Paul Horan
Expert feature: The history of NZ Comedy
We live in an age when New Zealand comedy is cool: not just in New Zealand, but in Edinburgh, New York and Hollywood. But how did we get here? Audio
In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan - Part 5
Galle, south of Colombo, is of huge historical interest and a world apart from the rest of Sri Lanka. It is also an area that was hit by the Boxing Day tsunami. Audio
In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan - Part 4
Kandy is a city in the highlands of Sri Lanka and it's there we meet the almost legendary Helga, hotel owner Audio
In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan - Part 3
We travel with Paul into the countryside of Sri Lanka to visit an important Buddist site and the oldest tree in the world. Audio
In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan - Part 2
Paul travels into the crowded surrealism of Colombo and discovers a little about the first Sri Lankan Maori. Audio
In the Land of the Dancing Kings by Paul Horan - Part 1
Paul Horan arrives in Sri Lanka and endures a hot afternoon socialising with his partner's Sri Lankan burgher relatives. Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 6
At last Paul reaches Rome and is astonished at the sense of the layering of history in the city. He is not as enthusiastic about Rome as he is about Naples but admits it to be a truly 'important world… Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 5
A visit to Naples convinces Paul that the place is the best city in Italy. He delights in the fact that he is not catered to like a tourist but is largely ignored or totally included by the locals. He… Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 4
Paul observes how tourist-worn is Italy but still strangely attractive and compelling. He travels the Amalfi coast and is astonished at the scale and grandeur of the place. On Capri he meets a former… Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 3
Still in Calabria, Paul visits Eboli where one of the strangest events concerning Colonel Peard was supposed to have taken place. Eboli is said, in Italy, to be the town where Christ stopped (gave… Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 2
Paul arrives on the mainland of Italy carrying a huge folder of research notes about Colonel Peard. He recounts Peard's meeting with Alexander Dumas and Dumas' overly romantic account of the meeting… Audio
Garibaldi Did Not Sleep Here by Paul Horan - Part 1
Paul Horan begins his journey to follow in the steps of his illustrious ancestor Colonel Peard. He begins at Peard's former manor house (now a health spa) in England then heads for Italy to find out… Audio