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Afternoons for Monday 15 February 2010

  • Best song ever written

    1:08 PM.Joining us on the line from Taupo is Lianne Fraser. She picks 'Sailing to Philadelphia' by Mark Knopfler. Audio

  • Eight months to Mars - Mike Lee

    1:22 PM.Taking the bold step with us today is someone whose multi-tasking abilities are probably comparable to an astronaut's. He's a community leader who spent some time as a back room boy in the alliance… Read more Audio

  • Author slot - Kevin Salwen

    3:07 PM.What could you live without? Kevin Salwen on his book - The Power of Half. Audio

  • Homekill meat

    3:28 PM.Not a story for the faint-hearted, as Simon Morton from This Way Up meets Bruce Harkness, whose been home-killing and butchering sheep for years. Read more Audio

  • Environment story - Biotron

    3:48 PM.Its a new tool that's helping scientists unravel the secret underground life of plants. Traditionally, soil scientists such as Leo Condron and Stuart Larsen from the Bioprotection Research Centre have… Read more Audio

  • The panel (part 1)

    4:07 PM.With today's guests Linley Boniface and Finlay MacDonald. Audio

  • The panel (part 2)

    4:34 PM.With today's guests Linley Boniface and Finlay MacDonald. Audio

Global Business: New Age (Part 1)

Peter Day of BBC Global Business examines the social and economic implications of a world where the proportion of older people is outweighing the young. He talks to Phillip Longman, author of The Empty Cradle; George Magnus, author of The Age of Ageing; Siobhan Palmer, Director of Operations, California Health and Longevity Institute; Dianne Bown-Wilson Co-founder, In My Prime; and Mary Furlong, author of Turning Silver into Gold.