Afternoons for Tuesday 2 March 2010

1:06 PM.The reality of metaphors. Audio

1:15 PM.Alan Morrison chooses The Small Faces' 'Itchycoo Park'. Audio

1:22 PM.Reviews by Chris Reid of Cliff Richard and The Shadows in concert, Nicky Pellegrino of 'Sacred Hearts' by Sarah Dunant, 'Mr Rosenblum's List' by Natasha Solomons. Nick Atkinson looks at new music by… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Wellingtonians are taking the bull by the horns and staking their claim on the annual Rugby Sevens Competition.The IRB is to undertake a review of the world series to find out if the sports inclusion… Read more Audio

2:17 PM.The Alexandra Blossom Festival is in financial hot water and is appealing directly to the local community to come out and breath new life in it. The festival has made a loss over the last three years… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Inside Out, MTYLAND, Crossover work at the festival. Audio

2:55 PM.Ana Tapiata talks to Ruakere Hond about why it's not such a bad thing to be considered crazy. Audio

3:07 PM.Carolyn Gibson is the author of 'Fries with that? How to lose weight and keep it off in an upsized world'. Audio

3:33 PM.We meet the Mongolian folk band Hanggai, who are bringing their mixture of traditional songs with modern overtones, to this year's Auckland Lantern Festival. Audio

3:47 PM.Gold - it's a precious metal: beautiful, valuable and rare. It doesn't rust, tarnish, or corrode and is generally considered to be inert. It may seem somewhat surprising then, that gold can be used as… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.With Gary McCormick and Tim Watkin. Audio

5:33 PM.With Gary McCormick and Tim Watkin. Audio