00:00:31 An interview with James Belich, historian and maker of television series ‘The New Zealand Wars’. 00:15:40 An item on Montana New Zealand Book Awards; item on Victorian government, Melbourne and the Arts; Ross Stretton, artistic director, Australian Ballet; Tama Barry, Jane Lucas, ballet students; Jeff Kennett, Victoria premier; Clive Gregory, Victorian College of the Arts; James Griffin, ABC arts producer. 00:25:40 Studio debate on arts as tourist draw and profit maker with Gary Russell, AIT tourism lecturer, David Gascoigne, ex International Festival of the Arts and Brian Mogridge, NZ Tourism Board; item on new wing for Len Lye’s work in Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth; John Matthews, Len Lye Foundation; Greg Burke, Govett Brewster director; Claire Stewart, New Plymouth mayor; Paul Foos, Art & Tech magazine publisher (Sydney). 00:43:35 An interview with Jonathan Dennis, maker of documentary ‘Mouth Wide Open’ on Ted Coubray. 00:51:10 Film review of ‘Dripping Clowns’ and a short film from the Film Festival with Chris Knox. 00:58:30 An item on ‘Waiora’ on urban migration of Maori; Rawiri Paratene, ‘Hone’; Murray Lynch, director; listings. 01:07:10 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:28 end

Bill Ralston presents an arts, issues, ideas and current affairs series with reporters Mark Crysell, Miriama Kamo and a movie review from Chris Knox.

Item on new wing for Len Lye’s work in Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth. Includes interviews with John Matthews, Len Lye Foundation; Greg Burke, Govett Brewster director; Claire Stewart, New Plymouth mayor; Paul Foos, Art & Tech magazine publisher (Sydney).

New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists.

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New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists.

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

Trouble in the New Zealand Fashion Industry. As technical machinists leave the country, designers look at off shore production. Interviews with Kate Sylvester & Karen Walker: Fashion Designers; Sue McLaren, Massey University Fashion Department. interview with Paul Blomfield, Apparel Magazine: on fashion design courses, not technically based skills to work in the fashion industry. Interview with Peter Biggs, new Creative New Zealand Arts Council Chair. Arts Event of the Year: “Jerusalem” by Michael Parmenter. Interview with John O’Shea, Pioneer filmmaker Arts. O’Shea’s book on his memoirs ‘Don’t Let It Get You’. Pacific Films “Broken Barrier” 1952, “Runaway” 1961, “Don’t Let It Get You” 1966, “Beating The Clock” 1955. Jonathon Dennis, National Radio Film Critic. Food & Best Christchurch Arts Festival. Interview with Dame Kate Harcourt, Actor: on “Flowers in my Mother’s Garden” play held in the Christchurch festival, with daughter Miranda Harcourt, Actor. Christchurch Jazz School, Big Band: ‘HeadHandsHeart’ exhibition. Film Review by Chris Knox; ‘Run Lola Run’. Winning Design for Wanganui’s New Sarjeant Gallery Extension: interview with Bill Millbank, Sarjeant Gallery: & Steve McCracken , Architecture Warren & Mahoney, winning designer.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in financial trouble again - interview with John Button, Music Critic. Prof. Heath Lees, Music Commentator & Broadcaster Tony Kunowski, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. NZSO in Auckland. Schools Chamber Music Contest, competition held in Wellington. Music Piracy/Counterfeiting in New Zealand. CD Writers. Terence O’Neill-Joyce. Recording Industry Association. Mark Cardin, Hewlett Packard. Gavin Ross, Wildmix. Conference on Copyright. Issues of piracy. Olivia Regnier, International Phonographic Industry Federation. Paul Jessop, International Phonographic Industry Federation. Russell Brown, Unlimited Contributing Editor. ‘Split’ theatre play from Christchurch Arts Festival. Damon Andrews & Kelson Henderson. Billed as a comedy thriller. National Full time Contemporary Dance Company, June Story. Interview with Michael Parmenter, Choreographer. Who has pulled out of the co-operative dance company. New Zealand Fashion Designer Rebecca Taylor. New York Show & Interview. Elizabeth Kiester, JANE Magazine Senior Market Editor. Charlie Green, Make-up Artist. 82 year-old New Zealander Rosalie Gascoigne, Artist. Toi Toi Toi exhibitioner. Film Review by Chris Knox: remake of ’Lolita’. CD’s of the week: ‘Jazz in the Pacific’, ‘Vessel’ by Damaged Goods; Book of the week: ‘Riding with Whales’ by Heather Heberley: ‘Her Life & Work’ Joanne Drayton: Truth by Illusion.

Interview with Deb Richards: Media Watch, ABC Television: on John Laws, Talk back host inquiries. Item - Radio Tapes from Talk back radio New Zealand. discussion on talk host commercials: Justin du Fresne: Newstalk ZB Broadcaster; Pam Corkery: Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson; Joe Atkinson: Political Scientist. Item - Foreskins Lament; Auckland Theatre new production; Paul Minifie: Director; Greg McGee: Playwright; “Foreskins Lament” opening reviews. film review - Eyes Wide Shut: Chris Knox. Item - Watea; Christchurch Woman’s Prison Manager: Cecelia Lashlie; talks about the play; Jim Moriarty: “Watea” Director. Interview with Miriama on the ‘Watea” woman’s play. Item - Christchurch Arts Festival. Interview with Miriama Kamo on “Malanga” festival highlight; Igelese Ete: Director. Item - Orchestra Wars; Auckland’s Chamber Orchestra; competing for funding, audience and venues. Item - Elgar’s final symphony; finished by Elgar Pane. Interview with Ian Wedde: Te Papa Concept Curator. Performance - Pasifika: Christchurch Arts festival. Entertainment roundup. Book of the week: Don’t let it Get You: by John O’Shea. Sleeve-notes: by Emma Neale. After-heat by Keith Stewart.

