History

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

Ten years ago, New Zealand started the process of picking - and ultimately not picking - a new flag. Designer Kyle Lockwood was at the centre of it all. Audio

It's rare that someone is able to thrive in both roles, but Emmylou Harris was able to do just that - and that's why she is the focus of our music feature today. As if releasing 26 solo albums wasn't… Audio

In her latest book, Sheila Fitzpatrick, one of the world's leading scholars on the history of the Soviet Union, examines both the immediate aftermath of Stalin's death and his surprising influence in… Audio

Tonight she's talking about how the newspapers reported the 1893 election, the first time women voted in Aotearoa. Audio

The panic kicked in around page 40. Thirteen years ago, director and screenwriter James Vanderbilt set out to write a film about the Nuremberg trials, a moment when the world chose justice over… Audio

A grave in a Christchurch cemetery serves as a reminder to a love lost in one of the world's most famous maritime disasters - the sinking of the Titanic. Audio