London
Our Own Odysseys: The Daily Commute
London writer and blogger Amy Dicketts found it interesting that people didn't really talk to each other while commuting on the Tube, so she started to converse with them, and take their photos. Audio
Hannah Rothschild: London art
Hannah Rothschild is a filmmaker, company director, and writer for Vanity Fair, The Telegraph, The Times, The New York Times, The Spectator, and Vogue. She is the co-founder of the Artists on Film… Audio
On the trail for Frances Hodgkins
Mary Kisler is the Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. She will discuss what she is discovering in Europe and the UK on the trail of… Audio, Gallery
Ngaire Woods: global governance
Professor Ngaire Woods led the creation of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and is the School's inaugural Dean. Her research focuses on global economic governance, the… Audio
Michael Cubey: arts out east
Michael Cubey is a painter, and the Executive Director and Head of Creative Workspaces, running the property portfolio at Bow Arts, an artists' studio provider and educational charity that operates a… Audio
Adam Wills: changing food culture
Expatriate Wellingtonian Adam Wills co-founded Gourmet Burger Kitchen in 2001, changing the UK burger scene. Five years ago, he co-founded Kopapa Café and Restaurant in Seven Dials, London, and just… Audio
DNA project uncovers the secrets of NZers origins
Two hundred New Zealanders living in London have had their DNA tested in the culmination of a project to trace our genetic makeup. Audio
Shakespeare-era London
University of Auckland's Professor Tom Bishop and a group of post-graduate English students have been allocated the task of researching a Sixteenth Century building believed to be the first… Audio
The Expats - Baden Campbell
This week we speak to Baden Campbell who's on his way home from London. Instead of flying, he's taking the best part of two years to travel back by bike. Audio
Anna Smaill: music and memory
English literature and music graduate whose debut novel, The Chimes, is set in a future Britain where people's memories are controlled by music. Audio
Musical Dynasties - The Haines Family
Kevin Haines has been playing jazz professionally since the late fifties when he was just 15, Joel Haines is one of the country's top composers for TV, film, and commercial soundtracks, and London… Audio
Flower thefts
Sam Knight has written about the strange theft of one of the world's rarest flowers from Kew Gardens in London earlier this year. Audio
Eddie Izzard: marathon standup
Stage and screen actor, producer and standup comedian whose standup show Force Majeure has played in 25 countries on five continents since March 2013, and will visit New Zealand in February 2015. Audio
David Ifill: black cab driver
London taxi driver previously interviewed by Kim Hill in his black cab on a Saturday Morning programme in June 2006. Audio
The Sampler - The Bug, Angels And Devils
Reviewer Scott Kara takes a listen to the menacing, apocalyptic sounds on Angels And Devils, the latest album from London electronic producer The Bug. Audio
Jungle
With a series of beautifully choreographed music videos, disco falsettos to make the Bee Gees proud, and a tight live show to support their debut album, Jungle are a fast rising act on the UK music… Audio
Kate Tempest
Straddling the worlds of music, theatre and literary, British performance poet and rapper Kate Tempest chronicles the gritty underworld of her stomping ground, South East London. She's just released… Audio
Jazz Footprints: Aron Ottignon
Pianist Aron Ottignon has a new single Starfish and is set to release his second jazz album later this year. He grew up in Auckland, and if you've been following New Zealand jazz, you may recognise… Audio
Shapeshifter Tour Diary
On 9 April 2014, live electronic outfit Shapeshifter set off on their 12th Northern Hemisphere excursion, a 12-date run of shows that saw them shake venues from Prague to Vancouver. Shapeshifter's Sam… Audio
Popstrangers
Moving to London is a rite of passage for New Zealand guitar bands. After some local attention, releasing an EP or two to local acclaim, and playing local support for international acts, many bands… Audio