Afternoons for Thursday 17 September 2015
1:10 First Song
New Zealander Kaylee Bell and Californian-born Australian Jared Porter with 'Pieces'.
1:15 Tsunami Warning - Civil Defence
Civil Defence has issued a tsunami warning for coastal and beach areas on the east coast of the country and the Chatham Islands after a strong earthquake hit Chile this morning.
1:20 Happy Families - Bronwyn Harman
There's new proof to the old maxin "the more the merrier". It turns out the key to a happy family could be having four or more children. Dr Bronwyn Harman from Edith Cowan University in Australia has done the research. And she has found parents with four or more children are more satisfied than those with fewer kids.
1:30 Bird Funding Crisis - Nicola Toki
New Zealand's native birds have encountered all sorts of challenges to stay alive over the past century or two - introduced pests, predators and loss of habitat. But now their struggle for survival is being hindered by a lack of funding. In July BNZ pulled the plug on its Save the Kiwi sponsorship. And the future for the Kakapo recovery programme is uncertain, with the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter yet to confirm whether it'll continue supporting the cause after its contract ends in December.
1:40 Favourite album
Jock Cocker - Stingray. Chosen by Greg Payne of Mahurangi West.
2:10 Truck Theft - Liz Carmichael
A man who stole a septic tank truck in Dunedin is still on the loose, though the truck itself has now been found. The man has managed to evade police for the past two days despite leaving a trail of evidence in his wake. The very distinctive blue and yellow truck was taken from Dunedin on Tuesday, and was found today in Christchurch. The truck belongs to Barry Dell Plumbing.
2:20 Roadmap: Akaroa
Akaroa is a small seaside village on Banks Peninsula. It has a population of about 700 permanent residents. The village is celebrating 175 years of European Settlement this year.
3:10 The Expats - Ryan O'Kane
Ryan O'Kane will be a familiar face to TV watchers here in New Zealand - he's appeared in The Insiders Guide to Life, played cricketer Bob Blair in the Tangiwhai telefeature and was one of the lead roles in Tom Scott's 1981 Springbok tour film, Rage. And he joins us from sunny Bondi Beach.
3:25 Masterpieces - Emily Perkins
Author and playwright Emily Perkins tells us about her favourite New Zealand book.
3:35 Our Changing World: 'Orchard in a box' - using GM to breed better apples
Andrew Allan and Richard Espley from Plant and Food Research take Alison Ballance on a tour through a high security glasshouse, which they call an 'orchard in a box'. Here, they speed up evolution by inserting individual apple genes into apple trees to produce, for example, red-fleshed apples or apples with a very long shelf life.
3:45 The Panel Pre-Show
What the world is talking about. With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.
Music played in this show
Jesse Mulligan 1-4pm
Wednesday 16 September
OPENING SONG:
ARTIST: Jared Porter w Kaylee Bell
TITLE: Pieces
FAVOURITE ALBUM:
ARTIST: Joe Cocker
TITLE: Catfish
COMP: Dylan, Levy
ALBUM: Stingray
LABEL: FRUITGUM 181050
ARTIST: Joe Cocker
TITLE: The Man In Me
COMP: Dylan
ALBUM: Stingray
LABEL: FRUITGUM 181050
ARTIST: Joe Cocker
TITLE: Worrier
COMP: Moore
ALBUM: Stingray
LABEL: FRUITGUM 181050
ROADMAP:
ARTIST: Edith Piaf
TITLE: La Vie En Rose
COMP: Piaf/Louiguy
ALBUM: Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose
LABEL: PLANET 991034
ARTIST: Elton John
TITLE: Teacher I Need You
COMP: John, Taupin
ALBUM: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
LABEL: ROCKET 528154
ARTIST: Les Wriggles
TITLE: La Petite Olive
COMP: Les Wriggles
ALBUM: Ah Bah Ouais Mais Bon
LABEL: Atmospheriques
ARTIST: The Eagles
TITLE: Take It Easy
COMP: Browne, Frey
ALBUM: Eagles
LABEL: ASYLUM 253009
PANEL:
ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Paperback Writer
COMP: Lennon, McCartney
ALBUM: The Beatles: 1
LABEL: APPLE 529325