Afternoons for Tuesday 8 November 2011

1:08 PM.Kit Lawrence from Auckland has chosen "Boots of Spanish Leather" by Bob Dylan. Audio

1:19 PM."Snuff" by Terry Pratchett and "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides. Audio

1:33 PM.The Screen Production and Development Association conference and the new SoHo channel. Audio

1:49 PM."Milord" by Edith Piaf and "If Only" by Gin Wigmore. Audio

1:56 PM.Research: Video games help with creativity in boys and girls. Also are SciFi writers partly to blame for "innovation stagnation"? Audio

2:10 PM.Michael Jackson's personal physician has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for causing the pop icon's death with a powerful surgical anesthetic. Audio

2:20 PM.More than 20,000 people are expected at to pour in Addington Racecourse today to celebrate the biggest day on the South Island's sporting calendar. Cup Day kicks off a week of horse and greyhound… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Author and English language aficionado Max Cryer looks at the use and misuse of maxims around the world in his new book, "Preposterous Proverbs". Audio

3:34 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets charming dynamo Richard Chen See, a Jamaican born Chinese who performed for years with the legendary American Choreographer Paul Taylor. Richard is here to tutor our NZ… Read more Audio

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

4:07 PM.Topics - The Greens appear to have stolen a march by causing the Prime Minister to admit that Kiwisaver fees are too high. Labour is promising to extend a $60-a-week payment set up to help working… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - The TV actress Robyn Malcolm, who MC'ed the opening of the Greens election campaign, will front an Auckland Council campaign to encourage recycling. What voting system would you choose if New… Read more Audio