Nine To Noon for Friday 25 November 2011
09:05 The 2011 election campaign draws to a close
Nine to Noon's political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton wrap up the election campaign with analysis of the latest polls and campaign tactics.
09:30 TVNZ and Sky TV's joint venture for a new pay TV platform
Martin Gillman, broadcasting commentator and partner at MGCOM, an Auckland advertising agency; and Eric Kearley, TVNZ's head of Digital Media and Channels.
09:45 Asia correspondent Phil O'Sullivan
Political transition in Myanmar; former Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo charged with conspiring to rig the 2007 senatorial election; and controls on texting in Asia.
10:05 Tom Shakespeare - disability activist & bioethicist
Bioethicist, social scientist, commentator, activist on disability issues and WHO advisor.
10:35 Book review with Gyles Beckford
New Zealand in the Twentieth Century by Paul Moon
Published by HarperCollins
10:45 Reading: Treading Water by Robert Hewitt with Aaron Smale (Part 3 of 7)
An account of Rob Hewitt’s true life story of surviving 75 hours in the waters around Kapiti Island north-west of Wellington.
Audio will be available here after broadcast.
11:05 New music with Sean McKenna
Artist: Kate Bush
Album: 50 Words for Snow
Song: Wild Man
Video: Wild Man
Artist: Laura Veirs
Album: Tumble Bee - Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children
Song: Why Oh Why
Artist: Ben Folds
Album: The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
Song: Still Fighting It
Video: bcove.me/g22x7uvv
Artist: Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band
http://www.myspace.com/roseneathragtimeband
Song: Over in the Gloryland
Album: Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band
Song: Over in the Gloryland - free download
11:30 Sports commentator Joseph Romanos
Cricket, and why a journalist was rubbished for highlighting Jesse Ryder's weight and fitness problems.
11:45 The Week That Was with Radar and Michele A'Court