Nights for Wednesday 8 December 2010
7:15 The Queen's English
Mark Logue, filmmaker and author: The King's Speech
An unqualified but amiable Australian speech therapist was called in to prepare a nervous and stammering Duke of York for the role of king, and is credited for the survival of the House of Windsor. A book and film is based on the diaries of his grandfather, Lionel Logue.
7:30 At The Movies
Film reviews and movie business with Simon Morris.
8 pm News and Weather
8:15 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Arts: Poetry
Cliff Fell, poet and programme leader, Media and Creative Writing at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
A word here and there may imply more than what those words meant to mean... music of poetry.
8:59 Conundrum: Clue 5
9 pm News and Weather
9:06 Wednesday Drama: The Collective, by Jean Betts (RNZ)
A dramatisation based on John Fuegi's book re-examining the authorship of Bertolt Brecht's famous plays, and his exploitative and deceitful relationships with the writers (mostly women) responsible.
9:59 Conundrum: Clue 6
10 pm News and Weather
10:17 Late Edition
A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11 pm News and Weather
11:06 Round Midnight with Martin Kwok
Bringing vinyl archives back to the foreground, and celebrating the work of jazz pioneers from throughout the eras.