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1:15 PM.We wish a Happy 40th Birthday to the computer mouse, a look at Google Streetview and bloggers in China. Audio

1:15 PM.A panel chat on extended warranties and a new survey by an Australian consumer group. Audio

12:40 PM.The invention of the bicycle and we speak to bamboo bike designer Craig Calfee. Audio

12:15 PM.Frank Lindsay, who's a commercial beekeeper, drops round with the swarm he's been looking after and gets me to open my hive and merge the two colonies. The reason for merging the two colonies is to… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.A new website offering free digital content - everything from film footage of an early surfing competition to native birds. Audio

1:15 PM.Author Tom Gjelten and his book 'Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba' (Viking). Audio

12:45 PM.Justin Mullins on a way to commute to work involving wings and water plus recharging batteries just by nodding your head. Audio

12:30 PM.The Italian police squad on the hunt for fake olive oil. Plus a way for advertisers to get around a ban on ads in Venice. Audio

12:15 PM.The big day when the bees arrive at my place. The hives are painted, we've waxed the plastic frames where the bees will start to build comb. For most new beekeepers this is how you'd get your first… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.The US military is finding new ways to spy on people when they're indoors. Audio

1:40 PM.We're off to the shops to look at the latest fridge-freezers. Audio

1:30 PM.Tonka's one of the biggest vehicle-maker's in the world, selling over 250 million trucks and cars in their trademark yellow. Audio

1:15 PM.There's nowhere for the backyard bees to stay yet so we heat up some wax to build a hive for them. Audio

12:50 PM.Bill Thompson with the latest tech news and Google reckons it can predict the next flu epidemic before you even go to the doctor! Audio

12:20 PM.UK-based hedgehog fan Hugh Warwick loves these prickly wee beasts. Audio

12:10 PM.We meet a bloke who's been counting roadkill for more than 50 years. Everything from possums to hedgehogs...even fish! Audio

1:45 PM.We're off to a toy swapmeet to meet some avid collectors. These guys will do anything for the perfect collection! Audio

1:30 PM.In a legal first, citizens are using the courts to try and evict the yakuza from their city. Audio

1:10 PM.Our buyers' guide to laptop computers. Audio

12:30 PM.How long should that leftover rice and lasagne last in your fridge? And we excavate a workplace fridge with a microbiologist. Audio

12:10 PM.We recruit a swarm of 10,000 bees to join my back-yard bee hive. Audio

1:50 PM.We're off to Mexico where your local pharmacy can get you just about any pill you want. Audio

1:25 PM.Writer Paul Roberts reckons something's seriously wrong with modern methods of food production. Audio

1:15 PM.Tech news with Bill Thompson. This week, the Australian government's controversial plans to filter the internet. Audio

12:40 PM.We talk cholesterol with Professor Rod Jackson (University of Auckland) and Professor Peter Jones (University of Manitoba). Audio