‘The Heart of the Nation’ report, a Backchat exclusive. Reporter Jodi Ihaka. Int: Judith Tizard, Assoc. Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage. Peter Biggs, Creative New Zealand. Report: Creative NZ replaced by... - Creative Resources Foundation. - Creative Industries Development Agency. - CNZ clients Government funded. Backchat’s producer Gordon Harcourt interviews Hamish Keith, Heart of the Nation Convenor, speaking on phone from Paris. Television special, what do New Zealanders want to see on the television. Studio debate on state owned television, current broadcasting with Jane Wrightson, Screen Producers & Directors Assn.. Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson. Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. Shaun Brown, TV One General Manager. What is the government doing about Maori broadcasting? Jodi Ihaka backgrounds the story. Int: Greg Mayor, Mai Time Producer. Tiwai Reedy, Te Haeata Productions. Tini Molyneux, Journalist. Stacey Daniels, Mai Time Presenter. Studio interview with Derek Fox, Broadcaster & Publisher: Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson: Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. New Zealand Sympathy Orchestra ‘Heartland Tour’ performing in Taupo. public audience comments. Int: Dave Pawsey, NZSO Stage Manager: Georgina te Heuheu, National List MP. Marc Decio Taddei, Conductor. Gisborne Opera festival - Virginia Marie Stack as Carmon. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Keeping The Faith’. Thanks to the NZ Film Archive for the clip of Rudall Hayward’s ‘The Bush Cinderella” played last week. Letters of the week: Chris Wheatley, Wellington collects ‘The Movie Book’.

Clean up the streets campaign outrages Tagging Arts. Auckland City Council is adopting a zero tolerance of tagging and banning bombing and burning. Jodi Ihaka reports. Int: Doug Astley, Auckland City Council. Footage from ‘Beat Street’, Orion Pictures 1984. Elliot O’Donnell/Askew, Aerosol Artist. Mike Weston, The Area Gallery. Otis Frizzell, Aerosol Artist. Footage from ‘Keith Haring show’ Wgtn City Gallery 1999. Tease #1 - Let’s All Make Love / Shifter / Chamber / Sami. Music video Wellington band Fur Patrol ‘Now’. Government approved pop music, is it the path to wealth and fame or ludicrous folly. Studio interview with Brendan Smythe, NZ on Air: Mark Cubey, Editor - Loop. Magazine: Julia Deans, ‘Fur Patrol’. Classical Polynesia, with opera star Jonathan Lemalu - rehearsals in Newtown, Wellington. Tease #2 - NZ Actors Co. / Chamber /Sami. Madeline Sami, New Zealand Actor. Jodi Ihaka reporter. Int: Madeline Sami, footage from ‘No. 2’, ‘Bare’ footage ‘Chicago’ 1995 and ‘Shortland Street’. Toa Fraser, Playwright. John Smythe, Theatre Critic. NZ Actors Company opened ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in Hamilton, ‘Let’s All Make Love’ showing in Wellington and ‘Crumpy’ at the Court in Christchurch. Tease #3 - Film Review. Film Review with Chris Knox - ‘Magnolia’. New Zealand Film ‘Shifter’ Backchat quote “Self indulgent to the point of un-watch-ability”, and other quotes. Chamber Music Festival. Int: Uwe Grodd, Conductor & Artistic Director: James Tibbles, Historic Keyboard Specialist. Letter of the week. Evan Yates, Hamilton collects ‘The Art of Mehndi’ by Sumita Batea.

Mark Crysell introduces Art, Apples and the Add man, Billy Apple & Saatchi & Saatchi present an edible art piece. Interview Billy Apple, Artist. Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi World-wide CEO. Opera ‘Faust’ tv snippet from Prime. ‘The End of the Golden Weather’ B&W film footage and Ian Mune’s 1991 film version. Interview with Peter Vere-Jones, Actor working on a new solo stage performance. Nokia film awards Best Actor finalists film clip of Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Queen’s Birthday Honours - Distinguished Companion NZ Order of Merit: Heather Begg - Opera. Prof Vincent O’Sullivan - Literature. Companions NZ Order of Merit: Gretchen Albrecht - Painting. Juliet Peter - Art. Officers NZ Order of Merit: Carol Archie - Journalism & Maori. Leigh Brewer - Dance. Gordon Ell - Journalism. Robert Gardiner - Arts & Tourism. Raymond Hawthorne - Theatre. Peter Henson - Newspaper Industry. Russell Kerr - Ballet & Dance. Ronald Fong Sang - Arts & Literature. Carla van Zon - Arts. Members NZ Order of Merit: Rosemary Barnes - Music. David Beaumont - Music. Trevor Bremner - Music. Shona McCullagh - Dance. Maureen Potter - Music. Eardrie Stewart - Pipe Bands. Ruth Todd - Women & Literature. Interview with Tanemahuta Gray, Dancer. James Bellamy, film maker with the help of Lynn McClelland, AMP travel to New York city to film and interview New Zealander Murray Hickman, Percussionist. Best Actor finalists film clip of Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival reviews. Best Actor finalists film clip of Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’. 4th Sing Aotearoa Weekend in Ohakune, from choirs around the country. comments from the public. Letters of the week: Ross Elliffe collects ‘Golden Deeds’ by Catherine Chidgey.

Koru Pix. Who owns the Haka? Should Adidas fork out big money for Maori imagery, Air New Zealand with their trademark Koro design and artist Dick Frizzell controversial cartoon - Grocer Moko. ADIDAS Haka TV Commercial. Studio interview with John Hackett, Intellectual Property Lawyer. Maui Solomon, Lawyer. Julie Paama-Pengelly, Artist, designer and curator. New ‘Aida’ indoors, opening in Wellington. Int.. Jonathan Alver, NBR NZ Opera. New Zealand String Quartet. Int: Rolf Gjelsten, Cello: Gillian Ansell, Viola: Helen Pohl, Violin: Douglas Beilman, Violin. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 1 - Ashleigh Siega, ‘Scarfies’. Aida #2. Taki Rua Maori Theatre commissioned for the International Festival of the Arts. Jodi Ihaka reporting. ‘Blue Smoke’, ‘Haruru Mai’ and ‘Women Far Walking’. Int: Hone Kouka, Taki Rua Productions. Piece from ‘Waiora’: 1997 Int: Jim Moriarty, Actor. Witi Ihimaera, Author/Playwright. Rima Te Wiata, Actor. Rachel House, Actor. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 2 - Sophia Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival Documentaries. ‘Mr Death’ and ‘Crazy’. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 3 - Elizabeth Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Rutherford Trust collection of contemporary NZ art. Interview: Geraldine Baumann, Rutherford Trust Trustee. Looking for a home for the collection.

