With five series and close to one hundred episodes, Frontseat was the longest running arts programme of its time. Billed by TVNZ as a "topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture", and hosted by actor Oliver Driver, it took a broad current affairs approach to the arts of the day - covering "all the big events, reporting the stories, and interviewing the personalities."
Frontseat first appeared on television in New Zealand in 2004. Its current affairs style news clips and interviews featured the events, personalities, and problems faced by the arts sector. These ranged across a broad range of topics - ...
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