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Upbeat for Monday 13 February 2017
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Celebrating the humble radio
1:45 PM.Today is World Radio Day, and to celebrate it, Celeste Oram has composed a new piece to pay homage to the humble radio. Her new work, which involves a large number of battery-powered radios, has been… Read more Audio
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Tattoo for band
1:25 PM.The Air Force Band is back in force, winging its way around the North Island before heading to Ohakea for the 2017 Air Tattoo which marks the Air Force’s 80th Anniversary. Conductor Flight Lieutenant… Read more Audio
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Floating away
1:05 PM.Just imagine floating on water while taking in a show. That’s the idea behind designer/director Stephen Bain’s Floating Theatre, which brings the indoors out. The 30 seat theatre, which floats on… Read more Audio
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Behind the velvet curtain of RNZ Concert
6:00 AM.To celebrate World Radio Day, RNZ Concert invites you into a world with flashing lights, endless cables, its very own anxieties and its very own language... Read more Audio
WORLD RADIO DAY
World Radio Day is about celebrating radio - with its unique power to touch lives, and to share ideas, information and especially music.