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RNZ Interview: Close to Home - Irene Gardiner
Interview – 2022
Close to Home was New Zealand's very first soap opera. Based on the life and times of a Wellington family, the Heartes, as well as their friends and neighbours, it screened from 1975 until 1983. In the first in a series of interviews looking back at New Zealand screen history, Jesse Mulligan is joined by former television producer and industry veteran Irene Gardiner.
This audio interview was recorded for
RNZ National's
NZ Screen History
series, which aired in 2021 as part of
Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.
The content is copyright to RNZ, and may not be reproduced from NZ On Screen.
