Nights

To mark the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917, Nights' pundit and University of Otago political historian Prof Brian Roper takes a look at Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin. Who was he? What were some of his most important ideas? Are those ideas still relevant for the left in the 21st Century?

We first spoke to Mike Seawright, Founder & Executive Director of ReliefAid about a year ago on Nights. Mike has recently returned from the Middle East after overseeing their latest delivery of winter shelter and education aid to families displaced to camps in Northern Syria. He joins us to talk about how things are now in Syria and how those on the ground see the future.

Nights' soil specialist, Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato is taking a look at Wetlands soils and what makes them so special.

For many years the New Zealand Railways Department was the biggest employer and landlord in many towns, and in the 1950s the department's housing stock peaked at over 6,000. Bruce Shalders, author of Railway Houses of New Zealand joins us to tell us more.

We talk to Tracy Loomes from The Garden City Cavy Club about their Guinea Pigs On Show event talking place tomorrow in Papanui, Christchurch.

Nights' reggae music aficionado Miles Buckingham looks at the best of our home-grown talent.

Jaya Beach-Robertson and Aria Dehar are the talented team behind the New Zealand (and decidedly NSFW) web series PSUSY.

Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley with the next part of his series exploring the spiritual side of songs. In this episode, Dave Dobbyn - the spiritual side of a spiritual man.

Paul Barker, author of the family history GERALDINE TO JERICHO - about the young New Zealanders in the Palestine Campaign has just returned from the 100 Year Commemorations in Beersheva where a plaque was unveiled in recognition of the contribution of the ANZACs in the campaign.

Historian and author of 'New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919', Dr. Damien Fenton on the wherewithal of war.