Censorship, moral crisis. Debates over moral consumption of broadcast material, content and standards. Why is live performance not subject to censorship? Studio interview with Bill Hastings, Chief Censor and Rev. Graham Capill, Christian Heritage Party. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. Dans Paleis, 100 year-old wooden tent. Te Vaka. Miriama talks to Sarah Priday, Festival Buff. French Aerial Ballet, ‘Les Arts Sauts’. Interview with Stephane Ricordel, Trapeze Artist. Guests and Foreigners. Text Exhibition. Interview with Joseph Kosuth, Conceptual Artist. Week 2 Festival 2000: Talking Point - interview with Paul Bushnell, Radio NZ Arts Editor on Les Ballets C de la B/Ensemble Explorations ‘Iets Op Bach’ the Belgium dance theatre production. ‘Shockheadded Peter’ the most imaginative gruesomely funny show of the year and Barabbas ‘White Headed Boy. ‘Haruru Mai’ by Briar Grace-Smith and ‘Rutherford’ played at Circa Theatre. Douglas Wright has choreographed a new piece for the Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Halo’. Interview with Douglas Wright. Fringe Festival update with Amanda Hereaka, festival Correspondent. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Ralph Hotere, a major retrospective of his work ‘Black Light’ between Te Papa & Dunedin’s Art Gallery has just opened. Interview with Justin Paton, Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Perhaps New Zealand’s most significant living painter, Ralph Hotere’s abstract minimalist works draw on the traditions of Western art history. While his work doesn’t use traditional Māori symbols or motifs, it is imbued with a spirituality connected to his heritage and culture. His subject matter is drawn from the natural environment and the processes of growth and decay. He is deeply concerned with environmental issues. In this Hotere’s Black Light series is discussed. Hotere began using the colour black in the late 1960’s and it has become a defining characteristic of his work. The colour black holds many associations: race, death, silence and infinity.

Great expectations in the Arts. Creative New Zealand funding item by Mark Crysell. Interviews: Ian Fraser, NZSO; Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa; Phillip Temple, Dunedin Writer. Interview with the new Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Prime Minister Helen Clark. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. Week 2 Festival 2000: Dans Paleis, 100 year-old wooden tent: Tim Finn, Musician - interview. The Candlestick maker, play by play right & Actor Jacob Rajan, interview. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo, at the WestPac Trust Stadium, first time seen out of Scotland, Brigadier Melville Jameson, Tattoo Producer and C.E.. Week 2 Festival 2000: Talking Point - interview with Paul Bushnell, on “Soc Raffaello Sanzio” - Giulio Cesare. “Cool Heat Urban Beat” U.S. A.. “Blue Smoke” New Zealand Musical. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Straight Story’ Directed by David Lynch. An Art show about the 20 Century’s obsession with car. New Plymouths Govett Brewster Art Gallery’s exhibition, “Drive”, interview - Greg Burke, Director. Letters of the week: Ali Bramwell.

Backchat wins best lifestyle Programme Award, New Zealand Television Awards. Self imposed charter, to bring up-to-date arts, ideas and current affairs issues to the viewer. New Prime Minister Helen Clark is the Minister of Arts. Broadcasting - is the new broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs up to the job. Interview with Marion Hobbs, Broadcasting Minister. Issues involve Television New Zealand management, the new chairman of TVNZ Board, Ross Armstrong and the new culture of change in broadcasting, commercial success. Aborted digital deals, accountability of boards and employees. Charter, Local content and public broadcasting. New Zealand Festival 2000. $16 Million: Arts Guide with Miriama Kamo. Viva La Vida, Freda Kahlo exhibition: Jorge Alvarez, Mexican Ambassador. Haruru Mai, playwright Briar Grace-Smith: Rena Owen, Katie Wolfe and George Henare Actors. Simon Boccanegra, with Gordon Hawkins, Baritone. Studio interview with John Button, Fine Music Reviewer & Joseph Seeling, Festival 2000 Director on quality of the music and content of festival 2000. Wellington Fringe Festival - Amanda Hereaka, Fringe Festival Correspondent: Busking Olympics & Theatre. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘American Beauty’ up for 8 Oscar nominations. Book give away this week: Freda Kahlo, Brush Strokes & Anguish. Tribute of remembrance to 71 year old Fredrick Hunderwasser. Exclusive interview from 1988. Reporter Roger Price.

The old National Art Gallery disappeared when Te Papa was formed, the new museum has infuriated many visual art fans with its deliberately noisy & contextualised approach. Helen Clarke is no fan either, she’s been scathing about art Te Papa and now she’s the boss. Mark Crysell investigates & interviews Denis Adam, Arts Patron. Heading the new Adams Gallery at Victoria University. Interview Ian Athfield, Architect, posturing the Odlins Building as a plan to open a new National Gallery. Interview Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Is there more trouble for Te Papa? Footage from Behind the Scenes Te Papa. Studio interview with Sir Ron Trotter, Te Papa Board Chairman. New Zealand Festival 2000 with festival correspondent Miriama Kamo. ‘Rutherford’ Circa Theatre, The father of nuclear physics. Interview Ray Henwood, Actor. ‘The Unexpected’ 22 ceramics artists - interview Yvonne Joris, Sedelijk Museum Director, Holland. ‘Blue Smoke’ James Cabaret, NZ’s new musical, interview Rawiri Paratene, writer / Actor and Murray Lynch, Writer / Director. Auckland’s City Attractions Committee recommends the city hosts a Pacific Festival project. Studio interview Victoria Carter, Auckland City Council. Fringe Festival update. La Traviata reviewed by Helen Clarke, Prime Minister. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Happiness’. This weeks entertainment highlights. Physical Theatre & puppet company, at festival 2000. Book give away this week: Freda Kahlo, Brush Strokes & Anguish. Lauri Lee In-Jung Shore.

