Peter Jackson
New Lord of the Rings film premiers at Hobbiton
The premier for the latest Lord of the Rings film was held at Hobbiton on Tuesday night. The Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim takes Middle Earth into the land of animation, directed by… Audio
War memorial bearing deceased soldiers names vandalised
What sort of person would disrespect a war memorial that bears the names of local soldiers killed in war? That's what the Hawkes Bay RSA is asking after a bronze plaque at Hatuma at Waipukurau was… Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Jesse about The Dog House on TVNZ+, an NZ series on dog adoption. She's also been watching Get Back, Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary on Disney+. Audio
Mithril
In this episode, our heroes dig deep into the Mines of Moria. Dr Chris Bumby, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Senior Scientist at the Robinson Research Institute of Victoria University… Audio
Case #033 - Honora Parker
In the winter of 1954, two schoolgirls - Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme - murdered Pauline’s mother on a remote walking track in Christchurch. Author Peter Graham recounts the events leading to… Audio
Film & TV: Get Back, Dune, The Rescue, The Unforgiveable
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins the programme to talk about Peter Jackson's docu-series on the Beatles, Get Back (Disney+), the new blockbuster remake of Dune (cinemas), the incredible story of… Audio
Stephen Fry: The day I stalked Andy Warhol
The inimitable Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, director, and writer whose newest book about neckwear, Fry's Ties, is an ode to the 64-year-old's decades-long obsession with man's most trusted and… Audio
From begging in India to Squid Game stardom
It would be an understatement to say that Bangkok-based Squid Game star Geoffrey Giuliano's life has changed dramatically over the last 18 months. The 68-year-old American actor, author, artist and… Video, Audio
Kiwi Sweet Tooth star: 'Bear' role was made for me
New Zealand-American actress Stefania LaVie Owen stars in the new Netflix series Sweet Tooth which was filmed in New Zealand. The show is a fantasy drama in a post-apocalyptic world with many… Audio
Anzac Day National Commemoration Service 2021
Live broadscast of the Commemoration Service from Pukeahu National War Memorial Park 25th April 2021. Audio
Hobbit star's Scottish road trip with a difference
Graham McTavish is known for portraying Dwalin the dwarf in the Hobbit, but his latest project Clanlands has seen him team up with fellow Outlander star Sam Heughan to document the people, places and… Video, Audio
'New Zealand's biggest danger is being swamped by China'
Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Audio
Wellington's mayoral change is about more than just movie money
Wellington's Mayor-elect, whose majority is hanging by a thread, didn't just (probably) get there because he was partly bankrolled by Sir Peter Jackson. Audio
'The Soundtrack Show': the music in our favourite films
'The Soundtrack Show' looks at the role that music plays in creating the fictional universe in some of our favourite films. From Jaws to Star Wars, from Psycho to Jurassic Park...and beyond! We play a… Audio
The Mixtape: David Long
Founding member of the Mutton Birds David Long Joins Yadana Saw to discuss his work as a composer for film and TV as well as his time in one of New Zealand's best loved bands of the 1990s. Audio
Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' premieres in LA
The Sir Peter Jackson produced film 'Mortal Engines' has premiered in LA. The film is science fiction and set in a world many thousands of years in the future where earth's cities now roam the globe… Audio
Peter Jackson on They Shall Not Grow Old
Kiwi filmmaker Peter Jackson's World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old is out in New Zealand cinemas today. They Shall Not Grow Old was commissioned by the British Imperial War Museums in… Video, Audio, Gallery
Jackson may testify against Weinstein, lawyer says
Director Peter Jackson could furnish a "powerful" testimony supporting an actress's lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, her attorney says.
Ian Nathan: twists and turns of Peter Jackson's journey to LOTR
A fascinating book by British film writer Ian Nathan, "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson & the Making of Middle-Earth", tells the behind-the-scenes challenges to get Lord of the Rings and The… Audio
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is something of a polymath. As well as a singer; he is an airline pilot, novelist, international fencer, craft brewer, public speaker and broadcaster. Video, Audio, Gallery
