The World in 360 Minutes

In this second episode discover what Ron read on the Great Wall of China, what Julie did when she was left all alone, and what her two boys got up to one night in a hotel in Beijing?This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.

In this first episode discover what a Bedouin guide said to Ron when he tried to trade Julie in for 5,000 camels, what Julie gave the horse for carrying them through the siq’ and what they did when they came home from their first Wonder of the World, the ancient city carved out of rock.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.

Painting of University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ by Ron EsplinIn this sixth episode Ron heads to the Cook Islands with two of his daughters before going to the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia where another was competing. Running features heavily in this episode, so find out what a doorman at a Los Angeles hotel said to Ron when he returned from a morning run. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.

Painting of Hong Kong harbour by Ron EsplinIn this fifth episode Ron travels to Asia and America experiencing electronics and discovering the marketing magic of Akio Morita. Ron’s country count shoots up by nine, join him to find out what he thought of China in 1986, and of Bali, before it became a destination of choice. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.

Painting of 63 Pacific Street, Dunedin, NZ by Ron EsplinIn this fourth episode hear all about Ron’s family life back in Dunedin and how he walked the streets to get a job. Even though this decade involved no overseas travel, discover what quirk enabled Ron to find adventure on his own two feet. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.