Mark Crysell introduces Sir Ian McKellen, as he opens the ‘Out Takes’ Gay & Lesbian film festival. Backchat exclusive, first TV interview with Sir Ian McKellen, playing ‘Gandalf’ on “The Lord of the Rings”. Creative New Zealand has given $200,000 to new Douglas Wright, Shona McCullagh contemporary dance company, opening without Parmenter. June 1999 item interviewing Shona McCullagh, Choreographer. Raewyn Hill, Dancer. Michael Parmenter, Choreographer. Christchurch architects Sir Miles Warren and his firm Warren & Mahoney have won a gold medal The Institute of Architecture Resene Awards, for outstanding contribution to architecture. Gerald Parsenson, winner of domestic house in Eastbourne. Interview with Jonty Rout, Architecture Awards Jury Convenor. Nokia New Zealand Film Awards 2000 finalists announced last. Best Film finalists: ‘Savage Honeymoon’, ‘The Price of Milk’ and ‘Scarfies’. Best Director finalists: Mark Beesley ‘Savage Honeymoon’, Robert Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ and Vanessa Alexander for ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actor finalists: Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’, Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’ and Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Best Actress finalists: Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’, Willa O’Neill ‘Scarfies’ and Alison Bruce ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Alison Bruce in ‘Magik & Rose’. Readers Digest Magazine celebrated 50 years in New Zealand last week. Theatre & Dance performance - Black Grace, Neil Ieremia, Choreographer. Last weeks item on Artist Bill Hammond, auctioning sort after works at Dunbar Sloane. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Why & How does an artist get popular? Marshall Seifert, Art Dealer: Luit Bieringa, Art Consultant. ACCESS art internet only art gallery opened this week. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’. Film review with Chris Knox goes shopping for three recent video releases: ‘Friends & Neighbours’, ‘Gummo’ and ‘Peck’. Deborah Crowe on her show called ‘Shift’ currently at the Fisher Gallery. Rayna Fahey, Hamilton collects ‘Spindrife’ by Greg Billington’.

New Zealand arts programme featuring film and exhibition reviews and interviews with local and overseas artists. Studio debate on actors and other artists finding difficulties with the Employment Service not recognising their careers as legitimate professions with Alison Enright, Actor’s Equity, Kim Pieters, The Quartz Group, Gareth Morgan, economist and commentator and Peter McCardle, Employment minister. An item on cancelling of ‘Body Fictions’ show scheduled for Auckland Art Gallery;Kate Darrow, Auckland Art Gallery; Andrew Bogle, curator; studio debate on cancelling ‘Body Fictions’; Paula Savage, Wellington City Art Gallery and Chris Saines, Auckland Art Gallery. McAndrew’s Intermediate School art auction, Dunedin; Lesley Hirst, art teacher / auction organiser; Marshall Seifert, auctioneer / gallery owner; interview with Niall Stokes, Irish Independent Radio and Television Commission on promoting local content. An item on ‘Soliton’ dance and art party; Michael Hodgson, organiser; Joost Langeveld and Shelley Simpson, ‘Wriggler’ artists; Jenny Little and Nigel Brookes, M Box artists. National Opera of Wellington production of ‘La Boheme’; Kate Hawley, designer; listings. Film review of ‘Six Days, Seven Nights’ with Chris Knox. Backchat and letter of the week; end

00:00:31 An item on selection of best 9 buildings in New Zealand for world-wide list; Russell Walden, Victoria University and selector. 00:13:10 Studio debate on selection of best 9 buildings in New Zealand with Russell Walden, Victoria University; Ross Jenner, Auckland University; Tommy Honey, architect and commentator; Amanda Reynolds, architect; Gordon Moller, Craig Craig Moller architects. 00:30:40 An item on world success of West Auckland band Te Vaka; Opetaia Foa’i; lead dancer Alana Foa’i; James Devine, lead dancer of ‘Gaelforce’; Michael Durkan, executive producer and performer of ‘Gaelforce’. 00:42:40 An item on Prof Andrew Gurr, Reading University, Shakespeare expert and adviser on reconstruction of Globe theatre. 00:54:10 This year’s Hawkes Bay Opera production; Raymond Hawthorne, director; listings. 01:01:38 Film review of ‘The Borrowers’ with Chris Knox. 01:07:35 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:00 end

00:00:31 Interview with comedian Sandy Ireland as ‘Penny Diamond, MP (Queensland), Graziers for God party’. 00:12:30 An item on actors and other artists finding difficulties with the Employment Service not recognising their careers as legitimate professions; Phil Grieve, actor; Jude Urlich, NZ Employment Service; Greg Wickstrom, ‘Stash’ producer; Stephen Bain, actor / director; Andrew Foster, director / designer. 00:21:30 Studio debate on ‘Zero Tolerance’, book on education with author Donna Awatere Huata, ACT party and Sandra Lee, Alliance; Canterbury Opera production of La Boheme touring to Invercargill; Elizabeth Owen, executive director, Canterbury Opera; Geoff Rumey, technical director Canterbury Opera. 00:41:30 Artist Philip Trusttum who is inspired by tennis. 00:49:00 Film review of ‘Godzilla’ with Chris Knox. 00:57:00 Exhibition of flags by poet Leigh Davis at disused Auckland Railway station; Paul Marra, Blue Grass Flags; Wystan Curnow, curator; listings; Mary Anne Bourke, ‘Stash’ writer. 01:08:30 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:12:40 end

