The Beatles
A Strange Day's Night: I Wanna Hold Your Hand Medley
I Wanna Hold Your Hand / Drive My Car/ Norwegian Wood / Across The Universe / All You Need Is Love / Give Peace A Chance.
Rezonation Choir (St Cuthberts). Audio
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher talks with Sam Wicks about Oasis' infamous tour downunder. Audio
Faithfull & LaVette
William Dart reviews new releases from Marianne Faithfull and Bettye LaVette. Audio
Feature Album - The White Album
Recorded in 1968 by a band seemingly hell-bent on investigating every nook and cranny of their musical personalities, even as those individual personalities seemed to be moving further away from any… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 5
The Beatles in Christchurch. The Beatles play their final two concerts in Christchurch, and call New Zealand audience "tame" despite having eggs, jellybeans and marbles thrown at them. The following… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 4
The Beatles in Dunedin. The Beatles play two concerts in Dunedin. The Police begin to take Beatlemania seriously as Lennon is injured by fans and a group of locals provide a decoy to enable the band… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 3
The Beatles in Auckland. The Beatles play four concerts in Auckland City, attend a Mayoral Welcome, crowd control becomes a serious issue and schools are hit by mass absenteeism. A bomb threat delays… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 2: Wellington
The Beatles play their first four concerts in Wellington. Screaming overpowers the local sound system while hotel security is breached by a group of female fans. The group play the same set of songs… Audio
The Beatles New Zealand Tour 1964 Part 1: The Arrival
The Beatles have landed! The Beatles arrive in Wellington on 21 June 1964. 7000 fans turn up at the airport. Ringo names his gift Tiki "Fred". The group make their famous appearance of the balcony of… Audio
Stories from NZ Beatles Fans of '64
We asked for your memories of The Beatles tour of New Zealand in 1964. Here is a selection.
Beatles NZ 64 Audience Stories: Steve Bridges
Student journalist Steve Bridges talked his way into The Beatles press conference in Christchurch in June 1964. Audio
Things We Said Today: The Beatles influence on New Zealand songwriters
In Things We Said Today, music journalist Nick Bollinger talks to New Zealand songwriters Tim Finn, Lawrence Arabia and Princess Chelsea about the influence of The Beatles on their work, and the… Audio
Tony Taylor: John Lennon and Beatlemania
Emeritus Professor at Victoria University's School of Psychology, interviewed John Lennon during the group's 1964 tour of New Zealand, and surveyed local fans for a paper about Beatlemania. Audio
Beatle John Lennon's kiwi connection
Radio New Zealand reporter Christopher Gilbert talks to John Lennon's second cousin Lynda Mathews of Upper Hutt, about the day she met her famous relation, fifty years ago. Audio
Fifty years ago, the Beatles came to New Zealand
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrived in Wellington for their one and only tour of New Zealand. Reporter Christopher Gilbert tracks down a local family connection, John Lennon's… Audio
The Beatles in New Zealand with Chris Bourke and Redmer Yska
Music writers Chris Bourke and Redmer Yska talk to Wallace Chapman about the Beatles tour of New Zealand 50 years ago. Yska and Bourke were young Wellingtonians at the time and they say the 1964 tour… Audio
Access All Areas: Bert Berns
Trevor Reekie talks with author and music journalist Joel Selvin about Bert Berns, the producer and songwriter whose catalogue includes 'Twist & Shout', 'Piece of My Heart', and 'Here Comes the… Audio
The Sampler: Paul McCartney
Nick Bollinger takes a listen to New, the 2013 release from Sir Paul McCartney. 19 October 2013 Audio
Across the Universe - The Beatles (Part 5)
Jeremy Ansell introduces The Beatles, otherwise known as The White Album. Audio
Across the Universe - The Beatles (Part 4)
Jeremy Ansell introduces selections from The Beatles' albums Beatles for Sale and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as hit singles, alternative versions and interview material. Audio
