More Music - Christine is still on holiday so we are playing music and talking about the interesting lives of the artists who performed the songs

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Happy New Year

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Merry Christmas from the Athaneneum Library

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Marie Antoinette's Jewels - Spectacular pearls that once belonged to Marie Antoinette were recently sold and it was claimed that she was Frances last Queen. Christine didn't believe that and did some digging into who was really the last Queen of France and discovers an unexpected link back to Marie Antoinette.

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Spanish Flu - Between 50 and a 100 million died from what was known as Spanish Flu 100 years ago. We talk about why it got that name and the reasons why the flu was so aggressive.

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Poems for the Armistice - A somber show as we read poetry about WWI mostly written by the men who served

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The Grenville Tiara - Learn how one of the biggest social climbers of the last century Mrs Ronnie Greville got to be center stage at Princess Eugenie's wedding.

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No we are not talking about Donald Trump but the classic novelty song by Andy Stewart. To find out how we go from Janet Frame to a song about a Scotsman's love of the kilt listen to Wireless Books this Saturday.

Minerva Gets a Spruce Up? - More news about the statue of Minerva that used to stand atop the Invercargill Athenaeum. Poetry and book reviews - Beth nabs the new Liane Moriarty but there is plenty left for everyone else.

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New Zealand Poems - Christine finds that poem by Dan Davin and Beth does her Sam Hunt impersonation. A not to be missed episode of Wireless Books.

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