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- 12:15 China: World Expo and fastest train
- The World Expo 2010 soon opens its doors in Shanghai to an expected 70 million visitors. Malcolm Moore lives there and is watching the city get transformed. Plus the world's fastest passenger train. (duration: 12′57″)
- Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3
- 12:30 Internet data caps: why in NZ?
- Most New Zealand internet users have a cap on the amount of data they can send and receive. Go over your limit and you pay extra, or have your surfing speeds throttled back. Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on why data caps still survive here and whether they will in the future. (duration: 12′48″)
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- 12:45 Model powerboat racing
- Meet some big boys with fast toys: remote-controlled, miniature powerboats to be precise. We join Wayne McNaught and other enthusiasts for a day of model powerboat racing. (duration: 17′44″)
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- 13:15 Manchester United takeover
- Football truly is a global sport and the beautiful game's never been hotter here in New Zealand. But at one of the world's biggest and richest clubs, Manchester United, fans and owners are battling for the future of their team. We're speaking to award-winning sports writer David Conn of the Guardian. (duration: 16′22″)
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- 13:30 Fun Inc: the global gaming industry
- We're looking at the 50 billion US dollar global video game market with author Tom Chatfield. Some video games earn ten times more than Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar on their opening day. So why do we hear so little about them in the mainstream media? (duration: 29′16″)
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12:15 China: World Expo and fastest train
12:30 Why do we have internet data caps?
12:40 Model boat racing
13:10 Manchester United takeover
13:30 Fun Inc: the global gaming industry
THE SMALL PRINT
First up this week we're off to China where the World Expo 2010 soon opens its doors to an expected 70 million visitors. The Chinese goverment's spending masses in making over Shanghai, in fact double the budget for the Beijing Olympics! Plus the world's fastest passenger train- 350kms an hour, taking you right across China in under 8 hours.
At 12:30pm, most New Zealand internet users have a cap on the amount of data they can send and receive. Go over your limit and you pay extra or have your surfing speeds throttled back. But why are we one of the few countries to treat internet use in this way? And will this week's news of a potential new undersea cable mean cheaper broadband for all? Technology correspondent Peter Griffin's in the house.
Before the news at 12:40pm we meet some big boys with fast toys: remote-controlled, miniature powerboats to be precise. Many of them are built in people's garages from cannibalised parts like weed-eater motors and other domestic appliances. And these things can seriously motor....0 to 90 kmh in just a few seconds!
After the news at 1:10pm, football's hot at the moment with the All Whites heading to the world cup and the Wellington Phoenix battling for a place the A-League final. The beautiful game's got the largest worldwide TV audience of any sport and clubs don't come much bigger than the reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester United. But there's a battle going on between diehard fans and the American investors who've saddled the club with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. We're speaking to award-winning sports writer David Conn of the Guardian who follows the business side of Premier League football.
Then before we go, we're looking at the 50 billion US dollar video game market with author Tom Chatfield. Tom's the author of 'Fun Inc- Why games are the 21st century's most serious business'. Some video game titles earn more than ten times as much as Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar on their opening day. So why do we hear so little about them in the mainstream media?
WE'RE PLAYING THESE TRACKS TOO....
Track: Whippin' Piccadilly
Artist: Gomez
Album: Bring it on
Label: HUT
Catalogue #: CDHUT49
Broadcast at: 12:25
Track: Digital
Artist: Joy Division
Album: Factory Records: Communications 1988-1992
Label: FACTORY
Catalogue #: 463379
Broadcast at: 13:25
Track: Intro
Artist: n/a
Album: Fabric Live John Peel
Label: Fabric
Catalogue #: 14
Broadcast at: 13:10
And our theme
Track: The Green Termite
Artist: Jefferson Belt
Album: Table Manners
Label: Round Trip Mars
Catalogue #: RTM 2009
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