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The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest invited entrants "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels" - that is, one which was deliberately bad.  Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.  Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Jo McCarroll & Ed Amon. The trio discuss: the Nelson Giants saga, a Wellington mail box that's turned social media star, and Wallace asks… Audio

Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom Riste-Smith to preview this evenings show. Plus... Tom tells Wallace & Jesse about the soviet era space junk due to hit… Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.  Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning quiz.  Audio

Wake up your brain and have a go! Audio

During his 32 years as a sales executive at Ford in Detroit, Mike O'Brien collated an incredible spreadsheet of mixed metaphors and malaprops uttered in company meetings. Audio

New Zealand's own Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) joins Emile to discuss the delights and the quirks of singing with a 'Kiwi' accent. Audio

With our regular quizmaster Jack Waley-Cohen taking a break this week, your Sunday morning brain teaser is brought to you by former Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall.  Audio

A surprise phone call lead award-winning playwright, the most performed of his generation, Ken Ludwig into the world of murder mysteries, becoming the chosen playwright for the Agatha Christie… Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning question.  Audio

New Zealand's indie darling, singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is back with a brand new album. The Lyttelton local is known for his crooning vocals, taking home many awards over his career, which… Video, Audio

Dr Andreea Calude joins Emile Donovan to discuss how lowercase writing reflects a generational shift - and what it means for language.  Audio

Do we need to act quick? Massey University linguistics lecturer Dr Eleanor Ridge joins Jim to discuss disappearing adverbs. Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning question. J Audio

In English, why do we talk about "beautiful, little, red, American cars", and not "American, red, little, beautiful cars"? Audio

Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen is back with his Sunday Morning question.  Audio

Kulaiwi & Kaumakaiwa is a collective of award-winning Hawaiian performers in Aotearoa right now for Auckland's Art Festival.  Audio