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In this episode of My Heels are Killing Me, Sonia Sly talks to three fashion designers… Audio

If you're a fan of Downton Abbey, you'll recognise Elizabeth McGovern. She played Cora in the series, but now she's starring in another period piece. The Chaperone is set in the early 1920s and based… Audio

Chris Schulz reviews the second season of Killing Eve - can it match the first? He also reviews the US version of What We Do in the Shadows and just in time for the school holidays - The Lego Movie 2… Audio

The Tearfund ethical fashion report came out today. It lists the heroes and the villains of New Zealand clothing brands, judging them on things like workers rights and environmental factors. On the… Audio

There are many things that inspire art, and for kiwi choreographer Victoria Colombus, she's made her latest piece a tribute of one of the world's most famous mathematical formula - The Fibonacci… Audio

New York choreographer Dwight Rhoden's Bach to Bowie is a ballet set to David Bowie tracks. His international dancers are heading to New Zealand with their show which is will be on at the Civic in… Audio, Gallery

Ireland's Eva Rothschild is currently working on an exhibition - Kosmos - that she and her nation hope will impress the thousands of art critics and art lovers. Lynn Freeman asks Eva Rothschild about… Audio, Gallery

In May, author of the book Harsu & the Werestoat Barbara Else is taking a workshop on Writing For Children as part of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Lynn Freeman asked Barbara about her… Audio

This online resource is a treasure trove for researchers, artists and writers.Lynn Freeman meets DigitalNZ's Fiona Fieldsend, who tells her it aims to be a one-stop shop. Video, Audio, Gallery

Auckland Art Gallery's Painting Conservator Ingrid Ford and Paper Conservator Camilla Baskcomb know all about it. Conservation work remains painstaking, despite new techniques and technologies. Lynn… Audio, Gallery

Peter has just published almost 70 of his Cook works in a book he calls The Weight of the Captain's Wrist. Lynn Freeman asked Peter Ireland what got him so interested in James Cook. Audio, Gallery

Lynn Freeman talks with Clare Mabey who, with her partner Andrew Laking is behind Wellington's Litcrawl, and Claire Finlayson, who heads the upcoming Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival opening in May.

The exhibition From the Shore considers the influence of Māori filmmakers Barry Barclay and Merata Mita on a current generation of artists, specifically those working with moving image.  Audio, Gallery

Standing Room Only's Lynn Freeman joined us from Wanaka for her 5th Festival of colour. Audio

In 1986 a massive fire ripped through Los Angeles' main library, destroying 400,000 works and damaging 700,000 more. Author of The Orchid Thief Susan Orlean was surprised she'd never heard of it, and… Audio

Art historian, Dr Roger Blackley tells us about one of our best known painters, Charles Frederick Goldie who was best known for his depictions of Maori dignitaries. Goldie was born in 1870 and lived… Audio, Gallery

Tracey Thorn, one half of best-selling English duo Everything But The Girl, has revisited her teenage diaries for a new memoir, which explores the experience of growing up in London’s humdrum commuter… Video, Audio