Nights for Wednesday 18 May 2022

 

7:12 The Feelers Communicate Anniversary Tour

The Feelers head out on their COMMUNICATE 21st Anniversary NZ Tour later this Winter, and as part of NZ Music Month 2022 theme, 'Level Up', they're inviting some up and coming bands to be a support act at their gigs. The Feelers' Hamish Gee joins us to talk through the details and play some up and coming tracks.

7:30  At The Movies

Simon Morris checks out Operation Mincemeat, the true story of a famous World War Two lie.  He also reviews a French film about high fashion and a Belgian-Scottish co-production about how amnesia helps and hinders a romance.

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 The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind by Martin Sixsmith.

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

Most people are great at remembering key points from important events in their lives, while the finer details - such as the colour of the table cloth in your favourite restaurant or the song playing on the radio while you brushed your teeth - are forgotten. But some people seem to have the power to remember events, documents or landscapes with almost perfect recall, which is widely referred to as having a photographic memory. - the BBC Crowd Science team answers Does photographic memory exist? 

9:07 Blue Dragon Book Fair 2022

Ahead of the upcoming Blue Dragon Book Fair in Wellington, we Speak to Australian, Michael Brosowski who in 2002 founded the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation based in Hanoi Vietnam with the aim of ending child trafficking in the area through education, advocacy and even football.

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40 Soul Music

The programme that looks at how different people connect with iconic songs. In tonight's episode, Gloria Gaynor's iconic disco anthem, I Will Survive, continues to have meaning for many people around the world. 

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

In the third of four shows for NZ Music Month, Nick checks out local NZ jazz artists who have made it big overseas.