Graeme Lay
The tour that changed the face of NZ theatre
Graeme Lay's new novel, Larry & Viv, is different to anything else he's ever written. The book tells the story of two of the 20th Century's most glamorous stars of stage and screen, Laurence Olivier… Audio
Vale Stephen Stratford
The news of Stephen Stratford's death shocked the literary world yesterday. Stephen, who was one of New Zealand's most respected book editors had worked with major publishers and private clients in… Audio
Author Graeme Lay remembers his friend Gordon McLauchlan
Well known New Zealand author, journalist and broadcaster Gordon McLauchlan has died at the age of 89. Author Graeme Lay pays tribute to his long-time friend. Audio
'Maori were hugely admiring of Cook as a leader'
Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand. Audio
Discovering Fletcher
The Mutiny on the Bounty, where Christian Fletcher offloaded Captain William Bligh and most of his supporters before ending up on Pitcairn Island, has been immortalised in print and on screen many… Audio
Graeme Lay's epic look into the life of Captain James Cook
Graeme Lay has completed a fictional trilogy with his latest work- James Cook's Lost World. His series began with The Secret Life of James Cook and continued with James Cook's New World. The three… Audio
James Cook's Lost World
Graeme Lay has written a trilogy of novels charting Captain James Cook's life. There are a lot of gaps to fill in - not about the voyages which were thoroughly documented, but about his personal life… Audio
Novelist Graeme Lay
Graeme Lay talks about the second of his trilogy of novels about master mariner, Captain James Cook. Being a novelist offers him more freedom than academics to imagine what drove him. Audio
Graeme Lay - Mrs Cook and her Husband, James
The personal life of Captain James Cook is not well known. This is partly due to his equally enigmatic wife Elizabeth, who destroyed all his letters towards the end of her long life. Finding this out… Audio
Chapter and Verse
Laura Soloman releases her latest novel about a giantess, 'An Imitation of Life', and New Zealand writers share some of their childhood memories in a book edited by Graeme Lay called 'Way Back When… Audio
Travel Writing
Travel was once seen as a rite of passage for New Zealanders, but today's decision to get on an aeroplane is not so simple. Graeme Lay, Lloyd Spencer Davis and Thomas Kohnstamm explore areas in common… Audio
In Search of Paradise
Graeme Lays new book is about artists and writers in the colonial South Pacific. Audio