Nights for Friday 28 August 2015
7:06 Sonic Tonic
8:10 Sport USA
LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott has a penchant for fast-moving competitions where pucks are hit by sticks. The new season of American gridiron football is just about to get underway and everyone's talking about Tom Brady, champion of the New England Patriots, who ordered the footballs to be underinflated in last season's championship game, supposedly to give his team an advantage. He was suspended for four games by the National Football League, but he has appealed the suspension; and the US Open Tennis tournament is looking good once again for Serena Williams.
8:25 Masterclass: Throat singing with Jonny Marks
Chasing a spark ignited by the late Jack Body at the New Zealand School of Music, Jonny Marks' studies took him to Inner Mongolia, where he trained as a throat singer. He takes Sophie Yana-Wilson and Emma Smith through a master class in throat singing.
9:06 Country Life
Rural news and features.
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 WOMAD Taranaki 2015
(9 of 13, RNZ)