Afternoons for Wednesday 23 September 2015

1:10 First Song

Lontalius - 'All I Wanna Say' 

1:15 Red Peak Flag - Gareth Hughes 

The Green Party MP Gareth Hughes will try to table a bill in Parliament today, to have the Red Peak flag design added to the flag referendum. The design has gained popularity in recent weeks, and a petition with about 50,000 signatures calling for it to be added was delivered to Parliament last week.

1:20 Eyes East - Evan Smith

A new television series is set to broadcast on CTV. And its creators are hoping it brings a shared community vision, of how to rebuild East Christchurch. Eyes East is a collaboration between Eastern Vision, CTV and Rebuild Christchurch. The television show canvasses what the public value, and how they'd like their community to be rebuilt. Evan Smith is the programme manager of Eastern Vision.

1:25 Rosetta Spacecraft - Sergei Gulyaev

If you ever wondered how to measure a comet, you're just about to find out. The Rosetta space craft successfully landed a probe on a comet (Comet-67P) last year. And current predictions are that it's 10 billion tonnes - or about the size of Mount Everest. But, scientists think this may be wrong. Professor Sergei Gulyaev is the founder and director of AUT's Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research. He's been helping the European Space Agency to find out just how big it is.

1:30 BBC Witness - Ska

Jamaica is famous for reggae. But before Reggae came Ska. And in our BBC world service history programme 'Witness' today, we're going back in time to remember the birth of Ska. Rebecca Kesby has been talking to a man who recalls how ska emerged from very humble beginnings just as the country was winning its independence.

1:40 Favourite Album

The Void Union - Higher Guns.  Chosen by David Fleig of Whangarei.

2:10 Born To Dance - Tammy Davis

Actor, writer and director Tammy Davis discusses his new film project, Born To Dance. 

2:20 Talking Food

NZ Food awards supreme winner - Magills Meats

2.25 Ugly Bagels - Amelia Nurse

Amelia Nurse talks to chef Al Brown at his new Montreal Bagel factory and shop, Best Ugly Bagels.

2.45 Peter Gordon

2.55 Christchurch Vegetarian society on Vegetarian Day

3:10 Technology And Innovation

Our technology correspondent Paul Brislen is here to tell us about the state of New Zealand broadband, the Innovation Awards and Facebook's DISLIKE function.

We'll also meet another great kiwi innovator, Mike  Nelson, who is the man behind Speaking Email.

3:25 The Wireless - Brittany Mackie

On this week's The Wireless preview Brittany Mackie talks about her feature on graffiti in post-quake Christchurch.

3:35 New Zealand Society - Sonia Sly

Cutting hair might be the bread and butter for most hair salons.  But for Bex Brent, the owner of Willis York in Wellington, working with hair is about engaging the community and collaborating with artists across different mediums.  Sonia Sly was curious to find out more about the award-winning hairdresser.

3:45 The Panel Pre-Show

What the world is talking about.  With Jesse Mulligan, Jim Mora and Zara Potts.

Music played in this show

Music details

OPENING SONG:

ARTIST: Lontalius
TITLE: All I Wanna Say
"COMP: Johnston
ALBUM: n/a
LABEL: Partisan

FAVOURITE ALBUM:

ARTIST: The Void Union
TITLE: Garden of Eden
COMP: The Void Union
ALBUM: Higher Guns
LABEL: Jump Up!

ARTIST: The Void Union
TITLE: In Like Flynn
COMP: The Void Union
ALBUM: Higher Guns
LABEL: Jump Up!

ARTIST: The Void Union
TITLE: So Sad To Say
COMP: The Void Union
ALBUM: Higher Guns
LABEL: Jump Up!

FOOD:

ARTIST: Led Zeppelin
TITLE: Tangerine
COMP: Page
ALBUM: Led Zeppelin: 3
LABEL: Atlantic

PANEL:

ARTIST: Commitments
TITLE: Try a little tenderness
COMP: Strong
ALBUM: The Commitments: Music From The original motion picture soundtrack
LABEL: MCA