Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan for Thursday 1 September 2011

1:10 PM.Steve Krzystyniak of Helensville chooses There's Something Wrong In Paradise by Kid Creole and The Coconuts. Audio

1:20 PM.The Falkland Islands is a group of 744 islands, a self-governing sovereign British territory located 450 km from Argentina and 8500 km from Auckland. Traditionally thought of as a barren, rocky… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.As thousands of people fled winds from Hurricane Irene, the soldiers who guard Arlington Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington DC remained at their posts. Members of the Old Guard have… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.The Auckland Art Gallery's 19th century clock is chiming again for the first time in four years. Horologist Michael Cryns worked for hundreds of hours to restore the clock and chimes. Audio

2:50 PM.Bruce Springsteen's 1987 'Tunnel of Love'. Audio

3:10 PM.Sonia Sly looks at the function of a frame in the restoration process of the 1780s painting Poedua, better known by its nickname, "The Pacific Mona Lisa". Audio

3:20 PM.The BBC's Louise Hidalgo considers the revolution fermented by the world's first childcare guru, Dr Benjamin Spock, and his 1946 book Baby and Child Care. Audio

3:30 PM.Television programmes like MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen demonstrate just how popular cooking shows are. By tapping into this love of food, American scientist Kent Kirschenbaum is presenting chemistry… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:10 PM.Selling of SOEs, and seismologists examine the link between 2 aftershocks in Christchurch yesterday. Audio

4:40 PM.The first day of spring is here; scientists confirm the Return Trip Effect; Fashion Week; a $1 gun sale; and U.S. retailer JCPenney has come come under fire for selling a t-shirt bearing the words… Read more Audio