1Prison Smoking Ban - It is three months now since prisons went smoke free, and Tim Graham visits two prisons to see how the inmates are coping. The statistics are that three-quarters of prison inmates smoke, so what has happened in the prison communities? What support was offered to the inmates, and the staff who smoked, and what have been the results.
2Bligh the Hero. Rob Mundle reckons Captain Bligh, of mutiny fame, has had a bad rap. Vilified in movies and with nobody to clear his name, Mundle sets out to paint what he calls the true picture of Bligh � a great sailor, brilliant navigator, adventurer, leader, and a man with the courage of his convictions. Bligh: Master Mariner, by Rob Mundle, is published by Hodder
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1Mediawatch looks at how the media can�t seem to get enough of certain political party leaders when a radio station let Prime Minister John Key take over a show, but discussion of policies and issues is harder to find;
2Sue Kedgeley's Valedictorian speech after 12-years in parliament, and amongst other things criticised the media for concentrating on the trivia of politics rather than the issues. She also criticised media ownership rules, allowing foreign takeovers of the media. Mediawatch talks to two people tracking who owns what in the New Zealand media, taking over Bill Rosenberg's surveys. They say international owners have never been more dominant than they are today. But does that matter?
3And a look at how the All Black captain was both eulogised and mocked in the media on the day of his 100th test.
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2Major-General Sir Andrew Russell was a distinguished soldier and has been described as �the one military commander of genius that New Zealand produced in the 20th century� � yet few have heard of him. Historian and journalist Jock Vennell has researched Russell and talks to Chris about his life, and why it has taken so long for his story to be told.
1Lived Philosophies � Hinduism. In this, the latest of our occasional Lived Philosophies series � where we explore a philosophy or religion by which people live their lives � we take a look at Hinduism. .