Culture 101 for Sunday 9 November 2025

12:15 -  Lulu Sun: our leading tennis player on the rise
12:30 - ‘A homage to the man she loved': Batik artist Dinah Priestley on her colourful adventurous life’
12:45 - Explosive work of “one of the most significant artists of the 21st century” comes to NZ
13:08 - A history of acting in Aotearoa: David O'Donnell and Hilary Halba 
13:26 - Regional Wrap: Maungaturoto 
13:35 - At the Movies 
14:05 - "To see and mark where and how we are" Winner of Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement poet Dinah Hawken 
14:30 - Communism to capitalism, painting to performance: leading Vietnamese artist Tran Luong 
15:05 - Arts news
15:10 - Producer Duncan Smith on changes to RNZ's radio drama and readings archive
15:22 - Drama: Dead Man's Shoes

Music played in this show

 

Song: Theme From Once Were Warriors

Artist: Tama Renata

Played at 12.10pm 

 

Song: Where is my husband

Artist: Raye

Played at 12.25pm

 

Song:  Flora and Fauna

Artist: The Circling Sun

Played at 1.07pm and 1.58pm 

 

Song: Actor

Artist: DD Smash

Played at 1.25pm

 

Song:  Ly Tinh Nhu 

Artist: Truong Thi Quynh Hanh

Played at 2.05pm and 2.40pm

 

Song: Sống Cho Nhau

Artist: Hung Cuong

Played at 2.28pm

 

Song: How we met (Dylan C remix)

Artist: Zuke

Played at 3.05pm

 

Song: Saintly 

Artist: Michaela Tempers

Played at 3.10pm

 

Mercer Bay

Artist: Mono Watt

Played at 3.55pm

 

Comfort (Lake South Mix)

Artist: Hans Pucket

Played at 3.58pm