Afternoons for Friday 8 April 2016

1:15 Moby Dick Demystified - Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou

Could Moby Dick actually use its enormous head, to smash the ship Pequod? Given that the whaling ship was five times its size? An international team of scientists believe they have the answer. Dr Olga Panagiotopoulou is an expert on the anatomy, bone biology and mechanics of large animals. She's also an evolutionary morphologist at Australia's University of Queensland and led the study. She explains why she even thought to study this topic.

1:25 Star Wars Rogue One - Kristy Glasgow

The Star Wars Rogue One trailer is hot off the press. Matt and Kristy Glasgow run the Star Wars New Zealand website. They're dubbed as New Zealand's biggest fans!

1:35 Special Operations Battle Training Facility - Kate Pereyra Garcia

RNZ National's, Kate Pereyra Garcia, has been at the opening of the NZDF's Special Operations Battle Training Facility at Ardmore Military Training Area.

1:40 Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki

Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador, introduces us to a lesser-known, uncharismatic or generally unlovable threatened species. This week it's the South Island kōkako.

1:40 Favourite Album

'Burning Up Years' - Human Instinct. 

2:10 New Zealand Society

Sonia Sly was recently in Napier to look at an international project that looks to bring awareness to the decimation of marine species and other environmental issues through the use of large scale murals painted by internationally recognised artists.

2:10 NZ Live

Tiki Taane recreates his one-man show for us live in Auckland.

3:10 Food, Wine, Movies and Music for your Weekend

Food - Alexandra Tylee from Pipi in Havelock North has a recipe for Chicken and Poppyseed Pasta.

Wine - Yvonne Lorkin is in Auckland for a brewery event.

Movies - Dr Richard Swainson reviews Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and First Growth. 

Music - Melody Thomas previews this weekend's Music 101 programme.

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

 

JESSE'S SONG:

 

ARTIST:         The Last Shadow Puppets

TITLE:             Everything You've Come To Expect

COMP:           Alex Turner, Miles Kane

ALBUM:         Everything You've Come To Expect   

LABEL:          Domino

 

FEATURE ALBUM:

 

ARTIST:         Human Instinct

TITLE:             You Really Got Me

COMP:           Ray Davies

ALBUM:         Burning Up Years

LABEL:          Marble Arch

 

ARTIST:         Human Instinct

TITLE:             Blues News

COMP:           Jesse Harper

ALBUM:         Burning Up Years

LABEL:          Marble Arch

 

ARTIST:         Human Instinct

TITLE:             Burning Up Years

COMP:           Mike Dolan, Mick Carless, Steve Dolan

ALBUM:         Burning Up Years

LABEL:          Marble Arch

 

NEW ZEALAND LIVE:

 

ARTIST:         Tiki Taane

TITLE:             Saviour Dub / Summertime / Get Up, Stand up

COMP:           Tiki Taane, Motive / Tiki Taane, Dub XL / Bob Marley, Peter Tosh

ALBUM:         Unreleased

LIVE:              RNZ Akld

 

ARTIST:         Tiki Taane

TITLE:             Faded

COMP:           Tiki Taane, Pdigass, Sean Deans

ALBUM:         Unreleased

LIVE:              RNZ Akld

 

ADDITIONAL MUSIC:

 

ARTIST:         The Checks

TITLE:             Candyman Shimmer

COMP:           Sven Pettersen, Edward Knowles

ALBUM:         Deadly Summer Sway

LABEL:          Pieclub

 

MUSIC 101 PROMO:

 

ARTIST:        Miloux

TITLE:             Me and Mine

COMP:           Rebecca Melrose

ALBUM:         EP1

LABEL:          Loop

 

THE PANEL: HALFTIME SONG

 

ARTIST:         Ed Sheeran

TITLE:             Thinking Out Loud

COMP:           Ed Sheeran

ALBUM:         X

LABEL:          Atlantic