Linda Burgess
Linda Burgess - TV Picks
TV critic Linda Burgess reflects on the 2020 Election TV coverage and she reviews tpw TV shows - David Attenborough: A Life on our planet and Friend of the Friendless. Audio
Linda Burgess' TV picks
Our weekly delve into the world of TV sees our critic Linda Burgess review The Great and Mrs America. Audio
Linda Burgess: What to binge watch
TV critic Linda Burgess reflects on bingewatching this week and reviews Mindhunter. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 10
Neither "sinister" nor "gauche" spring to mind as the ideal adjectives to describe Linda Burgess, but she is very much the "left hander" as you will hear in this, the final reading from her memoir. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 9
The years have rolled by and in this episode we hear about Linda and Robert's experience of travelling, with their thirteen-year-old grand-daughter, Lucie. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 8
Linda reflects on the myriad trials and satisfactions of parenting. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 7
Life throws a gigantic curve ball at Linda and Robert who are far from home in Lyon, France. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 6
Linda, and her husband ex-All Black Robert Burgess, broaden their horizons by travelling to France where he is to play rugby for the LOU rugby club. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 4
Linda finds that teaching brings her face to face with "the good, the bad and the ugly" of humanity. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 5
Barry John is a name etched deep in the memory of All Black supporters of a certain age. We hear about travelling half way around the world to celebrate the life and career of the legendary Welsh… Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 3
Linda takes us back to her memories of studying at Teachers' College and her early years as a teacher. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 3
Linda takes us back to her memories of studying at Teachers' College and her early years as a teacher. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 2
Trees become a metaphor for living. Linda Burgess reflects on the trees which have had the most impact on her life. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 2
Trees become a metaphor for living. Linda Burgess reflects on the trees which have had the most impact on her life. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 1
Rugby has had a central role in New Zealand and in the life of Linda Burgess. Audio
Someone's Wife - Pt 1
Rugby has had a central role in New Zealand and in the life of Linda Burgess. Audio
Linda Burgess talks dogs and TV
Never have we needed dogs more than now, which is evidenced by how incredibly difficult it is to get one. Audio
Book review - Grandmothers edited by Helen Elliott
Linda Burgess reviews Grandmothers: Essays by 21st-Century Grandmothers edited by Helen Elliott, published by Text. An Australian collection of essays written by.....grandmothers. Excellent for… Audio
Linda Burgess's TV picks
Linda Burgess is our TV reviewer this week and critiques Locke and Key and The Repair Shop. Audio