Arts & Culture

On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots. Audio

Broadway start Joshua Henry has been in New Zealand inspiring young people hoping to make it in the world of musical theatre at the Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School. Audio

Dan Slevin is frustrated that the personalised promises made by the new streaming age are not being delivered on. Video

Pick and Mix where Classical meets Prog Rock courtesy of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. We discover a highly polished and entertaining ensemble album from Madeleine Peyroux.and feature winners of the… Video

Amazon's new billion dollar series inspired by the Lord of the Rings is based in Auckland but is being filmed across the country.

It's not the only major company with projects being filmed in New… Audio

Sam Harman of Friendly Potential, an Auckland-based collective that puts on safe-space dance gigs around the country, talks us through some of his favourite books and music. Audio

Poet Oscar Upperton has published work for The Spinoff, Metro and Best New Zealand Poems - and now he is about to release his debut book New Transgender Blockbusters. Audio

2019’s wonder year for television ended with a bang – Dan Slevin recommends Watchmen, still streaming on Neon. Video

The Oscars are almost upon us and Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" is pegged for an award with a Best Picture nomination.

Brad Pomerance spoke to Logan Church from Los Angeles. Audio

To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Diversity in Cannes, the independent film movement promoting inclusion at the Cannes Film Festival, has announced its Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade. Audio

Our music critic Waveney Russ is back in the chair this week to talk about a scene tht has captured her imagination but hasn't quite taken over the radio waves here yet. The Chinese indie music scene… Audio

They make fishbones out of toothpicks, potato chips from the seeds of capsicums - can turn almost any object into something that can be used in the tiny worlds they create. Miniature makers are people… Audio, Gallery

Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is a very black comedy about a family falling apart in the holidays, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nine young Māori filmmakers are to get an opportunity of a life time on Thursday, when they travel overseas to study other Indigenous communities across the world.  Audio

Marriage Story shows (yet) another side of the great Adam Driver, reports Dan Slevin. Video

The Golden Globe awards have wrapped up in Los Angeles. It's the ceremony that marks the start of the film award season. Our correspondent Brad Pomerance talks to Kim Savage from Los Angeles. Audio

We explore the many faces of sibling performance  – from the Andrew Sisters in the 1940s to modern singing sisters and instrumental duos. Video