1:10 Sheba Williams In Session

A queen of cabaret, Wellington-born Sheba Williams, is taking on the repertoire of her inspiration, Nine Simone. She's performing at the Auckland International Cabaret Season, returning for its third year at Auckland Town Hall.

Sheba Williams plays a tribute to Nina Simone at the Auckland International Cabaret Season.

Sheba Williams plays a tribute to Nina Simone at the Auckland International Cabaret Season. Photo: Supplied

1:20 Professor Bill McKay

Jesse Mulligan talks to Professor Bill McKay a university expert on architecture who's conducting a tour with a difference this weekend. He's going to be taking a bus load of people around the city's current and former state houses as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival. The tour's called Auckland's State Houses: From Liberal to Labour and Beyond.

A group of state houses in a South Auckland suburb.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

1.30 Critter Of The Week

Nicola Toki, DoC's endangered species ambassador, brings us her critter of the week. And it's a great one for the arachnophobes!

The nelson cave spider has the largest leg span of all spiders in New Zealand, and it was our first protected spider under the Wildlife Act.

1:40 Favourite album

2:10 Film Review: Dan Slevin

Dan Slevin, from RNZ Widescreen, reviews the new Magnificent Seven and the documentary The First Monday in May.

Aaradhna

Aaradhna Photo: Supplied

 

 

2:20 NZ Live:  Aaradhna

Today, on New Zealand live a woman who made her musical debut 12 years ago as guest vocalist on the chart-topping single by Adeaze, "Getting Stronger."   She has since gone on to record four studio albums, the last two both reaching the number one slot on the New Zealand album chart.  She has just returned from Singapore where she performed five showcases, played at the famed Marina Bay Sands and in Pit Lane during the Singapore Formuyla One Grand Prix.

Aaradhna Patel

Aaradhna Patel Photo: supplied

3:10 Food with Chelsea Winter

Chelsea Winter is one of New Zealand's favourite cooks, and she aims at helping people make every day delicious. Her previous book, Homemade Happiness, was the best-selling cookbook in New Zealand for 2015, while cookbooks At My Table and Everyday Delicious have won huge acclaim. And her new book Scrumptious is out today.

She sharies her recipe for Cranberry and White Chocolate Slice.

3.20 Sake with Nic Watt

Auckland japanese restaurant MASU has brought in some rare sakes from Japan and owner Nic Watt talks about sake etiquette and food matching.

Interior designer Kate Alexander

Interior designer Kate Alexander Photo: Supplied

3.25 Interior Design with Kate Alexander

Making her debut on RNZ is interior designer Kate Alexander. Kate is the creative director of Places and Graces. She has just released her first book, Finishing Touches: How to find grace in your Place, and she provides interior style advice on the new television show, Creative Living.

3:45 The Panel Pre-Show

Music played in this show

JESSE MULLIGAN AFTERNOONS
1:00pm - 4:00pm
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30th 2016

JESSE'S SONG:
ARTIST:    Sheba Williams
TITLE:        My Baby Just Cares For Me
COMP:    Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
ALBUM:    Unreleased
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

FAVORITE ALBUM:
ARTIST:    The Shins
TITLE:        Sleeping Lessons
COMP:    James Mercer  
ALBUM:    Wincing The Night Away
LABEL:    Sub Pop

ARTIST:    The Shins
TITLE:        Australia
COMP:    James Mercer  
ALBUM:    Wincing The Night Away
LABEL:    Sub Pop

ARTIST:    The Shins
TITLE:        Phantom Limb
COMP:    James Mercer  
ALBUM:    Wincing The Night Away
LABEL:    Sub Pop

ADDITIONAL TRACK:
ARTIST:    Thomas Oliver
TITLE:        If I Move To Mars
COMP:    Thomas Oliver
ALBUM:    Thomas Oliver
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

NEW ZEALAND LIVE:
ARTIST:    Aaradhna
TITLE:        Brown Girl
COMP:    Aaradhna Patel, Jeffrey Scott, Vincent John
ALBUM:    Brown Girl
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Aaradhna
TITLE:        Forever Love
COMP:    Aaradhna Patel, Jeffrey Scott, Vincent John
ALBUM:    Brown Girl
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Aaradhna
TITLE:        Drunken Hearts. Smokey Mind
COMP:    Aaradhna Patel, Jeffrey Scott
ALBUM:    Brown Girl
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

ARTIST:    Aaradhna
TITLE:        Devil's Living In My Shadow
COMP:    Aaradhna Patel, Jeffrey Scott
ALBUM:    Brown Girl
LIVE:        RNZ Auckland

THE PANEL:
ARTIST:    Rebecca Black
TITLE:        Friday
COMP:    Clarence Jey, Patrice Wilson
ALBUM:    Single
LABEL:    ARK Music Factory