London
Kiwis, Aussies light up London gloom
New Zealanders and Australians eagerly awaiting the Rugby World Cup final in London are the only sign the event is even on, says Craig McCulloch.
Learning from the dead
This year's coveted 'Major Contribution to the Understanding of Death Award' was presented to British pathology museum curator Carla Valentine, who is responsible for about 300 preserved human brains… Audio
London 'hipster' cafe daubed by protestors
The mayor of London has praised a cafe in east London which was attacked by anti-gentrification protesters.
Crafting the Future of Hair
What are the demands of the hairdressing industry today, and what does it mean to diversify in a highly competitive business that relies on bums on seats? Sonia Sly visits Willis York in Wellington to… Audio
Fashion Talent on the Rise: Lucilla Gray
Lucilla Gray is tipped as hot new talent at New Zealand Fashion Week 2015, but she has already shown a collection at this year's London Fashion Week, with an invitation on the table for Paris. She… Audio, Gallery
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