Nights for Friday 17 April 2015

7:06 Sonic Tonic

8:10 Judokas Grapple to Rio

One half of New Zealand's Judo power couple, Jason Koster, him and his partner, Moira De Villiers are well on their way to the Olympics in Rio Brazil next year following their respective wins at the Oceania Championship this past weekend.

8:25 The Mint Chicks: F**k the Golden Youth  

On 4 April 2005, The Mint Chicks released their debut album, F**k the Golden Youth, containing 13 cuts that would distil the spit and bile of their first two EPs, confound record company expectations and intrigue their fan base.

To mark the album’s 10th anniversary, The Mint Chicks and the cast and crew that played a role in ushering F**k the Golden Youth into the world recount its strange and difficult passage.

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 Brian Eno: Eno as Producer

Looking at the production of such albums as The Unforgettable Fire by U2 and Remain In Light by Talking Heads (5 of 6, RNZ)