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Hugh Bonneville & biosmugglers

Homeland

HOMELAND DVD Box-set give-away!

It’s Barack Obama’s favourite TV show apparently. WIN the complete DVD box-set of season 1. Just e-mail Graeme from the form on this page and say Homeland please, and leave your postal address. A winner will be drawn just before 2pm on Sunday. Season 2 starts Monday October 1st.

Saturday 29 September

11:30:- Environews. Our unique and endangered wildlife is constantly the target for bio-smugglers. Some of our plants and animals fetch huge prices overseas. Dylan Swain of the Wildlife Enforcement Group encompassing Customs and DoC on the constant fight to curb and catch collectors, and who wants our wildlife and why.

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Craig Potton New Zealand

SUPER Natural History Book Give-away, Craig Potton New Zealand

Happy 25th Birthday Craig Potton Publishing! They are celebrating with the release of this stunningly beautiful collection of NZ Natural History photographs by Craig Potton himself. It represents a collection of his best work, a homage to our wild rivers, coasts, mountains and forests. To find out more or to order a copy click here.

WIN A COPY! Just e-mail Graeme from the form up top and say Potton Please and include your postal address. We’ll draw one winner just before 2pm on Sunday. Reinforce your mailbox. It’s big.

Colin Espiner Bull Dust

12:40:Australian correspondent Colin Espiner has abandoned his desk and is going Walkabout. Hear his latest instalment live and follow his big red road trip here.

12:10. Bird of the Year voting has begun! Click here to vote, but before you do, consider the humble Grey Warbler, the voice of our conscience, the most New Zealand sound of all from the biggest cities to the densest of forests, a clarion call for all our feathered friends. Download the Grey Warbler song here.

"The ghost of a kitten's mew - the echo of dwarf violins played on the moon" - Allan Bell, Kaitaia 1911

Grey Warbler


SUNDAY September 30

10:30:- 50 years ago this month the first James Bond movie screened and introduced the world to an iconic theme song. Who’d have thought then that the franchise would still be hot in 2012? Tim Beveridge is directing a James Bond Theme show with the Christchurch Symphony. We discuss the best, the worst, and the peculiar attachment that the Bond movies have with the theme song.

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Hugh Bonneville

11:15:- Hugh Bonneville star of cinema and TV. He is Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in the lush and massively successful Downton Abbey on Prime. Hear about the show, the writers, his career and his thoughts on the history and future of great TV drama.

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SATURDAY REGULARS

Vicky Hyde

Science is OK! With Skeptics Society Chair Entity and advocate for the public understanding of Science, Vicky Hyde.



Grant Christie

A look at astronomy with Grant Christie.

Take a look at this week's Astronomy Picture of the Week here:


Eric Thompson

The Oily Rag. Everything motoring, from classic cars to the origin of the seat-belt and how many orange cones there are in New Zealand. With vehicle enthusiast Eric Thompson.

James Croot

At the Movies with Cinema critic, movie brainiac and Saturday footballer... James Croot. See this week’s trailers below:


Max Cryer

Words with Max Cryer. Max looks at interesting words in the media, and answers listeners’ questions about the English language; Ask Max a question. mail to PO Box 8880 Symonds Street, Auckland or click the picture of Graeme at the top to email him.

Grant Smithies

New music and classic albums with Grant Smithies.

SUNDAY REGULARS

Mike Hogan

Travel Show with boutique travel guru Mike Hogan.

Mike Hogan To ask Mike anything travel-wise phone 021 951531, or e-mail mike@hoganreps.co.nz.

John Dybvig

American loudmouth, sports legend and social critic John Dybvig reports on all things to do with American current affairs and culture.



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The greatest game show ever devised for radio! Truth Or Consequences. Answer the statements True or False. You win, you get the prize, you lose, the prize-pack gets bigger next week.
Momma Cass of the Mommas and the Pappas choked to death on a ham sandwich. FALSE!