Fantasy
Aotearoa's best science fiction and fantasy
Director Keelan Walker on his new short film Bringing Mere Home, the Maori filmmaker talks about his shift from documentaries and into drama. Audio
Film & TV: House of Dragon, The Sandman, Ring of Power
Sci-fi lovers rejoice! There's a heap of new fantasy shows out there. Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz looks at House of the Dragon, The Sandman and Ring of Power. Audio
Wellington writer HG Parry imagines an alternative history of slavery in new novel
The emerging author HG Parry writes complex and engaging fantasy novels. She talks to Lynn Freeman about reinventing the 18th century in this highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers Festival. Audio
Why we're so bad at daydreaming - and how to fix it
Are you a daydreamer? Many of us were as children, but as adults we find it increasingly harder to be pleasantly lost in our thoughts. Nick Buttrick was part of a team that published a study on… Audio
A Glitch in the Matrix: Are we living in a digital simulation?
Director Rodney Ascher's debut 'Room 237' offered up some wild theories about interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's visionary masterpiece 'The Shining.' His latest documentary, 'A Glitch in the… Audio
“She does break all the locks on the door to her soul” – author Elizabeth Knox on The Absolute Book
Elizabeth Knox talks to Noelle McCarthy about her most recent novel The Absolute Book. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
Miriam Margolyes: Unearthing the real Australia
Celebrated actress Miriam Margolyes became a naturalised Australian in 2013, but over the course of filming her new series, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, she realised there was a lot she didn't… Video, 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
Science fiction helps build mental resilience in young people
Historically, those who read sci-fi and fantasy have been stigmatised as nerds, but research by Professor Esther Jones shows sci-fi and fantasy may help young people cope, especially with the stress… Audio
H G Parry: novelist on The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
Fantasy writer H.G (Hannah) Parry's novel The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep imagines what might happen if well-known literary characters broke free from the books they inhabit and invaded everyday… Audio
Aliens 101
The Industry of Imagination event is into its second year in Wellington bringing together a spectacular line-up of sci-fi, fantasy and pop-surreal artists for a series of events; a conference… Audio, Gallery
A unique baroque trio
The guitar, cello and viola don't often sit together in a trio, but Wellington trio Archi d'Amore Zelanda features the unique partnership. Baroque musicians Jane Curry (classical guitar), Donald… Audio
Fantasy fables told through music
You just have to hear the opening music of Star Wars to know you're going on an adventure. It's tunes like that which inspire Jake Baxendale to delve into fantasy music with his Midi-eval Orchestra at… Audio
Jasper Fforde: Lost in a Good Book
Jasper Fforde left the dazzling lights of the film industry to pursue a career in writing, He chats to playwright and writer Dave Armstrong about his recent work. Audio
New Zealand's most recent Man Booker contender chats about her Work
Kate De Goldi talks to Smaill about her success in fantasy fiction novel "The Chimes" Audio
How To Survive Armageddon
Founder of the Armageddon conventions Bill Geradts on the joys and challenges of running the Trans-Tasman pop culture event (which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary), also his obsession with… Audio
What I do is build an unreal house and I fill it with real storms
An intensely personal memoir by one of the country's leading writers of fantasy, exploring the roots of her interest in alternative reality, and intertwining her own story, and that of her family into… Audio
Farewelling Terry Pratchett
Fantasy writer and satirist Terry Pratchett created The Discworld, a place where millions of readers have lingered with his many wonderfully flawed characters. Few writers have 70 books to their name… Audio
Armaggedon Expo
Sci-fi fans have descended on Auckland this weekend for the annual Armageddon expo. It's been running in Auckland for nearly twenty years and has gone from what was essentially just a comic trading… Audio
The new, revealing biography of Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide
In his book, The Frood: the Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Jem Roberts examines Adams' most beloved creation with the knowledge and… Audio