Standing Room Only for 09/11/2016

Standing Room Only is literally radio with pictures... and arts, theatre, film, comedy, books, dance, entertainment and music – all the things, in other words, that make life worth living. Full programme details are available on the Standing Room Only webpage                            Screen Gems - Absolutely Fabulous In a new feature, Irene Gardiner - formerly Content Director of NZ On Screen - looks back on a theme, using screen material from a variety of websites - local and overseas. The theme for her first "Screen Gems" is TV show turned movie, Absolutely Fabulous. Episode One! Lulu sings! and Joanna Lumley's memorable stint as Ken Barlow's girlfriend on Coronation Street! Sep 11, 2016 02:49 pm Tongan dancer and choreographer Hai Tuiafitu Lynn Freeman speaks with Hai and his aunt Sisiuno Helu - first asking Hai whether he's pushing the traditional dance forms in new directions or sticking to the rules. Sep 11, 2016 02:39 pm Publisher Scott PackLynn Freeman talks to Scott on the eve of his appearance at the National Writers Forum in Auckland. Sep 11, 2016 02:25 pm Te Waka Toi AwardsHonouring contributions to Maori arts with the Creative New Zealand 2016 Te Waka Toi Awards, Lynn Freeman speaks to Hotorua Barclay-Kerr,the winner of the Te Tohu Toi Ke - or Making a Difference to Maori Arts award. Sep 11, 2016 01:49 pm A home for Invercargill's art collection Lynn Freeman talks to David Kennedy, president of the Gallery governing committee, and to Angela Newell, from Venture Southland. Sep 11, 2016 01:34 pm Wanted: Hit Movie Script Simon Morris talks to Vendetta General Manager Jill McNab and South Pacific Pictures Head of Development Rachel Jean about their film-script callout. Sep 11, 2016 12:50 pm The Art of the Whare Lynn Freeman talks to Damian Skinner, and also visits what's certainly the country's most visited meeting house at Te Papa, and the new Whare Whakaira of Victoria University. She meets Te Papa's Arapata Hakiwai, the Maori Co-leader there, and master carver Dr Takirirangi Smith. Sep 11, 2016 12:16 pm   Older stories Everybody Cool Lives Here Welsh/Indian poet Tishani Doshi - The Adulterous Citizen Novelist Emma Neale's Billy Bird is a flight of fancy Jeeves and Wooster - from the West End to NZ Reflections on a changing city Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions