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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Posted at 01.02PM - 25.02.2009
"tended too far towards the tabloid" Surprising that some in the arts community can't understand that taking something seriously should include critical thinking. Arts reportage too often suffers from the same weakness as sport journalism - the reporter who questions the status quo suddenly finds their belief in the cause questioned.