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The Panel pre-show for 2 September 2014
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Flight 232: author and pilot Laurence Gonzales
3:09 PM.Twenty-five years ago the hydraulics systems aboard a United Airlines Flight from Denver to Chicago failed at 37,000 feet with 296 people on board. Miraculously, the pilot was able to make a crash… Read more Audio
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Feature album - Back in Black by AC/DC
2:46 PM.The album was recorded with third frontman Brian Johnson and the band started work on it just three days after former frontman Bon Scott's funeral. He died from acute alcohol poisoning aged 33. The… Read more Audio
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Treasuring our artifacts
2:21 PM.Museum curator Alice Hutchison has spent the last fifteen years working in the United States and now she's back to keep a watchful eye on our national treasures at Aratoi Museum of Art and History in… Read more Audio
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Reaching great heights
2:10 PM.Wellington adventurer Neelu Memom, who was left with only 30% of her vision after contracting an a post-viral autoimmune reaction when she was 16, tells of the challenges of scaling Mt Kilimanjaro. Audio
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Music review with Colin Morris
1:46 PM.Two new tracks from English folkies The Moulettes and Emily Smith. Audio
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Web review with Ben Gracewood
1:39 PM.The notion that Facebook Makes Us Unhappy. He also examines the situation in the UK where school children as young as five are expected to learn to write code. Audio
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Book review with Graham Beattie
1:34 PM.Simon Gault - 'Modern Classics'; and Annnbael Langbein - 'The Free Range Cook Through the Seasons'. Audio
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Best song ever written - Flame Trees
1:07 PM.Anna Morten from Christchurch has chosen 'Flame Trees' by Cold Chisel. Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 1 September 2014
3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Islam Awareness Week at the Kilbirnie Masjid
3:30 PM.Islam Awareness Week 2014 focuses on charity - raising awareness of the lives of people across the globe in need, mindful of the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Lynda attends open day at the… Read more Audio
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Feature interview - Actress Lee Grant
3:08 PM.Actress Lee Grant was just making a name for herself in Hollywood - steady work, an academy award nomination and a promising future - when her name appeared on a list that changed everything. She was… Read more Audio
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Feature album - Ramones
2:47 PM.We feature the first album from iconic New York punk band, The Ramones. It's coming up to 40 years since the release of their self-titled first album 'Ramones' in April 1976, which took only seven… Read more Audio
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The humble ukulele
2:19 PM.The ubiquitous ukulele has made something of a comeback in recent years. On any given weekend in most cities, you will most likely be able to find a ukulele band or even a ukulele orchestra playing… Read more Audio
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Evacuation plan for pets
2:08 PM.When it comes to a fire, we are told to get out and stay out. But what if there's something precious inside a burning house which makes you reluctant or too slow to leave? Pets, they are part of the… Read more Audio
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NZ retro - The year 1996
1:23 PM.That was the year the very first Hell Pizza joint opened. The year McDonalds bought out Georgie Pie and closed down all the oulets. Super Rugby started with just 12 teams: five from New Zealand, four… Read more Audio
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Best song ever written - Sugar
1:08 PM.Dave Gilberd from Wellington has chosen 'Sugar' by Midge McCleary. Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 29 August 2014
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Film review with Sarah McMullan
3:28 PM.Sarah looks at a couple of this week's movie releases - the American coming of age drama, Boyhood and the New Zealand crime-thriller, The Last Saint, the debut feature film from Tongan writer /… Read more Audio
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Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
3:16 PM.The Selections: Thornbury Hawke's Bay Merlot 2013 $14 Bodegas Aragonesas Coto De Hayas Crianza 2011 $16 Mudbrick Reserve Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2013 $40-$50 Audio
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Fresh fast food with Simon Gault
3:06 PM.Simon shares a recipe for French onion soup from his new book, Modern Classics. Audio
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Feature album - Solid Gold Hits Vol One
2:45 PM.Our feature album is the first of thirty-six in a well remembered series released in New Zealand by Music for Leisure Records between 1972 and 1983. Audio
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Wet plate collodion photographer Brian Scadden
2:20 PM.Brian Scadden's passion is old-school craft photography on cameras dating as early as the mid-19th century - some of which he designs and builds himself. These cameras, which can weigh up to 60kgs… Read more Audio
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Lesley Elliot - Sophie Elliot Foundation
2:08 PM.Ever since her daughter was murdered, Lesley Elliot has wanted to do something about domestic violence. Audio