Nights for Tuesday 3 March 2009

7 pm News & Weather

7:15 Call For chindogu - the art of inventing useless gadgets

Paul Smith - director, Dunedin Fringe Festival.

Some would consider these ingenious inventions, while others may think they're quite embarrassing.

7:30 The Sampler

8 pm News & Weather

8:15 Windows on the World:

International public radio documentaries.

8:45 Philosophy: musings on how, what and why we think what we do

Ann Kerwin, philosopher in residence, Auckland University of Technology, on Diotima, a female philosopher in 6th century BC Greece.

8:59 Conundrum: Clue 3

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 Tuesday Feature: The Massey Lectures

Legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood delivers a surprising look at the topic of debt.

(Pt 2 of 5, CBC)

9:59 Conundrum: Clue 4

10 pm News & 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.

11:06 Charlie Gillett's World of Music

Britain's guru of world music radio presents a personal selection (BBC)