The Panel

Emile Donovan steps in for Wallace Chapman to co-star with Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio. They show they really can make something out of nothing. Join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: It's the absolute bedrock of social encounters, but what is the history of the handshake? Dr Louise Pryke of the Classics and Ancient History Department at the University of Sydney pieces the story together.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Verity Johnson and Mike Yardley. First up, tributes flow for Jules Topp, who has died after a long battle with breast cancer. Then, leaked audio recordings of a Labour Party media training session have revealed some strange theoretical questions being asked. Media trainer Mary Lambie tries to make sense of it. And who should have the final say on naming a place? Kororareka Marae chairwoman is fighting for the local council to have that right.

In part two, the panel hears from a couple who bought at market peak, and after being too stretched by mortgage payments, now live in a motorhome. Then, in the final week of New Zealand music month, a 15 year old musician named Johnny Naisbitt got a special call up to play next to Marlon Williams at his Wellington concert.

Wallace Chapman, Jesse Mulligan and producer Tessa Guest star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

In part two, to Dunedin, and an argument over the positioning of signs outside shops on the recently renovated George Street. Then, four weeks ago, 83-year-old Oamaru maths teacher Jeanette Aker ran the London Marathon. Wallace checks in to hear about her achievements.

Why aren't ambulance services fully government funded? Why does the UK churn through so many Prime Ministers?

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, alongside producer Tessa Guest.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: we mark the return of Andrew Hunt, a semi retired chartered professional engineer of 45 years of rail industry experience for another hit of train facts. Last time it was 'rail gauges', this time we discuss how rail advocacy works.

In part two, according to new research, the mismatch between what's being built and what downsizers want is stark. The panel hears why older New Zealanders aren't buying the home built for them. Then, we talk chickens. Special chickens. This weekend the Dunedin Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Club's annual exhibit will take place. The panel talks to Pip Brosnahan, a Leith Valley homesteader who's developed a passion for breeding heritage chickens.