Afternoons for Monday 30 January 2012

1:08 PM.Rhona Fraser from Wellington chooses this aria 'Morgana's aria, Tornami a vagheggiar', or in English ' Come take me in your arms' Audio

1:20 PM.Playright and columnist, Dave Armstrong is our guest on Eight Months to Mars. Audio

2:08 PM.The annual Auckland Anniversary day Regatta is the largest one day regatta in the world. An armada of tugboats, classic yachts, sloops, just about anything that sails, is out in the harbour right now… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Jim Hay keeps ticking along in a career that's spanned more than 30 years. He's a watchmaker and although he'll be the first to tell you time's just about run out on wrist watches, his skills in clock… Read more Audio

2:50 PM.The second album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Audio

3:10 PM.We meet Tintinologist, Benoît Peeters - author of Tintin and the World of Herge - he says that that Herge was often hidden behind the character of Tintin, and was far from being the ordinary and… Read more Audio

3:24 PM.Blue penguins nest along many coastal areas throughout the country but their numbers are in decline. In most places introduced predators are to blame, but on the West Coast of the South Island it… Read more Audio

3:43 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Relationship counselor for Christchurch council, New Zealand and Australia have agreed to a joint study into how to bring the two countries' economies even closer together. A Wellington couple say… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe is to be rewritten to make it easier to read, Parents are reported to be frustrated at schools doing exclusive deals with stationery suppliers which some say are stopping… Read more Audio