Nights for Monday 15 April 2024

9:05 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.

9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Julian Wilcox

Award-winning broadcaster and host of RNZ's Māpuna Julian Wilcox joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to his heart, attributed to the late Erima Henare.

"Me manawa kuaka tātou"

9:30 The quantum science where Aotearoa is lightyears ahead

Over the past century, Aotearoa New Zealand has played an unusually pivotal role in humanity's understanding of quantum optics, the study of how light and matter interact.

Dr Jacob Ngaha, a postdoctoral fellow at the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, is part of the new generation of quantum physicists leaving their mark on the field.

He joins Emile Donovan.

10:17 Australian icon Priscilla uncovered 30 years after "disappearing" 

Thirty years ago a small Australian film Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was released without much fanfare. It would go on to be a worldwide hit. 

Almost as iconic as the movie itself was Priscilla the bus home to drag queens Mitzi Del Bra, Felicia Jollygoodfellow and transgender woman Bernadette Bassenger as they drove from Sydney to Alice Springs.

Not long after filming wrapped, the bus vanished - until now.

The amazing story of its rediscovery has been written about by journalist Sian Cain for the Guardian, who talks to Emile Donovan about where the bus has been for the past 30 years.

10:30 Sports with Jamie Wall

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to discuss how sports betting is affecting women's sports, a pivotal moment for the ailing Crusaders, and a gambling scandal involving star baseballer Shohei Ohtani's interpreter.

10:45 BBC World Lookahead

BBC World's Rich Preston gives us a rundown of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest in the Iran and Israel conflict, jury selection starting in the criminal trial of former US president Donald Trump and the world largest democracy gears up for its national election. 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

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

This week, there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin, plus blues from Jimmy Anderson.