The Artful Dodger

A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. 

From the makers of acclaimed podcasts The Commune, True Story and Witi Underwater, this eight-part narrative series revisits the Covid-19 pandemic with the benefit of hindsight and powerful interviews. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves. 

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Wallace’s patronage provided critical support to emerging artists and major organisations alike. But did the community that so lauded him also protect and enable him? In the final episode, prominent figures paint a picture of a sector that was well aware of rumours about Wallace years before his victims went to police. They include Tom Sainsbury, who recalls the play he wrote about them in 2008.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Casta Diva

Giacomo Puccini - La Bohème: Musetta's Waltz "Quando m'en vo" 

Franz Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 As-dur

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Méditation

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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In his first media interview since his convictions, Wallace reiterates his claims of innocence and outlines his next moves - in the legal system and the arts world.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Léo Delibes - Lakmé: “Flower Duet”

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, The Death of Ase

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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The Wallace case raised significant questions about the New Zealand justice system. They included the application of name suppression laws, whether sexual assault victims need more support to survive a bruising legal process and the value of character references at sentencing. Letters from more than 80 people helped Wallace get a reduced sentence - but some now regret their support.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major: II. Andante

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight sonata”

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Méditation

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G major: Prélude

Frédéric Chopin - Etude Op. 10 No. 3 “Tristesse”

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More than six years passed between Wallace first being charged by police and him losing his fight for name suppression. We chart a legal journey covering multiple trials and appeals, and examine the attempts to silence one of his victims - including the so-called Gold Coast Plot.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G major: Prélude

Léo Delibes - Lakmé: “Flower Duet”

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major: II, Allegretto

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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Wallace’s world began to crumble after a complaint of indecent assault was made against him in 2016. The first accuser would be joined in court by two more men with similar accounts of what happened at Wallace’s historic mansion, Rannoch House. In a new interview, survivor Dom Shaheen reflects on the ordeal and its long-term impacts.

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G major: Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude No. 1 in C major

Giacomo Puccini - La Bohème: Musetta's Waltz "Quando m'en vo" 

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major: II, Allegretto

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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Before his criminal convictions became public, James Wallace was best known as a leading businessman who used his fortune to become the most revered philanthropist Aotearoa’s arts world had seen. But how did he reach the heights from which he was to fall?

Warning: The Artful Dodger podcast contains references to sexual abuse. Click here for where to get help in New Zealand.

Music included in this episode:

Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem: Lacrimosa

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Summer

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Méditation

Franz Schubert - Ellens Gesang III “Ave Maria”

Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow: Lippen Schweigen

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Once the most revered philanthropist in New Zealand arts, James Wallace’s world started crumbling when a young man accused him of sexual assault. After the emergence of more victims and a six-year legal battle, Wallace was convicted of multiple crimes, no longer able to keep name suppression and stripped of his knighthood. This is the story of his rise and fall, crimes and punishment - and his survivors.

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