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Nine To Noon for Tuesday 1 June 2010

  • Israel attacks aid flotilla heading to Gaza

    9:08 AM.BBC Gaza corrrespondent Jon Donnison, UN correspondent Graeme Usher, and Professor of Peace Studies Paul Rogers talk about Israel's attack on the aid flotilla heading to Gaza. Audio

  • What does soccer tell us about ourselves?

    9:34 AM.Simon Kuper, co-author of 'Soccernomics'. Has also written 'Soccer Against the Enemy', which won the William Hill Prize for sports book of the year in Britain, and writes a sports column in the… Read more Audio

  • US Correspondent - Jack Hitt

    9:49 AM.The oil spill off the gulf of Mexico is having a devastating affect. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Becky Blanton

    10:06 AM.American writer, photographer and former journalist who found herself homeless and at the bottom of the heap. Becky Blanton lived in her van for 3 years with a cat and Doberman dog for company, her… Read more Audio

  • Book Review - The Breaking of Eggs

    10:37 AM.Phil Vine reviews 'The Breaking of Eggs' by Jim Powell. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Audio

  • Business with Rod Oram

    11:09 AM.Business and Economic commentator Rod Oram discusses the US economy and what it means for our exporters. Audio

  • Alison Parr

    11:30 AM.Oral historian Alison Parr with the stories of those who stayed home during World War II - from farmers to conscientious objectors to the women struggling with rationing and fears for their loved… Read more Audio

  • Media with Denis Welch

    11:51 AM.Denis looks at the two weekend political shows: TV3's The Nation and TV1's Q and amp;A. Audio

09:05 Israel attacks aid flotilla heading to Gaza

Jon Donnison, BBC corrrespondent based in Gaza.

09:15 Emergency session of the UN Security Council underway to discuss response to the attack.

Graeme Usher, UN correspondent.

09:20 Israel attacks aid flotilla heading to Gaza

Professor Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

09:25 What does soccer tell us about ourselves?

Simon Kuper, co-author of Soccernomics. Has also written Soccer Against the Enemy, which won the William Hill Prize for sports book of the year in Britain, and writes a sports column in the Financial Times.

09:45 USA correspondent Jack Hitt

10:05 Becky Blanton - Homeless writer

American writer, photographer and former journalist who found herself homeless and at the bottom of the heap. Becky Blanton lived in her van for three years with a cat and Doberman dog for company. Her self esteem deserting her as she realised she had virtually fallen off society's radar. She eventually pulled herself out of it, going on to win selection to speak at the prestigious TED global forum at Oxford University, where she inspired the audience with the story of her journey to the edge and back.

10:30 Book Review with Phil Vine

The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

10:45 Reading:The Life And Death Of Laura Friday (And Of Pavarotti, Her Parrot), a black comedy by David Murphy

(Part 2 of 12, RNZ)

11:05 Business and economic commentator Rod Oram discusses the US economy and what it means for our exporters

11:30 Alison Parr

Oral historian Alison Parr with the stories of those who stayed home during World War II - from farmers to conscientous objectors to the women struggling with rationing and fears for their loved ones.

Home by Alison Parr
Published by Penguin NZ

11:45 Media commentator Denis Welch

TV3's The Nation vs TV1's Q&A.