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Afternoons for Monday 5 December 2011
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Best Song Ever Written - Precious Time
1:09 PM.Elise Doyer from Lyttelton has chosen 'Precious Time' by Van Morrison. Audio
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Eight Months to Mars - Suzanne Prentice
1:21 PM.She's performed at the Grand Ole Opry and toured with some of the biggest names in country music throughout North America, and she isn't slowing down. Next year Suzanne will tour again with a stage… Read more Audio
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Robotic study in Auckland
2:10 PM.The world's first multi-robotic study is taking place at an Auckland retirement village this month, involving 31 robots, 100 residents and 100 staff. The Healthbots project is being run by Auckland… Read more Audio
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Adventure flights in a Yak-52
2:21 PM.A Tauranga pilot has become the first in New Zealand to take fare-paying passengers on adventure flights in his Yak-52 fighter trainer. Peter Meadows now operates commercially after the Civil Aviation… Read more Audio
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The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
3:06 PM.The life of Hedy Lamarr is the stuff of legitimate legend. Born to Jewish parents in Austria in 1913, she married an Austrian munitions millionaire but fled the marriage and Europe before the start of… Read more Audio
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The Panel Pre-Show for 5 December 2011
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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The Panel with Mike Williams and Gary McCormick (Part 1)
4:07 PM.Topics - The National and ACT parties have signed a confidence and supply agreement at Parliament. The battle for the Labour party leadership hits the road today with David Cunliffe and David Shearer… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Mike Williams and Gary McCormick (Part 2)
4:34 PM.Topics - Police say they had "no real option" but to shelve a case against a South Taranaki man accused of child abuse. The case against the man was dismissed last month after the judge ruled a jury… Read more Audio
1:10 Best Song Ever Written
1:15 8 Months To Mars - what would well-known people do on a trip to Mars?
2:10 Feature Stories
2:30 Reading
2:45 Feature Album
3:12 Author slot
3:35 Our Changing World
4:06 The Panel