Nine To Noon for Friday 28 August 2009
09:05 Proposed mining on DoC land
Richard Barker, consultant geologist; and Cath Wallace, co-chair of Environment and Conservation Organisations and a lecturer in economics and public policy at Victoria University.
09:20 Stanford study that shows multi-tasking is not effective
Eyal Ophir, Stanford University researcher
09:30 The Royal Opera House is launching the world's first online opera, inviting public to tweet plot lines of an opera through Twitter
Alison Duthie, head of ROH2 at the Royal Opera House.
09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan
10:05 McDiarmid Young Scientist Winner
10:30 Children's Book Review with John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie, Wellington
John Burningham by John Burningham
Published by Jonathon Cape
ISBN 978-0-224-08366-9
It's A Secret by John Burningham
Published by Walker Books
ISBN 978-1-4063-1447-2
Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham
Published by Red Fox
ISBN 978-0-099-4089-6
10:45 Reading: Landings by Jenny Pattrick
(Part 10 of 15)
A tale of the early 20th-century Whanganui River community.
11:05 New Music with Sean McKenna
Artist: 7 Worlds Collide
Album: The Sun Came Out
Track: Long Time Gone
Videos:
7 Worlds Collide at Piha
Phil Selway performs the Witching Hour at 7 Worlds Collide London gig
Probably the only version of 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' featuring Don McGlashan on euphonium
Artist: Holly Throsby
Album: A Loud Call
Song: The Time It Takes
Video: Holly talks about the making of 'A Loud Call'
Artist: Speed Caravan
Album: Kalashnik Love
Song: Qat Market
Video: Speed Caravan performing 'Galvanise' at Womad Taranaki 2009
11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos
11:45 Week That Was with Radar and Elisabeth Easther
A look at the events that made the news headlines this week.