This week in On The Dial, the terror threat against New Zealand , we commemorate Anzac Day, get advice from comedian Michelle A’Court, review Mad Men and Empire, Charlotte Graham speaks to ‘elderly Scottish’ wizard Colin Hay.
Host Megan Whelan Photo: Unknown
Late last year New Zealand raised its terror alert from very low to low. The Prime Minister, John Key, warned that the terrorist group Islamist State was beginning to have an influence in this country through its use of social media to encourage people to travel to Syria or Iraq to fight or to carry out attacks here. Radio New Zealand Insight investigates.
As Anzac commemorations begin for the centenary of Gallipoli, we speak to one young woman about her personal experience – both with war, and honouring service.
Every nation makes up a myth about themselves because they want to see themselves in a particular way. How are we supposed to see NZ?
— Keith Ng (@keith_ng) April 21, 2015
There’s a moment in every adult’s life, when they realise there was something their parents forgot to teach them. Whether it’s how to change a tyre or how to make gravy, or how to get bloodstains out of your clothes, leaving home means fending for yourself.
And it’s not always easy. When comedian Michele A’Court’s daughter left home, she started making a list of the things she’d forgotten to teach her. Which eventually turned into a book. (You can listen to the full interview here.)
In tomorrow’s On The Dial, I chat with @MicheleACourt about drinking, tattoos, sex, and how none of us actually know what we’re doing.
— Megan Whelan (@meganjwhelan) April 21, 2015
Fox’s new hit, Empire is based around a hip hop company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the founders' family.
It’s getting rave reviews and massive ratings in its first season, while Mad Men is on its last. But drama – and amazing outfits – aren’t the only things that the two shows have in common, reviewer Ellen Falconer says.
Musician Colin Hay was, for a time in the 1980s, one of the world's most famous rock stars. With his band, Men at Work, he topped the charts and toured the world with hits like the brash Australian anthem, Land Down Under.
Curiously enough, he's the same musician whose heartfelt, acoustic songs have appeared such places as the soundtrack for Garden State, a cult movie beloved by hipsters everywhere. He's a man of contradictions - the latest being that he's a guest at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival - where he'll be telling funny stories, interspersed with heartbreaking songs. He chats with Charlotte Graham.
On the Dial was produced by Megan Whelan, with technical production by Marc Chesterman and assistance NZ on Air. Our music was composed and performed by Eddie Johnston, and the cover image was made by Hadley Donaldson.
If you’d like to subscribe to On The Dial, here’s the RSS, and it is also available on iTunes.
