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Afternoons for Wednesday 24 April 2013

  • Best Song Ever Written - Bohemian Rhapsody

    1:09 PM.Jonathan Cutts from Wellington has chosen Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Audio

  • Link 3

    1:24 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

  • Anzac hymn

    2:10 PM.All around the country tomorrow people will gather to remember the war dead in ceremony and song. Shirley Murray's words are sung in churches around the country. She is a Member of the New Zealand… Read more Audio

  • Anzac bravery awards

    2:23 PM.This morning the two boys became the youngest ever recipients of the RSA's prestigious Anzac of the Year Award. Will White and Sergio Schuler saw a man struggling in the water about 100 metres from… Read more Audio

  • Virtual World with Jules Older

    3:10 PM.Topics - The Boston bombings and the digital age; digital gadgetry; an app for crowdsourcing writing; tough times for authors and journalists; and try before you buy. Audio

  • Auckland Story for 24 April 2013 - Refugees as Survivors

    3:31 PM.Afghan interpreters who worked with New Zealand defence force there have just moved into the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre with their families. The refugee children are being swamped with… Read more Audio

  • The Panel Pre-Show for 24 April 2013

    3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

  • The Panel with Cas Carter and Jeremy Elwood (Part 1)

    4:07 PM.Topics - Today we learned the Prime Minister, John Key, had breakfast with Ian Fletcher just days after he selected a panel to interview candidates for a top spy agency job. While New Zealanders are… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Cas Carter and Jeremy Elwood (Part 2)

    4:34 PM.Topics - Have you seen the Web video for the Dove "Real Beauty" campaign? The Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, has withdrawn his threat of defamation action against the satirical website - The… Read more Audio

1:10 Best Song Ever Written

Jonathan Cutts has chosen Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

1:15 Link 3 - music game

THE ANSWER: singing in falsetto.

2:10 ANZAC song

All around the country tomorrow people will gather to remember the war dead in ceremony and song. Shirley Murray's words are sung in Churches around the country. She is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to community hymn writing. In 2006, she wrote Hymn for ANZAC Day and although it is sung at many ANZAC services, the third verse, an acknowledgement of conscientious objectors, is almost always dropped.

2:20 Bravery award

The ANZAC spirt of bravery, compassion and courage is in two 12 year old cousins who risked their lives to save a man from drowning at Waihi last December. This morning the two boys became the youngest ever recipients of the  RSA's prestigious ANZAC of the Year Award.  Will White and Sergio Schuler saw a man struggling in the water, about 100 metres from shore and swam out to him to help. The boys gave the swimmer hope, encouragement and instructions about how to get himself back to shore. This morning Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae presented the award to the cousins at the Waihi Beach Memorial RSA.

2:30 Reading - ANZAC Day at the Bay, by Patricia Lawson

A young girl watches her neighbours celebrating ANZAC Day.

2:45 Feature Album - Rocks, by Aerosmith

Rocks is the fourth album by American rock band Aerosmith, released May 3, 1976. Aerosmith plays Dunedin's Forsyth Bar stadium tonight.

3:12 Virtual World with Jules Older

3:33 Auckland story

Refugee children who've just arrived in Auckland  from war-torn Afghanistan are being swamped with clothing and toys. Afghan interpreters who worked with New Zealand defence force have just moved  into the Mangere Refugee Centre with their families. David Steemson looks into the issue.

4:06 The Panel with Cas Carter and Jeremy Elwood

The Prime Minister's breakfast with Mr Fletcher, and why did it cost $60,000 to hire him? The weightiest people live in Waikato, and what use are public education initiatives in getting us to shed kilos do you think? Are things getting better or not for women, deep down? Interesting questions asked in today's NYT. The Auckland housing saga, as a tower block gets the go-ahead in New Lynn and there's still no agreement about what we should build and where. Colin Craig takes exception to what was said about his beliefs on the satirical Civilian website, but should he? Do you take satirical sites seriously?