Nights for Wednesday 19 October 2022

7:12 At The Movies 

Simon Morris reviews two small screen movies - Netflix's Luckiest Girl Alive and Prime Video's The 355 - and a Spanish Festival favourite with a general cinema release, The Good Boss.

 

7:30 Digital Planet 

It's estimated that 5.3 billion mobile phones will become waste this year. Despite being packed with precious metals like gold, silver and palladium and other recyclable parts most will not be disposed of properly.

This mountain of e-waste (that if piled on top of each other would reach 120 times higher than the International Space Station) is only part of e-waste problem with other small consumer electronics such as remotes, headphones and clocks.

 

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

One in eight people live with a mental health disorder, so if that's not you, it's likely to be a close friend or family member. Despite there being a variety of known treatments, globally the majority of people suffering do not receive any medical support. To see how the discussion around mental health is playing out across the African continent, CrowdScience visits Nairobi, Kenya. 

 

9:07 Turning musicians' brain waves into art

Artist Simon Ingram has teamed up with contemporary classic ensemble NZ Trio for a special performance as part of Dunedin Arts Festival 2022.

Rhythms of the Brain will see the trio - Amalia Hall (violin), Ashley Brown (cello) and Somi Kim (piano) - performing  brand new commission 'Asymptote' by local composer Alex Taylor. While performing the trio will be connected to machinery that will interpret their brainwaves into paintings.

For more information and tickets about Rhythms of the Brain, head over here.

 

9:30 The benefit of chooks for your garden

Tricia Thompson is the proud owner of the Eco-Gran Garden in Taranaki and has some great spring gardening tips for us. Tricia can offer particularly helpful advice for people with small plots, those keen on sustainable gardening, and anyone entertaining the idea of getting a few chickens.  

She will also be hosting a couple of talks are part of the Taranaki Sustainable Backyards Trail in late October and early November. Head over here for more information.

Send your gardening questions for Tricia to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101 (texts cost 20c).

 

10:17 Midweek Mediawatch 

Hayden Donnell joins Karyn Hay to unpack some of the biggest stories in the news this week. Tonight he takes a look at the media blow-up over a funding decision for the Shakespeare Globe Centre, new revelations on the Kamahl Santamaria saga, and regional reporting cuts at Stuff.

 

10:45 Heritage Lodge in Oamaru up for sale

James Glucksman and James Boussy have owned the Pen-y-Bryn Lodge for nearly 13 years, but the pair are listing the grand home as they prepare for the next stage of their lives.

The Victorian single-storey home was built in 1889 and has seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, five en suites, and two garages - all situated on a 5000sq m property.

 

11:07 Inside Out

Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.