Charlotte Graham
The history of afternoon tea: Dr. Annie Gray
Food historian Dr. Annie Gray talks about the history of the now global tradition and how it has evolved from the Georgian and Victorian eras. She also describes some of the dubious-tasting wartime… Audio
How not to start an orphanage: Tara Winkler
In her early 20s, Australian Tara Winkler became responsible for 14 children when she rescued them from an abusive Cambodian orphanage. Less than a decade later, Tara is a firm believer in children… Audio
Book review - Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Hachette. Audio
Arts Funding
Creative New Zealand's projecting a 10% drop in funds for the arts sector this year, due to a forecast decrease in Lottery Grant Board funding. This has got arts companies worried, with the Basement… Audio, Gallery
Sara Benincasa
American author, performer, and presenter Sara Benincasa's new essay collection Real Artists Have Day Jobs is a guide to growing up and taking your place in the world. This is her fourth book; her… Audio, Gallery
Too Much Information
TMI is the name of a free, pop-up creative writing course created and run by poet Hera Lindsay Bird in Wellington; one of the guest teachers at the class was fellow poet Gregory Kan. The eight-week… Audio, Gallery
Listener Feedback to Saturday Morning 23 April 2016
Charlotte Graham reads emails and text messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Belinda Tuki: raw food and women power
Charlotte Graham talks to the founder of The Honest Food Company, and creator of #AVIDGIRLBOSS, which has its inaugural event, Don't Tell Me to SHHHH. Audio
Freddy Declerck: helping Passchendaele pilgrims
Charlotte Graham interviews an expert on the New Zealand Division's involvement on the battlefields of Flanders, who was Chairman of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, President of the… Audio
Esther Juon: dancers and their feet
Charlotte Graham interviews the Swiss-born former ballet dancer and teacher who has been working for 30 years to prevent unnecessary damage to young dancers' feet. Audio
Juliette Burton: bodies, disorders and comedy
Charlotte Graham interviews the award-winning writer and performer who is a supporter of the mental health and eating disorder charities, and is bringing her award-winning stand-up comedy show Look At… Audio
James Rhodes: madness, medication and music
Charlotte Graham interviews the acclaimed British concert pianist, writer and television presenter who tells his story in Instrumental: a Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. Video, Audio
Petina Gappah: outsiders and authenticity
Charlotte Graham interviews the Zimbabwean lawyer and writer (An Elegy for Easterly, The Book of Memory) who now lives in Geneva, where she provides legal aid on international trade law to developing… Audio
Max Harris: Rhodes, racism and the politics of love
Charlotte Graham interviews the Rhodes Scholar and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, who has returned here for Aspiring Conversations 2016 in Wanaka, to speak on a panel, The New Zealand Project… Audio
Book review: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Text Publishing Audio
Book Review: Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
'Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist' by Sunil Yapa, reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Little Brown. Audio
Book Review: The Sea Detective
By Mark Douglas-home. Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, Published by Michael Joseph, RRP $37.00. Audio
Book review: Instrumental by James Rhodes
Reviewed by Charlotte Graham, published by Allen an Unwin. Audio
Book Review: Very Good Lives by J K Rowling
Written by J K Rowling, published by Little Brown, reviewed by Charlotte Graham. Audio
Book review: 'Trigger Warning' by Neil Gaiman
Published by Headlin. Reviewed by Charlotte Graham. Audio