Bryan Crump

'One day milkmen will whistle my tunes when they're delivering the milk like they do Puccini today.' Dave Armstrong's new play features Austrian exile, composer, numerologist and self-confessed… Audio

It was seeing Harpo Marx on TV when she was six, "playing this most beautiful instrument and having fun", that lured Amanda Whiting in to the mystical land of harps. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Director of Connecting, Tom Hamill, explains why it's important for the orchestra to get out into its community. 

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Bryan Crump finds out what's involved in making a harp. Audio

Love the harp? Check out Harp Fest NZ this Waitangi Weekend in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Audio

Hātea Kapa Haka is one of the many groups taking part in the prestigious Māori performing arts festival this February. Bryan Crump caught up with the group’s choral master arranger, David Tapene. Audio

"Childhood is a party", says composer, song writer and children's entertainer Chris Lam Sam. He tells Bryan why it's important for children to have songs written just for them. Audio

"I like to throw in a few unexpected moments," says Chris Artley of his choral compositions, which win prizes all around the world.  Audio

SoundsWell Singers is a therapeutic choir in Wellington that supports people with a variety of neurological conditions. Audio

The NZ Choral Federation's Singing for Lifelong Wellbeing initiative will receive funding from the Ministry for Culture & Heritage. Audio

Every year Country Life's three producers get to discover nooks and crannies around the country, visiting close to 100 towns and communities every year. We're marking our 25th birthday show by taking… Audio

To mark his 4001 Nights - give or take on RNZ National, Bryan takes a look back on 17 years in his life as a broadcaster, and 17 years in the life of the planet. These are the events and interviews… Audio

Bryan's last sonic tonic... Audio

For his final act on Nights Bryan has a mixtape chosen by The Nights team - past, present and future Audio

Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele joins us once again with an update from South Auckland. Audio

Our forest correspondent, Dean Baigent-Mercer joins us for a discussion about swamp forests which are the biggest missing type of forest system from New Zealand's landscape. Audio

Dr Julia de Bres, sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey University is back and is looking at our linguistic and cultural identity, including her own dutch heritage. Audio