12:40pm National Flash Fiction Day:
A national writing
competition for the very, very succinct. It's exclusively for those who write
short short stories.
12:50 Canterbury University arts cuts:
Four years after
it was apparently saved, now the Film and Theatre Studies course at Canterbury
University is under serious attack.
1:00 At The Movies:
The Avengers, The Way and A Dangerous
Method.
1:30 Listener's Pick:
Naomi Middleton from Wellington
selects 'Old as the Hills' by New Zealand singer-songwriter Tiny Ruins.
1:40 Cat Auburn:
The artist - and Weta Workshop artisan -
explains her fascination with deer and horses.
1:50 Baritone Warwick Fyfe:
The Australian baritone girds
his loins for what he calls the zenith of the Verdi baritone repertoire - the
title role of the opera Rigoletto.
2:00 The Laugh Track:
Canadian comedian Craig Campbell,
who patriotically picks other comics from the Great North, including Craig
Wool, J P Mass and Stewart Francis.
2:25 Jo Tito and Todd Sheridan:
Gisborne-based couple Jo
Tito and her partner Todd Sheridan are both full time practicing artists but
each have very different visions about their art and where it sits in the context
of Maori Art. Jo Tito calls herself a storyteller combining her photography
with rock painting to communicate the importance of looking after the
environment, whilst Todd learnt traditional whakairo techniques to tell
contemporary stories with recycled and modern materials.
The versatile British writer
Geoff Dyer talks about yoga, not writing a book on D H Lawrence, and why he's
inspired by the cult Russian film Stalker; and the beloved novelist and short
story writer Witi Ihimaera celebrates his debut, 40 years ago, with the short
story collection Pounamu Pounamu.
2:52 Tuhituhi:
William Hodges, Cook's Painter in the
South Pacific - Auckland University's Laurence Simmons explores the work of the
18th century painter, who introduced the beauty of the South Pacific to a
fascinated world after travelling with Captain James Cook.
3:00 The Drama Hour:
A quirky little piece from some Toi
Whakaari students, a brilliant solo play from Simon Leary and the final episode
of series one of Skin Writing.
For more information and images visit the Arts on Sunday
webpage: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/artsonsunday
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