Afternoons for Tuesday 1 November 2011

1:08 PM.Helen Hillis from Central Otago has chosen "Wild Mountain Thyme" performed by the Irish Rovers. Audio

1:22 PM.Taboo words and coarse language on television. Audio

1:42 PM.A look at social media in general, and the blogosphere in particular. Audio

1:47 PM.'Discovery Workshop' by DJ Food and 'Little River' by The Tallest Man On Earth. Audio

1:55 PM.'Fleur: The life and times of pioneering restaurateur Fleur Sullivan', by Fleur Sullivan; and 'The Broken Book', by Fiona Farrell. Audio

2:12 PM.Rotorua-born rocket scientist Mana Vautier is taking the first step to becoming the first Maori in space by applying for next year's NASA astronaut programme. Audio

2:22 PM.A team is leaving for Antarctica tomorrow and will spend two weeks on Mt Erebus, taking ice cores that they believe will contain age-old forms of life. Audio

3:10 PM.Children are spending more and more time online than ever before. They aren't just playing games - millions of children around the world are flocking to social networking sites designed just for them.

3:29 PM.Asian Report brings us part two of Lynda Chanwai-Earle's coverage of the much loved Indian cultural tradition of Diwali, Festival of Lights, 2011. A giant sand sculpture of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Single parents with children over five-years-old would have to be available for part time work under new welfare policy just announced by the National Party. The All Black captain Richie… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - The Labour party is promising a shake-up of radio and television, including a review of public broadcasting and a new regulator of broadcasting and telecommunications. Eighteen months after a… Read more Audio