In the latest episode of Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin, famed chef Yotam Ottolenghi talks finding the joy of cooking and talks his stage show coming to New Zealand in 2026. 

We hear from Black Grace Dance Company founder Neil Ieremia as the group celebrates 30 years of stunning performances. 

Plus Bill Bryson talks revisiting and revising his iconic book A Short History of Nearly Everything. 

Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin brings you the best interviews from Newstalk ZB's The Sunday Session. 

Listen on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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In the latest episode of Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin, famed chef Yotam Ottolenghi talks finding the joy of cooking and talks his stage show coming to New Zealand in 2026.&nbsp;
We hear from Black Grace Dance Company founder Neil Ieremia as the group celebrates 30 years of stunning performances.&nbsp;
Plus Bill Bryson talks revisiting and revising his iconic book&nbsp;A Short History of Nearly Everything.&nbsp;
Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin brings you the best interviews from Newstalk ZB's The Sunday Session.&nbsp;
Listen on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;
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Get the very best from Newstalk ZB's Francesca Rudkin as she brings you the top interviews from her chats from The Sunday Session. 

Hear from the big names globally as well as those making headlines right here in New Zealand. 

Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin is the home of in depth, enlightening and entertaining conversations. 

Listen on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Get the very best from Newstalk ZB's Francesca Rudkin as she brings you the top interviews from her chats from The Sunday Session. 
Hear from the big names globally as well as those making headlines right here in New Zealand. 
Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin is the home of in depth, enlightening and entertaining conversations. 
Listen on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

Great Chats with Francesca Rudkin

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Episode 17: Yotam Ottolenghi, Neil Ieremia and Bill Bryson

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Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, one filmmaker has made a start on depicting history as it continues to unfold.

The Wizard of the Kremlin is an adaptation of the book of the same name and it follows the political landscape of post-Soviet Russia and President Vladimir Putin's resulting rise to power. 

French filmmaker Olivier Assayas says making a movie about modern history comes with risks and concerns - since the world can change in five minutes these days. 

"You're dealing with a battleground that's very much alive, and anything can happen, including major events that would make your movie worthless or pointless. I always had in the back of my mind - okay, we're shooting, we're rewriting this, we're preparing this, we're shooting this, where will we be in a year?" 

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Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, one filmmaker has made a start on depicting history as it continues to unfold.
The Wizard of the Kremlin is an adaptation of the book of the same name and it follows the political landscape of post-Soviet Russia and President Vladimir Putin's resulting rise to power.&nbsp;
French filmmaker Olivier Assayas says making a movie about modern history comes with risks and concerns - since the world can change in five minutes these days.&nbsp;
"You're dealing with a battleground that's very much alive, and anything can happen, including major events that would make your movie worthless or pointless. I always had in the back of my mind - okay, we're shooting, we're rewriting this, we're preparing this, we're shooting this, where will we be in a year?"&nbsp;
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Olivier Assayas: Wizard of the Kremlin director on what the historical film can offer fans

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Sir Tony Robinson has made a name for himself as an actor, an author and a historian - and he's set to bring his stories to New Zealand shores for another tour.

Following the success of his tour in February, he's set to bring An Audience with Sir Tony Robinson: The Regional Encore Tour across New Zealand this November. 

Robinson says he's looking forward to experiencing the 'variety' all of New Zealand's cities can offer him, especially in the regional areas. 

"It's the same with my career - when I'm doing something, it's like part of my brain's going, next one, next one, what happens next?" 

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Sir Tony Robinson has made a name for himself as an actor, an author and a historian - and he's set to bring his stories to New Zealand shores for another tour.
Following the success of his tour in February, he's set to bring An Audience with Sir Tony Robinson: The Regional Encore Tour across New Zealand this November.&nbsp;
Robinson says he's looking forward to experiencing the 'variety' all of New Zealand's cities can offer him, especially in the regional areas.&nbsp;
"It's the same with my career - when I'm doing something, it's like part of my brain's going, next one, next one, what happens next?"&nbsp;
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Sir Tony Robinson: actor, author and historian on returning to New Zealand shores to tour in November

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Stations by Louise Kennedy. Róisín and Red are kids in the same small Irish town, some years later meeting up again in a precarious London squat where Red has discovered booze and drugs and sidelines Róisín who has to make her own life. For 25 years they’re haunted by each other, and what might have been.

Nothing But the Truth by Stuart Greive KC. With over five decades working in law, few have had as much experience of New Zealand courtrooms as Stuart Grieve KC. Having had a front-row seat for many of the most notorious cases in our recent history, he's also seen the evolution of our legal systems and society over the years. 

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Stations by Louise Kennedy.&nbsp;Róisín and Red are kids in the same small Irish town, some years later meeting up again in a precarious London squat where Red has discovered booze and drugs and sidelines Róisín who has to make her own life. For 25 years they’re haunted by each other, and what might have been.
Nothing But the Truth by Stuart Greive KC.&nbsp;With over five decades working in law, few have had as much experience of New Zealand courtrooms as Stuart Grieve KC. Having had a front-row seat for many of the most notorious cases in our recent history, he's also seen the evolution of our legal systems and society over the years.&nbsp;
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Whitcoulls Recommends: Stations and Nothing But the Truth

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Episode 17: Yotam Ottolenghi, Neil Ieremia and Bill Bryson

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