Afternoons for Monday 17 December 2012

1:07 PM.Andy Kane from Christchurch has chosen 'Caledonia' by Dougie Maclean. Audio

1:20 PM.Playwright, novelist, stand-up comic, screen writer and collector of awards; This year - another of Duncan Sarkies's stories was turned into a movie, starring Flight of the Conchords Bret McKenzie… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.'Dogfight: The Battle of Britain' tells the stories of the New Zealand and Australian pilots who risked so much in one of the crucial battles of WWII. The author is Massey University Historian Adam… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Professor Clay Christensen, world-renowned for his ideas about innovation in business, had a conversation with his class at the end of term about looking at their own lives the way smart business… Read more Audio

3:34 PM.For many years the Heathcote-Avon estuary was the dumping ground for Christchurch's sewage. Then, in 2010, the wastewater was diverted well out to sea, via a long pipe. David Schiel from the… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Tropical Cyclone Evan continues to batter Fiji, with hurricane winds reaching the main island of Nadi. The United States President Barack Obama has arrived in the Connecticut community… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - The NZ Herald reports The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was the biggest December opening for the US ever, earning $NZ100.3 million in its first two days. The co-leader of the Maori Party… Read more Audio