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Afternoons for Monday 13 August 2012
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Best Song Ever Written - Boogie Blues
1:08 PM.Caroline della Porta from Picton has chosen 'Boogie Blues ' by Anita O'Day . Audio
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Eight Months to Mars - Noel Harris
1:24 PM.In a career that has spanned five decades, Noel Harris has scored many memorable firsts, both here and overseas. He is the oldest serving practitioner in his field and, although still a full… Read more Audio
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Cupcake queen
2:12 PM.Running her own cupcake business is a piece of cake for Bonnie Berkett compared to cooking for the Stars in Hollywood and competing on Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen. Bonnie was the runner up in the… Read more Audio
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Interisland ferry 50th
2:24 PM.Fifty years ago today, the Aramoana made it's maiden voyage from Wellington to Picton launching the first roll on roll off ferry service between the North and South Islands. In 1968, 53 people died… Read more Audio
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The Physics of Superheroes
3:08 PM.How many superpowers correspond, or could do in future, to the real world? Superheroes have to obey the laws of physics to a certain extent, and maybe to a greater extent than we think. That's where… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World - Giant Weta
3:33 PM.Giant weta can weigh in at more than 35 grams and span an adult hand. But before Auckland Zoo can begin its new weta breeding programme, staff need to catch some. Justin Gregory heads to Little… Read more Audio
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The Panel Pre-Show for 13 August 2012
3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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The Panel with Nevil Gibson and Matt Nippert (Part 1)
4:07 PM.Topics - the 2012 London Olympics are officially over, with the Olympic flame extinguished at the main stadium earlier today. Government funding for high-performance sport will be frozen for at least… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Nevil Gibson and Matt Nippert (Part 2)
4:32 PM.Topics - Annoyed by the loudness of bars? Does anyone care whether Olympic athletes win by chemical enhancement rather than by merit alone? What sports should be added or subtracted from the Olympics?
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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