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Afternoons for Thursday 3 July 2014

  • Best song ever written - California Dreaming

    1:09 PM.Michael Ward from Amberley, Christchurch, has chosen 'California Dreaming' by the Mamas & the Papas. Audio

  • Simon's A-Z

    1:21 PM.Go back in New Zealand history about one generation, and you'd find a nation of tea drinkers. Travelers would encounter tea rooms scattered throughout the Dominion, usually in small towns. These were… Read more Audio

  • Arctic trip

    2:02 PM.If you're a fan of snorkelling in this country, you'll often dip into water temperatures which are less than tropical to say the least. But one New Zealander is taking that to the extreme. She wants… Read more Audio

  • GNS Tsunami

    2:23 PM.In the warm waters of Gisborne researchers think they have solved the puzzle of why two tsunami's struck the coast of Gisborne in 1947. The team of GNS Scientists think undersea volcanoes off the East… Read more Audio

  • Feature Album - Hot on the Tracks

    2:47 PM.Today's feature albums offers up smooth and sultry R&B vibes from the 1970s. 'Hot on the Tracks' was the fourth album from the Amercian soul/funk band The Commodores. It was hailed as being the last… Read more Audio

  • Rising Bowls Star - Lynda Bennett

    3:08 PM.Our athletes will soon be making their was to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games that start on July 23. We have a team of over 200 representing New Zealand in a range of disiplines, including bowls… Read more Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 3 July 2014

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

  • Improving Inanga Breeding Habitat

    3:20 PM.The Department of Conservation's David Moss explains how people can help to create better breeding habitat for inanga. Audio


1:10   Best Song Ever Written: Michael Wards of Amberley nominated California Dreaming by Mamas & Papas.
 
1:20  Our New Zealand A to Z takes us to a few of the more exotic cafes around the country - including one on a ship previously owned by Jacques Cousteau.
                 
2:10  Arctic Trip - Emily Dowding-Smith: If you're a fan of snorkelling in this country, you'll often dip into water temperatures which are less than tropical ..to say the least. But one New Zealander is taking that to the extreme ..she wants to go snorkelling in the Arctic Circle. Emily Dowding-Smith is part of a ten strong team of women who will attempt a three thousand kilometre relay of the Northwest passage. And it's all about raising awareness of climate change.

2:20 Tsunami Puzzle Solved -  William Power: Researchers think they have solved the puzzle of why two tsunami's struck the coast of Gisborne in 1947. And the team of GNS Scientists think undersea volcanoes off the East Coast could have the potential to cause tsunami's of up to ten-meters-high. Simon talks with GNS Science Tsunami Specialist, William Power,

2:30  NZ Reading: Our reading of "Embracing the Dragon" by Polly Greeks continues today. It is the story of her trek along the Great Wall of China with Nathan Gray, a journey that included many of its most remote and dangerous sections.
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MUSIC DETAILS      
Miao Xiaoyun:   Memory of  Yun-nan, 1st movement (Liu Xing)  PLUS Miao Xiaoyun: Sound from Afar ( Chen Wenjie) BOTH  from the album "The Art of the Chinese Lute" EUCD 1864 ARC
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INTERACTIVE:      
BOOK:  Embracing the Dragon: A Woman's Journey Along the Great Wall of China by  Polly Greeks Pub: Awa Press (1 Jun 2004) ISBN-978-0958262958
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2:45  Feature Album - Hot On The Tracks - Commodores (1976)
        
3:10  Rising Bowls Star - Lynda Bennett: Our athletes will soon be making their was to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games that start on July 23. We have a team of over 200, representing New Zealand in a range of disiplines, including bowls. Lynda Bennett is one of our bowlers. She's departs in three days.
Lynda only started the sport six year ago, and she's already held a world title. But there's also something rather special about Lynda that makes her stand out among her bowling peers.

3:20 Whitebait Habitat - Amelia Nurse: A lack of shady vegetated river banks is making life difficult for inanga, a native freshwater fish whose juveniles are the most common kind of whitebait. Amelia Nurse joins a Department of Conservation workshop showing people how to restore rivers to make them more fish-friendly.

Stories from Our Changing World.

3:30  Oklahoma 70 Years On -  Vincent Dowd of BBC 'Witness': In the middle of World War Two an optimistic musical about American rural life in the early 1900s, became a hit on Broadway. Created by Rodgers and Hammerstein its songs were soon being sung around the world. Gemze DeLappe was in the original production.
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MUSIC DETAILS
1st NY Cast: Oklahoma:  (Rodgers Hammerstein) from the Album Members Of The Original New York Production  [MCA                110046]
LINKS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p021m2w7
BBC6237.14131

3:45 The Panel Pre-Show - In What The World Is Talking about…with Zoe George. The danger of pedestrian crossing signals which tell you how much time you have to cross the road. How Facebook could be detrimental to your marriage. US FIFA world cup footballer becomes an internet sensation. Look into my eyes – dogs say a lot by gazing into each other’s eyes…and abominable discovery about Yetis.