Weeknight prime-time current affairs interview show

An advance on the debate on cultural quotas. Minister Marie Hasler says she has an open mind on the issues on quotas in radio & television. Debate in parliament from last week, Helen Clark, Labour Leader: Marie Hasler, Minister Responsible for Radio New Zealand (RNZ): Muriel Newman, ACT Broadcasting spokesperson. RNZ Staff Resolution. Interview with Kim Hill, Broadcaster / RNZ Staff Representative. Wellington City Council’s Arts Spending - Gallery’s, Theatre’s, Ballet etc. Ellie Smith, Downstage Theatre: Martin Rodgers, Bats Theatre: Letter From Paula Savage, to the public with regard to cuts in art spending: Christine Fletcher, Auckland Mayor, speaking on the cultural capital in NZ: Simon Prast, Auckland Theatre Company: Mark Blumsky, Wellington Mayor. Interview with Elric Hooper, Christchurch Court Theatre: On the myth of the cultural capital. New Zealand Film Awards: Best Film: ‘Memory & Desire’ Owen Hughs - Producer: Onfilm. Best Director: Ian Mune for “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Special Jury Prize: “Memory & Desire” Niki Caro - Best Director. Best Actor: Temuera Morrison “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Actress: Nancy Brunning “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Supporting Actor: Clint Eruera “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Supporting Actress: Jodie Dorday “Via Satellite”. Best Foreign Performance: Yrui Kinugawa “Memory & Desire”. Best Screenplay: Alan Duff “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Cinematography: Allen Guilford “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Editing: John Gilbert “Via Satellite”. Best Original Music: David Hirschfelder “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Sound Design: Dick Reade / Mike Hedges “ When Love Comes”. Best Design: Grant Major “Memory & Desire”. Best Make Up: Denise Kum “Channelling Baby”. Best Graphics, Animation, Computer Effects or Special Effects: Guy Moana / Inia Taylor “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?”. Best Short Film: “Philosophy” Geoff Cawthorn - Director. Best Contribution to Short Film: Jesse Warn “9 Across” - Writer / Director. Best Technical Contribution to Short Film: Simon Raby “Juno”. Interview with Gaylene Preston, Academy of Film & Television Arts: Jonathan Dennis, Film Critic: Chris Knox, Film Critic. National Youth Choir: Jonathan Lemalu, Former Choir Member: Karen Rylls, Musical Director. Film Review by Chris Knox: “A Simple Plan”. Book of the week, ‘OriOri’ writer Roma Potiki, Poet: Illustrator Robyn Kahukiwa, Artist. Books: ‘The best of Albert Wendt’s short stories’, Megan Hutching ‘Long Journey for Sevenpence’, ‘Unofficial Channels’ by Ian McGibbon. Entertainment roundup.

00:00:31 Traditional style churches lose out to more charismatic churches; Father Craig Larkin, Society of Mary; Reverend Dr Alan Jamieson, Baptist church; Anthony Walton, The Rock. 00:09:00 Studio debate on traditional style churches falling attendance’s with Paul Morris, Religious Studies - Victoria University, Alyson Murrie-West, licensed Presbyterian minister and Bruce Logan, Education Development Foundation; item on children appearing in musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’; Sophie O’Sullivan; Glen Drake, ‘Joseph’; Jackie Clarke, ‘narrator’; Amy Barnett; Ashworth Sundaresan; Bridget Marten. 00:27:30 An item on New Zealand film making industry in crisis; Gaylene Preston, filmmaker; Costa Botes, filmmaker; Philippa Campbell, producer ‘Via Satellite’; studio debate with Dr Ruth Harley, head of NZ Film Commission. 00:43:00 Results of Montana New Zealand Book awards; interview with Catherine Chidgey, author of ‘In a Fishbone Church’. 00:51:00 Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre in New Caledonia; Emmanuel Kaserherou, Kanak Culture Development Agency (ADCK); Octave Togna, director general (ADCK); Shane Cotton, John Pule, New Zealand artists; Kate Townsend, lecturer in Fine Arts, Canterbury University; Roger Boulay, pacific art and culture specialist; Marie-Claude Tjibaou, president (ADCK); Jennifer Bush, film director; Tina Wirihana, Michael Tuffery, New Zealand artists; listings. 01:00:30 Film review of ‘The Boys’ and ‘The Road to Noo (?)’ with Chris Knox. 01:07:30 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:40 end

00:00:31 The theft of 4 works f rom Visa Gold Art Award display; Shayne Howe, eye witness; Paula Savage, City Gallery; Gordon Harcourt, Backchat producer and purchaser of one of the stolen works; item on Australian Broadcasting Commission, a public not profit making broadcaster; Brian Johns, ABC managing director; George Negus, ABC journalist; Dr Julianne Schultz, media lecturer and author; Richard Alston, Australian communications minister; Robyn Williams, ABC science broadcaster. 00:14:00 Studio debate on national broadcasting with Pam Corkery, Alliance broadcasting spokesperson, Rodney Hide, ACT finance spokesperson and Joe Atkinson, Auckland University; ‘dog-cam’ video by Japanese video artist at the Physics Room, Christchurch. 00:32:30 Film review of ‘In the Company of Men’; with Chris Knox and Fiona Samuel, and short computer generated film ‘Blinder. 00:43:20 Natural History Film Unit celebrates 21st anniversary with film of Antarctica to music from Dunedin Sinfonia; Michael Stedman, Natural History NZ Ltd; Andrew Sewell, conductor; Mike Single, cameraman and double-bassist; interview with George Henare, starring in ‘Julius Caesar’ in Auckland. 00:56:00 An item on fine artist Donald Gibson, disabled and born with Usher’s syndrome; Bon Suter, tutor; Maree Bone, communicator; Karen Calder, artist. 01:02:00 Item on artist Frances Hodgkins; John Gow, John Leech gallery; listings; commercial break; 01:08:30 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:13:20 end

Interview with Al Morrison, Radio New Zealand's Political Editor on PM Jenny Shipley's comments regarding John Hawkesby's pay-out from Television New Zealand (TVNZ) .NZ Dance: Shona McCullagh, Choreographer: on the next NZ full time Contemporary Dance Company: Raewyn Hill, Dancer: Michael Parmenter, Choreographer.Creative NZ Council sets the strategic direction for NZ Arts funding: Brian Stevenson, Chairman Creative NZ is about to resign: New Vision report, a critical view of the visual arts infrastructure: Luit Bieringa, Artists' Roundtable: Jim Barr, Art Collector: Kim Hill, Broadcaster / Radio NZ staff representative: Gareth Farr, Composer: Tame Iti, Tuhoe artist and activist: Gareth Morgan, Economist: Simon Prast, Actor / Director, Auckland Theatre Company; Haydn Rawston, Classical Music Agent: Rev Graham Capill, Christian Heritage Party: Chris Knox.Arts News: The Prague Quadrennial, Theatre Design & Theatre Architecture event: strong NZ contingent;5 April 1998 report on Ngaruawhia High School's Art teacher, Linda Sabbage: Charis Rata, HOD Physical Education;Wellington's Dan Poynton: Pianist: recital at Sydney Opera House.Interview with Wendy Pye, publisher: on women in Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) conference; exclusive showing of the new 'Crunchie Bar' ad, featuring Beryl, from the original.Art Collectors, Les and Milly Paris are loaning out 30 works from the 70s & 80s to the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth to make room in their Wellington home.Interview with Carol Shepheard, artist, and Peter Webb, art auctioneer on a 5% levy for art works re-sold.Film Review with Chris Knox: 'The Spy Who Shagged Me';Joanna Randerson, Playwright: Auckland Theatre Works Festival: Maike Nevill, Festival Co-ordinator: Toa Fraser, Playwright.Shear Madness: Playing in Wellington had it's 100th showing last weekend. Entertainment roundupBooks: 'Washing Up In Parrot Bay' by Francis Cherry & 'The Picnic Virgin' Selection of short stories chosen by Emily Perkins.

