Sunday Morning for Sunday 4 June 2023

8:10 Jackie Clarke: Divas and Legends 

If there's one singer in New Zealand you might apply the phrase 'Prima diva' to, it would be Jackie Clarke. 

Having been in The Ladykillers and When The Cat's Been Spayed she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to entertainment and named Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. 

She's heading all over New Zealand on her new Prima Diva Tour.  

8:30 Michelle Gomez: Ticking off her New Zealand bucket list 

Michelle Gomez has appeared in innumerable British sitcoms and American dramas. In recent times she's been a baddie: as Missy, aka The Master, Dr Who's female nemesis, and Lilith in the hit show The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Michelle also played the angry Miranda Croft in HBO's The Flight Attendant.  

She's in Auckland as one of the stars of Wintergeddon at the Auckland showgrounds this coming weekend. It's the first big Armageddon event since Covid, with 70,000 fans expect through the doors to meet the celebs and celebrate the many fantasy, scifi and gaming universes that so many people immerse themselves in. 

9:10 Mediawatch 

 

9:35 Jennifer Sutton: Visiting your heart in a museum 

Imagine how it would be to visit a museum, and see your own heart in a display case. 

That's what's happened to Jennifer Sutton at the Hunterian Museum in London, 16 years after the heart she was born with was removed as she underwent transplant surgery. 

10:06 Zazie Todd: More cat chat 

Animal behaviour expert Zazie Todd is back again. This time to talk cats. 

Zazie's the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She created a popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, she co-hosts The Pawsitive Post in Conversation podcast, and she has a column at Psychology Today. She's also a certified dog trainer. Zazie Todd lives in British Columbia with her husband, one dog, and two cats. 

10: 40 Venice Harris: My latest track 

At just 16 years of age, Tauranga's Venice Harris has already travelled the world starring in big stage musicals like Annie, Les Miserables and The Sound of Music. Her talent's taken her to Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and Japan. 

Many New Zealanders will have seen her in the lead role of Matilda which came to Auckland. She joins us to introduce her new track Tug of War. 

 

11:05 Andre Solo: Your sensitivity is your superpower. 

Are you sensitive, maybe overly sensitive, you think? 

There's a new book for you, it's called 'Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World'. 

In a world where sensitivity is often regarded as a weakness, co-author of the book, Andrew Solo joins us to tell us what sensitivity actually is, and why it's a help and not a hindrance in getting through day-to-day living.  

11:30 Alan Gilmore: What’s bugging Betelgeuse? 

One of the brightest stars in the sky is behaving strangely, pulsating from bright to dim twice as quickly as usual.  

At the moment Betelgeuse is very bright in the night. What's going on?  

If anyone knows it'll be Alan Gilmore. Alan's one of our most distinguished astronomers; he once ran the Mt John Observatory and is still involved with the near-asteroid programme at Mt John with his wife, Pam.