Dinah Lee Special

New Zealand's first major female pop star, "Queen of the Mods", Dinah Lee is profiled in this NZ Broadcasting Corporation special — one of the earliest surviving interviews with a Kiwi rock'n'roller. Lee's trademark pageboy-with-kiss-curls hairstyle is almost a character in its own right as she talks about the pressures of celebrity — while footage of her recording 'He Can't do the Bluebeat' reveals a singing voice that is almost a shock after the softly spoken interview. The last word goes to Lee's manager, who recounts the "nightmare" repercussions of her TV appearance in Bermuda shorts.