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

  • 1The South Island fight back against Auckland on the airwaves. The Tony O'Reilly owned stations (bought from RNZ) now get most programming from Auckland.

    Reporters
    • Mark Crysell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Bill Ralston (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Jamie Mackay (Hokonui Gold Manager/Owner)
    • Lee Piper (Hokonui Gold Manager/Owner)
    • Don Morrison (Farmer)
    • Peter Dodds (Farmer)
    • Sukhi Turner (Dunedin Mayor)
    • Brett Ambler (Kapiti Mayor)
    • George Balani (CHTV Boss)
    • Paul Holmes (Broadcaster)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The magnificent Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, and why does Te Papa pale beside it?

    Reporters
    • Gordon Harcourt (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Mark LaReya (California)
    • voxpop (Voxpop)
    • Pete Bossley (Architect, formerly from Jasmax)
    • Tommy Honey (Head of Design, Central Institute of Technology)
    • Jenny Gibbs (Arts Patron)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Film Festival preview and the restoration of Wellington's Embassy Theatre with the showing of a restored 70mm print of "2001: A Space Odyessy".

    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Bill Gosden (Director, New Zealand International Film Festival)
    • Peter Jackson (Film Maker)
    • Chris McSweeney (Embassy Projectionist)
    • Kerry Robins (Delux Cinemas)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Passengers on the Trans-alpine story express travel through the countryside and listen to authors reading about the area. Janet Frame's new book, A State of Siege; Basil Dowling's, Oakleigh; Keri Hulme's unpublished novel, Bait;

    Speakers
    • Stevan Eldred-Grigg (Author)
    • Keri Hulme (Author)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Backchat
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 14 June 1998
Start Time
  • 12 : 00
Finish Time
  • 13 : 30
Duration
  • 20:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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.
Hosts
  • Bill Ralston (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Interviewer)
  • Gordon Harcourt (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Mark Crysell (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Bill Gosden (Director, New Zealand International Film Festival)
  • Brett Ambler (Kapiti Mayor)
  • Chris McSweeney (Embassy Projectionist)
  • Don Morrison (Farmer)
  • George Balani (CHTV Boss)
  • Jamie Mackay (Hokonui Gold Manager/Owner)
  • Jenny Gibbs (Arts Patron)
  • Keri Hulme (Author)
  • Kerry Robins (Delux Cinemas)
  • Lee Piper (Hokonui Gold Manager/Owner)
  • Mark LaReya (California)
  • Paul Holmes (Broadcaster)
  • Pete Bossley (Architect, formerly from Jasmax)
  • Peter Dodds (Farmer)
  • Peter Jackson (Film Maker)
  • Stevan Eldred-Grigg (Author)
  • Sukhi Turner (Dunedin Mayor)
  • Tommy Honey (Head of Design, Central Institute of Technology)
  • voxpop (Voxpop)