Sunday Morning for Sunday 8 September 2013
8:12 Insight The future and funding of New Zealand’s orchestras
A review of the orchestral sector by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage was tipped as the most thorough and comprehensive review in 40 years. But did the evaluation provide a clear future and direction for the country's five orchestras? Written and presented by Nick Butcher. Produced by Philippa Tolley.
8:40 Charles Glass - Deserter
Charles Glass talks to Chris Laidlaw about a subject most people prefer not to discuss – desertion from the armed forces – a hidden history of World War Two.
9:06 Mediawatch
This week more on the media's influence on Labour’s leadership contest, and efforts to back up the freelancers risking their lives to report the world's most risky stories. Produced and presented by Colin Peacock and Jeremy Rose.
9:40 Prudence Stone - Black Inc. One nation's identity, a global politic
Prudence Stone’s Black Inc. One nation's identity, a global politic is described as 223 pages of critical thought set side-by-side with an eclectic array of colourful visual evidence. This book is a must-have for sociologists of symbolic interactionism, cultural politics, national identity, sport psychology and globalisation.
10:06 Ideas Lived Philosophies - Communism
In the latest of our occasional Lived Philosophies series we’re taking a look at communism. Dr Kerry Taylor will tell us about the history of revolutionary socialism in New Zealand; and Max Wilkinson, the son of one of the founders of the New Zealand Communist Party, looks back on a life of social activism. Produced by Jeremy Rose.
10:55 Today’s Track: Mokoomba, 'Rising Tide'
Zimbabwean Group Mokoomba are described as having a modern sound based on traditional songs and rhythms. They won the 2013 Best Newcomer Award from Songlines World Music Magazine
11:05 Election Special with Geoff Robinson
Radio New Zealand’s Geoff Robinson presents an hour of reaction, analysis and discussion on the result of the Australian elections held on Saturday.
