Nights for Monday 19 August 2024
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BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
10:45 PM.We join our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally Read more Audio
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Sports with Kayla Hodge
10:30 PM.Otago Daily Times' sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Nights to discuss the sports stories making the news. Read more Audio
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What we can learn from the Disney World legal case
10:17 PM.After a woman died at a Disney World resort, Disney is arguing it can't be taken to court - because of the terms and conditions of the woman's Disney+ account. Read more Audio
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The science of space sounds
9:30 PM.Doctor Avi Vajpeyi is part of a number of international scientific collaborations on the signs and signals from space. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Whetū Fala
9:15 PM.Tonight, we're hearing from Whetū Fala, the filmmaker behind Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers. Read more Audio
8:15 Pacific Waves
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. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.
8:30 Nights Jukebox
Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story to go with it.
Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.
8:45 The Reading
Tonight, Kallum is developing a much more than just a friendship with Page as they practice for their duet with the Youth Orchestra, and it seems that she may even be interested in his strange friends.
Kip Chapman reads episode five of 'Duet' by David Hill.
9:05 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.
If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.
The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.
9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Whetū Fala
Every Monday on here Nights, to set the tone for the rest of the week, a guest shares a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that's meaningful to them.
Tonight, we're hearing from Whetū Fala, the filmmaker behind Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers.
'Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers', directed by Whetū Fala, chronicles the 30-year history of Aotearoa's unofficial Māori theatre troupe. Photo: Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers
9:30 The science of space sounds
Doctor Avi Vajpeyi is a research fellow at the University of Auckland.
He listens to gravitational waves emitted from black holes colliding with each other.
Avi is part of a number of international scientific collaborations on the signs and signals from space.
He's holding a public talk as part of Raising the Bar in Auckland next Tuesday, and he joins Emile in the Auckland studio.
Photo: NASA/CXC/Univ of Texas/E.Schlegel
10:17 What we can learn from the Disney World legal case
A man wanted to take Disney World to court for wrongful death, after his wife died of an allergic reaction after a trip to the theme park.
But Disney is dismissing the claim, saying the husband signed away his rights to bring a lawsuit against Disney when, years prior, he agreed to the terms and conditions as part of setting up a Disney Plus account.
Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland Joshua Yuvaraj joins Emile to discuss the case.
Photo: By Jrobertiko - Denis Adriana Macias, CC BY-SA 3.0,)
10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
Otago Daily Times' sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Nights to discuss the sports stories making the news.
Tonight, the All Blacks bounce back at weekend., the start of the Paralympics next week and changes afoot for New Zealand netball.
New Zealand captain Ardie Savea during the All Blacks match against Argentina, Eden Park. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz
10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
We join our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally
Tonight, we're speaking to Jonathan Frewin who looks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vietnam's president's state visit to China and a tumultuous few days for Thai politics
Photo: AFP
11:07 Nashville Babylon
Every week on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll.
On this week's show there's birthday tunes for Joe Strummer and David Crosby, blues from Freddie King, a soul smash courtesy of Sugar Pie DeSanto plus Eartha Kitt covering a Donovan classic.
