Social History
Sian Evans, social historian
Sian Evans is a social historian and her latest book focuses on six women who she says changed society post world war one. The book called Queen Bees looks at how these extraordinary women who pushed… Audio, Gallery
ArtyFacts
North Otago farmer turned artist Burns Pollock has been collecting local objects of interest for most of his life. Now, with paintbrush in hand, he's putting them in the limelight. Audio
ArtyFacts
North Otago farmer turned artist Burns Pollock has been collecting local objects of interest for most of his life. Now, with paintbrush in hand, he's putting them in the limelight.
AudioJim Marbrook - Survivors from 'the Bins'
They had benign names like Cherry Farm and Sunnyside, but for many they were simply known as 'the Bins' - New Zealand's psychiatric hospitals. Filmmaker Jim Marbrook has taken a group of survivors… Audio
Charlotte MacDonald - State Sponsored Exercise
Professor of History at Victoria University, Charlotte MacDonald is the author of Strong, Beautiful and Modern - National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada 1935 - 1960. Audio
Bella Bathurst: bicycles
Photographer and author of a social history, The Bicycle Book. Audio
Bee Dawson: gardening in NZ
Social historian whose new book is A History of Gardening in New Zealand. Audio
History of beards
Allan Peterkin is author of 'One Thousand Beards - a Cultural History of Facial Hair'. Audio
Peter Macinnis: evil lawns
Australian botanist, science writer and broadcaster, and author of social history The Lawn. Audio
