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Arts on Sunday for Sunday 22 December 2013

  • The Dead Lands

    12:50 PM.Filmmaker Toa Fraser on his new Māori feature film The Dead Lands, and on directing the late Sir Peter O'Toole in Dean Spanley. Audio

  • Art Beat and Art Box

    1:30 PM.Two projects have combined forces to bring artists back into the centre of Christchurch. Art Beat is a three month music, performance, exhibition and graffiti art initiative at Re:START in Cashel… Read more Audio

  • Summer Star Trek

    1:47 PM.Trekky heaven, as a whole new generation discover the delights of the original Star Trek series. Director of Summer Star Trek Shannon Friday talks about choosing an episode to put on stage… Read more Audio

  • Musician and audio visual artist Tim Gruchy

    2:26 PM.Tim Gruchy creates projections for big events, like art installations, music concerts and even opera. In fact he's the visual designer for Ainadamar, the New Zealand Festival's big opera for 2014. He… Read more Audio

  • Eyes of Madness

    2:35 PM.The reasons why people leave their homelands and migrate are considered in David Cole's novel Eyes of Madness. Audio

  • Poet Louise Wallace

    2:45 PM.Louise Wallace, who's never lost for words, remembers how Alzheimer's affected her grandmother in her new collection, Enough. Read more Audio

  • The Suitcase Royale

    2:54 PM.A chat to two thirds of Aussie trio The Suitcase Royale, who describe their style as "junkyard theatre". After 12 years of international touring and success, they're finally bringing their musical… Read more Audio

12:43 Art in New Zealand 2013

We discuss the New Zealand artists who've taken on the world this year and look at trends in film and television, from tax breaks to webisodes.

12:48 The Dead Lands

Filmmaker Toa Fraser (below) on his new Māori feature film The Dead Lands, and on directing the late Sir Peter O'Toole in Dean Spanley.

Toa Faser

1:10 At The Movies with Simon Morris

1:31 Art Beat and Art Box

Two projects have combined forces to bring artists back into the centre of Christchurch. Art Beat is a three month music, performance, exhibition and graffiti art initiative at Re:START in Cashel Mall, while ArtBox and its sister programme BeatBox provides gallery and studio space for artists and musicians in the City's Boxed Quarter. Both have received funding but are concerned about ongoing support as the city rebuilds. Martin Trusttum from CPIT oversees Art Box and he and Warren Feeney from Art Beat met Justin Gregory to discuss longevity and capitalising the arts.

1:53 Summer Star Trek

Trekky heaven, as a whole new generation discover the delights of the original Star Trek series. Director of Summer Star Trek Shannon Friday talks about choosing an episode to put on stage, trans gender casting and why the original series still rocks.

Summer Star Trek
Summer Star Trek.

2:05 The Laugh Track

Matinee Idle's Simon Morris and Phil O'Brien.

Tim Grouch2:26 Musician and audio visual artist Tim Gruchy

Tim Gruchy (right) creates projections for big events, like art installations, music concerts and even opera. In fact he's the visual designer for Ainadamar, the New Zealand Festival's big opera for 2014. He explains why he loves new technology while never giving up entirely on good old analogue. 

2:35 Eyes of Madness

The reasons why people leave their homelands and migrate are considered in David Cole's novel Eyes of Madness.

David Cole

2:45 Poet Louise Wallace

Louise Wallace, who's never lost for words, remembers how Alzheimer's affected her grandmother in her new collection enough.

Louise Wallace

2:55 The Suitcase Royale

A chat to two thirds of Aussie trio The Suitcase Royale, who describe their style as "junkyard theatre". After 12 years of international touring and success, they're finally bringing their musical show The Ballad of Backbone Joe to New Zealand.

3:05 The Drama Hour

Skin Writing, the final episode of Exit Stage Left and a seasonal short story.