rell ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁at ▁Tri ple ▁J ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁such ▁as ▁Sunday ▁Af ternoon ▁at ▁the ▁Mov ies ▁and ▁Watch ing ▁the ▁Radio ▁with ▁the ▁TV ▁Off . ▁Cl ough ▁said ▁the ▁program ▁made ▁“ music ▁out ▁of ▁talk ”, ▁while ▁Jacob s ▁described ▁the ▁process ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁“ dist ill ation ▁and ▁subtract ive ▁synth esis ”. ▁▁ ▁Form ing ▁part ▁of ▁Radio ▁National ’ s ▁arts ▁and ▁music ▁programming , ▁The ▁Night ▁Air ▁was ▁a ▁pre - record ed ▁show ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁parts . ▁Both ▁parts ▁were ▁broadcast ▁and ▁stream ed ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁from ▁ 8 . 3 0 ▁pm ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 0 0 ▁pm ▁A E ST . ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁is ▁then ▁repeated ▁at ▁ 9 . 3 0 ▁pm ▁Friday , ▁and ▁Part ▁ 2 ▁at ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 ▁am ▁Sunday . ▁The ▁show ▁began ▁partial ▁pod cast ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁first ▁comm enced ▁the ▁practice , ▁with ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁available ▁for ▁four ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁air ing ▁time . ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Radio ▁National ▁manager ▁Michael ▁Mason ▁announced ▁that ▁several ▁long - running ▁arts ▁programs ▁would ▁be ▁cancel led ▁and ▁that ▁some ▁staff ▁would ▁be ▁laid ▁off . ▁The ▁official ▁reason ▁given ▁was ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁budget ▁restrictions ▁and ▁dw ind ling ▁aud ien ces ▁for ▁these