History

Ben is taking us on a festive time-travel adventure through the toys and games kids played with in the ancient world. Audio

New Zealand is the most beautiful country in the world ... that's a phrase that gets used an awful lot ... and whether it is true or not, doesn't seem all that relevant. But how did this ambitious… Audio

Time for sporting history and today Jesse talks to rugby league legend Mark Graham. Mark started out playing for Otahuhu, then from 1977 to 1988 he played 29 tests for the Kiwis and was captain for 18… Audio

Postdoctoral fellow Dr Brooke Ross from the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan. Audio

MOTAT Telecoms Volunteer Brian Potter joins Emile Donovan to talk about the history of emergency phone services in New Zealand. Audio

Brian Stoddart on his book Outcast: The Extraordinary Life and Death of Etienne Jean Brocher - about the 1896 double murder of an elderly shopkeeping couple in Petone. Audio

The Auckland Tramping Club has a new book out celebrating its centenary. It's packed with tales from the huts, trails and picnic spots discovered by the club since 1925. Audio

This week Emma has been combing the archives of the personal advertisements also known as the classifieds of papers past.  Audio

The History of Sound is the award-winning book by Ben Shattuck, set to hit the big screen this month with its highly anticipated film adaptation.  Audio

While her design never came close to becoming the official flag, Lucy Gray has certainly left a lasting impact. She chats with Emile about the legacy of Laser Kiwi, 10 years on. Audio

Duncan Greive asks whether our collective fear of sharemarkets is finally recovering from the eighties. Audio

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, in house linguist Rory O'Sullivan gives the definitive ruling on spatulas after… Audio

Ten years ago, New Zealand started the process of picking - and ultimately not picking - a new flag. Designer Kyle Lockwood was at the centre of it all. Audio

It's rare that someone is able to thrive in both roles, but Emmylou Harris was able to do just that - and that's why she is the focus of our music feature today. As if releasing 26 solo albums wasn't… Audio

In her latest book, Sheila Fitzpatrick, one of the world's leading scholars on the history of the Soviet Union, examines both the immediate aftermath of Stalin's death and his surprising influence in… Audio

Tonight she's talking about how the newspapers reported the 1893 election, the first time women voted in Aotearoa. Audio