Afternoons for Friday 8 November 2013

1:10 Best song ever written - Alan Cole of Auckland nominated 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

1:25 NZ Live - Jan Preston

2:10 The Monument Man - Jill McKenzie - Earlier this week, we talked to the author of a book about the men and women around the world who worked to protect art and other treasures from the destruction of the Second World War.
They were called The Monuments Men. Amoung the 345 people from 13 nations was a New Zealander whose contribution and sacrifice to save cultural artifacts in Southeast Asia has been all but forgotten.  
Sir Gilbert Archey was director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in 1924, but left during the War to work with the British Military Administration in Malaya.  When the war ended, instead of coming home. he stayed to help get the Raffles Museum in Singapore get back on its feet after years of Japanese occupation. Jill McKenzie is Sir Gilbert Archey's daughter and talks with Paul Brennan.  

2:20 Early Aviators - Lynda Chanwai-Earle - There's been a lot of coverage lately regarding last year's Carterton ballooning tragedy, with the Civil Aviation Authority now enforcing stricter safety regulations. But what about the pioneering days when ballooning had just been introduced into New Zealand?
The days when people literally flew on a wing and a prayer?
Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets Roly Parsons, our most accomplished aeronaut, the only balloonist to successfully cross the Cook Straight and to traverse Mt Cook, known to those in the industry as a living legend.

2:30 Reading - Part Five of  'Heartland'  by Neil Cross - adapted by Murray Reece from the book published by Simon & Schuster .  
MUSIC DETAILS      
Oldies But Goldies Membran 223003-321/F © 2005 Membran Music Ltd. Tk 4 Goodnight Irene by Ledbetter, Lomax. It's Madness 7243 8 46834 2 9 CDVIP 228 © Virgin Records Ltd.  Tk 12 Memories by Madness. Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure R2 78895 © 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Tk 6 Subway Song bySmith/Tolhurst/Dempsey.  Tk 4 Another Day bySmith/Tolhurst/Dempsey

2:45 Feature album - The Nightfly is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982.

3:08 One Stop Shop - WE start your weekend with Marlborough chef, Chris Fortune and his 'Feilding Lamb Patties a la Holly' recipe .. Belinda Jackson talks about pink wines ..  and Sarah McMullan reviews new movies, The Butler -
- Thanks for Sharing - and The Counselor.

Sarah's TV pick for the weekend is:

Saturday Night - Maori TV - 7.30pm        
Opal Dream

3:40 Auckland's Trolley Grand Prix - Antony Burness -  Look out Bert and Ernie, Gru and his minons from Despicable Me will be plotting to take over the race this sunday at the Trolley Grand Prix at the Auckland Domain. More than 40 teams, who have been chosen from hundreds of entries from around the country, have been assembling their trolleys to take on the twists and turns on Lower Domain Drive on Sunday.

Antony's link: http://tgp.redbull.com/_2013_soapbox_newzealand/content/gru-master

4:06 The Panel - Simon Pound and Stephen Franks