History

Poet, comedian and Jane Austen buff, Penny Ashton is marking 250 years since the novelist's birth with a new show, Austen Found.  Audio

In the third of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks locally to New Zealand made albums from 1995. Audio

Locals claim K'Rd's Malaysian Restaurant, Sri Penang is the best Malaysian food spot in Auckland but owner Ange Siew and her chef husband Kun are calling it a day. Audio

Aviation pioneer Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's plane disappeared on a flight from England to Australia and what happened has remained a mystery - until now.  Audio

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