The first of three programmes celebrating the music of the Maori, New Zealand's indigenous race. Presented by Jeremy Lambert. himself a Maori, the programme contains archive and tribal recordings that date back 50 years. with much of the music being broadcast for the first time on British radio. This first programme details the music and customs of early tribal Maori culture and features interviews with Professor Mervyn McLean and Margaret Orbell , both acknowledged experts on ancient Maori music.