Standing Room Only for Sunday 7 May 2017
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His name was Ken Dewey, and you've probably never heard of him
12:15 PM.Ken Dewey - This is a test. Read more Audio
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Telling African Migration Stories
12:32 PM.In Transit - Telling African Migration Stories. Read more Audio
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Taking Kiwi country music to the world
12:50 PM.Simon Morris talks to Aly Cook from Nelson about the success of her single 'Western Line' in Australia and her new series called Kiwi Country - being broadcast in the UK and the US - which… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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New Zealand Film Production and the Future
1:31 PM.Last week we spoke to the New Zealand Film Commission CEO Dave Gibson about a new initiative to bring more producers to the fore. A to Z of Producing is a course being run by top Australian producer… Read more Audio
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One Hill of a Fight
1:48 PM.Set in 1930's Hamilton, the play One Hill of a Fight , tells the story of a borough engineers fight to remove a hill that blocked the center of the city. Simon Morris speaks to the show's producer… Read more Audio
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Significant bronze Maori storehouse destined for UN
2:28 PM.The gift of a massive bronze Maori storehouse from New Zealand to the United Nations is one step closer after being unveiled at Te Puia earlier this week. At almost four metres high and weighing… Read more Audio, Gallery
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New fiction from Damien Wilkins
2:40 PM.What motivates people to shoplift - even if they can afford the items they whisk into their pockets or bags? And how do people who've loyally worked somewhere for years, even decades, cope when it is… Read more Audio
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The power of words
2:50 PM.An exhibition called Freefall is Dunedin's famous Hocken Collection's contribution to the city's Writers and Readers Festival this week. It's a tribute to words - with paintings by Colin McCahon and… Read more Audio, Gallery
12:15 His name was Ken Dewey, and you've probably never heard of him.
Ken Dewey Photo: supplied
How can some artists be so pivotal and visionary and yet, at the same time almost completely unheralded? An artistic collaborator with familiar names like Yoko Ono, Don McLean and Chet Baker - names we're all familiar with - is the subject of a new documentary screening at this year's Doc Edge Festival. Ken Dewey - This Is A Test finally sheds some light onto the life and art of the ground-breaking performance artist. The film's director, Sally Williams speaks to Simon Morris.
Sally Williams - Director/Producer. Photo: Kind permission of DOC NY
12:50 Telling African Migration Stories
In Transit Tala Pasifika African Connection Photo: supplied
New Zealand is a land of migrants - from the Pacific, from Europe, from South and East Asia...but until recently, not so much from Africa. A new play is telling African migration stories. Simon Morris talks to Wanjiku Kiarie Sanderson - her play In Transit , directed by Justine Simei-Barton and choreographed by Alfdaniels Mabingo and Charlene Tedrow opens this week at Mangere Arts Centre.
Photo: supplied
1:10 At The Movies
1:33 Taking Kiwi Country Music to the World
As New Zealand country artists are finding it increasingly difficult to find an outlet for their music at home, more and more are finding success overseas. Simon Morris talks to Aly Cook, from Nelson about the success of her single Western Line in Australia and her new series called Kiwi Country - being broadcast in the UK and the US – which highlights the vast country music talent we have as a nation.
Aly has also put together a youtube playlist of some of her favourite Kiwi Country Artists.
New Zealanders can also watch the series online on Fridays at 10pm on the Keep It Country website.
Aly has also launched a Boosted campaign to help make more programmes for the Kiwi Country Series.
1:50 New Zealand Film Production and the Future
Last week we spoke to the New Zealand Film Commission CEO Dave Gibson about a new initiative to bring more producers to the fore. A to Z of Producing is a course being run by top Australian producer, Sue Maslin, and I was very interested to find out what sort of person is being attracted to it, and what their plans are for the next wave of New Zealand films.
2:06 The Laugh Track - Lou Sanders
Lou Sanders is a new force to be reckoned with on the UK Pro comedy circuit. Named one of the Top 10 comics to see in Vogue, Elle, Timeout, The Guardian, The Times and The Independent. The NZ International Comedy Festival is bringing The Best of Lou Sanders to The Classic Studio for just 3 late night shows only.
Lou Sanders Photo: supplied
2:25 Significant bronze Maori storehouse destined for UN
The gift of a massive bronze Maori storehouse from New Zealand to the United Nations is one step closer after being unveiled at Te Puia earlier this week.
At almost four metres high and weighing nearly four tonnes, it takes the form of a whatarangi, where the most precious taonga, or treasures, of a tribe would traditionally be stored.
The idea came about as a demonstration of support from Aotearoa for the UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but it wasn't without its difficulties.
Jacob West spoke to Karl Johnstone, the project director for Maori Tu.
2:40 New fiction from Damien Wilkins
Lifting by Damien Wilkins Photo: supplied
What motivates people to shoplift - even if they can afford the items they whisk into their pockets or bags? And how do people who've loyally worked somewhere for years, even decades, cope when it is shut down?
