Early Days Yet (2001)
Early Days Yet is a documentary which explores the life of Allen Curnow, who was one of New Zealands greatest writers. Curnow not only won multiple New Zealand book awards and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, he was also the first person outside of Britain to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Exploring Allen Curnow's distinguished life and work, this documentary is a portrait of a man who worked on the cutting edge of literature for almost 70 years.
Primary Title
- Early Days Yet
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 31 October 2013
Release Year
- 2001
Start Time
- 08 : 30
Finish Time
- 09 : 42
Duration
- 72:00
Channel
- TVNZ Heartland
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Early Days Yet is a documentary which explores the life of Allen Curnow, who was one of New Zealands greatest writers. Curnow not only won multiple New Zealand book awards and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, he was also the first person outside of Britain to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Exploring Allen Curnow's distinguished life and work, this documentary is a portrait of a man who worked on the cutting edge of literature for almost 70 years.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Poets, New Zealand
- Curnow, Allen,--1911-2001
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Shirley Horrocks (Producer)
- Shirley Horrocks (Director)
- Shirley Horrocks (Writer)
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Narrator)
- Allen Curnow (Subject)
- Catherine Madigan (Producer)
- Point of View Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Poets, New Zealand
- Curnow, Allen,--1911-2001