Arts
Author Pip McKay crosses oceans
Pip McKay's novel, The Telling Time is set both in New Zealand in the 1980s and in the former Yugoslavia in the late 1950s. Pip McKay did such a great job in the opening pages of her latest novel that… Audio
Jonathan King: The Inkberg Enigma
Film maker and comic artist Jonathan King talked to Lynn Freeman about his latest graphic novel for young adults: The Inkberg Enigma. Audio
Llew Summers life and work
Canterbury Sculptor Llew Summers created more than 900 works over his five decades. Lynn Freeman talked to cultural historian and writer John Newton, who has written Llew's story: Llew Summers: Body… Audio, Gallery
Hindi theatre powerhouse's new production
A play translated from English into Hindi for New Zealand audiences is about to open in Auckland. Lynn talked to Kapil Asrani, Monica Nangia and Ruzbeh Palsetia from Indian Art Theatre. Love Letters… Audio
Hooked on Books!
Melissa Wastney from Read NZ joined us to explain what the Online Platform, Hooked on Books can do for young New Zealand readers and reviewers. Audio
NZ opera returns to the stage with Semele
General Director Thomas De Mallet Burges talks about how NZ Opera dealt with the effect of Covid 19. The company has kept busy and are now preparations are well underway for a multi media sit specific… Audio
Young Kiwi lives her teen dream dancing for Lady Gaga
When Emma-Kate Putnam saw Lady Gaga performing at Auckland's Vector Arena in 2010, she had an epiphany. From that point on she knew she wanted to be on stage with the mega star. And recently she was… Video, Audio
Tami Neilson: 'Something every vocalist dreams about'
Canadian/NZ singer Tami Neilson says her first chance to sing with an orchestra was so emotional it made her "feel like crying". Watch Neilson's special performance at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios… Audio
Portraits of pregnancy: Mary Kisler
Art historian and curator Mary Kisler is back to discuss a major exhibition in London that explores portraits of the pregnant body over 500 years. Portraying Pregnancy: From Holbein to Social Media is… Audio, Gallery
Festival's delay prompts plan to showcase NZ talent
The chair of the Nelson Music Festival Trust hopes a scaled-back chamber music event this summer will attract a large local crowd.
Victoria Jones on her one-of-a-kind Amazonian bass
Victoria Jones on her 5-string "Amazon" bass, made in Brazil in 2003. Audio
Take the Stage: perform anything in Kiri te Kanawa Theatre
New Zealanders are being given the chance to follow in the footsteps of Prince, Ed Sheeran and the Royal New Zealand Ballet - by treading the boards of Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. From singers… Audio
Review: Still Bill
Dan Slevin finds a great music documentary in the archives at DocPlay. Video
Fashion's Front Row, INSIDE, Love on the Spectrum
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Lynn to talk about a series of fashion documentaries airing on the Rialto Channel this month, INSiDE* - a local thriller filmed under lockdown level 2 about a… Audio
NZIFF: Once Were Brothers – Robbie Robertson and the Band
Dan Slevin wallows in Boomer music nostalgia thanks to the film festival. Video
Art for Matariki: Contemporary Maori exhibitions
Arts correspondent Mark Amery travels to the Bay of Plenty for Matariki. First to Whakatane and then to Tauranga for some exciting contemporary Maori exhibitions. Pictured in the gallery below is… Audio
A4 page of forward slashes wins art award
An A4 sheet of paper covered with rows of forward slashes wins 25 thousand dollar art award. Art collector Chris Parkin joins the panel to talk about how subjective art is. Audio
Jayda G: 'Your experience informs your art'
Canadian dance music producer tells Music 101 that writing her masters thesis on environmental toxicology helped inform the debut album she was making at the same time. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Ghost Trio
Your free classical podcast this month is Beethoven's Ghost Trio played by NZTrio. Audio
Viral ad' director wins international award
The director of a New Zealand ad' campaign encouraging parents to keep their kids safe online has won a Silver Screen Young Director Award award at Cannes.
Aucklander Sam Stuchbury, the founder of… Audio