Nights for Wednesday 21 September 2022

7:12 Cultural Ambassador - Contemporary Dance

Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, Malia Johnston joins us once again. Tonight she's looking at the dance components of the World of WearableArts.

The show, which is opening next week after two years of hiatus due to Covid-19, is bringing together 30 dancers from across Aotearoa, as well as a team of models who were chosen due to their abilities to pick up movement design and choreography. 

 

7:30  At The Movies

Simon Morris reviews three films that are dependent on star power - Maigret starring Gerard Depardieu, See How They Run with Sam Rockwell and Saoirse  Ronan, and Ticket to Paradise featuring Geogre Clooney and Julia Roberts.

 

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

 

8:15 Pacific Waves

Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

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8:30 CrowdScience

Laugh and the world laughs with you, or so you might think. Watch any good comedian on TV by yourself and chances are you'll laugh a lot less than if you were sat in a lively comedy crowd watching the same comedian in the flesh.

But why is that? Do people from different cultures and corners of the world all laugh at the same things? 

 

9:07 Night Sports with Peter Lampp

Our man in the Manawatu Peter Lampp joins us to share his insights into latest events in the sporting world.

 

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

Tonight's prize is a beautiful vinyl LP from the Taranaki band O Juliet lead by Juliet McCean.

They appeared on the show a few years back for a Sofa Sessions which you can watch here.

 

9:30pm Digital Planet

Do you track your physical activity on your phone, count your daily steps, or how many calories you've burnt? Perhaps you are learning a new language using an app or have performance-related leaderboards at work? All these things are part of gamification - making everyday tasks more fun. But is all this gameplay good for us and is there actually any evidence that it works? 

 

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

 

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way. This week Nick checks out tunes from 1953 - the year Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, and a year which saw an incredible crossroads of jazz styles.