Afternoons for Friday 18 July 2014
1:10 Best Song Ever Written: Megan Salole nominated 'Resolution' by Matt Corby.
1:20 NZ Live - our New Zealand Live guest is Jeremy Redmore - playing tracks off his debut solo album, Clouds Are Alive, and talking about life after leaving Midnight Youth a couple of years ago.
2:10 'Royals' in Gaelic - Jenny Ni Ruiseil: A posting on our Facebook page caught our eye this week.
One of our listeners, Adrian, posted a link to a version of "Royals" the big hit by New Zealand's singer songwriter Lorde. But this version wasn't in English, but in Gaelic. The song is sung by Irish language students and is produced by a group called Seo Linn. The group has put this and Gaelic versions of other songs on a Youtube channel called TGLurgan. One of the group, Jenny Ni Ruiseil talks with Simon from Dublin.
2:20 Civil Defence New Blood - Katy Gosset: There's fresh blood in Canterbury's civil defence ranks. Katy Gosset is at an emergency training exercise as new recuits turn out to do their bit for the community.
Participants: Alan Grigg, Anthony Rowan, Tim Van Warden, Terry Bolton, Chris Piper.
2:30 NZ Reading: The final episode of 'Juggling with Mandarins' by V.M. Jones.
MUSIC DETAILS
'On a High' by Gresby Nash, tk 31 bruton BIGS 011
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INTERACTIVE:
BOOK: Juggling with Mandarins by V M Jones [Pub: HarperCollins (25 Jun 2003) ISBN-978-1869504625]
2:45 Feature Album: For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert - his debut album (2009).
3:10 Food, Wine and Movies: Food, Wine and Movies for the weekend - Richard Till's Mexican Lasagna - Yvonne Lorkin's wine suggestions - and more from the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Weekend Wine Picks - Yvonne Lorkin.
Cheap and Cheerful:
Trapiche Vineyards Malbec 2013 $11-$16
Mid Price Magic:
Thornbury Central Otago Pinot Noir 2012 $24
Treat Yourself:
Black Estate Waipara Chardonnay 2013 $38
3.26 Movies - Sarah McMullan.
3:45 Panel Pre-Show - Julie Moffett with what the world's talking about today: MH 17 of course; the latest. People take action against the Wicked campervans. The effects of asthma medication on the growth of children. Binge drinkers... the problem is they're popular. You're ancient at 25 now in the Miss America pageant, the interesting reason why couples with daughters are more likely to divorce. And what decade would you choose if you don't like living in this one?