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Friday 10th September with Rod Quinn"And the winner is...Syd-er-ney".
It's almost 10 years since the Olympics came to Sydney. This morning, Rod takes a look at what it took to win the bid, with the former Minister for the Olympics, Michael Knight. And he also investigates the legacy, of what was once declared "the best Olympic Games ever" with the Director of the Australian Centre for Olympic Studies, Professor Richard Cashman.
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If you’ve been listening to Trevor Chappell’s Overnight Program, you’ll know there’s a fantastic competition being run which is in partnership with 2010 Get Reading month. For your chance to win a pack of 50 Books You Can’t Put Down, you need to write the opening paragraph for a piece of fiction, and it has to be set at 2am. Then send your entry to: Email: overnights@abc.net.au (you will need to write ‘Book Competition’ in the subject line and make sure you include your contact address and phone number) or Write to: Overnights Program, Book Competition, ABC Radio. GPO Box...
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In this week's musical extravaganza Rod Quinn plays music by groups that took a long break between releasing albums. here is the list of songs played: Free As A Bird - The Beatles, 25 years Fragments - The Who, 24 years Heart And Soul - The Monkees, 17 years It's Not Too Late - The Monkees, 28 years Future Road - The Seekers, 30 years Right To Your Door - The Dingoes, 31 years The Last Wave Of Summer - Cold Chisel, 14 years Talking Myself Down - The Go Go's, 17 years The Rain Song - The Bangles, 15...
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Fiona Trembath joined Trevor Chappell to discuss the lists that we make to help search for our soulmate, Mr Right or Mrs Right... Fiona is wanting to help us all out, and has given us some tips for making a 'Good List' for the Perfect Partner. 1. Be Specific. Be very specific. 2. Be flexible. But not too flexible. 3. Aim for resolution, rather than compromise. 4. Have 'tick' columns that include: what is and isn't negotiable, or what you could/couldn't live without. 5. Be clear what your own personal values are (ethical, moral, religious, humanitarian, family, health etc. -...
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It's been 33 years since the King died and to commemorate the anniversary Rod played a selection of songs about Elvis. There are songs out there that pay tribute to the King and here is the list of the tunes Rod played: ELVIS SONGS Elvis Presley For President - Lou Monte Elvis Presley For President - Randel Porter and Mark Hancock I Saw Mr Presley Tip Toeing Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim I Try To Think About Elvis - Patti Loveless Dancing With Elvis - Gina Jeffreys Elvis For A Day - Brent Parlane Elvis In Heaven - Johnny...
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