Afternoons for Friday 8 May 2015
1:10 Your Song - 'Stardust' by Hoagy Carmichael chosen by Brian Geoghan of Tauranga.
1:20 NZ Live with a band you'll have a hard time sitting still to .. the four piece bluegrass country swing outfit, The Remarkables.
2:10 The Royal Haka - Warrant Officer Class 1, Mario Ropitini,
Prince Harry arrives in the country tomorrow - and among his many duties, he's requested to learn the haka. We speak to one of the men assigned with the task of teaching him the moves.
2:20 Honouring the Forgotten Dead - Lisa Thompson
We meet a Hamilton man trying to restore some dignity to the 500-plus souls lying in unmarked graves in the former Tokanui Hospital cemetery.
2:30 NZ Reading - Peter Bland with part five of The Conductor, by Sarah Quigley.
MUSIC DETAILS
Excerpts from allegretto of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony no. 7 in C major, NZSO [RNZ Recording]
The Conductor by Sarah Quigley Pub: Random House / Vintage (6-May-2011) ISBN-978-1869795061
2:45 Feature album - Empty Glass - Pete Townshend (1980)
Rolling Stone link:Who's Done? Pete Townshend's Ambivalent Farewell
3:10 Food, Wine and Movies
Fresh Fast Food - Jonny Schwass - Vanilla Caramel Feijoa Sponge with Autumn Fruits
Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin
Wolf Blass Yellow Label South Australian Shiraz 2013 $12
Jacobs Creek Double Barrel Barossa Shiraz 2012 $25
Julicher Estate Martinborough Pinot Noir 2011 $42
Movie Reviews - Sarah McMullan
The Ground We Won *****
1hr 31mins / M:
Pitch Perfect 2 ***
1hr 55mins / M:
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show - Bridget Mills.