Arts
Sara McIntyre: nursing and photos in Kakahi
District nurse based in Kakahi, and a photographer whose exhibition, Observations of a Rural Nurse, is showing at Anna Miles Gallery as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio
Richard Mabey: the cabaret of plants
British writer and broadcaster whose work takes a cultural perspective on the natural world. His latest book is The Cabaret of Plants: Botany and the Imagination. Audio
Shakespeare with David Lawrence: King Lear
Director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals, and research and development consultant for the Pop-Up Globe, discussing the Shakespeare tragedy, King Lear. Audio
Jonathan Crayford plays his picks from his latest album
He's been described as New Zealand's most prolific export and he's certainly proving that with his current projects - his trio in New York, the orchestra he works with in Spain, his score for the… Audio
Movies with Richard Swainson
Dr Richard Swainson from Auteur House in Hamilton reviews Son of Saul and Bastille Day Audio
Jealous Saboteurs
New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard and jeweller Karl Fritsch discuss their work together. The Germans have a word for it: Gesumptkunsthandwerk: the marriage of art, craft and design. Francis… Audio
Widescreen’s best of the web (20 May)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web, including the rise of Justin Lin, Peak TV, Magic Mike v Gene Kelly and Anna Karina on life with…
Opera full of magic
The Magic Flute tells the mythical tale of Prince Tamino seeking to save his beloved Pamina from the clutches of her evil mother, Queen of Night. It is a story of love conquering all, adventure… Audio
Willing Shakespeare "actors" needed
To mark the Quattro Centennial of Shakespeare's death, he's coming alive at Wellington Library through out 2016. All of Shakespeare's plays will have their moment as the Lord Lackbeards perform… Audio
Viewing - films with Sarah McMullen
Michael Moore - 'Where to Invade Next', 'The Hunting Ground' and Cannes. Audio
Bookmarks with Miranda Harcourt
Miranda Harcourt is not only one of our better known actresses, she is also an internationally acclaimed acting coach. After winning the prestigious Winston Churchill Fellowship to study drama-therapy… Audio
The depth of connection and understanding
"At 75, British playwright Caryl Churchill may be at the top of her game" … so began a recent review in The Economist of Churchill's 2012 play Love and Information which is being produced in a Double… Audio
Behind the musical theatre curtain
James Cundall is the man behind Lunchbox Productions, a company that brings big blockbuster stage productions like Singin' in the Rain and Priscilla Queen of the Desert to New Zealand with casts from… Audio
Govett-Brewster Director Simon Rees
t's nearly a year since the Len Lye Centre opened at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. The gallery dedicated to Len Lye's work was projected to attract 96 thousand visitors in its first… Audio
Book review - Somewhere in August - Selected poems 1969-2016
NZ Literature Review- Somewhere in August - Selected poems 1969-2016 by Leonard Lambert. Published by Steele Roberts RRP $ 29.99. Reviewed by Harry Ricketts Audio
Free love and piano playing
Lili Kraus was a famed Hungarian-born pianist who galvanised our post-war arts scene; she played everywhere and organised new pianos for our halls. Cushla Parekowhai talks about the love affair New… Audio
Online viewing picks of the week (17 May)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days, including Star Wars reimagined as James Bond, Cannes favourites since 2010 and how an editor thinks and feels. Video
Theatre review with Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews King Lear from Circa Theatre's 40th anniversary season. Audio
TV review with Melenie Parkes
Melenie Parkes reviews spooky shows The Enfield Haunting, Most Haunted, and the less scary bureaucracy comedy Utopia. Audio
