1Beauty and the Beast The long-running television programme Beauty and the Beast came to the end of its run a couple of weeks ago after eleven years on Television New Zealand (TVNZ). It was a daily agony column aimed at counselling people in distress and giving sensible and sensitive advice. It reflected a changing society - in the early days the questions were more home-based and practical, but they gradually became more serious and involved wider social problems in society, such as incest, rape, adultery, drugs etc. Discussion and viewer talkback with two of the long-time panellists, Shona McFarlane and Jean McLean who also try to address some of the questions that the programme did not have an opportunity to answer.

2French Prime MInister Jacques Chirac has appealed for calm in the wake of the worst student riots in Paris since 1968.

3France has tested a ten kilotonne underground nuclear bomb at the test site at Mururoa Atoll.

4There is growing concern in Sweden over alleged political interference in the investigation into the killing of Swedish Prime MInister Olof Palme in February.

5Airport authorities in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch have delayed granting approval for the use of their facilities by Ansett, meaning the airline has been forced to delay announcing their start-up date.

6A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

7Tomtom, Tokyo Zoo's new panda cub, has made its first reluctant public appearance.

8Beauty and the Beast The long-running television programme Beauty and the Beast came to the end of its run a couple of weeks ago after eleven years on Television New Zealand (TVNZ). It was a daily agony column aimed at counselling people in distress and giving sensible and sensitive advice. It reflected a changing society - in the early days the questions were more home-based and practical, but they gradually became more serious and involved wider social problems in society, such as incest, rape, adultery, drugs etc. Discussion and viewer talkback with two of the long-time panellists, Shona McFarlane and Jean McLean who also try to address some of the questions that the programme did not have an opportunity to answer.

9A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

10Beauty and the Beast The long-running television programme Beauty and the Beast came to the end of its run a couple of weeks ago after eleven years on Television New Zealand (TVNZ). It was a daily agony column aimed at counselling people in distress and giving sensible and sensitive advice. It reflected a changing society - in the early days the questions were more home-based and practical, but they gradually became more serious and involved wider social problems in society, such as incest, rape, adultery, drugs etc. Discussion and viewer talkback with two of the long-time panellists, Shona McFarlane and Jean McLean who also try to address some of the questions that the programme did not have an opportunity to answer.