Afternoons for Wednesday 29 June 2011
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
Prove My Love by Violent Femmes as chosen by Chris Howell of Hastings.
1:15 Link 3
2:10 Feature stories
Walking with Dinosaurs, an arena show using large-scale, robotic puppetry, is the biggest arena touring show in history, outselling the rock stars of today. The show is based on the BBC series, and tells the story of the evolution of dinosaurs that roamed the earth 65 million years ago. Dominic Rickhards is the man who actually walks with the dinosaurs.
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a graduate of Waikato University's Screen and Media department set out to make a film that would get the attention of Star Wars creator George Lucas. Sash Nixon has managed to beat hundreds of entries to be named a finalist in the Star Wars Fan Film Competition.
2:30 Reading
Lloyd Geering reads part 8 of his book Wrestling with God.
2:45 Feature Album
Our Feature Album is In Your Dreams by American singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks.
3:12 Virtual World with Hamish MacEwan
NetHui 2011; whether Google is green; and the saga of Sister Kiki.
3:33 Auckland story
Lasela Timu-Poe has worked for the last five years on her dream of becoming a police officer. She found her literacy and speech skills were holding her back and so is being helped by Literacy North Shore. Lasela now hopes to be accepted into Police College early next year.
4:06 The Panel with Neil Miller and Rob Salmond
