Afternoons Podcast Options

3:10 PM.The British period drama 'Downton Abbey' is filmed at Highclere Castle on the Berkshire, Hampshire border in the South of England. The Carnavon family has lived in the castle since 1679. A… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.A special football ball that was washed off the Sendai Plain and out to sea during the Japanese tsunami has turned up about 5000 kilometres away, on a remote island off the coast of Alaska. David… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.A horse will take centre stage at an Anzac Day service near Bulls on Wednesday. More than three-and-a-half thousand New Zealand horses served during World War I and only four returned. Among them was… Read more Audio

1:27 PM.He's made an acclaimed living on his considerable wits, never happier than when he's writing, but he's taking a break this afternoon to launch his splendid mind on a journey into the stars. Audio

1:07 PM.Terry Crandle from Auckland has chosen 'Johnny Walkers Shoes' by the Pigram Brothers. Audio

4:35 PM.The latest One Direction news!!; Panellists have their say; News on rival consortia for Crafar farms; Rugby World Cup stronger than forecast, Ministry of Economic Development. Audio

4:10 PM.Labour leader David Shearer and the introduction of the living wage and; The PM and the SkyCity Convention Centre bid. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, a look at what's hot in cyberspace media, plus a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:40 PM.Jim Mora talks with Chris Fortune - a chef and Chairperson of Farmers' Markets New Zealand . Audio

3:30 PM.Sarah MacMullan reviews the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, A Separation... and The Lucky One, another adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks book that centres on love, redemption, secrets and good… Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Looking for a wee weekend tipple, or something for your Key Lime Pie - look no further. Audio

3:10 PM.A quintissential American dessert is Lyndelle Gibara's feature this afternoon - the Key Lime Pie. Audio

2:20 PM.Justin Gregory continues his journey 'out west' and this week DJ Doc Westie and his bogan circus play 'choons for hoons'. Audio

2:10 PM.With DoC about to start their annual cull of the wild Kaimanawa herd, equine lovers from Kaimanawa Heritage Horses are looking for new homes for around 170 Kaimanawa wild horses that they'll round-up… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.For Paul Feenstra it's the Blackmores Knight version of Diamonds and Rust. Audio

4:33 PM.Topics - A former army officer and historian for Australia's Department of Veterans Affairs, Graham Wilson, says one of the most persistent myths was of the great independent Aussie bushman instantly… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Government's been under intense pressure over its relationship with Sky City after Mr Key's admission that it was his idea to have the company build the 350 million dollar national… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.They are known as the phantoms of the forest. Landcare Research biologists are keen to work out how stick insects managed to adapt to life in colder climates, and Veronika Meduna joins Alice Dennis… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.It's the roar - a busy time for taxidermists. Sage Forest visits three brothers continuing their father's legacy: his passion for hunting and taxidermy, at GD O'Rourke and Sons in Pleasant Point. Audio

3:06 PM.For five hundred years, letterpress printing ruled the roost. But as newer and faster methods threatened to send it the way of the dodo, a craft movement sprang up to save this most beautiful form of… Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Keith Stewart was a wee lad but still remembers the Featherston Military camp. He's about to turn 96, and his own life is worthy of a book. Inventions are in his genes and Keith has invented something… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.For 40 days, during Lent, Sydneysider Lisa Rafferty gave up something she loved, something that had become a big part of her life - Facebook. Lent may be over, but Lisa Rafferty now says she may never… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.We're off to one of the remotest spots you can ever live in our fair isles. It takes two days by ship to get there, and two hours by plane flying all the way over water. It's 800 kilometres east of… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Christine Donehue from Katikati has chosen 'Ukelele Lady' performed by Bette Midler. Audio