These are two of the pressure points novelist Damien Wilkins puts his store detective protagonist, Amy under in his latest book, Lifting. Cutty's is the oldest department store in the country, but its long reign is over. The weeks leading up to its final sale are chaotic - and so is Amy's home life with a baby she's struggling to bond with, a mother's who's ill and bills to pay. Damien Wilkins tells Lynn Freeman about his own life of juvenile crime.
Damien Wilkins Photo: supplied
2:49 The power of words. The look of the word. The look of words. The sound of the word.
An exhibition called Freefall is Dunedin's famous Hocken Collection's contribution to the city's Writers and Readers Festival this week. It's a tribute to words - with paintings by Colin McCahon and Ralph Hotere, of course - but also historic documents and letters, a Block Map from 1844 and Flying Nun posters from the 1980s.
Simon Morris talks with the Head Curator of the Hocken's Pictorial Collection, Robyn Notman. The exhibition Freefall opened at Dunedin's Hocken Gallery yesterday, and the Gallery is open every day except Sunday from 10 o'clock.
3:06 Drama at 3 - City of Hands, by Stephen Bain and Deborah Tucker
Today’s play is based on a real-life incident a while back when a Lower Hutt car yard held a competition in which the aim was to win a car by keeping a hand on it for the longest period of time.
Both the organisers and the contestants assumed it would all be over in a weekend, but the determination of some contestants amazed everyone.
Music played in this show
Artist: The Beatles
Song: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
Album: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Label: Apple
Played at: 12:12
Artist: Grateful Dead
Song: the Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion
Composer: Garcia
Album: the Very Best of the Grateful Dead
Label: Warner
Played at: 12:30
Artist: Aly Cook
Song: Western Line
Composer: Aly Cook
Album: Horseshoe Rodeo Hotel.
Label: Rodeo Records
Played at: 12:45
Artist: John Wright
Song: Driving in to Mot
Composer: John Wright
Album: Red Skies
Label: Torch Records
Played at: 12:55
Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Astronomie Domine
Composer: Barret
Album: Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Label: EMI
Played at: 12:58
Artist: Scott McKenzie
Song: San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers in you Hair)
Composer: Scot McKenzie
Album: Monterey International Pop Festival
Label: Razor and Tie
Played at: 1:10
Artist: Jefferson Airplane
Song: The White Rabbit
Composer: Slick
Album: Surrealistic Pillow
Label: RCA
Played at: 1:46
Artist: Procul Harem
Song: A Whiter Shade of Pale
Composer: Brooker/Reid/Fisher
Album: Procul Harem
Label: Deram Records
Played at: 1:56
Artist: Engelbert Humperdink
Song: Release Me
Composer: Miller/Pebworth/Yount
Album: Release Me
Label: Columbia
Played at: 2:04
Artist: Small Faces
Song: Itchycoo Park
Composer: Marriot Lane
Album: single
Label: Immediate
Played at: 2:30
Artist: The Clean
Song: Tally Ho!
Composer:
Album: Tally Ho! Flying Nun’s Greatest Bits
Label: Flying Nun
Played at: 2:50
Artist: The Flower Pot Men
Song: Let’s Go To San Francisco
Composer: Carter/Lewis
Album: single
Label: Deram
Played at: 3:04
Artist: The Beatles
Song: All You Need is Love
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
Album: Yellow Submarine
Label: Apple
Played at: 3:55
Artist: The Beatles
Song: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
Album: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Label: Apple
Played at: 12:12
Artist: Grateful Dead
Song: the Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion
Composer: Garcia
Album: the Very Best of the Grateful Dead
Label: Warner
Played at: 12:30
Artist: Aly Cook
Song: Western Line
Composer: Aly Cook
Album: Horseshoe Rodeo Hotel.
Label: Rodeo Records
Played at: 12:45
Artist: John Wright
Song: Driving in to Mot
Composer: John Wright
Album: Red Skies
Label: Torch Records
Played at: 12:55
Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Astronomie Domine
Composer: Barret
Album: Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Label: EMI
Played at: 12:58
Artist: Scott McKenzie
Song: San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers in you Hair)
Composer: Scot McKenzie
Album: Monterey International Pop Festival
Label: Razor and Tie
Played at: 1:10
Artist: Jefferson Airplane
Song: The White Rabbit
Composer: Slick
Album: Surrealistic Pillow
Label: RCA
Played at: 1:46
Artist: Procul Harem
Song: A Whiter Shade of Pale
Composer: Brooker/Reid/Fisher
Album: Procul Harem
Label: Deram Records
Played at: 1:56
Artist: Engelbert Humperdink
Song: Release Me
Composer: Miller/Pebworth/Yount
Album: Release Me
Label: Columbia
Played at: 2:04
Artist: Small Faces
Song: Itchycoo Park
Composer: Marriot Lane
Album: single
Label: Immediate
Played at: 2:30
Artist: The Clean
Song: Tally Ho!
Composer:
Album: Tally Ho! Flying Nun’s Greatest Bits
Label: Flying Nun
Played at: 2:50
Artist: The Flower Pot Men
Song: Let’s Go To San Francisco
Composer: Carter/Lewis
Album: single
Label: Deram
Played at: 3:04
Artist: The Beatles
Song: All You Need is Love
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
Album: Yellow Submarine
Label: Apple
Played at: 3:55