Arts on Sunday

12:40 PM.What does it take to turn Wainuiomata into embattled French fortress town Le Quesnoy in World War One? Lynn Freeman goes on location with the Gibson Group crew, in production with docu-drama series… Read more Audio

1:34 PM.The staff of the Corelli International Academic School of the Arts believe art is at the heart of learning. Operating out of the old Shortland Street clinic in Auckland's Brown's Bay, they dedicate… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.Hidden treasures in Auckland's art collection are about to go on show. During Art Week Auckland, the Unlocked Collections exhibition allows the public to peek at the private art collections of some of… Read more Audio

2:44 PM.After a busy summer, Christchurch's Pallet Pavilion has gone into winter hibernation. Being made entirely from wooden pallets, this outdoor performance venue needs watching over to deter vandals and… Read more Audio

8:00 PM.Simon Morris reviews two examples of excess - the latest Marvel Comics extravaganza, The Wolverine, and Farewell To My Queen, a French film about the last days of Marie Antoinette. And New Zealand… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.We celebrate by chatting to three past prima ballerinas who've danced for the company over three different decades: Yvonne Parnell from the 1970s, Kerry-Ann Gilbert from the 80s and Diana Shand from… Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Some of the children of Kilbirnie Primary School discuss how they now see art after an intensive few weeks considering the question "What is Art?". It's part of a school wide art initiative, Art Te… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.We mark the decommissioning of the Park Road Post Film Laboratory in Wellington after some 70 years in several different guises. But long time employee and now Head of Picture at Park Road Post, Brain… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Courtney Sina Meredith has quickly made her mark on the New Zealand poetry scene - look out for her first collection, Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick. Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Michele Clapton, one time fashion designer and musician stylist, has gone on to win Baftas and Emmy nominations for her costumes designs for the TV series Game of Thrones. She's currently in New… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.New Zealand has a proud tradition of satire and parody, and people in power have always been popular targets. We all remember fondly the Golden Years of McPhail and Gadsby, Fred Dagg and the many… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Kate Atkinson talks about her new novel, 'Life After Life', about the TV series based on her detective Jackson Brodie, and how she manages to knit together such complicated multiple plots. Audio