Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Fans of the Thursday Murder Club books are in for a treat, the movie of the first story has just been released on Netflix. It features a star studded cast Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Ben Kinglsey but does it live up to the books? Our TV critic Linda Burgess reviews that and Love it or List it NZ on TVNZ and TVNZ+.

It's the 1st of September which means Spring has officially sprung! Although we're not sure the weather has caught up with the news. Traditionally spring is all about getting back into the garden and this year the focus seems to be on modern meadow gardens. Mitre 10 Garden Operations Specialist Craig Clancy joins Jesse with tips and tricks.

Here in New Zealand one in 10 of us lives alone. Performer and theatre academic Dr James Wenley is one of them, and he explores the concept of loneliness in an incredibly intimate way in his new one-man show 'a show for when you feel lonely'. It's debuting as part of the biennial TAHI solo-performance festival. You can find all ticket info here.

The Government will provide up to $30 million in loans for struggling regional airlines as it intervenes with a "one-off" move to prevent more air routes from being cut. Carriers including Air Chathams and Sounds Air had been calling for a loan scheme for months amid a period of skyrocketing operating costs. Air Chathams Chief Executive Officer Duane Emeny explains what this will mean for regional airlines, and their passengers.

Critter of the Week merch is back!  THE LINK TO ORDER A BAG, A TEE OR A HOODIE IS HERE! That's right, you can proudly show off your favourite endangered critter. Orders close on October 6th, with delivery in mid-November. THE LINK TO ORDER A BAG, A TEE OR A HOODIE IS HERE Remember to measure your size because this is all about pre-ordering to fit. $5 from every product goes straight to local conservation heroes - together Critter of the Week purchases have already raised an incredible $36,881! Thanks so much to our friends at Joyya for helping make this happen. Joyya is a fair-trade certified factory looking to spark good in places of extreme poverty and modern slavery.

It's a messy looking weekend of weather for most of us so what better time to do some thinking about design and decorating, award winning interior designer - and design teacher - Sylvia Sandford is with me to answer any of your questions.

Kara Rickard host of Music 101 shares what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is new music day - she'll pick us a track to play.

Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse and has a superb recipe to share banana, macadamia and miso cake!

Film critic Dominic Corry is here to tell us about Caught Stealing and Relay, both in cinemas now.

Time for Freaky Friday, our place for your stories of the supernatural. We're talking the unexplained, occult, serendipitous, you get the idea. 

Jill Visser and Eraena Catsburg chat to Jesse about their wetland restoration project.

James Belich ONZM says recent cuts at the Ministry of Culture and Heritage are shortsighted.

Around six thousand babies are born premature each year in New Zealand, of those about one percent are very premature. 

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky.

It's time to talk money matters with Mary Holm and today we're going to focus on an issue many New Zealanders are grappling with are you a financial failure if you don't own a home? A recent survey of New Zealanders: (By One Choice) shows half who don't currently own a home are not even somewhat confident home ownership will be achievable for them. But does that matter?

Today for the letter "G" we're heading into the great outdoors and taking a closer look at our Great Walks 

Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Jesse.

We're starting a new segment today called 'You're the Judge' where we present both sides of an issue and you, our audience, decide who is right.

Christchurch indie band There's A Tuesday just returned from a 10-day residency in Seoul and bandmates Nat Hutton and Minnie Robberds tell us more. 

We've celebrated the achievements of several young Kiwis this week, but how about a scholarship to one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world?