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Matinee Idle

with Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris

Monday to Friday from 12:35 pm

Playlist for Friday, 22 January 2010


Matinee Idle - Ian Morris (duration: 13′05″)
Talking to Ian Morris of 'The Dudes' fame. from Matinee Idle (29 Dec 2009)
Keith Moon's Sister (duration: 8′24″)
Keith Moon's sister Lynn debunks some myths about her brother's rock'n'roll antics. from Matinee Idle (29 Dec 2009)
James Griffin (duration: 5′40″)
Talking to James Griffin, writer for 'Outrageous Fortune' and ghostwriter for Ali Williams. from Matinee Idle (30 Dec 2009)
Stephen Press (duration: 6′56″)
Interviewing Stephen Press about the time he sang with The Spice Girls. from Matinee Idle (30 Dec 2009)
New Years on the Chatham Islands (duration: 3′39″)
The Chatham Islands are 45 minutes ahead of New Zealand. This is solely so that they can have New Years first. from Matinee Idle (31 Dec 2009)
Nick Lowe (duration: 12′38″)
English Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe in conversation with Simon Morris. from Matinee Idle (01 Jan 2010)
Low rent At the Movies (duration: 8′21″)
On Matinee Idle's low rent version of At the Movies; Simon Morris reviews the Christmas/New Year blockbusters. from Matinee Idle (04 Jan 2010)
Movies (duration: 6′26″)
Simon's weekly movie reviews. from Matinee Idle (11 Jan 2010)
Interview with Viggo Mortensen (duration: 9′53″)
Simon talks to Viggo Mortensen. from Matinee Idle (15 Jan 2010)
The Handsome Family - Rennie Sparks (duration: 5′25″)
Phil and Simon speak with Rennise Sparks of The Handsome Family who are touring NZ next week. from Matinee Idle (18 Jan 2010)
Todd Hunter from Dragon (duration: 5′48″)
Todd hunter and Dragon are in New Zealand at the moment, with a new album. from Matinee Idle (20 Jan 2010)

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Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment, including a Classic Concert.

'Matinee Idle is Radio New Zealand's Mufti Day. They let me and Simon "loose in the asylum". We get to be the guys testing the outer limits of listener patience and we benignly abuse this privilege.' says O'Brien. 'They let us play whatever we want! It's every radio presenter's dream.'

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