Nights for Thursday 21 August 2014

7:10 Invading Antarctica

Head of the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University, Prof. Steven Chown, on the significance of invasive species gaining a foot-hold on the ice-bound continent of Antarctica.

7:30 At the Movies

Films and movie business with Simon Morris.

8:10 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.

8:40 Science - Astronomy

Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore raises our gaze to the planets and stars and beyond. The Rosetta spacecraft is getting up close and personal having arrived and gone into orbit around the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

9:06 Our Changing World

Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world.

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 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events.

Music played in this show

Artist: Bob Dylan
Song: Bye and Bye
Composer: Dylan  
Album: Love and Theft
Label: Sony
Time: 7.11

Artist: Blur
Song: Coffee and TV
Composer: Albarn/Coxon/Rowntree/James  
Album: The Best of Blur
Label: EMI
Time: 8:09

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Song: Manhattan
Composer: Rodgers
Album: Garrick Faieties
Label: Polydor
Time: 8:43