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Nights for Tuesday 16 June 2015

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7:10 Our Own Odysseys: Nauru Life

VSA volunteer Nicholas Hay is living on the Micronesian island of Nauru to help the Ministry of Marine Resources sustainably manage their coastal marine resources.

7:30 The Sampler

A weekly review and analysis of new CD releases.

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 Right Thinking

The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... experimentation in policy - with social impact bonds.

Philip Ball9:06 The Tuesday Feature: Bright Earth - The Invention of Colour

Dr Philip Ball is a freelance science writer, broadcaster and lecturer who's particularly interested in the interactions of the sciences, the arts, and the wider culture. In May he was in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers Festival. In conjunction with The Royal Society, he gave two talks - the first 'Bright Earth: the Invention of Colour' was recorded at Te Papa in Wellington.

Some of the art and artists discussed in this lecture.

Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne 1520-3

Van Dyck's Charity 1627-8.

Sassoferrato's depiction of Blessed Virgin Mary, c. 1654. Her blue cloak is painted in ultramarine.

Rembrandt's Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels 1654-6.

Arthur Hughes - April Love (c. 1855)

Turner's Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus 1829

William Holman Hunt's Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus 1851.

Renoir's The Skiff 1875 ("Boating on the Seine")

van Gogh's The Night Cafe 1888

Paul Gauguin Maternity (1899)

10:00 Late Edition

A review of the 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 Global Village

A selection of world music along with jazz, rock, folk and other styles, artists and songs with world and roots influences chosen and presented by Wichita radio host Chris Heim (12 of 13, KMUW)