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- Title
- Backch@t - First Episode
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
Backch@t was an award-winning magazine-style culture show. The first episode comes out guns blazing with a panel debate about Tania Kovats's controversial artwork 'Virgin in a Condom'. The sculpture caused national upset when it was exhibited at Te Papa in 1998 in a collection of new British art. Managing to keep a panel discussion convivial rather than confrontational, presenter Bill Ralston handles the catholic debate with aplomb. Other features include the Royal New Zealand Ballet touring ...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1998
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/backchat-episode-one-1998
- Related subjects
- art / reviews / news / debate / new zealand art / arts scene / lindsay freer / sacred / yba / young british art / censorship / bill hastings / catholic / british council / stuart mckenzie / gallery / national museum / te papa tongarewa / controversy / condom / virgin / nz on air / new zealand on air / alexandra / te papa / chris knox / week in review / christian / christianity / politics / jennifer buckley / brit pop / controversial / mark crysell / conceptual art / ian wedde / te papa concept curator / damian hirst / damien hirst / tania kovat / virgin in a condom / madonna in a condom / pictura britannica / fatima / religion / bernice murphy / piss christ / andres serrano / catholicism / arthur skinner / paul smith / panel / lyndsay freer / catholic communications / senior law lecturer / theologian / aroon / wellington / nzoa / auckland / christine fletcher / wynne raymond / mayor of timaru / auckland infrastructure / epsom mp / miriama / miriama komo / jon trimmer / ballet / royal new zealand ballet / ballerina / provincial / provinces / touring ballet company / small town new zealand / angela meecham / alexandra community arts council / alexandra war memorial theatre / shannon dawson / dance / dancer / swan lake / arts festival / grant o'neill / international arts festival / wellington arts festival / carla van zon / festival of the arts / margaret mead / anthropologist / coming of age in samoa / derek freeman / david williamson / playwright / heretic / circa theatre / ross jolly / rnz arts correspondant / paul bushnell / rnz arts correspondent / rnz / david copeland / passion fish / film critic / film reviewer / john sayles / director / colleen rogers / vox pops / vox pop / giveaway / radio new zealand / 1998 / nineties / 1990s
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