Arts
Reboot Yourself!
With a new Ghostbusters and new Star Trek hitting cinemas (and new Terry Teo on demand), Dan Slevin discusses the phenomenon of the reboot with Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons. Video, Audio
The Art of Etiquette - life drawing classes
In the latest episode Upbeat producer Zoë George gets Virginia Kennard to bare all regarding life drawing classes. What would possess someone to volunteer to be a life drawing model? If you are an… Audio
Hidden Treasures
Auckland Art Gallery is searching for hidden portraits of Maori chiefs and pakeha leaders by Gottfried Lindauer. Curator of Maori Art Nigel Borell explains why these portraits are so important, what… Audio
Hopes exhibition will show the real Opotiki to city slickers
A new exhibition in Ponsonby will be showcasing the best art Opotiki has to offer. More than 20 established and emerging artists are featured and they hope their work will give Aucklanders a more… Audio
Opotiki art heads for the Big Smoke
The people of Opotiki are bringing their art to a Ponsonby gallery in an attempt to change how their small town is perceived.
Walters Prize finalists announced
The biennial shortlist of four artists has been revealed for the Walters Prize. Audio, Gallery
Billy's Boot Camp
Boot Camp has begun for the six young boys cast in the lead roles of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Aged 10-14, they’ve come together for an intensive, two-week… Audio
Billy's Bootcamp
Bootcamp has begun for the six young boys cast in the lead roles of Auckland Theatre Company's production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Aged 10-14, they've come together for an intensive, two-week… Audio
Moon Unit Zappa
When asked to describe himself Frank Zappa usually just said "an entertainer", though that's barely scraping the surface. He was the ultimate iconoclast - attacking left and right with equal… Video, Audio
The City Mission's Art of the Homeless
Art classes offered to Auckland's Inner city 'rough sleepers' have produced work that's so revealing, it's found a home in an art gallery. For many homeless, expressing themselves in paint, clay or… Audio
Luit Bieringa's documentary The heART of the Matter
Gordon Tovey was a man on a mission to encourage Kiwi kids to express themselves through art and imagination. His ideas and his legacy are examined in Luit Bieringa's new documentary, The heART of the… Audio
Anthony LaPaglia - A Month of Sundays
Award winning actor Anthony LaPaglia joins Wallace to talk about his upcoming film A Month of Sundays which also stars our own John Clarke. Audio
Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones - The 5th Eye
Filmmakers Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones reveal Aotearoa's dependency on the US and the implications of our country's role in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance in their new doco, The 5th Eye… Audio
Marino Blank - Poetry
Poet Marino Blank reads from her work Crimson and speaks to Wallace about her life, writing and inspiration. Audio
This Way Up for 16 July 2016 (Part 2)
The Hum is described as an 'an anomalous sound heard around the world', a low frequency noise documented by thousands of people since the 70's, including hundreds of reported cases here in NZ. Then… Audio
Pokemon Go takes over the world
Simon Morton meets the many people stumbling about as they play Pokemon Go, and tries to find out why this blockbuster app might change gaming forever from New Yorker writer Om Malik. There's a visit… Audio, Gallery
This Way Up for 16 July 2016 (Part 1)
Simon Morton meets the many people stumbling about as they play Pokemon Go, and tries to find out why this blockbuster app could maybe change gaming forever from New Yorker writer Om Malik. There's a… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: Rachel Bush and Michael Jackson
Painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien is the author of a number of books. His latest book, written with Nick Bevin, is Futuna: Life of a Building. He will discuss two new collections… Audio
Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins: Madame Camus at the Piano
Kim Hill talks to District Court Judge Arthur Tompkins, who has a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces, is editor of Art Crime and its Prevention: A Handbook for Collectors and… Audio
Kirsten Johnson: selecting images
Her work includes Citizenfour, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Oath, and The Invisible War. Johnson is the director of Cameraperson, which draws on the varied footage that she has shot, reframing it for a visual… Audio
