Robert Kelly

Microsoft is running a trial programme replacing journalists with machines and algorithms.  Audio

It's time for our Tuesday book critic and today Robert Kelly is taking a look at the kitchen bookshelf.  Audio

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to amend a piece of legislation called the Communications Decency Act.  Audio

First it was sourdough and homeschooling, now the new home crafting craze is tie dying. Robert Kelly gets out the soda ash to see what all the fuss is about. Audio

Robert Kelly tries to keep track of the new linguistics of the 21st century pandemic. Audio

There's some good news for those of us who are finding it impossible to keep the house tidy, especially with more people home during lockdown.  Audio

Christchurch paper The Press printed its first issue on this day in 1861. Robert Kelly has a look at media ownership in New Zealand in the 1860s. Audio

How do you focus on reading when living through a world crisis? Robert has some suggestions. Audio

Robert Kelly has uncovered a poetry hoax, and he's not happy about it. Audio

Robert Kelly looks at long novels you can really get your teeth stuck into over the next four weeks. Audio

Tonight for The Rest Is History we're looking at the arrival of the first honey bees in New Zealand - 181 years ago today, in 1839.  Audio

What shouldn't you tell your single friends? Should people in relationships be giving advice at all? Reluctant romantic Robert Kelly goes on a linguistic journey. Audio

What the panellists Livia Esterhazy and Mark Sainsbury have been thinking about. Audio

Unity Books Auckland has won "International Bookshop of the Year" at the London Book Fair. RNZ producer and former Unity Books Wellington bookseller Robert Kelly is here to sing the praises of… Audio

Robert Kelly has some strong feelings about the use of sound and music in new (ish) series hitting our screens and streaming platforms. Robert discusses Sharp Objects, Watchmen and The Brokenwood… Audio

A tweet from a british Tory politician has caused a week long headache for the most unlikely of political players, Yorkshire Tea. Rishi Sunak is the newly minted Chancellor of Boris Johnson's cabinet… Audio

This afternoon former Democratic candidate and self help guru Marianne Williamson endorsed Bernie Sanders as presidential nominee for the Democratic party. The move has baffled some of Sanders'… Audio

It's the anniversary of the death of Ngaio Marsh and RNZ producer and detective fiction tragic Robert Kelly is keen to talk about the Kiwi queen of crime's work and enduring influence. Audio