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Nine To Noon for Friday 29 July 2011

  • Will the leaky homes compensation package solve the problem?

    9:08 AM.The government has described it as a tragedy of national significance. It's finally signed off on the $1 billion compensation package for leaky home owners. However an estimated 48,000 properties… Read more Audio

  • Links between low empathy and human cruelty

    9:37 AM.Simon Baron-Cohen is no stranger to unpicking the mysteries of the human brain. Audio

  • Asia Correspondent - Phil O'Sullivan

    9:51 AM.Public outrage in China at the government's handling of the train crash that killed at least 39 people and "rain bombs" hit South Korea. Audio

  • Feature Guest - Rick Stein

    10:10 AM.Rick Stein has written some 11 cookery books and recorded numerous cookery series. The latest saw him head out around Spain and it's about to air over here. Audio

  • Book Review - Children's Books

    10:35 AM.'The Travelling Restaurant' by Barbara Else, published by Gecko Press and 'The Pyre of Queens' by David Hair, published by Penguin are both reviewed by John McIntyre. Audio

  • New Music with Chris Bourke

    11:08 AM.Featuring; Jill Scott, Amy LaVere, the passing of Amy Winehouse and plays a track from her album 'Frank'. Plus Madeleine Peyroux sings a version of a Bob Dylan song. Audio

  • Sports with Richard Boock

    11:35 AM.It's the middle of winter so rugby is the topic of conversation today, along with cricket and the second test between England and India, plus a little golf. Audio

  • Week That Was

    11:50 AM.With Jon Bridges and Moata Tamaira. Audio

09:05 Will the $1 billion compensation package draw a line in the sand under the leaky homes issue?

Roger Levie, Homeowners and Buyers Association chief executive; John Green, a Principal adjudicator of the Building Disputes Tribunal, and a mediator and an adjudicator for the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service; and Jeff Montgomery, manager of the Weathertight Services Group at the Department of Building and Housing.

09:25 Links between low empathy and human cruelty

Simon Baron-Cohen, renowned UK brain researcher and author of new book Zero Degrees of Empathy, which looks at redefining evil as an absence of empathy.

09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan

Public outrage in China at the government's handling of the train crash that killed at least 39 people; and 'rain bombs' hit South Korea.

10:05 Fish afficionado Rick Stein

British chef Rick Stein, author of cookery books, and presenter of television cooking shows.

Spain by Rick Stein
Published by BBC Ebury

10:35 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre

The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else
Gecko Press ISBN 978-1-877467-77-6

The Pyre Of Queens by David Hair
Penguin ISBN 978-0-14-330612-2

10:45  Reading. 'Spider' by William Taylor (Part 10 of 10)

The four finalists of the piano competition are awaiting the judges' verdict.

11:05 Music review with Chris Bourke

Chris discusses Jill Scott, Amy LaVere, Jolie Holland and the passing of Amy Winehouse.

Track: So in Love
Artist: Jill Scott
Album: The Light of the Sun   
Composer: Scott-Wooten-Hamilton-Hutson
Label: Warner Bros

Track: You Can't Keep Me
Artist: Amy Lavere
Album: Stranger Me
Label: Archer Records

Track: I Threw It All Away
Artist: Madeleine Peyroux
Album: Standing on the Rooftop
Composer: Dylan
Label: Universal

Track: Stronger Me
Artist: Amy Winehouse
Album: Frank
Composer: Remi-Winehouse
Label: Island

11:30 Sports commentator Richard Boock

11:45 The Week That Was with Jon Bridges and Moata Tamaira