Ngaio Marsh
The tour that changed the face of NZ theatre
Graeme Lay's new novel, Larry & Viv, is different to anything else he's ever written. The book tells the story of two of the 20th Century's most glamorous stars of stage and screen, Laurence Olivier… Audio
Case #019 - Jane Furlong
The disappearance of Jane Furlong is a mystery that has gripped the nation for nearly thirty years. Audio
10 Fascinating Facts about the "Queen of Crime" Dame Ngaio Marsh
Today Dame Ngaio Marsh "Queen of Crime" turns 125. Here are 10 fascinating facts about the New Zealand crime writer, artist and theatre director who had a close association with New Zealand composer… Video
NZ Biography: Joanne Drayton on Dame Ngaio Marsh
Joanne Drayton is in to chat about how a young woman from Christchurch managed to become one of the original Four Queens of Crime. Audio, Gallery
AJ Finn: editor turns best-selling thriller writer
The hype around A J Finn's new psychological thriller, The Woman in the Window, is extraordinary. Stephen King calls the book "remarkable", and Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn says it's "astounding"… Audio
Remembering actor Bernard Kearns
Respected New Zealand actor, Bernard Kearns, who died on the 21st of March at the age of 92. Bernard became a familiar face across New Zealand in screen roles like Sleeping Dogs, The God Boy and… Audio
Peter Simpson: Bloomsbury South
Kim Hill talks to academic and author Peter Simpson, who knew and worked with many of the group of poets, writers, playwrights, painters and other artists in Christchurch who collaborated during a… Audio
Stella Duffy: in Ngaio Marsh's world
Stella Duffy is a New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London. She has just been awarded an OBE for her services to the arts and she is also writing a new Ngaio Marsh novel, based on four… Audio
Encore Act Four - The New Zealand Players
Including The New Zealand Players, 'The Tree' by Stella Jones with Ngaio Marsh, Richard Campion, Raymond Boyce, John Gordon, Edith Campion, Elric Hooper, Raymond Hawthorne, Ken Blackburn, George… Audio
Encore Act Three - Marsh’s Shakespeare
Including Maria Dronke, Unity Theatre, 'The Trap' by Kathleen Ross, Community Arts Service, 'Waiting for Godot', Professor James Shelly, Canterbury University Drama Society, Lawrence Olivier and… Audio
The Vault - Dame Ngaio Marsh
The familiar voice of Dame Ngaio Marsh – leading crime fiction writer and Shakespearian producer. She sends a personal message on an acetate disc and reveals the tricks of her trade as a dramatist and… Audio, Gallery
The Vault - Dame Ngaio Marsh
On the Vault today the familiar voice of one Dame Ngaio Marsh - leading crime fiction writer and Shakespearian producer. She sends a personal message on an acetate disc and reveals the tricks of her… Audio