Nine To Noon for Friday 29 July 2011
09:05 Will the $1 billion compensation package draw a line in the sand under the leaky homes issue?
Roger Levie, Homeowners and Buyers Association chief executive; John Green, a Principal adjudicator of the Building Disputes Tribunal, and a mediator and an adjudicator for the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service; and Jeff Montgomery, manager of the Weathertight Services Group at the Department of Building and Housing.
09:25 Links between low empathy and human cruelty
Simon Baron-Cohen, renowned UK brain researcher and author of new book Zero Degrees of Empathy, which looks at redefining evil as an absence of empathy.
09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan
Public outrage in China at the government's handling of the train crash that killed at least 39 people; and 'rain bombs' hit South Korea.
10:05 Fish afficionado Rick Stein
British chef Rick Stein, author of cookery books, and presenter of television cooking shows.
Spain by Rick Stein
Published by BBC Ebury
10:35 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre
The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else
Gecko Press ISBN 978-1-877467-77-6
The Pyre Of Queens by David Hair
Penguin ISBN 978-0-14-330612-2
10:45 Reading. 'Spider' by William Taylor (Part 10 of 10)
The four finalists of the piano competition are awaiting the judges' verdict.
11:05 Music review with Chris Bourke
Chris discusses Jill Scott, Amy LaVere, Jolie Holland and the passing of Amy Winehouse.
Track: So in Love
Artist: Jill Scott
Album: The Light of the Sun
Composer: Scott-Wooten-Hamilton-Hutson
Label: Warner Bros
Track: You Can't Keep Me
Artist: Amy Lavere
Album: Stranger Me
Label: Archer Records
Track: I Threw It All Away
Artist: Madeleine Peyroux
Album: Standing on the Rooftop
Composer: Dylan
Label: Universal
Track: Stronger Me
Artist: Amy Winehouse
Album: Frank
Composer: Remi-Winehouse
Label: Island
11:30 Sports commentator Richard Boock
11:45 The Week That Was with Jon Bridges and Moata Tamaira