Kim Hill
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
Eula Biss: immunity and vaccination
Teacher at Northwestern University in Chicago, whose new book, On Immunity: An Inoculation, explores vaccination and its history, and parenthood, public health and the body. Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: three picture books
New Zealand writer Kate De Goldi discusses The Story of a New Zealand Truck Driver by Mary Kelleher, Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham and Paul O Zelinsky and One Minute's Silence by David… Audio
Anthony McCarten: The Theory of Everything
New Zealand author, film director and screenwriter who co-produced and wrote the screenplay for The Theory of Everything, based on the 2007 memoir by Jane Hawking, wife of physicist Stephen Hawking. Audio
Howard Moody: musical polymath
British baroque continuo specialist, composer, and conductor, who is visiting New Zealand for the Opera in a Days Bay Garden production of La Calisto by Cavalli. Audio
Listener Feedback to Saturday 31 January
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 31 January 2015. Audio
Quantum biology - the spark of life
Professors of physics (Al-Khalili) and molecular genetics (McFadden) at the University of Surrey, who collaborated on the new book, Life on the Edge. Audio
Death Cafés
Contributing editor at Harper's Bazaar, and writer for the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Observer, Aeon, and Prospect, discussing her article Take Me to the Death Café. Audio
Our Natural Capital Q&A
Kim Hill receives questions from the audience for the panel. Audio
Listener Feedback to Saturday 24 January 2015
Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 24 January 2015. Audio
Kate's Klassic: Testament of Youth
Kate Camp discusses Testament of Youth, the first instalment of Vera Brittain's memoirs, published in 1933. Audio
Rob Halford: god of metal
Singer for Birmingham band Judas Priest, which emerged at the forefront of the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1970s, and is coming to Auckland in March. Audio
Art with Mary Kisler: museum extensions
Mary discusses Te Uru, the new addition to Lopdell House in Titirangi, and the installations and interpretation at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Audio
Richard MacManus: tracking health
Founder of technology blog ReadWrite.com, who became interested in health technology when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and has written Trackers: How Technology is Helping Us Monitor and Improve Our… Audio
Helena Smith: Greece
The Guardian's correspondent in Greece, discussing the political and economic situation ahead of this weekend's elections. Audio
Small is Beautiful Q&A
Kim Hill receives questions from the audience for the panel. Audio
Small is Beautiful
The link between economic and environmental health in New Zealand, in particular in the regions and smaller centres. The panellists are Lawrence Yule, mayor of Hastings, and president of local… Audio
Best books of 2014
Laura is the director of Adelaide Writers' Week; Kate is the author of a number of books. They discuss the year in publishing and their favourite reads of 2014. Audio
Playing Favourites with Sarah Peirse
New Zealand actor and director currently appearing in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Switzerland, a new play by Joanna Murray-Smith about the writer Patricia Highsmith. Audio
Art with Mary Kisler: three London shows
Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing three recent exhibitions in London by Rembrandt, Turner and Anselm Kiefer. Audio