Afternoons for Tuesday 20 December 2011

1:08 PM.Richard Boyd from UNICEF has chosen 'Don't Forget Your Roots' by the band six60. Audio

1:18 PM.'Our Table: a taste of Mt Eden' - a centennial cookbook, 'Grey's Folly: a history of Howick, Pakuranga, Bucklands-Eastern Beaches, East Tamaki, Whitford, Beachlands and Maraetai' by Allan La Roche… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.James May's Man Lab. Audio

1:37 PM.'Cola Elixir' by Opossum and 'In The Middle Of the sea' by Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves. Audio

1:45 PM.A collection of all of the "Top of 2011" music lists; Kim Jong Il Looking At Things; and Wikipedia Threatens Blackout over SOPA. Audio

2:07 PM.Gary Luff's home was destroyed in February earthquake in Christchurch and he faced scenes of devastation in his work with the fire service. He and his partner struggled to find somewhere to stay in… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.A historian who regularly combs the Southland Coast for artifacts has unearthed his best find yet - a wooden waka that could be hundreds of years old. Audio

3:06 PM.Science Media Center's Peter Griffin talks about the top five health and science stories of this year. Audio

3:36 PM.Asian Youth are considered to be healthy, report positive family environments and are less like to engage in risky behaviours than their European peers, according to findings from a nationwide survey… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Radio New Zealand has had to abandon the Christchurch building that was our base and the home of Sound Archives - Nga Taonga Korero. In this edition of The Vault; Deborah Nation draws on recordings… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Topics - North Koreans have marched by the thousands to their capital's landmarks to mourn Kim Jong-il,their Dear Leader, who died last week. Doubts have been raised about the Russian fishing boat in… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Topics - Maori Television is paying nearly all its staff $1,000 each in Christmas bonuses, at a total cost of $150,000. Christmas crowds are cramming the shopping malls on the final countdown and the… Read more Audio