29 August 2025

Diana Wichtel: Unreel

One of NZ’s wittiest writers, Diana Wichtel reveals how the screen shaped her story in this memoir of heart and humour.

Diana Wichtel grew up in the glow of the 'Golden Age of television'. One of New Zealand’s wittiest writers and acclaimed television critics, she joins Steve Braunias for a conversation about her brilliantly funny and nostalgic memoir, Unreel: A Life in Review.

Hear how the small screen chronicled her life and formed her career as she weaves personal stories of family, love and loss with the evolving world of the telly.

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Diana Wichtel grew up in the glow of the 'Golden Age of television'. One of New Zealand’s wittiest writers and acclaimed television critics, she joins Steve Braunias for a conversation about her brilliantly funny and nostalgic memoir, Unreel: A Life in Review.

Hear how the small screen chronicled her life and formed her career as she weaves personal stories of family, love and loss with the evolving world of the telly.

Location
The Piano, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central

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