Lynn Freeman

Christchurch-based musician David Thorpe often tours as a multi-instrumentalist and one man band, but his greatest love affair has been with the humble harmonica. Audio

Gabrielle McKone has recorded what she's seen on her wanderings every day since August 2007 and put some of her favourites into a book she's called 'Catch My Eye'. Audio

Hou Hanru, the San Francisco-based curator of the 2013 Auckland Triennial is so impressed with some of our artists that he's going to share them with the world. Audio

One of Shakespeare's greatest champions here in New Zealand, Dawn Sanders, is honoured for her dedication to the Bard and his plays. Audio

Held in Auckland once a month, Creative Mornings provide the opportunity for an audience to watch presentations given by those involved in the Creative Industries; from street art to film, digital fx… Audio

Novelist David McGill (below) joins us live from the launch of his latest work, The Promised Land. Audio

David Steemson joins sculptor Terry Stringer as he works on one of his most ambitious projects yet. Audio

Rodger Fox puts his case for government money to set up a national big band, along the lines of a tried and tested model. Audio

Two young movers and shakers in the arts scene, songwriter Anthonie Tonnon who's with Tono and the Finance company and clothing designer Emily Miller-Sharma, explain what keeps them in New Zealand… Audio

What movie studios are in the market for these days and how the movie making scene has changed, from the move away from film to illegal downloading. Audio

Ambitious profit-share and renovation plans for one of Auckland's smaller theatres, The Basement, are explained by General Manager Charlie McDermott and Venue Manager Sam Snedden. Audio

Why its editors, Harry Ricketts and Jane Westaway, believe it's still important even with all the on line reviews being written these days. New Zealand Books Audio

Historian Mark Derby and documentary painter Bob Kerr collaborate to remember the 1912 miners' strike in Waihi. Audio

Blenheim based potter and sculptor Fran Maguire has just won a merit award in the country's top ceramics competition. Audio

Uther Dean reviews Dean Parker's latest play, Tigers of Wrath. Audio

American prima ballerina Gillian Murphy returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet to dance her first time as Giselle, she chats to Lynn about, among other things, how demands on ballet dancers are… Audio

Lynn finds out what the merger of Penguin Books and Random House could mean for staff, authors and other New Zealand publishers. Audio

A new exhibition at Auckland Museum which matches young people with artistic mentors to explore issues that are important to them. Audio

It's taken almost 40 years but Christchurch poet Kerrin Sharpe has realised her dream and published her debut poetry collection, Three Days in a Wishing Well. Audio

Director Michael Hurst and singer/songwriter Tama Waipara, who're involved in a tribute to Jacques Brel explain why the highly theatrical and tortured soul that was is one of the most covered… Audio