Afternoons for Thursday 19 October 2023
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WWII Air Force pilot celebrates 100th birthday
1:15 PM.John Beeching is one of the last surviving veterans of RAF Bomber Command in WWII, and he celebrates his 100th birthday today. He had an early morning visit from the Nelson Mayor, been to work for a… Read more Audio, Gallery
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'Nature's ninjas' to help our agriculture
1:25 PM.Bacteria and viruses are very different, but what about when they interact? Phage biocontrols are viruses that attack specific bacteria in an organism. Dr Heather Hendrikson talks to Jesse about… Read more Audio
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National youth poetry champions perform live
1:35 PM.Rehe Kōrero are the 2023 National Grand Slam Champions of WORD - The Front Line, Aotearoa's premier inter-high school spoken word poetry competition run by Action Education in collaboration with… Read more Audio
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Great album: Hackney Diamonds
1:45 PM.The Rolling Stones today reveal the full track list of their hugely anticipated new album, 'Hackney Diamonds' released tomorrow and will be sent out to our lucky winner of Link 3 today. Audio
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Music Critic: Zac Arnold
2:10 PM.Music critic Zac Arnold reviews Erny Belle's new song Pitt Stop, and Christoph El Turento's song Numb feat. Troy Kingi. Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Jono Ridler
2:25 PM.Local ultra-marathon swimmer and environmentalist Jono Ridler set off on an audacious mission, to swim from Karaka Bay on Aotea, Great Barrier Island, all the way to Campbells Bay on Auckland's North… Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems
3:15 PM.Dave Armstrong talks to Jesse about solving the worlds problem in the region of Wellington. Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris
3:20 PM.Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the history of government changes in New Zealand. Audio
1:15 WWII Air Force pilot celebrates 100th birthday
John Beeching is one of the last surviving veterans of RAF Bomber Command in WWII, and he celebrates his 100th birthday today.
He had an early morning visit from the Nelson Mayor, been to work for a morning tea, and has many cards to open.
Born in 1923, John was raised in London and went on to serve in the war, then moved to Nelson in 1960 where is still employed at the Cawthron Institute.
1:25 'Nature's ninjas' to help our agriculture
Bacteria and viruses are very different, but what about the viruses of bacteria?
Phage biocontrols are viruses that attack specific bacteria in an organism.
Dr Heather Hendrikson talks to Jesse about trialling sustainable biocontrol's for food industry.
Photo: University of Canterbury
1:35 National youth poetry champions perform live
Rehe Kōrero are the 2023 National Grand Slam Champions of WORD - The Front Line, Aotearoa's premier inter-high school spoken word poetry competition run by Action Education in collaboration with YouthLine.
They are gearing up to represent New Zealand in the trans-tasman competition.
They're students from Ngā Puna o Waiōrea, and are Year 10 akonga Milan Moala and three Year 13 akonga - Piremina Ngapera, Koromiko Jacob-Williams and Billy McCarthy. They tell Jesse about their story and perform live.
They tell Jesse about their story and perform live. You can reach their GiveALittle here.
Photo: supplied
1:45 Great album: Hackney Diamonds
The Rolling Stones today reveal the full track list of their hugely anticipated new album, 'Hackney Diamonds' released tomorrow and will be sent out to our lucky winner of Link 3 today.
2:10 Music Critic: Zac Arnold
Music critic Zac Arnold reviews Erny Belle's new song Pitt Stop, and Christoph El Turento's song Numb feat. Troy Kingi
2:25 NZ Sporting History: Jono Ridler
Local ultra-marathon swimmer and environmentalist Jono Ridler set off on an audacious mission, to swim from Karaka Bay on Aotea, Great Barrier Island, all the way to Campbells Bay on Auckland's North Shore, a distance of 99.1km according to Jono's tracker.
It was a record-breaking non-stop ultra-distance open water swim, blowing the previous New Zealand record of 80.8km out of the water, which was a double-crossing of Lake Taupō.
In the final stages of the record-breaking swim, the 33-year-old Jono pushed through "extremely challenging" conditions of more than 25-knot winds and choppy seas.
Ultra-marathon swimmer Jono Ridler. Photo: Supplied
3:10 Link 3
3:15 Solving the World's Problems
Dave Armstrong talks to Jesse about solving the worlds problem in the region of Wellington.
3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the history of government changes in New Zealand.
3:35 Spoken Feature BBC Witness
On 2 March 1969 the supersonic airliner Concorde, took to the skies for the first time. Some campaigners believed that the speed of aircraft might damage buildings.
3:45 The Panel with Garry Moore and Verity Johnson