I Know a Published Author - The New Zealand Women's Weekly ran a short story competition which Christine entered and amazingly she won. Beth reads it to us and Christine does a lot of gormless grinning. Then we review books by real published authors.

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Katrina loves Marian - Marian Keyes has a new novel out (Again, Rachel) and Beth was unhappy to learn that she couldn't take it with her.

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New Books - We are back in the studio and Christine has plenty of new books to talk about.

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Christine remembers her favourite books of 2021 and then reviews some of the latest books in the Athenaeum. Then we learn about the perils of dentistry in the West Coast 100 years ago. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

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Home Science - The School of Home Science opened in 1911 with five students in a tin shed where the School of Mines used to be. We talk about how Home Science was considered a safe sphere for women and the fight the Chair had to keep academic standards high.

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New Years Day - Christine's Happy Songs

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A Christmas Show - Christine and Beth host their traditional Christmas Show of Christmas carols but this year there is a difference - we concentrate on just two artists John Denver and the wonderful Karen Carpenter.

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Reacher is Back

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It is an exciting week: celebrating 100 years of radio in New Zealand; a Heritage Festival in the weekend and the freeing of Britney Spears. We touch on all three events as well as the history of Merton Hodge a Dunedin trained Doctor who became a hugely successful international playwright in the 1930's.

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