Nights for Wednesday 16 March 2022

 

7:12 Horror Comedies: Funny and Scary

Horror writer and enthusiast, Denver Grenell joins us once again.  Tonight he's looking at horror comedies.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews three small movies - a minor Brit-com (Off the rails), a documentary about African wine-buffs (Blind ambition) and a salute to an art-film legend (Bergman Island).  He also welcomes back the Baftas.

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 Peter Garden's book, Southern Wanderer - an account of Peter's life and the influences that lead to his becoming a world-renowned helicopter pilot and exponent of international and national predator eradication projects. 

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

The BBC Crowd Science team asks Does Massage Work?  Massage has been used for thousands of years to soothe our aches and pains and help us relax. Today there are a wide array of styles to choose from - Swedish massage, deep tissue, hot stone, sport, Thai, the list goes on. But which techniques are backed up by evidence?

9:07 Leaving Kyiv

New Zealander, Steve Asplin who speaks Russian and Ukrainian spent the last 10 years living in Kyiv. He's now in Turkey with his family. He joins us to give his perspective on what's happening in the Ukraine and why.

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40pm Champions of The Pacific

Vinne Wylie is back with Champions of the Pacifric. This week they look at how Tonga's sporting community is helping the country's ongoing recovery from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, which erupted back in January.

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 Inside Out

After 11, on Inside Out, Nick Tipping checks out jazz remakes of great movie tunes. Dave Brubeck plays Disney, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer play songs from 'Alfie', and three artists take on tunes from 'Mary Poppins'.