Summer Nights for Wednesday 1 January 2014
7:08 David Frith on mental health in cricket
The mental health of professional cricketers was a hotly discussed topic during the recent Ashes, and English cricket writer David Frith is considered the expert on the issue. He's written extensively about the stories of cricketers who have suicided - far more, he says, than the numbers suffered by any other sport - and offers some thoughts around why cricket is particularly hard-hit by mental health problems, and what can be done to ensure players are adequately supported.
If you need to speak to someone about any of the issues discussed in this interview there are a number of places you can call - including Lifeline on 0800 543 354, or the Depression helpine on 0800 111 757.
7:30 Spectrum - Colonial Cottage in Wellington
Nairn Street's Colonial Cottage, built in 1858 by William Wallis, is only a stone's throw from the central city, yet the cottage, along with its herbal garden and its heritage chickens, retain the flavour of early Wellington. Spectrum's Jack Perkins explores Colonial Cottage aided by a time line display which relates the history of the cottage and the Wallis family to events in Wellington and the wider world.
8:15 Windows on the World - Pantomime
Pantomime is a very British tradition, still as popular as ever with audiences. But it's also an important annual cash cow for regional theatres and big production companies. Peter Day goes to Nottingham to follow the progress of the city's two rival pantomimes: one made in-house at the Nottingham Playhouse, with a much-loved dame on his thirtieth (and last) pantomime and the other at the Theatre Royal, bought in from a big pantomime making production company starring the American Baywatch actor, known as "The Hoff". He finds out what's involved and why pantomimes matter so much to regional theatres.
8:35 Big issues in 2014 - new technology
Political, foreign policy and new technology commentators tell us what to look out for in 2014, and wrap up the big stories of 2013. This week, Robbie Allan analyses new technology trends. Robbie helps run Carnival, Inc., a mobile marketing business. He has previously worked at Zynga - a pioneering social gaming company - and at McKinsey & Company, advising some of Australia and New Zeealand's largest companies on business strategy. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, where he was a Prime Ministerial business scholar. He currently resides in New York City.
9 pm News and weather
9:05 Soundtracks for sunsets
We want to hear your favourite sunset stories, and the music that accompanies them. Where were you when the sun went down? Who was there? What were you doing? And what would be your ideal soundtrack to that moment? It could be an exotic experience or something incredibly ordinary. It might be last night's sunset or one from 20 years ago.
Pick the song you'd most like to listen to as the sun goes down, and join us on Summer Nights to talk about it.
Email summernights@radionz.co.nz with your name, song and phone number, and listen at 9pm on weeknights to hear what people have chosen.
Listen to all the Soundtracks for Sunsets choices on Spotify
9:15 The Drama Hour - Ophelia Thinks Harder
This week's drama, 'Ophelia Thinks Harder', has been described as 'full-on, red-blooded theatre'. Writer Jean Betts has rewritten Hamlet with a Vengeance. (Part 1 of 3)
10:12 Late Edition
A review of the day's news.
10:30 Shaggy
The Jamaican reggae, dancehall and pop artist Shaggy talks about leaving a life in the US Marines to make music full-time - he's since been on the scene for two decades. The multiple-Grammy nominated artist is known for Mr. Boombastic and It Wasn't Me, but he's a man of constant reinvention, and his latest album is pure reggae. Shaggy is headlining the Raggamuffin music festival in Rotorua in late January.
11:06 The jazz hour - Miles Davis
Tonight, Jazz Time features Miles Dewey Davis. He was a jazz icon and a musical genius and many considered him as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Miles Davis was responsible for changing the face of jazz music three or four times, including bebop, cool jazz, jazz fusion and a mixture jazz and hip-hop.
Music played in this show
Artist: Neko Case
Song: Calling Cards
Comp: Case/Rigby
Album: The worse things get, the harder I fight, the harder I fight, the more I love you.
Label: Anti
Broadcast Time: 7.30
Artist: Phil Phillips
Song: Sea of Love
Comp: Phillips
Album: History of rock vol 10
Label: collectables
Broadcast Time: 9.17
Artist: Shaggy
Song: You Girl
Comp:
Album: Sly and Robbie Presents Shaggy Out of Many One Music
Label:
Broadcast Time: 10.35
Artist: Shaggy
Song: Fight this feeling
Comp:
Album: Sly and Robbie Presents Shaggy Out of Many One Music
Label:
Broadcast Time: 10.37
Artist: Shaggy
Song: Oh Carolina
Comp: Mancim, Burrell, Campbell
Album: Nice and Lovely
Label: Virgin
Broadcast Time: 10.41
Artist: Shaggy
Song: Mr Boombastic
Comp: Burrell, Floyd, Livingston
Album: Shaggy: the boombastic collection, the best of.
Label: Geffen
Broadcast Time: 10.45
Artist: Shaggy
Song: It wasn't me
Comp: Burrell, Ducent, Pizzonia
Album: Shaggy: the boombastic collection, the best of.
Label: Geffen
Broadcast Time: 10.47
Artist: Shaggy
Song: Angel
Comp: Curtis, Ertegun, Miller
Album: Shaggy: the boombastic collection, the best of.
Label: Geffen
Broadcast Time: 10.50
Artist: Shaggy
Song: Hey sexy lady
Comp: Birch, Burrell, Ducent
Album: Shaggy: the boombastic collection, the best of.
Label: Geffen
Broadcast Time: 10.55
Artist: Shaggy
Song: In the summertime
Comp: Dorset
Album: Shaggy: the boombastic collection, the best of.
Label: Geffen
Broadcast Time: 10.57
And our intro music was:
Artist: Gorillaz
Song: To Binge With Little Dragon
Comp: Gorillaz, Nagano
Album: Plastic Beach
Label: Parlophone
Broadcast Time: 7:06