Tom Scott
The Sampler - 14 August 2018
In this week's Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the flora-filled verses of Otago singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith; jazz-rap reflections of Tom Scott's Avantdale Bowling Club; and a New Zealand album… Audio
INTERVIEW: Kendrick Lamar, a kid from Compton
Long before the accolades and attention, Kendrick Lamar told RNZ Music there was nothing phony about him and his stories of Compton. Ahead of his July shows, we revisit a 2012 conversation with the… Video, Audio
Tom Scott - how to get roasted
Jesse helps Tom prepare for his roasting this weekend at the Writers and Readers festival in Wellington Audio
Tom Scott's 'unforgettable' mother
The cartoonist and author's latest play is an affectionate memoir of his "funny, different and eccentric" mother.
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Ginette McDonald and Kate McGill - Playing Joan Scott
Long-serving New Zealand actor Ginette McDonald and her daughter, Kate McGill, also an actor, team up to perform Tom Scott's play, Joan, which tells the story of his mother. It's a special project for… Audio
Tom Scott - Seriously Funny
Drawn Out: A seriously funny memoir is Tom Scott's account of his life so far. From his hard-knock childhood, his days on student newspapers, making friends and enemies in the corridors of power and… Audio
Fans from the PM down remember John Clarke's magic
Fans from the Prime Minister Bill English down have been remembering John Clarke and his alter-ego Fred Dagg. Asked if he had modelled his accent on Fred Dagg's, the prime minister good humouredly… Audio
Tributes flow for comic genius John Clarke
Tributes flow for the comedian and satirist John Clarke who died Sunday in Australia. He'd lived there since the 1970s and in 2004 Kim Hill travelled to Melbourne to interview John Clarke for TVNZ's… Audio
We don't know how lucky we are. Tom Scott on his mate, John Clarke
Satirist, comedian and writer John Clarke has died, aged 68. Audio
Murray Ball remembered by fellow cartoonist Tom Scott
In his own way he captured rural life as exquisitely and as perfectly as Katherine Mansfield caught early Wellington. He was as funny as Fred Dagg and Billy T. James and as blokey as Barry Crump. He… Audio
Remembering cartoonist Murray Ball
Catherine Hutton looks back at the life of cartoonist, author and filmwriter, Murray Ball. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition: 126
In this week's Pocket Edition, Melody Thomas invites Tom Scott back into the studio, Tony Stamp investigates Songhubs, and Yadana Saw meets some junior critics ahead of the 2017 Children's Music… Audio
Tom Scott on life, love and Homegrown festival
Rapper Tom Scott, of Home Brew, @Peace, Average Rap Band and now Avantdale Bowling Club is back living in his stomping ground of Avondale after five years living in Melbourne. He joins Melody Thomas… Audio
Trump apes Muldoon's media tantrum
Before President Trump banned journalists from press conferences, former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon did the same. Mr Muldoon famously barred New Zealand journalist and cartoonist Tom Scott. Audio
From Zero - Drugs In Popular Culture
It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors. Audio
Bookmarks - Tom Scott
Celebrated cartoonist Tom Scott tells about a few of his favourite things on Bookmarks today. Audio
Average Rap Band
Average Rap Band's Tom Scott talks with Sam Wicks about the group's synth-y, sunshine-drenched album debut, El Sol. Audio
Masterpieces - Tom Scott
Policial satirist Tom Scott remembers his favourite election. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 50: K-Pop World Finals/ Rob Ruha & Maisey Rika/ Average Rap Band
Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika for Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori, Tom Scott and Luis Tuiasau of Average Rap Band, K-Pop from the World K-Pop Festival NZ Finals Audio