Broadcasting Standards Authority release of ‘Worst words in the Language’, report by Mark Chysell. Mike Hill Professor of Sociology Victoria University. Michael Stace Broadcasting Standards Authority. An interview with Howard Grieve Saatchi & Saatchi: on ‘Bugger Ad’. Discussion on on use of foul language: Max Cryer, Broadcaster: Oscar Kightley, Playwright, Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury, Youth talkback Host. Elizabeth McDonald, Feminist Legal Theory Lecturer. Nelson Museum’s new historic find of early colonial settlement: Hubert Klaassens, Nelson Provincial Museum. Art displays at Te Papa, response from Jenny Harper, Head of Art History, Victoria University. Reply from Cheryll Sotheran. Drama theatre students performing with professionals for free, story by Caitlin Cherry. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Prof Actor. Nigel Collins and Jane Donald, NZ Drama School students. Miranda Harcourt, “Much Ado About Nothing” Director. David O’Donnell, “The Sojourns of Boy” Director: Murray Lynch, NZ Drama School. Ballet Performance, Matz Skoog, RNZ Ballet Artistic Director. Stephen Wellington, Soloist. Museum of Gardening idea for Auckland. John McCormack, Garden Museum Project Director. Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Mayor. Film review with Chris Knox. Finalists, Short Film category at Nokia NZ Film Awards 1999: “Flying” , “Physiology”, “The Grocers Apprentice”. Best Actor category: Dean O’Gorman “When Love Comes”; Temuera Morrison “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”. Books: 1999 Montana NZ Book Awards, Finalists. Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Books & Beyond, Canterbury Festival Organiser in. Entertainment roundup. Letters of the week. Book give-away: Jane Evans by John Coley.

00:00:31 Lindsay Shelton, marketing manager of NZ Film Commission on New Zealand critics being too hard on New Zealand films; Philip Wakefield, film critic; Costa Botes, filmmaker and former critic; Gaylene Preston, filmmaker. 00:13:00 Interview with Kerry Fox; clips from Wellington Fringe Film Festival. 00:23:30 Winners in Visa Gold Art Award; Cheryll Sotheran, CEO of Te Papa, on 1 millionth visitor. 00:40:30 Interview with Simon Carr, associate editor of National Business Review on deciding to return to England. 00:51:00 An item on Three Tenors World Cup show in Paris; listings; exhibition in Hastings on Paraire Tomoana; Tama Huata, grandson and curator. 00:58:30 film review of ‘Deconstructing Harry’ and a short film from the Film Festival with Chris Knox. 01:07:00 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:10:25 end

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

00:00:31 Unit standards for performing arts; Robin Payne, freelance director; Bill Lennox, NZ Qualifications Authority; Jenny Stevenson, director Wellington Performing Arts Centre; Annie Ruth, Toi Whakaari. 00:12:35 Studio debate on public funding for Radio New Zealand with John Isles, acting chairman Radio New Zealand, Jo Tyndall, SPADA and Derek Lowe, Radio Broadcasters Association; clip of performance in ‘Isadora’s Tribe’. 00:26:35 Studio debate on Home of the Year awards with Debra Miller, NZ Home & Building magazine and Pete Bossley, architect and winner; profile of Humphrey Ikin, furniture design. 00:40:34 Simon Upton, minister of cultural affairs on arts funding. 00:52:34 Lindsay Dawson, editor on the launch of women’s magazine ‘Grace’; listings; clip of performance in ‘Isadora’s Tribe. 01:00:34 Chris Knox reviews ‘The Winter Guest’. 01:08:34 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:11:50 end

Discussion on whether to increase licence fee for NZ On Air; Kevin Riley, Communicado CEO; Jo Tyndall, SPADA; Sharon Crosbie, Radio New Zealand CEO. 00:12:32 studio debate on whether to increase licence fee for NZ On Air with David Beatson, NZ On Air, Lindsay Perigo, commentator, Greg McGee, writer and Tony Ryall, SOE minister; John Hegley. 00:30:30 Tuariki John Delamere, associate treasurer, Pita Sharples, Maori Performing Arts and John Page, Royal New Zealand Ballet on funding secured for both Kapahaka and the Royal New Zealand Ballet; commercial break; 00:41:32 Aranui High School Theatre and Media Academy; Evette Cosgrove, Bernie Tamati, student; Graeme Plummer, Aranui High School; Colin Birch, student; Robert Gilbert, Academy director; Natasha Perkins, Aneta Waretini, student; Philippa Campbell, ‘Via Satellite’ producer. 00:54:31 Stephen Bain on play ‘Too High the Sun’; listings; clip of Humourbeast comedians. 01:04:31 Chris Knox and Helene Wong review the film ‘Gattica’. 01:11:31 Backchat of the week, letter of the week.

