Robert Kelly

The draft of a new trade deal between the EU and UK post Brexit has some interesting clauses in it. One calls for the 'return or restitution of unlawfully removed cultural objects to their country of… Audio

It's time for our Tuesday book slot and this week Robert Kelly is having another go at inventing a new genre - Vampire fiction! Audio

Taika Waititi's win at the Oscars this week triggered a deluge of anecdotes about New Zealander's interactions with the director. Comedian, writer and actor Jonny Potts asked people on twitter to… Audio

New Zealand Post announced on Tuesday this week that they will no longer be accepting cheques from the end of next month.  Audio

Silly season news can get a bad rap but sometimes it allows for simply wonderful stories to get the attention they deserve. Robert Kelly does a brief survey of good summer stories and looks aead to… Audio

It's time for our weekly look into the week's news in the past with the Rest is History! This week our history geek Robert Kelly has come over all festive. It's Christmas! But where does it come from?

It's seven sleeps to Christmas! If you're swinging by a bookshop, or even your own bookshelves to find a last minute present for someone, what are they going to want to read? RNZ producer and former… Audio

The dating of cave art in Indonesia this week has changed the timeline for how we understand human art and development. The paintings depict a hunting scene and have been dated as more than forty… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past for The Rest is History. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking for a winning ticket in the first ever Golden Kiwi Lottery on this… Audio

It's starting to get quite close to Christmas now! Books can make excellent presents but sometimes it can feel a little daunting knowing what to get for the individuals in your life. RNZ producer and… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past for The Rest is History. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is turning on the radio on in 1966 to hear a brand new show! Radio Hauraki… Audio

Peak book buying time continues around the country as people trek to their local bookstores ferret out presents But what do you get for the tricky to pick for people in your life? RNZ producer Robert… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking back at the anniversary of a very famous play! The Mousetrap was first performed in… Audio

Robert Kelly looks at Christmas classics and has some really great ideas about some great books to buy for Christmas gifts. Jesse and Robert also take listener queries and try to help people out with… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking at the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species on the 24th of… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking back to the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day… Audio

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly has his heart set on going to the 1939 Centennial Exhibition this time of year in 1939. Audio

On the 28th of October in 1835 thirty four Maori chiefs signed a document in Waitangi, but it wasn't the treaty we usually associate with the Northland settlement. He Whakaputanga, known in English as… Audio

British Airways operated its final commercial Concorde flight on October 24, 2003, from New York's JFK International Airport to London Heathrow. Audio

It's time for our book slot and RNZ producer Robert Kelly is back to try and invent another genre. Today we're looking at history and travel writing that uses an ocean as its main storytelling… Audio