Afternoons for Friday 25 November 2011

1:08 PM.Ross Thomson from Auckland chooses 'Crossroads' by Don McLean. Audio

1:40 PM.The band Lava were scheduled to appear on NZ Live. Unfortunately singer Amanda O'Conner died of an illness complicated by her pregnancy. Both Amanda and her husband Sean had appeared on NZ Live before… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.For the first time in 20 years, South Island fans will feel the love tonight from Elton John. He's played in New Zealand 19 times and the New Zealand production manager for this and four other of… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Strada means Street in Italian - and that's where the Strada Trio play - as we hear in the final of Amelia Nurse's series on street musicians. Audio

2:50 PM.Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy became the first album to ever debut at Number One on the US charts. It tells the story of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early years together as friends… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Elliot Pinn is the winner of the NZ-UK Link Apprentice of the Year 2011 in the National Hospitality Standards Institute Modern Apprentice of the Year competition. He suggests a recipe for Lemon Curd… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Belinda Jackson talks about unusual white grape varieties. Wild South Pinot Noir 2010, Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Champion Sauvignon Blanc, and Taylors Riesling from the Clare Valley… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews 'When A City Falls', a documentary about the Christchurch earthquakes. Audio

3:44 PM.It's a 160km ride, 1390m uphill, 1390m downhill around Lake Taupo. More than 10 thousand cyclists will line up to take part in the 35 annual Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. It's the largest transitional… Read more Audio

3:50 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:08 PM.On the eve of the general election, a new poll shows Act's John Banks still trailing National's Paul Goldsmith by 9% in the pivotal seat of Epsom. Audio

4:35 PM.The English may be famous for their stiff upper lip but British people now enjoy 13 hugs each a day, research has found; a team of Auckland researchers has obtained $790,000 in reseach funding to… Read more Audio