Heritage Matters: Recent Episodes
Southern Heritage Trust
The programme takes a look at what makes Dunedin the nation's heritage capital. The wonderful stock of historic buildings will be explored, as well as early European settlement, Maori life in past centuries and tales of gold. Thanks to the Southern Heritage Trust
First Electricity, Gracie fields, Local Heritage News and Otagos First Poet - In this programme Grego Campbell tells us about the first electricity generation in Otago, Judy Southworth reports on the 1945 visit to Dunedin by Gracie Fields, Sarah Gallagher updates us on local Heritage News and we hear about the man known as "Otago's first poet".
Spanish Civil Wartime Surgeon, Mayoral Indecency, Heritage Festival and The Still that never was - Bill Southworth tells us about an Otago Surgeon who is much admired for his skills during wartime, Gregor Campbell reports on a Port Chalmers who once stood trial on pornography charges, The Southern Heritage Trust then details what it has planned for the next Heritage Festival and finally, we hear about the strange case of a whiskey distillery that never was.
Demolition of Historic House, Council Reaction and Dirty Old Dunedin - This week Bill Southworth talks to Jo Galer concerning the demolition of an historic Stuart Street building and then he interviews Councillor Sophie Barker on how things could be stopped in the future.Finally, Gregor Campbell tells us about how dirty and unhygienic early Dunedin streets used to be.
Mystery Corpse, 1951 Lockout and school of Mines - Gregor investigates a mystery corpse found near the Waikouaiti Railway station in a Ditch, Bill tells us about the 1951 Waterfront Lockout and Alison Breese tells us about a long forgotten department at the University of Otago called the School of Mines.
Best of Series - Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell (Replay).
Best of series - Lloyd Geering, Bison in Otago, Dr Emily Siedeberg and Shoot em up Princes street (Replay)
Conman, Loan and Mercantile Building reuse and McIntyre House - In this programme Gregor Campbell tells us of a notorious conman, Judy Southworth looks at plans for the old Loan and Mercantile building on the waterfront and Alison Breeze backgrounds the history of McIntyre House.
In this week's programme Gregor Campbell looks at how garbage used to be dumped on the streets and reserves, Bill Southworth interviews Cr David Benson-Pope about "demolition by neglect" and Alison Breeze visits one of our grand homes, St Duthus. Finally, Gregor reports on the peculiar habits of a Port Chalmers Photographer
In this programme Bill Southworth covers the sensational heresy trial 50 years ago of Dunedin theologian Lloyd Geering. Gregor Campbell tells us of a North American buffalo who roamed Otago, Sarah Gallagher profiles Dr Emily Siedeberg, the first female medical practitioner in NZ and Gregor tells us about a "Shoot em up" in Princes Street.
New DCC Heritage Officer, First Plane Display and Grand Home in Pitt St - In this programme Bill Southworth talks to Mark Maudsley, the Dunedin City Council's heritage officer, we catch you up with some Southern Heritage News, Gregor Campbell tells us about the first plane built in Otago and Alison Breese profiles a grand Dunedin Home.
Character Homes, Logan Park, Carisbrooke and An Overly Amorous Train Passenger - In this programme, Bill Southworth interviews Jo Galer about the demolition of character homes in Dunedin,we hear how Logan park was created. Dougal looks into the history of the Carisbrooke rugby ground and we finish with a story from Gregor Campbell about an overly amorous train passenger.
Otago Radio Association, Taieri Plains Maori and Goldfields Graveyard Research - In this programme Gregor looks at the first radio Pioneer in Dunedin, Judy takes us out to the Taieri Plains and reports on pre-european Maori there, and finally Bill interviews two reseachers from the Medical school about the lives of women on the Central Otago Goldfields.
North East Valley Baby Farmer, The Long Hard Voyage Out and a Cleryman and Another's Lady
10 Pound Poms, Vincent Pike, 19th Century Otago Peninsular and a Soldier at Passchendaele
Tribute to Anne Barrowclough, World War II Coast Watchers, Amy Bock, Japanese River Captain and Bert Sutcliffe
Arthur Street School, Gold Robbery, Policeman's Lot, Sims Building and Brunswick Street
Replay 04 - Millicent Baxter, Port Chalmers goes Dry, Archie Dunningham Part 2 and Benefits of Purity
Replay 03 - Kiwifruit Industry, Charles Brash, Burkes Bus Crash and Dunningham Room Part 1
Cadbury History, Bittersweet Part 2 and The Wreck of the Emily - Anne talks about early Cadbury History, Bittersweet continues with Part 2 and Dougal investigates The Wreck of the Emily ship.
The Man Who Found Dr Livingstone, History of Stage Coaches, Hillside Workshop, John McIndoe Publishing
Millicent Baxter, Port Chalmers goes Dry, Archie Dunningham Part 2 and Benefits of Purity
Charlotte Godley's Letter, Bob the Bullock on Bell Hill, Dorothy Theomin Mountineer, Alf Hanlon and Somone's Baby