Afternoons for Friday 13 May 2011
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
Ghost Riders in the Sky, as performed by Johnny Cash and chosen by Bruce Jarvis.
1:15 NZ Music - Live
Audio of NZ Music Live can be found on our music web page.
2:10 Feature stories
More than 100 people will gather at Whangarei Heads tomorrow to remember a wartime tragedy that took place seventy years ago. On 14 May 1941, six men died when the HMS Puriri hit a mine and sank. It was the only sinking by enemy action inside New Zealand waters. Twenty-five others were rescued by the HMS Gale, which was also mine-sweeping the area.Tomorrow a monument will be unveiled commemorating the death of the six men
The Sneetches is one of Dr Seuss's most under-rated stories. It is the tale of the yellow, vaguely bird-like creatures - some have stars on their bellies, some don't - and the entrepreneur Sylvester McMonkey-McBean. Well, The Sneetches are making an appearance in New Zealand in the form of an art exhibition to mark 50 years since they were created. A 50th anniversary print will be unveiled at the Lonely Dog Gallery in Auckland
2:30 Reading
The final episode of The Orphan Gunner by Sara Knox, read by Deana Elvins.
2:45 Feature album
So by Peter Gabriel (1986). So was produced by Daniel Lanois and featured the song Sledgehammer, with that memorable music video...
3:08 One Stop Shop
Fresh Fast Food, Weekend Wine, Weekend Weather, Movie Review and This Way of Life.
Allyson Gofton's 7 Stews to Save You Stress
- Cheat's Mexican-inspired Pork Stew
- Cheat's Butter Chicken Stew
- Cheat's Italian-inspired Lamb Stew
- Cheat's Mince for Kids
- Cheat's Paprika Chicken Stew
- Cheat's Curried Potato and Lentil Stew
- Cheat's Moroccan Beef Stew
Noelle McCarthy reviews Source Code.
3:33 NZ Society
The Breakers were the first Kiwi team to win an Australian sports competition, right? Wrong. Someone else got there 42 years before them. Justin Gregory puts the record straight.
4:06 The Panel
Deborah Hill-Cone and Michelle A'Court.