Nine To Noon for Friday 11 July 2008

Nine to Noon on 11 July 2008

9:05 Middle East Tensions

Dr Riad Khaw, Dubai defence analyst from the Institute for Near East, on tensions in the Middle East.

9:20 Truancy and educational issues in lower socio areas

Gary Peach, the former assistant principal of Aorere College, speaks about truancy and other educational issues in poor areas. Gary Peach features in a documentary Trouble is My Business which will have its world premiere at this year's New Zealand Film Festival. The film opens at the Auckland Film Festival Sunday 13 July at Sky City Theatre at 1:15pm and screens again on Tuesday 15 July at 11am; Wellington Paramount Saturday July 26 at 3:15pm, and is set for screenings in Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin.

9:30 Hat etiquette ... everything you always wanted to know about hats

Lindsay Kennett is an 80 year old milliner from Dunedin. Born in Glenorchy, his career in fashion began with a window dressing job at Kirkcaldie and Stains in Wellington.

9:45 Asia correspondent Phil OSullivan

10:05 Global and business impact of AIDS

Elizabeth Pisani is an epidemiologist and the author of The Wisdom of Whores. She is a scientist specialising in HIV. Her new book explores the global and business impact of Aids.

10:30 Police National Headquarters on how police conduct high speed car chases

Superintendant Paula Rose, National Manager of Road Policing

10:35 Book review: From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney by Lydia Monin

Reviewed by Quentin Johnson
Published by Hodder Moa, ISBN 978 186 9711 252

10:45 Book reading: Of a Boy by Sonya Hartnett

Part 5 of 10.

11:05 Music review with Manu Taylor

Fleetfoxes (Track 2) - White Winter Hymnal

Daniel Lanois - Here is What is
(Track 1) - Chest Of Draws

Cindi Lauper - Bring you To The Brink
(Track 2) - Into The Nightlife

11:30 Sports commentator Richard Becht

11:45 Week That Was

With Radar and Irene Pink