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Nights for Monday 17 October 2022

  • BBC World with Eleanor Smallwood

    10:45 PM.The BBC's Eleanor Smallwood joins Nights with the latest new from around the world. Read more Audio

  • Twin-screw steamer marks 110th birthday

    10:22 PM.The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian twin screw steamer based at Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. The ship is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and tomorrow she celebrates her 110th… Read more Audio

  • Are we at the peak of inflation?

    10:17 PM.Managing director of Bagrie Economics Cameron Bagrie joins the show to discuss what we might expect when Stats NZ releases the latest cost of living figures tomorrow. Read more Audio

  • Exploring dance music from Denmark

    9:30 PM.Electronic music afficionado, Paul Berrington joins the show to share some dance music out of Denmark, specifically from a label called Help Recordings that launched in 2014 in the coastal city of… Read more Audio

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  • Nights Sport with Zoe George

    9:10 PM.Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff, joins us with some of the latest sports headlines.  Read more Audio

7:12 Did Titanic Sink? Part Six

So, did the Titanic sink? Comedians Tim Batt and Carlo Richie host a podcast that asks the question.

In this final episode Carlo pulls all the tantalising pieces of the story together to present a compelling alternative narrative of what really happened to Titanic; a story that's been hidden from us for over a century. Tim wonders: Is Carlo out of his mind? Or are we all mistaken about the most famous ship the world has ever known?

The words "Did Titanic Sink" imposed over a famous photo of the Titanic wreck deep under the sea

Photo: RNZ / Robert Whitaker

 

7:35 Essential NZ Album: Navigator by Che Fu

Che Fu's 2001 album Navigator is an essential New Zealand record for its all-embracing fusion of soul, reggae, hip-hop and Pacifica sounds. Nick Bollinger discusses it in detail in this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums.     

Che Fu in 2002

Che Fu in 2002 Photo: FOTOPRESS/Dean Purcell

 

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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Photo: RNZ

 

8:30 Science In Action

Tonight from the BBC Science In Action team, inserting human neurons into the brains of rats, NASA's DART mission to smash an asteroid off its course, a study on the distinct vocal calls of blue whales, and have you ever wondered what it would be like to live at the poles? 

Two white rats.

Two white rats. Photo: 123RF

 

9:10 Nights Sport with Zoe George

Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff, joins us with some of the latest sports headlines.

Tonight Zoe recaps a big weekend of rugby that saw Portia Woodman deliver a masterclass and lead the Black Ferns to dominant World Cup win over Wales on Sunday.

Portia Woodman makes a run at the Welsh defence in the 2022 Rugby World Cup.

Portia Woodman makes a run at the Welsh defence. Photo: Photosport

 

9:30 Exploring dance music from Denmark

Electronic music afficionado, Paul Berrington joins the show to share some dance music out of Denmark, specifically from a label called Help Recordings that launched in 2014 in the coastal city of Aarhus.

 

10:17 Are we at the peak of inflation?

If inflation has peaked at 7.3 percent, as some commentators suggest, how much can we expect it to drop?

Managing director of Bagrie Economics Cameron Bagrie joins the show to discuss what we might expect when Stats NZ releases the cost of living figures tomorrow.

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10.22 Twin-screw steamer marks 110th birthday

She's an icon, she's an institution, and she's steamier than a sauna. The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian twin screw steamer based at Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand.

The ship is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and tomorrow she celebrates her 110th birthday.

SS Earnslaw shortly after her launch in 1912

SS Earnslaw shortly after her launch in 1912 Photo: Archives New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons

 

10.45 BBC World with Eleanor Smallwood

The BBC's Jonathan Frewin joins Nights with the latest new from around the world.

Tonight, Hong Kong's new chief executive is making his first ever policy address, there's turbulence in Westminster and questions over Prime Minister Liz Truss' future, and the European Parliament is expected to award its ‘Freedom of Thought’ prize on Wednesday.

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room on 14 October, 2022, following the sacking of the finance minister in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos.

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, following the sacking of the finance minister in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos. Photo: AFP/Daniel Leal

 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

Every week on Nashville Babylon, Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll, reggae, folk and blues.

On this week's show, Mark has music from Tony Joe White and Candi Staton, previews New York blues combo Daddy Long Legs New Zealand tour and spins a birthday tune for Paul Simon.