Major development in the biggest on going art story. Te Papa is getting a large scale revamp to improve the way it displays art, adding several thousand square metres to it’s exhibition space and public information centre. Mark Crysell interviews Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Chief Executive - on a walk through of Te Papa. Comments from Denis Adams. Outside film footage of Te Papa and the back of The Odlins Building next door. Review of Te Papa commissioned by Helen Clark, MP will be released next week. Studio interview with Sir Ron Trotter, Ex-Te Papa Chairman. Sir Ron chaired his last Te Papa board meeting last week. Mark Crysell at Wellington’s St. James Theatre for the Nokia Film Awards, thoughts from the winners, losers. John Brazier: Best Supporting Actor - Scarfies. Elizabeth Horthorn: Best Supporting Actress - Savage Honeymoon. Ian Mune: Rudall Hayward Award 2000 - Actor, Screen Writer & Director - Significant, creative contribution to film in NZ. Comments from Sam Neill, Actor at the Awards. Reina Webster: Nokia Film Makers Scholarship winner. Cliff Curtis, Best Actor - Julilee. Willa O’Neill, Best Actress - Scarfies. Robert Sarkies, Best Director - Scarfies. Robert & Duncan Sarkies, Best Screenplay - Scarfies. Best Film - Scarfies. Rock stars on the history of world art in Auckland Gallery. 40 paintings of the superstars of art in the last 500 years. Jeans in Madam Butterfly - Hawkes Bay Opera’s current production of Madam Butterfly has been turned down for funding from Creative NZ. Short film extract - Aria. Hamilton gets funky with it’s ‘Cow Town’ image. Jodi Ihaka reporting on plans to turn Hamilton into the cultural capital of NZ. Comments: Alison Wall, Actor: Christian Pilditch, Fuel 2000 Organiser: Katie Wolfe, Actor. Fringe Film Festival - Bogins on trik’s in ‘Babe Canterbury’. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: Jim Cary in ‘Man on the Moon’. Modernist NZ textile designer is rediscovered, 82 year-old Avis Higgs: interviews: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Design Historian: Avis Higgs, Textile Designer. Avis used abstract Maori motifs and surfing extensively in her work. Letters of the week: Monica Johns collects ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Witi Ihimaera.

Artists of Hutt Valley, Wellington. Reporter Mark Crysell. “Dob in an artists”, Tim Walker, Dowse Art Museums finding creative talent in the Hutt Valley. Interviews: Nadine Curry, Wainuiomata. Kathie Martin, Petone. Matthew Patterson, Photographer, Yvonne Burns, knits rock stars. Darren Whittaker, wood carver of Stokes Valley. Broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs released think pieces on television. Qantas Media Awards - News industry. Studio interview on local content in the media and local judging of NZ media. Finlay Macdonald, Editor - The Listener. Barry Young, Qantas Media Awards organiser. NZ’s touring theatre company - NZ Actor’s Company performing ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with ex-Shortland Street actors. Interviews: Simon Bennett,Tim Balme, Katie Wolfe and Robyn Malcolm for NZ Actor’s Company. Te Papa planning for more art space and new chairman placement of Dr. Roderick Deane. Comments: Helen Clark, Arts, Culture & Heritage Minister. Interview with Dr. Roderick Deane, Te Papa Chairman. Studio interview with Denis Adam, Art Patron. Interview with Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra, on ticket pricing. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: NZ silent film restored by The Film Archive for the festival “The Bush Cinderella”. Backchat’s performance poetry competition: contenders - Keith Smith: David Eggleton. letters of the week: Steve Meikle.

Maori Broadcasting - funded to fail Pacific artists Gareth Farr ballet Elvis - in a Taranaki paddock?

00:00:30 Interview with Peter Jackson on securing 1/4 billion dollar deal to film trilogy of ‘Lord of the Rings’. 00:14:30 Update on eviction and demolition of ‘Bob’s Your Uncle’ art space in Christchurch; Brendan Ryan, ‘Bob’s Your Uncle’; Fred Schwithal, developer; item on Australian owned Prime Television competing with existing regional television stations in Christchurch; Adam Pink-Martin, CTV; George Balani, CHTV; Trevor Egerton, Prime Television; Jo McMenamin, CTV founder; interview with Mark Keyworth, departing New Zealand Symphony Orchestra boss. 00:29:00 Studio debate on co-operation between arts companies with Malcolm Moir, Opera New Zealand and Mark Keyworth; item on Footnote dance company tour to South Korea; Deidre Tarrant, artistic director; prize winning ads from Cannes Ad festival. 00:43:30 Carl Stead researching for book set in World War Two in Crete; prize winning ads. 00:51:00 Govett Brewster secures long term loan of 250 contemporary NZ artworks from 4 private collections; Jim Barr, art consultant; Johnny Devlin, the ‘Satin Satan, NZ’s answer to Elvis, opening ‘Teenage Turmoil’ at Waikato Museum; Sally Parker, curator; listings. 00:58:30 Film review of ‘The Big Lebowski’ with Chris Knox. 01:07:00 Backchat and letter of the week.

Commerce Commission is investigating a plan to merger NZ two major cinema exhibition chains. Independent Cinema operators are concerned it will put them out of business. Phil Wakefield, Film Critic. Jan Grefsted, Independent Exhibitor. Joe Mooddabe, Chief Operating Officer - Village Force. The National Library under reconstruction, resources / books about to be auctioned. interview with Mark Bland, Book Historian. Jim Traue, Ex Chief Librarian Turnbull Library. New Zealand Festival 2000, Theatre Commissions. Local content, festival organiser’s commissioned a dozen groups to develop & present ideas, funded by Creative NZ. Joseph Seelig, International Festival of the Arts: Robyn Archer, Adelaide Festival. Levuka, Toa Fraser. Kapahaka, ‘The Next Generation’. Nigmalion, Victor Roger. Baxter, Charlotte Yates. ‘The Candlestickmaker’, Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis. New Zealand Film Festival Documentaries. Gaylene Preston’s & Anna Cottrell’s documentary ‘Getting to Our Place’ . Anna Cottrell, Film Maker; Documentary ‘Campaign’, Tony Sutorius, Film Maker. Film Review by Chris Knox. 3 documentaries ‘Hitchcock Selznick and the end of Hollywood’ , ‘Divorce Iranian Style’ and ‘Two Minutes Silence Please’. Interview with Denise L’Estrange - Corbet, Fashion Designer - “World”. Interview with Jim Barr, Art Consultant. New Zealand’s Hand Painted Wallpaper Artist: ‘Mason Fabrics Exhibition’ at the Hawkes Bay Museum. Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Design Historian, UNITEC. Books: ‘Close Range’ by Annie Proulx’. Entertainment roundup.

