[jAMES k. baxter]

Appears to be an extract from a television broadcast.

James K. Baxter discusses his plays in an interview held at the Globe Theatre in Dunedin. Tells of the reasons his plays are written mainly for production at the Globe. Discusses the major themes of his work; alcohol and religion; the New Zealandness of his work; and the social climate he writes within.

This is followed by a series of interviews with academics and clergy after Baxter’s death in 1972.

Baxter discusses the birth of Christ. Fields questions from a group of school children outside a classroom. Addresses a group outside civic building about [housing]. Teenage boy tells interviewer his positive thoughts on Baxter. Baxter reads poem.
Congregation files into a church. Clergy deliver sermon. Silent - Baxter walking down steps and streets. Sitting in a flat talking to students. Stills of Baxter.