Mike Nock

The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier ... where every action is physically and psychically limited by the environment ... people are reduced to fragments of basic instinct and intelligence." Promoted as a psychological thriller, Strata provides little tension nor any real climax. The characters are ideas - not believably real.

Ernst, 17, tells his American pen-friend about his worries. He is to leave school soon and will have to decide what he to do, a difficult task. An unfortunate incident is not inoppurtune.

Profiles legendary jazz man Mike Nock, featuring musical numbers, interweaved with interviews as Nock travels between New York, Sydney, and his childhood home of New Zealand. Produced in association with SBS-TV and Montana Wines Limited. Made with funding from NZ On Air