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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
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In this programme Bill Southworth looks at the career of two doctors born in Dunedin who were Plastic Surgery Pioneers, Gregor Campbell brings us a story from the 19th Century Dunstan Times, Judy Southworth tells us about some Bizarre 19th Century Medical Cures and to finish we look again at the Rabbit Scourge in 19th Century Central Otago.
Janet Frame, Stephen Macknight and some more Bad Poets - In This programme we hear about famous author Janet Frame, Bill Southworth interviews a building restorer and Gregor Campbell discovers another bad poet in Victorian Dunedin.
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.
Chinese Coffins, 10 Pound Poms Cricket Vengeance
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.
Boer War, Dunedin Mystery, Springbank and Stephens Inks
Owen McShane, The Surat, Anscombe Designed House, Heritage Talk Series
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)
Thomas Bracken and Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall Part 2
Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall
The Devils Half Acre and The Dunedin Heritage Festival
Medical School Larrikans, Caroline Freeman and Willi Fels
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.
Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell
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.
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