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Plain English Chair of the affair Greg Fortuin presents the winners and one sorry indecipherable pretentious loser. Skeptical Thoughts with Craig Shearer.

Woo woo, scams and plain bollocks exposed for what they arent. Finally this hour, Black Boots. This hour, Media stick with Tamar Munch. The weeks media in scrap-book form for fun and lols. Albums from The Class of Human Statistics with Jonathan Dodd. What the UK really thinks about Brexit.

Plus,Drugs and The Dark Web. Cinemaphile James Croot on the works of the Coen brothers, Robin Hood depicted in cinema, and why are so many trailers full of bashing noises? Also, Words with Max Cryer. Decile schools a bad descriptor. Gypsies, Chavs, restaurateurs versus restauranters and hanged versus hung. Science Report - space weather.

How the weird particles zapping the Earth affect us and how major events could cause catastrophic damage. Prof Chris Rodgers of Otago University explains. Also, Astronomy with Grant Christie. A planet orbiting a very nearby star. Rocket Lab gets serious.

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Japan now at the forefront of space exploration. First up this hour, War Poems. WWI produced some compelling literature and poetry. US politics and culture from Johns own unique perspective. At long last the war is over but people would die on the Western Front right up to a The weeks woo and scams exposed for what they arent. Then , Brian Cox. Physicist and hugely popular TV presenter and documentary maker, Brian Cox on serious science and having the piss taken in spectacular fashion here. Brian is touring NZ next year.

Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, First up, Media stick. Mark Watson joins the Weekend Variety Wireless to look at the weeks media guff dissected for fun and lols. Then, Marsden research grant towards the weird weird world of Quantum entanglement. Researcher Dr Mikkel Andersen of Otago University explains what appears to be something akin to magic. Weekend Variety Wireless with This hour , War music.

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First up, Human Statistics. Ipsos research director Jonathan Dodd takes a look at the polls versus the mid-term US elections. New Zealand has more endemic species of reptiles than birds, so where are they hiding? The amazing variety and strange life of our reptiles with Dylan Van Winkel, co-author of the new This hour, we are at the movies with James Croot. The step in step-father, what the brand in brand new means and why do we often call blokes guys? A beautifully made web-thing explaining the myriad paths carbon takes in our oceans and some surprising reasons why.

Then, Astronomy with Dr Grant Christie. Some serious people hypothesise the interstellar visiting object Oumuamua is a spacecraft. Bernard Freyberg, our ultimate Alpha Male Soldier and his amazing feats of bravery beginning at Gallipoli. Go here for the Outsiders archive. Welcome to Player FM What if radio played only the shows you care about, when you want? Take it with you. Guides you to smart, interesting podcasts based on category, channel, or even specific topics.

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When TV2 was established two years later, however, Rickard managed to get a meeting with then programme director Kevan Moore.

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A deal was quickly made and Rickard worked with South Pacific Pictures to develop and produce this new wrestling program. Many of the top stars in New Zealand and from around the world during the s and earlys appeared on the show during its 9-year run. The show became an overnight sensation, both in New Zealand and internationally, and was one of the country's highest rated shows of all time. Peter Maivia and Siva Afi were also very popular during this period and they became the focus of the show within several years.

It was the first time a Samoan wrestler had held the New Zealand championship since At the start of the show's off-season each year, Rickard and his wrestlers spent the three months on international tours overseas in the Middle East , India, Singapore , Malaysia , Pakistan , Thailand , Hong Kong and Hawaii. On the Mat's success greatly increased attendance for live events throughout the country.

Imported talent coming as far away as the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia to challenge local wrestlers, particularly ones that fans could identify with and relate to, kept viewers tuning in each week. Fuji [4] [23] and Rocky Johnson [24] also appeared on the show while touring the country.

Original storylines, apart from the NWA, were also featured in the show. Robert Bruce, who had originally come to New Zealand as a fan favourite , " turned heel ", reformed as a "face" then returned to being a heel within the span of a few weeks. His antics gained himself and others national attention [25] and enraged crowds so much that he was actually stabbed by an irate fan.

One episode in featured a tag team match with Ricky Rickard as a participant, his brother Tony Rickard refereeing the match and their father Steve Rickard commentating. The show sometimes featured celebrity guests, most notably, radio personality Billy T. On 17 March , Barry Holland officially took over Ernie Leonard's position as head announcer so Leonard could work full-time behind the scenes in his role as producer.

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An official member of the NWA since , many of its top stars were featured on the program when they visited New Zealand. As a result, NWA storylines and feuds not only became part of the show but were usually not seen by fans outside the country. This was especially true of title defences for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , defended on the show on several occasions, involving both foreign and native New Zealand wrestlers.

Peter Maivia very nearly won the title from then reigning champion Harley Race in Western Springs in , [4] winning the bout via disqualification, and there was a serious concern the estimated 10, fans in attendance [13] would riot if Maivia did not address the crowd to explain why the NWA did not allow title changes based on a disqualification win.

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After returning to the US, Race would later send a tape of this match to promoters before he entered a territory. Although he scored the winning pinfall, and was given the belt, the decision was reversed by referees due to Flair having been tossed over the top rope moments before. Although this was not an illegal move in New Zealand, the bout was under NWA regulations and referees were forced to disqualify Lewin. In a post-match brawl, Lewin knocked out Flair with the belt and left the ring with it.

By the early s, though the show was still popular, it became increasingly more difficult for Rickard to bring in top quality wrestlers from overseas. The high costs of running the show, in addition to a worsening economy in New Zealand, forced Rickard to cancel the show in The show usually aired on a late night timeslot each week on Tuesdays and was approximately 24—25 minutes in length produced for a minute time-slot per episode.

The first 14 episodes were taped in Auckland, and in Hamilton for a short time, before settling in at the Canterbury Court Stadium in Christchurch. The show was not only a ratings success, it also helped promote live events which sold out town halls and other venues throughout the country on a weekly basis. By the time the show ended, Rickard estimated he had promoted shows in New Zealand cities and towns. Each episode opened with a video of the All Star Pro-Wrestlers competing in various matches as well as the show's theme song, before going to an introduction and the opening match.

An episode typically featured two to three matches and sometimes footage from a recent live event or match from overseas as well as post-match interviews and vignettes from wrestlers regarding their upcoming matches or current storylines. Celebrity guests were often invited to the show where they were later interviewed by one of the hosts such as comedian and radio personality Billy T.

The show typically ended after the main event the final match on an episode and closed similar to the opening credits. Refresh and try again. John Dybvig rated a book it was amazing. Apr 04, Search for a book to add a reference. We take abuse seriously in our discussion boards. Only flag comments that clearly need our attention. As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. The only content we will consider removing is spam, slanderous attacks on other members, or extremely offensive content eg.

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