Nine To Noon for Monday 25 August 2008
Nine to Noon on Monday 15 August 2008
9:05 Barak Obama's running mate
Bob Weiner is a Democratic strategist who discusses the significance of Barak Obama choosing Joe Biden as his running mate
9:20 Paying for motorway use
Drivers could be paying up to 50 dollars a week to use new motorways under a National government ... and the party believes people would gladly pay, rather than be continually stuck in traffic jams.
9:30 Beijing Olympics reviewed
If there was a gold medal for Olympic longevity, Harry Nelson would have to be a contender Harry is an 86 year old who has been to every Olympics since 1948. He reviews the legacy of Beijing
9:45 Europe Correspondent Seamus Kearney
10:05 Feature Interview
Kim Phuc - was the subject of a photograph that has become one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam war. On the 8th of June 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc's village was hit with napalm. She was photographed as she ran from the village, badly burned. Her two young brothers were killed instantly. Kim Phuc tells her harrowing but hopeful story.
10:30 Book Review: When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
Reviewed by Jane Westaway
Published by DoubleDay UK, ISBN 9780385614511
10:45 Book reading: Wrestling with God by Lloyd Geering
Episode 4 of 12
11:05 Politics with Matthew Hooton and Laila Harre
11:30 Guest Chef Ray McVinnie and wine with John Hawkesby
Scallops with Spaghetti and Salsa Cruda and Pea and Potato Soup
11:45 Tommy Honey, sophist and provocateur