Beatles

Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at skiffle, a type of "folk music" performed with a mixture of manufactured and handmade instruments. Originating in the United States in the first half of the 20th… Audio

He's one of the most acclaimed and eclectic producers of his generation, having worked with some of music's biggest names. Now, Mitchell Froom gets to move out of the studio and behind the keyboard… Audio

Three Minutes Max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Broadcaster, raconteur and surfer Gary McCormick discusses the philosophy of having a less tidy life and learning to ride the… Audio

Sir Michael Morpurgo believes that once the Covid-19 pandemic is beaten, the world will be a kinder, more compassionate place. The War Horse author joins the show to discuss the pandemic and the light… Audio

Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio

Know your Beatles trivia? The British National Trust might have the dream job for you. Audio

50 years ago..The Beatles gathered at a pedestrian crossing in London outsdie EMI studios in St Johns Wood London. Audio

Journalist Tom O'Neill has spent the last two decades wading through Charles Manson-related files to offer a new take on one of the most infamous cases in American history.  Audio

Three Minutes Max: succinct opinions from a variety of New Zealanders on all sort of topics. Here's AUT professor Allan Blackman on the recent death of musician Noel Scott Engel - aka Scott Walker. Audio

What's the most underrated Beatles song? Audio

Self-described "hardest working boyband in show business" Brockhampton are about to play their first NZ show in front of a sold out crowd. RNZ Music looks how the thirteen-member hip hop group… Video

Paul McCartney can't seem to stop writing songs. Nick Bollinger considers what his latest ones add to the best known songbook in pop. Audio

Nick Bollinger considers why Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos might be this generation's Beatles. Audio

Recently retired Taumarunui history teacher Chris Brady describes himself as an "ageing Beatles freak forever." Audio

Richard Goldstein went out on a limb when he gave the Beatles' Sgt Pepper a bad review in the New York Times in 1967 - but that review got his name in lights. And he's changed his view a bit since… Audio

50 years ago today The Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Yes really… half a century. Nick Bollinger explores why it was such a revolutionary record, examines who contributed to…