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A chat to visiting New York artist, curator and writer Gregory Sholette, who's working with other artists, here and abroad, to create an Imaginary Archive of Wellington second hand bookshops. Audio

Kaitaia artist Faith McManus discovered stills of a cowboy movie that was supposed to have been filmed in the Far North of New Zealand in 1926. This set her off in search of The Riders of the Red… Audio

Lucy Orbell chats to the new Senior Curator Art at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It's a role of national and cultural significance, influencing what both New Zealand and international… Audio

Music censorship in Russia and why Stalin forced Sergei Prokoviev to rewrite the finale to his 7th Symphony. Audio

Lynn talks to Charles Koroneho, a dancer, choreographer, Elam School of Fine Arts graduate and lecturer in Performing and Screen Arts. Audio

Today's feature writer is Pip Adam, who's continuing New Zealand's fine tradition of disconcerting short story writing. Audio

Inside Out is an exhibition of art by prisoners who want to be judged solely on their artistic merit. We hear from curator Ellie Drummond and to former prisoner"Jason" Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Whiti Hereaka's new play, Te Kaupoi. Audio

A play that reunites the tempestuous literary neighbours Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry, and D H Lawrence and his feisty wife Freida. Audio

Escalator is a New Zealand Film Commission project to encourage, and ultimately develop new low-budget feature films. Lucy Orbell joins some young film makers at Boot Camp. Audio

A panel of Maori playwrights and actors consider the current state of play of Maori theatre, Rawiri Paratene remembers the old days before there was much around. Audio

Raewyn White reviews the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Stepping Out, featuring former infomercial queen Suzanne Paul. Audio

Choreographer Suzanne Cowan talks about her latest project, working with people who can't, or struggle to see. Audio

Poet Anna Livesy on her first published collection since 2003 when she won a fellowship to study at the Iowa Writers Workshop in the American Midwest. Audio

Shakespeare's sonnets are revisited by actor Rima te Wiata and composer Gareth Farr. Audio

We catch up with the big changes at the Otago Settlers Museum and its multi-million dollar redevelopment. Audio

Richard Mays reviews a new play from Pip Hall, 'Up North', which had its world premiere in Palmerston North. Audio

We revisit the Auckland fashion house of El Jay, which helped New Zealanders look stylish for around 50 years. Doris de Pont went in search of El Jay garments still in wardrobes around the country. Audio

Lucy Orbell discovers a touring theatre show bringing together New Zealand contemporary plays and secondary school students. Audio

A look at the 40 years of Toi Whakaari The New Zealand Drama School with current director Annie Ruth who was one of the first graduates, and casting agent Liz Mullane. Audio

The Maori trademark for art and crafts, toi iho, was abandoned by Creative New Zealand. Elizabeth Ellis pushed for toi iho to be established - now she's chairing the Maori foundation which is taking… Audio

Bishop Muru Walters and Selwyn Muru discuss the contemporary Maori art movement that began in Northland in the 1950s. Audio

The author and editor of several books talks about the rise of the creative nonfiction genre. Audio

Poet, novelist and painter John Pule,"possibly the most important living contemporary Pacific artist"on his new retrospective at Wellington's City Gallery. Audio