Nights

If you've been to the movies of late, chances are you'll have spotted a costume supplied by Angels Costumes. It's a family firm that has been responsible for providing costumes for some of the most famous films and television shows including Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, Dr Who and Downton Abbey. Jeremy Angel is the production director at Angels Costumes in Hendon, north-west London.

It's the talk of social media and health and wellbeing circles, but most of us have probably never heard of it. The vagus nerve. What is the vagus nerve, and what does it do? In broad terms, it's the communication line between the brain and a whole bunch of other organs, structures and processes. Theresa Larkin is Associate professor of Medical Sciences at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

It's fascinated generations of curious minds, but to date, the mysterious Loch Ness monster is keeping its secrets well and truly hidden under water. Armed with drones, cameras, notepads and binoculars, hundreds of volunteers descended on the Scottish Highlands over the weekend for the biggest search for the Loch Ness monster in 50 years. So did they find the elusive creature? Paul Nixon, general manager of the Loch Ness Centre, reveals all.

The Dannevirke Spinners and Weavers Club celebrated 50 years of Craft Cottage over the weekend. The club meets every Friday to spin, knit and crochet. Anne Willis is the club secretary, and she's been a member since 1986.

Canterbury farming couple Dan and Mandy Shands are ditching the paddock and heading off on an epic adventure around the world - on a catamaran.

A "masterpiece" by late Christchurch artist Bill Hammond could become one of the most expensive paintings ever sold in New Zealand when it goes to auction tonight. Charles Ninow, director of art at Webb's auction house, talks to Mark Leishman about the artwork.

Sports commentator Bryan Waddle joins us again for a wrap of the latest sport news from the weekend and looking ahead over the next week or so. Tonight, he's got his eye on the All Blacks.

It's time for Out Lately with Finn Johansson. Finn is back in the studio with a selection of tracks from Dunedin's Robert Scott, the American free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements, M J Lenderman and Pale Jay.

The Big Sing Finale showcases over 800 talented young singers across three days of competitive recitals in a vibrant celebration of youth and song. Christine Argyle, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Choral Federation, joins Nights to talk about the iconic event.

It's the picture that's been the talk of the world today - that's of course the mug shot of former United States president Donald Trump. But it got us thinking here at Nights: Where did the mugshot come from and what is its history here in New Zealand? Curator of the New Zealand Police Museum, Rowan Carroll talks to Mark Leishman.