Afternoons for Thursday 17 February 2011
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
The White Rose of Athens by Nana Mouskouri, requested by Raewyn Miller of Alexandra.
1:15 Your Place
Brighton near Dunedin
2:10 Feature stories
Chartered accountant, filmmaker and actor, Aunanda Naaido and the eight year journey to producing his first feature film Curry Munchers.
Twenty five years ago this week the Russian cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sank after it struck rocks in the Marlborough Sounds. Witness Dave Barker recalls his role in the rescue and the vital part his parents played.
2:30 Reading
Part nine of In My Father's Den, from the novel by Maurice Gee, dramatized for radio by Terry Swanson with original music by Dan Adams.
2:45 Feature Album
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.
3:12 Arts Report
New Zealand musicians involved in the project of turning the words of Witi Ihimaira into lyrics and music.
3:33 Southern story
It took 16 years of hard labour with pick and shovel to dig the Otira Tunnel through the Southern Alps, but by 1923, it was finally finished. Sage Forest spends a night at the Otira Hotel and delves into the town's history.
3:40 Our Changing World
Just like an aerial picks up radio waves, it seems that every cell in your body has an antennae that picks up signals from the environment. According to Tony Poole from the University of Otago, understanding how primary cilia work in the kidney could lead to a cure for a pretty terrible human disease.
4:06 The Panel
David Farrar and Sarah Kate Lynch.