Arts

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon Prime's new anthology series Solos, which features a number of well-known actors including Helen Mirran and Anne Hathaway. He'll… Audio

Composer Tom McLeod has created scores for everything from television dramas and documentary films, to stage musicals and opera. Audio

Poet Paula Green talks to Jesse about poetry for this week's How to Write segment.  Audio

Jane Wynyard is a wildlife photographer and elephant conservationist in Kenya, working as a consultant with Save the Elephants and the Elephant Crisis Fund. Audio

A mural recreating a painting by the late Bill Hammond is about to be added to Nelson's ambitious ArtWalk project. Rather than being painted onto the sides of buildings, the murals are printed onto… Video, Audio, Gallery

Writer Kerry Harrison delves into her memories of taking part in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests for her latest novel, Hold the Line. In the book, she introduces legal student Beth who joins in… Audio

A waiata and an accompanying photograph for every day of last year's nationwide lockdown was the challenge Te Anau based photographer Tony Bridge set himself. Raahui A Walk in the Shadowlands is the… Audio, Gallery

Painter Colin McCahon was so enchanted by the poetry of West Coaster Peter Hooper that he used his poems in several artworks. . 20 years after his death, Peter's published and previously unpublished… Audio, Gallery

Looking out from Within - a series of portraits of Londoners looking out from their windows during the UK's protracted lockdown - is about to go on show at the Auckland Festival of Photography. Just… Audio, Gallery

Among the notable arts winners from this week's budget announcement is the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It's getting an extra $3.2 million to tide it over the next two years. The orchestra is also… Audio

Artist and writer Greg O'Brien needs the public's help to find a Don Binney painting.  Audio

New Zealand has a thriving gaming industry - it's a genuine career path and we have great talent. But a tax sweetener across the Tasman risks pulling the rug from underneath it all.   Audio

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, Heaven & Hell - The Centrepoint Story, and The Circus. Audio

Those Who Wish Me Dead sees Angelina Jolie return to the action genre as a fire-fighter trying to protect a child who witnessed a murder. Featuring Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones), Nicholas Hoult… Video, Audio

Litigante is a sharp character study by Colombian director Franco Lolli. A mother and daughter - played by Lolli's real life cousin and mother Carolina Sanin and Leticia Gomez - argue over work… Video, Audio