Medieval
Calling Home: Shannon Digby in Zons, Germany
Blenheim-born and Wellington-bred Shannon Digby is a mum of three who lives in Zons, a fairy-tale village on the edge of the Rhine river in the mid-West of Germany. Audio
Going Medieval: The history of plagues
Self isolation, plague, closed borders, quarantine. These are all words we've become very familiar with over the past year, but they have their roots in plagues of the past. Historian and medievalist… Audio
NZ's metalhead, cat-crazy, self-publishing romance queen
She has been legally blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped paranormal romance writer Steff Green (aka Stephanie Holmes) from undertaking a self-publishing career that sees her clear a six-figure… Audio
Mounted archer Denise Clifton
Denise Clifton is a mounted archer and medievalist. She took up her passion 20 years ago and has been shooting arrows from horseback and mastering the Parthian shot (firing backwards from the saddle… Audio, Gallery
Canterbury students uncover roll's 15th century secrets
After six hundred years the secrets contained in a mysterious medieval document, could soon be unlocked thanks to New Zealand detective work and help from British imaging specialists. Audio, Gallery
Meet NZ's poleaxe-wielding warrior
Dayna Berghan-Whyman is just back from Denmark where she represented NZ in full-contact medieval combat. She talks about the joy of wielding a (blunted) steel axe in 35 kilos of armour. Audio, Gallery
From the medieval to the baroque with Baroque Voices
Variety is the spice of life for Baroque Voices, who go back to medieval times this week complete with early instrument, the shruti box. The choir sings folk songs from medieval times interspersed… Audio