12:40 A behind the scenes tour of the renovated National
Library - a previously leaky home to New Zealand's precious documents.
Taxpayers have put in around 65-million dollars for the refit...what do we get
for our investment. Lynn gets a guided tour of the refurbished 1980s building
ahead of its grand reopening, with National Librarian Bill McNaught.
1:10 At The Movies: Argo tells the unbelievably true
story of a CIA plan to smuggle hostages out of Iran under the guise of a fake
movie.
1:32 It's a monumental weekend in Christchurch with the
unveiling of Joanna Langford's giant airborne city sculpture and the start of
the Art Beat Initiative of live performances at the popular Restart Mall in the
CBD. We hear all about it from Deborah McCormick and Lucy Matthews.
Scape: Public Art
1:41 A conversation with one of this country's most
influential early Pacific Island Painters, Fatu Feu'u, who came to New Zealand
from Samoa in the 1960s. He was taken under the wing of artists like Tony
Fomison who helped him forge his career as a paint, sculptor and medallion
maker. Fatu has told his life story to his friend Shona Jennings for a new book
published by Little Island.
1:55 Ann Hunt reviews the Royal New Zealand Ballet's
new-look Giselle which is touring the country
2:05 The Laugh Track: The very busy Barnaby Weir of The
Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties fame, with the former band just picking up a
gong at the New Zealand Music Awards.
2:26 South African theatre company Isango has captured
world attention for giving western theatre classics an African twist. But while
they are in demand at festivals and concert halls around the world, they're
struggling to get an audience at home or any government funding. Frank
Kronenberg explains why they'd love to come to New Zealand.
2:35 Poet Ashleigh Young whose collection is called
Magnificent Moon... and novelist John Sinclair who sets his story about a
violin prodigy in 20th century China in The Phoenix Song. Both are Victoria
University Press publications.
2:53 Wellington's first crack at hosting the
Semi-Permanent Design conference, a meeting of local and international creative
minds. It's a concept that started in New Zealand and is now being held around
the world. Founder and director Simon Velvin reveals the line up.
3:05 The Drama Hour: The disturbing true tale of a man
who dared to take a stand against his country's blasphemy laws.
For more information and images visit The Arts on Sunday
webpage: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/artsonsunday
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