Peter Walker
Worlds of Music 23 March, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Ablaye Cissoko, Vaya Con Dios, Chico Trujillo, and Trevor speaks with influential folk guitarist Peter Walker. Audio
Badenoch becomes first black woman to lead UK political party
Kemi Badenoch has become the first black woman to lead a major UK party, she's the new leader of the Conservative party after Rishi Sunak's demise. The Guardian senior political correspondent Peter… Audio
The myth and might of the extinct Haast's Eagle
The Haast's Eagle or Te Hokioi bird is the largest eagle every known to have existed. Over the centuries its existence was questioned, was it real, or was it just legend? Scientists have pored over… Audio
Why getting moving is 'The Miracle Pill' - Peter Walker
It's estimated that 1.5 billion people around the world are so inactive that they are at greater risk of everything from heart disease to diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression and even dementia… Audio
39 people found dead in Essex were Chinese nationals.
The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex were Chinese nationals. Police are still questioning the lorry driver -- 25 year-old Mo Robinson -- on suspicion of murdering the eight… Audio
39 found dead in a lorry in Essex.
A murder investigation has been launched in Essex in the east of England after the bodies of 39 people were found in the back of a container lorry. The lorry's driver, a 25-year-old Northern Irish… Audio
Grace Millane's funeral takes place in the UK
A funeral has taken place in the UK for British backpacker Grace Millane She disappeared on 1st December after last being seen in Auckland her body was found a week later. A 26-year-old man has been… Audio
Grace Millane's UK home town shocked by her murder
In Grace Millane's hometown of Wickford, local residents have been shocked by her murder. Katie Feehan from the Basildon Echo in South Essex says memorials have been set up to remember Grace Millane… Audio
Cycling helmets: do we actually need them?
British journalist and author Peter Walker reckons bike helmet laws do more harm than good. He says they don't do much to improve safety but they're great at getting people to avoid cycling… Audio
Worlds of Music 10 June 2017
On Worlds of this week Music Trevor features music from China, Cuba, Columbia, Senegal, plus another track from Broad Bay - Dunedin singer & songwriter Matt Langley's new album Winter Dust….He also… Audio
Spain's cycling boom
Peter Walker of The Guardian has been for a ride on Seville's cycle network. It's the centre of a cycling boom in Southern Spain. Audio
Feature interview - Peter Walker
Peter Walker started out working on The Dominion newspaper in 1976 before leaving New Zealand, first for Australia and then for the UK where he worked for a range of papers, including The Independent… Audio
Raga for Peter Walker
Still performing at 75, American guitarist Peter Walker gained attention as part of the Greenwich Village scene, and went on to study with Ravi Shankar and worked with LSD pioneer Timothy Leary… Audio
Electric bikes in Europe
Europe is going crazy for e-bikes or electric bikes. Last year some 700,000 ebikes were sold in Western Europe alone. Peter Walker from the Guardian's been looking at the phenomenon. Audio
Geocaching
It's probably the most popular hobby you've never heard of... Geocaching. It's like a modern day treasure hunt without the treasure and 5 million people around the world are hooked. Jim Mora talks… Audio
Peter Walker
The expatriate New Zealand novelist on his London New Year. He will be the New Zealand writer in residence at Randell Cottage in 2011. He has recieved acclaim for his book 'The Fox Boy'. Audio
Medieval Treachery
A penchant for historical fantasy, his latest book is 'The Courier's Tale' . Audio
