Labour Day for Monday 26 October 2009
8am to 12 Noon, Monday, 26 October 2009
Presented by Chris Whitta
8am - 9am
News & weather
8.12 Ken Nicol
Lead guitarist with Steeleye Span and solo musician visits the studio for a live session and chat.
8.35 Sir Ed's Medals
New Zealand's Herald of Arms Extraordinary, Phillip O'Shea on the unique collection of medals belonging to Sir Edmund Hillary on display at the Reserve Bank Museum in Wellington.
8.45 Professor Denny Mitchison
Professor Denny Mitchison is a 90 year old bacteriologist still working full time.
9am - 10am
News & weather
9.12 Michael Brosowki
Michael Brosowski, founder of the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, a charity which helps over 900 Vietnamese street children.
10am - 11am
News & weather
10.11 Nick Prueher
Founder of the Found Footage Festival.
10.35 Lloyd Cole
English singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole has recorded a set of acoustic numbers ahead of his New Zealand tour. You can listen to Lloyd's segment of the programme on the Radio New Zealand Music Live section.
10.50 Savage
On the 'I Love the Islands' benefit concerts for Samoa.
11am - 12pm
11.10 Lost Languages - Dr Greg Anderson
News & weather
Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and subject of documentary 'The Linguists'.
11.35 History of New Zealand wine
Terry Dunleavy, editor of NZ Wine Grower magazine.