The Panel for Friday 7 August 2020

3:45 PM.It's Lucille Ball's birthday! Robert Kelly looks back on the life, work and legacy of the queen of the cathode glow. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Paula Penfold and Andrew Clay share what they have been thinking about. Read more Audio

4:08 PM.New York's attorney general has announced a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the powerful National Rifle Association over alleged financial mismanagement.  Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Melbourne-based journalist for The Australian, Remy Varga, joins The Panel to provide the latest report on the situation in Victoria. Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Is the age of the celebrity over? The Panel considers this question following an article in the BBC that argues "the world has turned on celebrities". Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The Panel speaks to Judy Lawrence, a senior researcher at Victoria University's New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, about a proposed 'climate fund'. Read more Audio

4:39 PM.The Panel discusses whether New Zealand needs an independent sports integrity commissioner following a Stuff investigation into the world of gymnastics. Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Canterbury researchers have been awarded a grant of just over $100,000 as part of their work helping track young children's language development. Read more Audio

4:52 PM.A Nelson man tells The Panel why he has decided to downsize and say farewell to his vintage beer can collection from around the world. Read more Audio