Nights for Monday 3 October 2022

7:12 Did The Titanic Sink?

Over 1500 souls perished the night the ship calling itself "Titanic" sank. But could other ships have helped to rescue them? In part four: Carlo Ritchie tells Tim Batt of official evidence which shows the SS Californian and other vessels watched the disaster unfold but did not intervene.

 

7:35 Essential NZ Album: Riverhead by Goldenhorse

Goldenhorse reached number one in New Zealand with their first album Riverhead - but not until two years after it was released.

Nick Bollinger discusses this local classic, and speaks to Goldenhorse founder Geoff Maddock.

 

8:15 Pacific Waves

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 Science in Action 

Our Window on the World tonight is a BBC Science in Action episode about NASA's latest mission with Roland Pease. The mission hit the headlines last week after the space agency's satellite successfully collided with a far off asteroid. 

BBC Science correspondents Jon Amos talks Pease through the final moments of the DART satellite. 

 

9:10 Nights Sport with Zoe George

Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff, is our sportscaster tonight, looking at some of the latest sports headlines. Tonight, more than 170 people were killed in a stampede at a football game in Indonesia after police fired teargas into the crowd. The event is one of the deadliest days in sports history.

In more positive news, the Rugby World Cup starts this week on New Zealand soil, and Eden Park looks like it will sell out for the opening round of games on Saturday.

 

9:30 Fergus Barrowman brings the jazz

Fergus Barrowman joins the show with some current jazz favourites. Tonight he talks us through the new album Trees from local outfit Avantdale Bowling Club, the latest offering from hybrid jazz drummer and producer Makaya McCraven, and a little something from New York avantgarde composer and guitarist Mary Halvorson.

10:18 Potholes increasing on the roads

If you think you're playing dodge with potholes more and more, you probably are - they're one of the bane of New Zealand roads.

What's behind the pothole crisis? AA road safety spokesperson Dylan Thomsen joins the show to offer some insight.

10:25 Leave a message...

Do you leave a voicemail if you call someone and they don't pick up? Do you have a pile of voicemail alerts stacked up on your phone because you can't be bothered listening to them? Luke Campbell, chief executive of  Vxt - "a phone system for professionals" - tells Karyn what he knows about the future of voice messages.

10:35 Couple moves out of the house and into a campervan

Annette Howey and her partner Steve have sold their Timaru home and moved into a campervan. We spoke to Annette few months back. The couple have given up their jobs and their home - they've even left their cat behind.

When we first spoke to Annette, she didn't seem that excited about the adventure - even nervous Tonight is her third night in the campervan. She tells us how she's going.

10:45 BBC World with Pete Ross

Pete Ross joins Nights with the latest on Liz Truss' upcoming trip to the Inaugural European Political Community summit, the Ukraine, and the Minister of Taiwan's visit to Lithuania. 
 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

On this week's Nashville Babylon host Mark Rogers plays classic gospel from the Blind Boys Of Alabama, a live track from Tom Waits, soul courtesy of Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings plus a preview of Tom Cunliffe and Ebony Lamb's NZ tour.