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The Panel pre-show for 3 February 2015
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Abdelkader Benali
3:10 PM.The attacks on the offices of French Magazine Charlie Hebdo have highlighted the anger and alienation felt by some young Muslims in Europe. Moroccan-Dutch novelist Abdelkader Benali knows what it's… Read more Audio
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Feature album - Teenage Dream
2:45 PM.American singer Katy Perry put on a spectacular halftime show at the Super Bowl, but it's been somewhat overshadowed by her unusual choice in backing dancers. Two dancers dressed in shark costumes… Read more Audio
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Voices of Faith - Steve Cournane and Rocio Figueroa
2:20 PM.There will be a significant New Zealand presence at an international gathering in the Vatican focusing on the role of women in the Catholic church. The event is called Voices of Faith. A song called… Read more Audio
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Marlborough's dry spell
2:08 PM.The hot, dry weather in Marlborough continues and water supplies to vineyards in the area hang on a knife-edge. Class B water restrictions have taken place in the Wairau Valley. Audio
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Music review with Martyn Pepperell
1:44 PM.Martyn Pepperell brings in music from Kadhja Bonet and Groeni . Audio
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Book review with Mary McCallum
1:35 PM.Mary McCallum reviews 'How Does It Hurt?, Stephanie de Montalk's memoir looking at her chronic pain. Audio
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Your Song - Danny Boy
1:10 PM.Danny Boy as performed by Margaret Sheridan is chosen by Emily McDonald of Auckland. Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 2 February 2015
3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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How to be dead - Writer Chris Tse
3:30 PM.Interviewing ghosts to redress an injustice; 110 years on writer Chris Tse takes Lynda Chanwai-Earle to the scene of the racially motivated murder of Chinese Gold miner Joe Kum Yung in Wellington's… Read more Audio
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Author Interview - Paul Keany
3:09 PM.October 2008. The Celtic Tiger had lost its roar and 45-year-old Dubliner Paul Keany's plumbing business was faltering. So he did something he lived to regret: he agreed to smuggle six kilos of… Read more Audio
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Feature album - Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
2:46 PM."Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance" is the ninth studio album by Belle and Sebastian, released on 19 January 2015. Belle and Sebastian's lead singer Stuart Murdoch was afflicted with chronic fatigue… Read more Audio
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Huge Piano - Krzysztof Malek
2:25 PM.At 5.7 metres long it's the world's longest grand piano. So it's perhaps no surprise that Krzysztof Malek, pianist on board the cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey, wanted to play the piano when the ship… Read more Audio
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Overturning homosexual convictions
2:09 PM.Recently we spoke to Professor Andrew Hodges about his book on British mathematician Alan Turing, who played a large part in cracking the Germans' Enigma code in World War Two. The book was the basis… Read more Audio
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New Zealand Retro: Flares
1:20 PM.The age of the flared trousers is our retro theme today. Archival audio supplied by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio
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Your song - When My Train Pulls In
1:08 PM.James Wright has chosen 'When My Train Pulls In' by Garry Clark Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 30 January 2015
3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
3:15 PM.Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin at the Central Otago Pinot Noir Festival. Wine reccommendations: Cheap and Cheerful: Brown Brothers Moscato & Sauvignon Blanc $12.99. Mid-Price Magic: Mud House Central… Read more Audio
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Fresh fast food with Jonny Schwass
3:09 PM.Jonny Schwass shares his recipe for Sweet Corn Cake. Audio
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Feature album - Pet Sounds
2:46 PM.'Pet Sounds' is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys. Released on May 16, 1966, it initially met a lukewarm critical and commercial reception in the United States but… Read more Audio