Afternoons for Monday 7 December 2015

1:10 First Song

'Beautiful Boy' - John Lennon.

1:15 Meet The Morgans

Selling your house, most of your possessions and taking off around the world in 'Brutus' and 'The Green Taniwha', is not what most families of six do. But The Morgans decided to 'live it up... and live hard'. The family have been traveling the world, seeking adventure for the past year. And they have just arrived back in New Zealand after their epic adventure.

1:25 The Claxtons - David Johnson

You may not have heard the song I'm Alive, by The Claxtons. But the little-known New Zealand duo have been accepted into the voting round of the Grammy Awards. The Papakura band, have been accepted for the second year in a row, for their songs I'm Alive and Someone Me. And it's come as a bit of a surprise for them. One half of the duo is David Johnson and he's here with us in the Auckland studio.

1:35 Thunderbirds Are Go Behind-The-Scenes Experience - Steven Saunders

Fans of Thunderbirds and the art of miniatures have the chance to take a peak behind the scenes. The Thunderbirds Are Go Behind-The-Scenes Experience, is the latest Weta Workshop tourism experience. It opened in Miramar on Saturday, and fans are able to go behind the scenes and see the artistry behind the show. Steven Saunders is the lead modelmaker on Thunderbirds 2015.

1:40 Favourite Album

Birdy - Peter Gabriel.

2:10 The Critics

TV review - Linda Burgess

Books - Mary McCallum

Art - Joe Prisk

Music - Kiran Dass

Cold Chisel Concert - Alex Perrottet

3:10 Feature Interview - Jonathan Franklin

Lost at sea, Jose Salvador Alvarenga survived eating fish, birds and sea turtles, but his fishing partner died 3 months into the 14 month long epic. Journalist and author Jonathan Franklin spent a year interviewing Alvarenga for his new book 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea.

3:35 Voices

Teresa Cowie talks to the Dayal family about how they have overcome the supermarket superpowers to keep their family-run green grocers shop thriving for 50 years.

3:45 The Panel Pre-Show

What the world is talking about with Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Julie Moffett.

Music played in this show

JESSE'S SONG:

ARTIST: John Lennon
TITLE: Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
COMP: Lennon
ALBUM: John Lennon: Lennon (Compilation)
LABEL: EMI

FAVOURITE ALBUM:

ARTIST: Peter Gabriel
TITLE: Under Lock & Key
COMP: Gabriel
ALBUM: Birdy: Music From The Film
LABEL: Charisma

ARTIST: Peter Gabriel
TITLE: Close-up
COMP: Gabriel
ALBUM: Birdy: Music From The Film
LABEL: Charisma

ARTIST: Peter Gabriel
TITLE: The Heat
COMP: Gabriel
ALBUM: Birdy: Music From The Film
LABEL: Charisma

ARTIST: Peter Gabriel
TITLE: Birdys' Flight
COMP: Gabriel
ALBUM: Birdy: Music From The Film
LABEL: Charisma

ARTIST: Peter Gabriel
TITLE: At Night
COMP: Gabriel
ALBUM: Birdy: Music From The Film
LABEL: Charisma

CRITICS:

ARTIST: Pumice
TITLE: Why I Chew My Sleeves
COMP: Neville
ALBUM: Puddles
LABEL: Soft Abuse

ARTIST: The Coolies
TITLE: Shut Us Out
COMP: Pihema/Timu/Neville
ALBUM: Kaka
LABEL: Feeding Tube

ARTIST: Cold Chisel
TITLE: Forever Now
COMP: Prestwich
ALBUM: Cold Chisel: Chisel (Compilation)
LABEL: East West

HALFTIME:

ARTIST: Marconi Union
TITLE: Weightless
COMP: Marconi Union
ALBUM: Weightless (Ambient Transmissions, Volume 2)
LABEL: Just