Nights

Murray Edmond joins us to talk about his book Time to Make a Song and Dance: Cultural Revolt in Auckland in the 1960s. The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially defiant freedom affected every aspect of NZ culture: theatre, the visual arts, Maori activism, rock 'n roll, literature, feminism, NZ film, direct action, culminating in a series of bombings that rocked Auckland at the end of the decade. Murray has written a richly detailed history of the volatile events and personalities at the heart of the time.

Dr Krista Steenbergen is a Physics Lecturer in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington and MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator gives us her scientific take on Philote from Enders Game.

Nina Hall, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University joins us from Bologna Tonight she's focusing on German politics as election season slowly gains momentum there following the announcement of the German chancellor candidates.

A new film festival celebrating local film and filmakers in the Wairarapa kicks off this week. We talk to festival director Jane Ross.

Political reporter for Holyrood Magazine, Andrew Learmonth joins us once again from Glasgow.

Nights toxicologist, Leo Schep from Toxiform joins us once again. Tonight hes looking at Ciguatera Poisoning.

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

Jonathan Adams joins us from Copenhagen to talk about his memoirs of Phillip Tapsell (1790-1873), one of the earliest Pakeha-Maori traders and with over 3000 descendants in New Zealand. Born Hans Felk in Copenhagen, Denmark, he took to the oceans as a lad, changed his name to Phillip Tapsell, and after many adventures settled at Maketu in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty.

Dr Julia de Bres, sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey University is back - and tonight she's taking a look at Regional differences in New Zealand English.

Tonight's sportscaster is Shannon Byrne from Darwin.