art therapist with WellARTS in Wellington and she knows just how important art can be in helping our mental health.

7:35 The Music of Persia

Shahran Aryan joins us once again for another journey through the music of Persia.  Tonight we learn about well-known Iranian singer Mohammad-reza Shajarian who passed away around this time last year. 

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.

8:30 Window on The World

On Science in Action tongiht, researchers studying bats in Northern Laos have found evidence that brings us closer than ever to understanding the origin of Covid-19, scientists research a way to diagnose Alzheimer's in the earlier stages of the disease and inducing Earthquakes, as scientists are experiment with artificially managing earthquakes by injecting fluid into fault lines. 

9:10 Nights Sport

Our Sportscaster tonight is Shannon Byrne from Darwin.

9:30 How the electric guitar conquered popular music.

Whether it be a kerrang, a chop, a blistering solo, some finger picking or a subtle flange, the electric guitar is one of the defining sounds of the 20th century. Without it - and its constant companion, the amplifier - popular culture would be unrecognisable today: no big gigs, no stadium concerts. And almost certainly no rock music. But why was it needed and how was it created? Who were the pioneers of the technology and who were the early-adopting exponents?

10:17 Late Edition

Bryan Crump presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

10:20 Seymour overtakes Collins in preferred PM stakes

The prospect of David Seymour becoming deputy Prime Minister is now a step closer to reality. The ACT  party continues its upward trend with a five percent increase in the latest One News Colmar Brunton Poll. Act Leader David Seymour has overtaken National Leader Judith Collins in the preferred Prime Minister stakes.  He is on 11 percent  while Collins is one percent.  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still has a big lead with 44 percent support. David Seymour talks to Bryan Crump.  

10:30 Managing a mental health condition

This week marks Mental Health Awareness -  Shaun Robinson is chief executive of Mental Health Foundation of NZ - he chats to Bryan about what it's like to manage a mental health condition.

 

10:45 Calling London with Audrey Tinline

 

We'll cross live to the BBC World Service in London for a global view of covid, climate change and a looming battle between Google and the European Union.
 

 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

After 11, On Nashville Babylon,  Mark Rogers has classic blues and soul from Errol Linton and Bobbie Gentry, Kiwi country courtesy of Sin City, anniversary tracks from Nick Lowe, cajun classics from Lil Band Of Gold plus new music from Big Thief.