Late Night Live
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Late Night Live is an Australian radio programme which is broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National as well as on Radio Australia shortwave radio and podcast and streamed over the World Wide Web.
It is hosted by well-known broadcaster and journalist Philip Adams.
Often the setting for a serious and learned discussion of culture and politics, the programme is shot through with Adam's gentle and ironic humour. Adams has a generally left-liberal/progressive stance on most issues and many of his guests are similarly inclined.
As at December 2007, regular contributors were the Australian Financial Review's Laura Tingle and Crikey.com's Christian Kerr on Australian politics every Monday night and Bruce Shapiro of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma on USA politics every Tuesday night. Less frequent regular contributors include Beatrix Campbell on British politics and Edin Khoo on Malaysian affairs.
In 2007, the show highlighted issues including climate change and water resources, the Iraq War, Guantanamo Bay detention camp, elections in East Timor and the election of Kevin Rudd as Australian prime minister.
The current theme music is "Russian Rag" by Uzbek-Australian Elena Kats-Chernin.
