Kim Hill Collection
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
2019: John Oh
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand and New South Wales are the only places in the world where sex work is fully decriminalised. John Oh, a heterosexual male escort, talks wi...
2023: Bill Bailey
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Bailey has been described as Britain's biggest alternative act, regarded there as a national treasure. Best known for his film and television wo...
2023: Emma Espiner
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning writer, Dr Emma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) talked to Kim Hill earlier in 2023 about her unconventional upbringing, ditching...
2020: Graham Norton
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Kim Hill's most popular interviews in 2020, she chats with Irish entertainer Graham Norton to discuss his novel 'Home Stretch'. Well known as t...
2017: Don Brash
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a lengthy career in NZ politics, in 2016 Don Brash became the spokesperson for a new lobby group called Hobson's Pledge, a group formed to oppos...
2020: Dolly Parton
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, Kim hill spoke with legendary singer, songwriter, actor, author, and humanitarian - Dolly Parton. She's happy to be seen as a feminist icon -...
2004: Kate Camp
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Poet and literature critic, Kate Camp talks with Kim Hill about Katherine Mansfield - perhaps New Zealand's most famous literary daughter. Camp won th...
2018: Siân Davey
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Siân Davey is a photographer with a background in fine art and social policy. Her book 'Looking for Alice', which documents the childhood of her daug...
2004: Ranginui Walker
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Kim Hill interview with Professor Emeritus of Māori Studies at Auckland University, Dr Ranginui Walker, who had recently updated his book 'Ka Whawh...
2017: Margaret Atwood
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian author Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' was, in 2017, enjoying a resurgence of interest. The dystopian totalitarian United ...
2019: Angie Meiklejohn
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Auckland's Centrepoint commune was closed down in 2000, and its founder Bert Potter jailed for drug crimes and sexual abuse of minors. Angie Meiklejoh...
2020: David Simon
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Simon, creator of 'The Wire', regarded by some critics as the best TV series ever made, talked to Kim Hill in 2020 about his television series '...
2017: Lorde
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ella Yelich-O'Connor - better known as Lorde - shot to fame with her hit single ''Royals in 2013, which took out a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. ...
2018: Camille Paglia
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feminist author and academic Camille Paglia joins Kim to talk about her book released in 2018 - a collection of essays on modern feminism called 'Free...
2003: Michael King
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Hill interviews historian and writer Dr Michael King at the time of the release of his acclaimed book 'The Penguin History of New Zealand', in 200...
2017: Armando Iannucci
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Armando Iannucci is a critically-acclaimed British comedy writer and producer. He created the Emmy award winning HBO American political satire 'Veep',...
2006: Jacqueline Fahey
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline Fahey was one of the first New Zealand artists to paint from a woman's perspective, illustrating "the theatricality of domestic life" and, ...
2022: Colm Tóibín
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The author of 10 novels, Colm Tóibín speaks with Kim Hill in 2022 about his 2021 Folio Prize winning book 'The Magician', a fictionalised account of...
2006: Paul Callaghan
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Hill interviews one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, the late Sir Paul Callaghan. Sir Paul was educated at Victoria and won a Commo...
2011: Sonny Rollins
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American musician Sonny Rollins is regarded as one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. He's been a professional jazz player for more than 60 yea...
2019: Annette King
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Dame Annette King quit politics in 2017, she was New Zealand's longest-serving female MP, having spent 33 years in parliament. Highly regarded ac...
2007: Germaine Greer
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Australian feminist author Dr Germaine Greer became "the high priestess of feminism" with her 1972 book 'The Female Eunuch'. Throughout the 50 years s...
2017: Hugh McCarroll
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, long-time inventor and astronomy enthusiast Hugh McCarroll was named one of 15 finalists in a global competition designed by NASA. The idea w...
2020: Jane Fonda
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, producer, activist and former fitness guru, Jane Fonda reflects on her relationship with climate change activism in her 2020 book: 'What Can I ...
2009: JJ Joseph and Celia Lashlie
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, JJ Joseph was convicted of a violent assault on his wife, but against the odds he was able to turn his life around. He tells his story in the...
2017: Scott Brown
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa under the Trump administration in 2017, Scott Brown spoke with Kim Hill about his diplomatic role, as well ...
2008: Sister Loyola Galvin
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sister Loyola Galvin was known as the gardening nun. She organised a community garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington. In 2008, at...
2017: David Sedaris
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American writer David Sedaris is famous for his self-deprecating and highly personal essay collections which manage to combine funny and sad in equal ...
2006: Sam Neill and John Clarke
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Kim Hill spoke with two "quintessential Kiwi blokes" actor Sam Neill and comedian John Clarke about their friendship and their collaboration ...
2016: Burt Reynolds
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Burt Reynolds was Hollywood's biggest box-office star from 1978 to 1982, following his starring role in Smokey and the Bandit. He had money, mansions,...
Kim Hill on Interviewing
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction interview, Kim Hill talks with Emile Donovan about the collection and good interviewing.A good interview is equal parts art and s...