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Saturday Morning for Saturday 3 October 2015

  • Andy Griffiths: children, reading and treehouses

    8:12 AM.Australian children's book author and comedy writer whose books include The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and the Just! series with illustrator Terry Denton. His latest series with Denton started in 2011… Read more Audio

  • William Hartung: arms trading

    9:05 AM.Senior adviser to the Security Assistance Monitor, who has written extensively on armament and security issues. Read more Audio

  • Stella Duffy: fun palaces

    9:25 AM.New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London, who is co-director of the global Fun Palaces campaign for wider participation in all forms of arts, science and culture (3-4 October), and Head of… Read more Audio

  • Alex Coogan-Reeves: NZ vs Georgia

    9:55 AM.Reporter for Radio New Zealand, who is following the Rugby World Cup in England and Wales, and reports on the match between the All Blacks and Georgia. Audio

  • Playing Favourites

    10:05 AM.Welsh performers who are touring New Zealand with their acclaimed show Hiraeth, telling the story of Jones' departure from her Welsh farm to London. Audio

  • Martin Creed: art and philosophy

    11:10 AM.Glasgow-raised artist who won the Turner Prize in 2001, who is visiting New Zealand to launch a major new public commission on the exterior of the Christchurch Art Gallery, and to make a show of new… Read more Audio

  • Kate's Klassic: The Year of Magical Thinking

    11:45 AM.Kate Camp has published five collections of poems, most recently Snow White's Coffin. She discusses Joan Didion's 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking. Audio

  • Listener Feedback to Saturday 3 October 2015

    11:55 AM.Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 3 October . Audio

Photo of author Andy Griffiths

Andy Griffiths Photo: Supplied

8:12 Andy Griffiths

Australian children's book author and comedy writer Andy Griffiths has written 36 best-selling books since 1997, including The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and the Just! series with illustrator Terry Denton. His latest series with Denton started in 2011 with The 13-Storey Treehouse, and is now up to the fifth book, The 65-Storey Treehouse (Pan).

8:55 The haka/haiku

Kim read an article from the EveningHarold.com about the All Blacks performinhg a haiku instead of a haka.

9:05  William Hartung

William Hartung is senior adviser to the Security Assistance Monitor, and has written extensively on armament and security issues.

 

Photo of Stella Duffy, co-creator of Fun Palaces

Stella Duffy, co-creator of Fun Palaces Photo: Supplied

9:25 Stella Duffy

Stella Duffy is a New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London. She is co-director of the global Fun Palaces campaign for wider participation in all forms of arts, science and culture (3-4 October), and is Head of Outreach for the Women’s Equality Party, which has its policy launch on 20 October.

9:55 Alex Coogan-Reeves

Alex Coogan-Reeves is a reporter for Radio New Zealand, and is following the Rugby World Cup in England and Wales. He will report on the result of the match between the All Blacks and Georgia, and the vibe in Cardiff,

10:05 Playing Favourites with Buddug James Jones, Max Mackintosh and David Grubb        

Welsh performers Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh, with violin accompanist David Grubb, are touring New Zealand into November with their acclaimed show Hiraeth, created with director Jesse Briton. It tells the story of Jones’ departure from her Welsh farm to London. Hiraeth, supported by British Council New Zealand, Show Pony, and Wales Arts International, has played in the Christchurch Arts Festival and Wanaka, is currently in Wellington (to 3 October), and will travel to Putararu, New Plymouth, Kokomai Creative Festival Wairarapa, Nelson Arts Festival, Tauranga Arts Festival, and Auckland.

Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh in Hiraeth

Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh in Hiraeth Photo: Supplied

11:05 Martin Creed

Martin Creed is an English-born, Glasgow-raised artist who won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227: the Lights Going On and Off. Since then, he has exhibited widely in Italy, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, the United States and the UK. He is visiting New Zealand to launch a major new public commission on the exterior of the Christchurch Art Gallery, and to make a show of new work at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland.

Photo of artist Martin Creed

Martin Creed Photo: Maria Baranova

Photo of artwork by Martin Creed, Work No. 2314, 2015, neon. Installed, Christchurch Art Gallery

Martin Creed, Work No. 2314, 2015, neon. Installed, Christchurch Art Gallery Photo: John Collie

11:45 Kate’s Klassic: The Year of Magical Thinking

Kate Camp has published five collections of poems, most recently Snow White’s Coffin (VUP). She will discuss Joan Didion’s 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking.

This Saturday’s team:

Producer: Mark Cubey
Wellington engineer: Brad Warrington
Auckland engineer: Katrina Batten

Music played in this show

Artist: Richard Hawley
Song: The World Looks Down
Album: Hollow Meadows
Label: Parlophone, 2015
Broadcast: 9:55

Artist: Robert Lindsay, Emma Thompson and Ensemble
Song:  The Lambeth Walk
Album: Me and My Girl: the Lambeth Walk Musical (Original London Cast)
Label: EMI, 1985
Broadcast: 9:25

Artist: Buddug James Jones, Max Mackintosh, David Grubb
Song:  Rocks and Rivers
Live performance in the Wellington studio of Radio New Zealand
Broadcast: 10:05

Artist: Buddug James Jones, Max Mackintosh, David Grubb
Song:  I’m On My Own
Live performance in the Wellington studio of Radio New Zealand
Broadcast: 10:20

Artist: Sigur Ros
Song: Hoppípolla
Album: Takk
Label: Geffen, 2005
Broadcast: 10:30

Artist: John Cale and Lou Reed
Song:  Smalltown
Album: Songs for Drella
Label: Sire, 1990
Broadcast: 10:45

Artist: Rachel Sermanni
Song:  Breathe Easy
Album: Under Mountains
Label: Middle of Nowhere Records, 2012
Broadcast: 10:55

Artist: Specials
Song:  Enjoy Yourself
Album: More Specials
Label: TwoTone, 1980
Broadcast: 11:05

Artist: Martin Creed
Song: Everybody Needs Someone to Hate
Live performance in the Auckland studio of Radio New Zealand
Broadcast: 11:30

Artist: Martin Creed
Song: Let Them In
Live performance in the Auckland studio of Radio New Zealand
Broadcast: 11:35

Artist: Martin Creed
Song: Mind Trap
Live performance in the Auckland studio of Radio New Zealand
Broadcast: 11:45