Afternoons for Tuesday 30 August 2011

1:09 PM.Helen Vail from Auckland has chosen 'I've Got You Under My Skin' performed by Frank Sinatra. Audio

1:24 PM.'Unzipped' (on TV1), Underbelly: Land of the Long Green Cloud (on TV3) and 'Bliss' (on TV1). Audio

1:35 PM."Rip Tide" by Stella Rimington, published by Bloomsury and "Wellington From Above" by Graham Stewart published by Grantham House Publishing. Audio

1:43 PM.'Katie My Darling' off the album Free Rein by The Unfaithful Ways and 'Goshen' off the album The Rip Tide by Beirut. Audio

1:53 PM.Should you trust your memory and Louis Menand's debate on the value of college in the USA. Audio

2:06 PM.Valerie Adams has won with a huge final round throw of 21.24 metres at the World Championships in Athletics in South Korea, equalling the world championship record and smashing her personal best and… Read more Audio

2:21 PM.A slice of New Zealand will be gracing the walls of the Jet Propulson Laboratory in California tomorrow in honour of our greatest space pioneer Dr William Pickering. A photo of the Kepler mountain… Read more Audio

3:06 PM.High Intensity Training, H-I-T, has been around since the '70s. Now a body of research suggests it's not just a passing fad, but a viable alternative for people who want to stay fit but just haven't… Read more Audio

3:37 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out what happens when you combine Asian and Middle Eastern dance forms with Polynesian at an Auckland based bi-annual event called Viva Eclectika. Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Were the Panelists aware that New Zealand aspires to be a net exporter of oil by 2030? Labour's caucus is meeting today for the first time in a fortnight. Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - The founder of Fashion Week says someone or something needs to step in to help keep the event running. A Ministry of Defence report shows soldiers are struggling with rifles that can't… Read more Audio