Afternoons for Monday 28 May 2012

1:09 PM.Ron Gilbert from Dunedin has chosen Glenn Gould playing Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat, Opus 117 Number 1. Audio

1:21 PM.One of our most versatile actors of stage and screen. By 21 he had graduated from the New Zealand Drama School, the first Maori student to do so. Immediatly he landed a small part in the controversial… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The Press newspaper is one of the first Christchurch businesses to return to the city's quake-ravaged CBD. Yesterday, its staff moved into their new offices, on the very edge of the red zone. Audio

3:09 PM.The Transit of Venus is entwined with our own history. Captain James Cook set sail on the Endeavor in 1768 to observe the transit from Tahiti in June 1769. His expedition was one of many, fanning out… Read more Audio

3:37 PM.Why is it that some volcanoes erupt in violent explosions and some in relatively gentle lava flows? At the University of Canterbury, volcanologists simulate volcanic eruption to figure out the answer.

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Government says it will consider "R" plates for drivers on restricted licences as part of a campaign to reduce the road toll by targeting high-risk motorists. The animal advocacy group… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - Do you take your smartphone to bed? Has the pursuit of labour productivity reached its limit? Audio