Nights

Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley joins us once again to explore the spiritual side of songs. In this episode, Bob Dylan's gospel period.

Bryan Crump is back at the helm tonight and out first interview marks the start of New Zealand Theatre Week. Orientation is a new play from the Proudly Asian Theatre company. We talk to actors Natasha Daniel and Mayen Mehta join us to talk about the play and about the plays themes of racial identity, dating, sex, and love.

Dana Johannsen is back with us tonight. In her sights tonight she has The Warriors, Noeline Taurua and the documentary Icarus.

The inaugural NZ Solo Drumming Championship is to be held tomorrow at Scots College in Wellington.

A new documentary about the most famous fighter plane ever made opens tonight in New Zealand. Spitfire explores this international icon through the words of the last surviving combat veterans.

Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan joins us from India.

Our left-thinking regular pundit, University of Otago political historian Professor Brian Roper dissects the game of golf and how it has been influenced by political and ideological thinking.

Peter Lamp is back - tonight he takes a look at the All Blacks: Where to from here with Argentina coming up? Alos the Indian hockey film Gold came and went under too many radars. About the first India team to win Olympic gold.

A new documentary made by young Kiwi film-makers will resonate with the thousands of New Zealanders who have lived through an eating disorder. In the documentary created by director Miryam Jacobi and producer Olivia Mahood, seven young people share their journeys from despair to acceptance. You can watch the film here.

Following its highly successful premiere season in Auckland last year, the reworked production of Kororareka - The Ballad of Maggie Flynn tours to Napier, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton and Whangarei. Writer Paolo Rotondo joins Paul Brennan in the studio.