Plays & Stories

Popular UK standup comedian and actor Bill Bailey's a bit of a renaissance man - with interests ranging from music to bird watching. After appearing on TV shows including QI, Black Books, Never Mind… Audio

Foley - creating sound effects for stage and screen - is one of the skills under threat from the digital age, where you can find most sounds you want with a quick search online.  Audio

If you live in the South Island - Mel Parsons is coming to a woolshed near you. The multi-award winning musician's teamed up with the comedy duo The Bitches' Box as part of 2020's The Woolshed Tour. 

One of the world's most high-profile economists says the only way New Zealand will stop its burgeoning housing market being a driver of inequality is through wealth taxes. Audio

Change hit Ireland like "an express train" and transformed it from a backward country into one that the Irish are proud of, says one of its most famous sons. Audio

Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther with a few laughs including the puzzling case of the Labour supporter who ended up featuring on a National Party election pamphlet. Audio

Melody Thomas speaks to Intimacy Co-ordinator, Robbie Taylor Hunt. He's the person on a film set who makes sure that the intimate scenes are done well and keep everyone feeling safe. Like a stunt… Audio

A seven-year-old begins a list when their mum hurts herself as she battles depression. It's a list on Post-it notes. A list of every brilliant thing in the world. Years pass, decades disappear, and… Audio

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The discovery of the growing hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica provided plenty of worrying headlines in the 1980s. But in a rare example of international co-operation, action was successfully… Audio, Gallery

Psychologist Dr Sarb Johal on our evolving attitudes to mental health care. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

Actor Maaka Pohatu joins James Nokise in the shower to talk martial arts, music and making yourself well, Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

If ever there was an idea whose time had come it may be a TV movie called Toke. When the country is getting ready to make a decision about marijuana - to legalize it or not - what better time for a… Audio, Gallery

Psychologist and media commentator Dr Sarb Johal on healing toxic bodies and avoiding toxic workplaces. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

Margery Hopegood was on the fourth day of her holiday in New Zealand, the country of her birth, when she was murdered in  January 10, 1992. Nicola Pauling talks to Jesse about her connection to… Audio