Nights for Wednesday 21 March 2012

7:10 Soapbox Derby Hibiscus Style

Organiser Terry Clarkson on whether is it true that adults also get to race in this year's Whangaparaoa Rotary Soap Box Derby (pdf) (but how do they fit?!!)...

Soap Box Derby for adults.

The sponsors racing at Northcote local race.

7:30 Spectrum

People, places and events in New Zealand.

8:00 News & 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: Reggae

Getting the one drop on riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham... Jamaican R&B, boogie and jazz, in a slow trip towards ska, so roughly 1958 to the early 1960s.

9:00 News & Weather

 9:06 The Wednesday Drama: Faith, by Tom McCrory

10:00 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.

11:00 News & Weather

11:06 Jazz Profiles

Nancy Wilson hosts a music documentary series chronicling the people, places and events in jazz, with a focus on the legends. This week: Jackie McLean (part 1 of 7).