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Afternoons for Wednesday 9 March 2011

  • Best Song Ever Written - Why Does MY Heart Feel So Bad?

    1:07 PM.Peter Fowler of Hawkes Bay has chosen 'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?' by Moby. Audio

  • Link 3 - Music Quiz

    1:23 PM.What do these three songs have in common? Audio

  • Keith Roberts

    2:10 PM.After travelling more than 31-thousand kilometres on horseback all over the country in the last decade, Keith Roberts and his trusty steed Zara are looking for a home - not forever, but for the next… Read more Audio

  • The Southland Book of Records

    2:17 PM.Lloyd Esler has written a new edition of The Southland Book of Records. He talks about some of the more unusual records from the Most Missing Island to the Most Unlikely Patent, and new additions to… Read more Audio

  • Festival review

    2:30 PM.Paul Bushell hosts reviews of the Auckland Arts Festival, including La Odisea, a play which adapts Homer's Odyssey to reflect today's world, and Timeless, a performance art piece. Audio

  • Virtual World with Hamish MacEwan

    3:10 PM.Is being on the computer at night ruining your sleep? The new electronic reading glasses you can turn on and off, and ever wondered how the Nigerian scammers manage to dupe the seemingly sensible? The… Read more Audio

  • Auckland Story for 9 March 2011

    3:36 PM.In Auckland, refugee families across the city are benefitting from a project aimed at giving unused and unwanted bicycles a second lease on life. Audio

  • The Panel Pre-Show for 9 March 2011

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on today's Panel. Audio

  • The Panel with Gary McCormick and Raybon Kan (Part 1)

    4:07 PM.Topics - The company that owns TV3 and a number of commercial radio stations has taken up the government's offer of financial relief on the cost of its radio licenses. Otago University researchers say… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Gary McCormick and Raybon Kan (Part 2)

    4:39 PM.Topics - Julia Gillard went to the United States to talk about education and Australia's place in the world, but for Barack Obama and a class of high school history students, Vegemite was the main… Read more Audio

1:10 Best Song Ever Written

Why does my heart feel so Bad by Moby, chosen by Peter Fowler of Hawkes Bay.

1:15 Link 3 - music game

2:10 Feature stories

Keith Roberts has travelled 31,000 kilometres around New Zealand on his horse Zara. Now he's looking for a home in Otago for six months. You can contact Keith on 027 343-8654.

Lloyd Esler has written a new edition of The Southland Book of Records. He talks about some of the more unusual records from the Most Missing Island to the Most Unlikely Patent, and new additions to the book.

2:30 Auckland Arts Festival Report

2:50 Feature Album

19 by Adele.

3:12 Virtual World with Hamish McEwan.

Is being on the computer at night ruining your sleep? The new electronic reading glasses you can turn on and off, and ever wondered how the Nigerian scammers manage to dupe the seemingly sensible? The way phishers fool us.

3:33 Auckland story

In Auckland, refugee families across the city are benefitting from a project aimed at giving unused and unwanted bicycles a second lease on life.

4:06 The Panel

Gary McCormick and Raybon Kan