Saturday, May 11, 2013

Arts On Sunday 12 May 2013 - Radio New Zealand National



12:43 In an era of dramatised documentaries and "based on real life" dramas, filmmakers Alyx Duncan and Annie Goldson discuss the pressures of getting it right. The Red House features Alyx Duncan's non-acting parents playing themselves in a drama presented as a documentary.

12:50 It costs around a million dollars for New Zealand to take part in the Venice Biennale, and while it can open up opportunities for the selected artists, we ask Deputy Commissioner Heather Galbraith - what's in it for us?

1:10 At the Movies

1:31 In her new novel Blood and Beauty, British novelist Sarah Dunant takes on one of the most powerful families in history, Italy's Borgias. How can she make us care about the most famous and ruthless of them all, Pope Alexander the 6th? And is her novel more accurate than the current TV series about the Borgias?

1:47 Justin assess the impact of new technology on the art form of photography ahead of the Auckland Festival of Photography.

2:05 The Laugh Track: Visiting British comedian James Acaster.

2:26 Barbara Snook shares the results of her research into the way dance is taught in schools, what's working well and how it could be improved.

2:35 We continue our series conversations with the country's top music managers. This time it's the turn of Andy Murnane who started out in the music industry working with the chart topping OMC of 'How Bizarre' fame. The Frequency Media Group now manage a successful record label and acts including Aaradhna and Home Brew.

2:45 Two Girls in a Boat is the first collection of stories by Commonwealth Short Story Award winner Emma Martin.

2:53 Former Chef Tza Drake channels his 15 years spent in restaurant kitchens into a murder mystery called My Kitchen Kills.

3:05 The Drama Hour: Milk, written and directed by Emma Willis The story of a small-town milkman in the 1980's who delivers more than just refreshments. 

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