James Milne
The Beatles come alive - with a little help from their friends
James Milne (Lawrence Arabia) will join Dianne Swann (When the Cats Away) and The Phoenix Foundation legends Sam Scott and Luke Buda to recreate the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's live. Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 24 - The Fate of Pleasure
Lord Banks is deep inside the pleasure he seeks to destroy. His mission places him at odds with those he loves, but destiny cannot be denied; the world as we know it is at stake. Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 23 - Wisdom of the Bee
Lord Banks' elation at being reunited with Bertie is tempered by his concern for Bertie's heathen plant worship. A game of cricket leads to a discovery that challenges physics, geometry and biology… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 22 - The Happening
Lord Banks resumes responsibility by leading from behind. The pathway to pleasure brings them to a dangerously charismatic man-bee. Lord Banks confronts his foe as virtue and temptation come face to… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 21 - Peril on Pleasure Island
The crew trek into the unknown dangers of Pleasure Island as Lord Banks faces a crisis of confidence. A fateful dream leads to an epiphany and a false idol summons nature to attack those who are… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 20 - Brave Pig, Bad Botanist
To save the ship from oblivion Solander and Staggers have to solve a cryptic poem. The butterfly takes Lord Banks back to a repressed memory; he seeks revenge with catastrophic consequences, as an… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 19 - The Slanderous Butterfly
Lord Banks' prize butterfly taunts him, questioning his botanical credentials and forcing him to confront his past. Solander grapples to wrest control of the ship as he struggles to find a sane… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 18 - Jelly Paradox
Lord Banks comes to terms with being stripped of his captaincy as the Fortitude encounters a jelly paradise. A hidden danger lurks beneath the surface and a contagious madness spreads throughout the… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 17 - Rise of the Pig
A kayak of surviving Anderlugians are taken aboard the Fortitude and put on trial for an act of hideous depravity. As Lord Banks is about to punish his enemies a foe of a different kind causes… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 16 - The Transit of Sausage
As Venus casts its shadow on the Sausage Islands tensions build: Lord Joseph Banks has lost his pants and will go to any lengths to wreak vengeance, while a sinister uprising threatens to turn his… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 15 - Tears of the Amorphallus
A temptingly phallic plant lures Lord Banks and Solander to explore its mysteries, promising a pathway to pleasure. Julian Gooch revisits the past and the secrets of the Sausage Island sausages are… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 14 - The Sacred Coconut
Salty Jules is anointed the 'Chosen One' and holds the secrets of Uncle Bertie. To unlock the secrets Lord Banks and his entourage trek through the swamp of the gargling snakes to the Endless… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Ep 13 - Rat in the Ranks
The Fortitude visits the Sausage Islands where they are hosted to an insectarian feast. As Lord Banks searches for clues to the whereabouts of his Uncle Bertie, tensions boil elsewhere. A rebellion is… Audio
The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium Episode 1
Cheese Dreams in the Gravy Isles: Lord Joseph Banks is an idle, opportunity-squandering squillionaire botanist. A chance encounter with a certified cheesemonger sets him off on a pathway to pleasure…
Mansfield: In Her Own Words
Curated by Charlotte Yates, In Her Own Words is a concert of selected poems by Katherine Mansfield, set to contemporary music. The music was written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. The… Audio
Half Hexagon: live in session
For our last live music session of the year, Auckland supergroup Half Hexagon fill the RNZ studio with their distinctive Krautrock-inspired sound. Video, Audio
Lawrence Arabia 'Chant Darling' tour
Lawrence Arabia is the pseudonym of Christchurch, singer-songwriter James Milne. His tour 'Chant Darling' begins this week after being rescheduled multiple times last year. Throughout January… Audio
MILNE: Malade
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by James Milne, also known as Lawrence Arabia. Audio
Mansfield - In Her Own Words (Full Concert)
In Her Own Words is a concert of selected poems by Katherine Mansfield, set to contemporary music. The music was written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. Audio
The Mixtape: Lawrence Arabia
James Milne AKA Lawrence Arabia talks to Charlotte Ryan about six of his favourite songs, and his career as a songwriter. Audio