Lynn Freeman

Ralph Hotere artworks. Audio

Musician and producer Nick Lowe, whoÂ's about to tour New Zealand with Ry Cooder. Audio

Today Lynn Freeman welcomes back rising opera star Kristen Darragh, who's performing the role of Olga in the NBR New Zealand Opera production of 'Eugene Onegin'. We also take a visit to a new… Audio

Lucy Orbell learns about the reinvigoration of Margot Fonteyn, and we delve into sculptor Regan Gentry's new work. Audio

The New Zealand Post Book Awards have a new naming rights sponsor. Linda Burgess, Guy Somerset and Lincoln Gould comment. Audio

Multi-media artist Lisa Reihana is invited to London to take part in ethKnowcentrix, Museums Inside the Artist. Audio

Lynn Freeman chats to one of the Australian creators of the Beached As Kiwi whale and seagull who became a YouTube sensation and we hear from New Zealand film star Rena Owen who the lead in Bruce… Audio

John Watt is McDiarmid Young Scientist Winner for 2009. Audio

Lynn Freeman talks with the man behind the Auckland Art Gallery's $113 million development project, Sydney-based architect Richard Francis-Jones; plus, a little accordion music to introduce our first… Audio

On the arts this week we find out what's ahead at the New Zealand film Commission with the new CEO; and Lucy Orbell goes on a guided tour of Rotterdam's hot arts spots. Audio

Canterbury poet David Gregory is back with a new collection of poetry. Audio

Colin Peel has more than twenty books to his name.He discusses his latest thriller,The Ryblinsk Deception. Audio

Writer Duncan Sarkies on his new film plans,and the success of the show he's toured around the world for the last three years. Audio

Dynamic British actor and director Josette Bushell Mingo,who's championed the arts for black performers talks with Lynn Freeman. Audio

Director Toa Fraser on his plans to turn a Robert Louis Stevenson novella,set in colonial period Samoa,into a movie. Audio

Pushover is an exhibition that looks at how vulnerable buildings are when earthquakes strike. Audio

Lynn Freeman finds out how Hawaiian humpback whale calls are being incorporated into an artwork. Audio

Artist Marcia Lyons' art installlation incorporating sounds of Humpback whales Audio

NZ artist John Edgar's exhibit Ballast has just opened at the Edinburgh Art Festival Audio

Jeremy Ryder is one of the artists who worked on new stop motion and 3D film Coraline Audio