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Afternoons for Monday 21 May 2012
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The Best Song Ever Written - Fly Me To The Moon
1:09 PM.Josie McNaught chooses Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra. Audio
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8 Months To Mars - Amanda Billing
1:20 PM.This week Shortland Street celebrates 20 years on air, and today's guest is one of the core cast - she plays a mother of two, struggling to balance her personal life with the demands of her job as a… Read more Audio
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Great Songwriting
2:12 PM.Great songs can define a generation and may punctuate special moments in our lives, but it's not just about the music... lyrics are the meat of most music. If the words don't hit the right note, the… Read more Audio
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Feature Album - The Royal Scam
2:50 PM.The Royal Scam from Steely Dan, 1976, is sometimes called their "guitar album", with no Top 40 ambitions but loads of guitar work from Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Elliott Randall, Dean Parks, and… Read more Audio
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The Otago Mounted Rifles
3:10 PM.In November 1864, a group of men gathered at what is now the Wine Cellars Bar on Stafford Street in Dunedin, to form the Otago Mounted Rifles. This light horse troop of volunteers fought in the Boer… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World - Primary School Science
3:36 PM.Science and technology underpin modern life, yet in most New Zealand primary schools children are not being effectively taught science. But it's not all bad news - some passionate teachers are doing a… Read more Audio
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The Panel Pre-Show for 21 May 2012
3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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The Panel with Islay McLeod and Simon Pound (Part 1)
4:10 PM.An officer has complained that police self-defence training is inadequate, and Alan Johnson of Community Housing Aotearoa talks to the Panel about current mortgage rates. Audio
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The Panel with Islay McLeod and Simon Pound (Part 2)
4:37 PM.A British journalist says cupcakes are the new cocaine, an education specialist suggests kids not start school until age 6, and the G8 nations don't support Angela Merkel's imposing austerity measures… Read more Audio
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
1:15 8 Months To Mars - what would well-known people do on a trip to Mars?
2:10 Feature Stories
2:30 Reading
2:45 Feature Album
3:12 Author slot
3:35 Our Changing World
4:06 The Panel