A survey and debate on the political leanings of the news providers with politicians, media academics and the media. Panel are: Richard Griffin, Former Prime Ministerial Aide; Professor Judy McGreggor, Massey University; Graeme Hunt, National Business Review; Finlay Macdonald, Listener Editor. Prague Quadrennial 1999, interviews with: Jon Rennie, Co-ordinator; Dorita Hannah; National Commissioner; Theatre Architects and Designers. Follow up on an interview with Kim Hill, Radio Broadcaster. Regarding the conflict between staff and Board of Radio New Zealand. Professor Denis Dutton, Radio NZ Board Member answer questions raised with Kim Hill. Heather Busch and Burton Silver, creators of the book ‘Dancing with Cats’; Lynn Glenn, Novice cat dancer; Arija Davies, cat dancer. Miriama Kamo investigates the exhibition at the Muka youth gallery. The Annual youth show. Franz Baetens, Muka Gallery. Film Festival features with Chris Knox. Fringe film festival programmer, Fiona Bartlett talks with Catlin Cherry about the 12 fringe festival. Christchurch actor Jonno Roberts talks about his selection for advance theatre training at Harvard University, one of 9 world-wide applicants. Entertainment roundup. Books, Arts Asia Pacific, Art Review.

00:00:30 An update on the theft of 4 works from Visa Gold Art Award display; local content on radio; Brendan Smyth, New Zealand On Air; Mike Regal, Radio Hauraki; John Diver, Channel Zee. 00:12:00 studio debate on airplay of local content with Dave Dobbyn, Fiona McDonald, musicians, Mike Regal, programme director Radio Hauraki and Arthur Baysting, Australasian Performing Rights Association. 00:27:00 interview with Paul Holmes, broadcaster and Prof Judy McGregor, Massey University on dumbing down of newspapers. 00:37:00 modern links to characters in ‘Julius Caesar’; ‘The Precious Legacy’ exhibition from the Jewish Museum, Prague; Arno Parik, curator; Rajen Prasad, race relations conciliator. 00:45:00 ‘Monsoon’ exhibition in Fotofest, Wellington; Dr Vishvajit Pandya, Victoria University; listings. 00:57:30 International Festival of the Arts success; film review of ‘Nil By Mouth’ with Chris Knox. 01:05:30 Backchat and letter of the week; 01:11:25 end

Item - ‘Scarfies’ Interview with Robert Sarkies and Duncan Sarkies: Directors of ‘Scarfies’. Item - Mobil Song Quest 1998: Jonathan Lemalu live at Sydney. Interview with Jonathan Lemalu: Bass singer. Item - Christchurch Arts Festival opens. Interview with Miriama Kamo on Festival highlights. Interview with Briony Ellis: Christchurch Arts Festival Co-ordinator. Interview with Alessandra Marc: Diva performing at Festival. Item - Cinephile Diary: Wellington Film Festival. Item - Unfinished Elgar. Item - ‘God Boy’ Clips from Christchurch and Wellington theatres. Item - Montana Book Awards selection. end.

What’s wrong with foreign ownership of New Zealand media? Brief rundown of foreign owned NZ media. Studio debate: Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister. Mike Robson, Independent Newspapers Ltd. Dr. Wayne Hope, Auckland University of technology. Steven Joyce, RadioWorks. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery has been gifted funding to keep it out of trouble. Writers Festival, The morality of Science: review with Jodi Ihaka, comments: Colin Tudge, Author: Margaret Wertheim, Author: Geoffrey Robertson, Human Rights lawyer: Mary Doria Russell, Author. ‘World Struck’ Dunedin’s Book Festival: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet. A tribute to Sir John Gielgud who died at 96. Comments: Sheridan Morley, Gielgud Biographer. Sir Richard Attenborough, Actor & Director. Studio interviews on John Gielgud’s New Zealand connection. Davina Whitehouse, Actor. John Reid, Director “Leave All Fair”. The film winners at Carnies. Film review with Chris Knox: Ray Finds. Wellington ‘Charts & Soundings’ some small navigation aids, by Sue Fitchett & Jane Zeiters & Ralph Hotere’s ‘Black Light’.

Arts Funding Announcement. Mark Crysell reports from parliament. Comments: Hamish Keith, Arts Guru. Madeleine Sami, Actor: Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Rawiri Paratene, Actor & Writer. Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra. Merenia Gray, Dancer & Choreographer. Simon Upton, National Cultural Affairs Spokesperson. Interview with Helen Clark, Prime Minister & Arts Culture and Heritage Minister. Comments: Jo Tyndall, NZ on Air: Mladen Ivancic, NZ Film Commission. Gaylene Preston, Filmmaker. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Arthur Baysting. Studio debate on Arts Funding Announcement. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Gareth Farr, Composer & Performer. Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery in trouble. British advertising exhibition touring New Zealand, sample “Hollywood”. Tate Modern just opened in London. Wellington Architecture Students upset as the School of Architecture and Design may close as Massey and Victoria fight over the selling of the inner-city building. Carnies: “The Irrefutable Truth About Demons”. Montana Book Awards, Fiction Finalists List. Public Gallery exhibition of Bill Hammond’s work, Painter - comments. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Film review with Chris Knox: Fantasia 2000. A new play “Double Beat” about finding your heart, written & directed by husband & wife team Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt.

Ph.D. thesis claims to prove profound change in the nature of TVNZ’s news bulletins between 1984 and 1986. Jodi Ihaka reports. Interviews with Daniel Cook, ‘Diet-News’ Author. ‘Diet News’ Debate. Panel: Daniel Cook, Political Studies Ph.D. Student. Paul Norris, Former TVNZ News Chief. Book give-away: ‘Cult Movies’ by Karl & Philip French. Piece on the latest Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Dracula’. Interview: Graham Fetcher, Dancer ‘Dracula’. Michael Pink, Director & Choreographer. The Court Theatre company, Canterbury’s Professional Theatre. New production ‘Three Sisters’ by Chekhov. Interview: Elric Hooper, Court Theatre Artistic Director. Film review with Chris Knox: The 7th Incredibly Strange Film Festival. Auckland Philharmonia concerts for 2 to 6 year olds. Baby Proms - ‘Sweet Honey in the Rock’. Comments: Christine Young, Auckland Philharmonia. Rosie Searle, 4 year-old Violinist.