Episodes

  • 13 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Statue of Christ The Redeemer

    13 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Statue of Christ The Redeemer
    Jul 18 2025
    In this fifth episode discover what was at the back of the statue of Christ the Redeemer, what Julie smelt in Brazil, and what Ron said the views were like in the most unlikely accommodation in Rio de Janeiro. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 12 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Taj Mahal in India

    12 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Taj Mahal in India
    Jul 11 2025
    In this fourth episode, discover what Ron says the colour of this wonder of the world changes to at sunset, what the pair put on their feet to go inside and Julie’s taste entry, for something she drank on her way to wonder 4. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 11 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Colosseum in Rome

    11 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Colosseum in Rome
    Jul 4 2025
    In this third episode, find out what the guide said to Julie at the Colosseum, and how many people can squeeze into the world’s largest ampitheatre. Also discover how Ron approached fitting this colossal building onto a piece of A3 watercolour paper. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 10 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Great Wall of China

    10 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - The Great Wall of China
    Jun 27 2025
    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.
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    11 mins
  • 09 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - Petra in Jordan

    09 - 7 Wonders in 70 Minutes - Petra in Jordan
    Jun 20 2025
    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.
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    11 mins
  • 08 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 2015-2024

    08 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 2015-2024
    Jun 13 2025
    Painting of Charles Bridge, Prague, Czechia by Ron Esplin In this final episode discover the 17 countries that took Ron to 80, including what he thought of the Canadians, Budapest and the Baltic states. You’ll zip up the UK from Lands End to John O Groats , dash down the Rhine-Main-Danube and end up in Russia. Before you know it, you’ll have been around the world in 80 minutes. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    11 mins
  • 07 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 2005-2014

    07 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 2005-2014
    Jun 6 2025
    Painting of 759 Highgate, Maori Hill, Dunedin, NZ by Ron Esplin In this seventh episode Julie Woods came along and the pair set themselves a goal of visiting the Seven Wonders of the World. Recall Ron’s memory of his mother telling him about Petra in Jordan, and listen to him describe the light as it shone on their fourth Wonder of the World.
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    11 mins
  • 06 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1995-2004

    06 - Around the World in 80 Minutes - 1995-2004
    May 30 2025
    Painting of University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ by Ron Esplin In 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.
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    11 mins