Nights for Wednesday 22 June 2022

 

7:12 Dunedin Youth Orchestra Audrey Reid Composition Competition

Composer Anthony Ritchie joins us to announce the winners of this years Dunedin Youth Orchestra Audrey Reid Composition Competition

The Winners are:

1^st prize – Georgie Palmer – ‘A Grand Adventure’

2^nd prize – Clara Satherley – ‘Metamorphosis’

7:30  At The Movies

Simon Morris looks at Pixar's Lightyear, featuring Chris Evans and Taika Waititi, and Kiwi comedy Nude Tuesday featuring Jemaine Clement speaking gibberish!   He also talks to English director Terence Davies about his film Benediction, the story of poet and war hero Siegfried Sassoon.

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 Grow - Wahine Finding Connection Through Food by Sophie Merkens

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

Every year, new computers are being developed that are faster and smarter than ever before. But if you really want to take things to the next level, you've got to go quantum. CrowdScience listener Atikah in Hungary likes the sound of a quantum computer but wants to know: what exactly is it, what can it do that a normal computer can't, and how soon can she get hold of one? 

9:07 The Origins of the Black Death

Dr Philip Slavin, Associate Professor of History at the University of Stirling in Scotland talks to us about his recent research into the Origins of the Black Death.

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40 Digital Planet

Digital Planet tonight looks back at 27 years of Internet Explorer...... What has changed since the once-popular browser's inception? 

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

This week Nick takes a look at a new album of world music-influenced jazz from Paris-based sax player Rick Margitza.