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Afternoons for Thursday 17 July 2014

  • Best song ever written - 'I'm Gonna Rise'

    1:05 PM.Nik Curry from Paraparaumu Beach nominates 'I'm Gonna Rise' by Kapiti artist Linzee Inkster. Audio

  • Simon's A to Z: Waimate

    1:20 PM.Our New Zealand A to Z takes us to Waimate in South Canterbury - home of the introduced population of Bennett's wallabies. Tour guides are: Gwen Dempster-Schouten, Ann Dennison and Rob Aikman. Audio

  • Emerging duo - Doprah vocalist Indi Force

    2:05 PM.New Zealand duo, Doprah is made up of producer Steven Marr and vocalist Indira Force. And they're starting to make their presence felt in the world of music and video. They supported Lorde at her… Read more Audio

  • Young Kiwi conductor - Gemma New

    2:20 PM.The story of a young New Zealand woman who's rapidly making a name for herself: Gemma New is associate conductor at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian classical music magazine… Read more Audio

  • Feature album - The Next Day

    2:45 PM.Today's album is 'The Next Day' by David Bowie from 2013. Audio

  • Feature Author - Phil Gifford

    3:05 PM.Phil Gifford on his new memoir, Phil Gifford: Loose Amongst the Legends. Audio

  • Fish and Warming Oceans

    3:20 PM.University of Auckland research finds that heart function in fish is an indicator of which species may cope better with rising ocean temperatures. Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 17 July 2014

    3:45 PM.Topics: Russia to reopen spy base in Cuba as relations with US continue to sour. FBI warns driverless cars could be used as 'lethal weapons'. Seinfeld writer beats Kramer namesake in 'not that there's… Read more Audio


1:10   Best Song Ever Written: Nik Curry - Paraparaumu Beach nominated 'I'm Gonna Rise' by
Kapiti artist, Linzee Inkster. 

1:20   Our New Zealand A to Z takes us to Waimate in South Canterbury - home of the introduced population of Bennett's wallabies.
Tour guides are: Gwen Dempster-Schouten, Ann Dennison and Rob Aikman.

2:10  Emerging Duo -  Doprah vocalist Indi Force: New Zealand duo, Doprah are made up of producer Steven Marr, and vocalist Indira Force. And they're starting to make their presence felt in the world of music and video.
They supported Lorde at her post - Grammy homecoming show in Auckland ..and their latest video is getting attention too.

2:20 Young Kiwi conductor - Gemma New: The story of a young New Zealand woman who's rapidly making a name for herself. Gemma New is associate conductor at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian classical music magazine Limelight has just named her as one of its 30 brilliant musicians under 30.

2:30  NZ Reading: Part nine of 'Juggling with Mandarins' by V.M. Jones. Pip has been enjoying success on several fronts - in his encouragement of baby Madeline and in his climbing. But will it be enough to bring him success in  the Climbing Championships? We find out in today's episode of 'Juggling with Mandarins'.
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MUSIC DETAILS      
'On a High' by Gresby Nash, tk 31 bruton BIGS 011
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INTERACTIVE:      
BOOK: Juggling with Mandarins by V M Jones [Pub: HarperCollins (25 Jun 2003) ISBN-978-1869504625]

The link:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/collections/afternoon-readings/juggling-with-mandarins-by-vm-jones

2:45  Feature Album - The Next Day - David Bowie (2013)

3:10  Feature Author - Phil Gifford on his new memoir, Phil Gifford: Loose Amongst the Legends.

3:30  Fish In Warming Oceans - Veronika Meduna: Ocean temperatures are predicted to rise by 1-3°C by the end of this century, and new research at the University of Auckland has found that this may lead to heart failure in some fish species.
INTERACTIVE DETAILS:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/ourchangingworld
BACKGROUND
Anthony Hickey https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/a-hickey

3:45  Panel Pre-Show - Julie Moffett