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Radio with Pictures
Genre	Music
Format	videoclips and interviews
Creative director(s)	Alan Thurston, Peter Grattan, Tony Holden, Peter Blake, Simon Morris, Brent Hansen
Presented by	Barry Jenkin Phil O'Brien Karyn Hay Dick Driver
Opening theme	1970s: "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter (middle part with drums only.) 1980s: "Hermann Hiess Er" by Nina Hagen
Ending theme	1980s and 1990s: "Rock A Bye Baby" by Fetus Productions
Country of origin	New Zealand
Production
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Running time	one hour
Broadcast
Original channel	TVNZ (1976-1986) then 1991.
Picture format	PAL
Original run	Late 1976, South Pacific Television – 1991

Radio with Pictures was an early music video program, airing on New Zealand broadcaster TV2 (later South Pacific Television) from 1976 to 1986. "RadPix" aired as a weekly, late night series featuring adult and alternative music.

In 1976, TV2 producer Peter Grattan coordinated pop clips being supplied for no charge by record companies, some of them being unsuitable for the children's or prime time schedule (from artists such as The Tubes, Sex Pistols, Stranglers, etc.) With over sixty 'unusable' pop clips, Grattan proposed a late night "radio with pictures" concept to then-Head of Programs Kevan Moore. Moore was a former producer of The C'mon Show, a popular music series in the 1960s, and had included pop clips in that program.

The concept was approved and the first thirteen half-hour episodes aired from September through December 1976. RadPix had no budget and thus no host; instead, imaginative Terry Gilliam-style graphics linked the various pop clips (in later series, similar graphics, by Fane Flaws, were used as part of the opening credits). The first clip to play was Steve Miller's Fly Like an Eagle and the first show also featured New Zealand band Red Hot Peppers (not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Subsequently, a NZ-based act was featured every week and to end the first series, Grattan produced a Keepin' It Kiwi special with ten NZ acts. RadPix also became an avenue for international acts such as Bob Marley, Little Feat, Blondie and Rainbow to gain fans, promote tours and sell records.

RadPix eventually achieved cult status, and record companies also took note: artists aired on RadPix would often see substantially increased sales. Also watching was Mike Nesmith (of The Monkees fame); in November 1976, he saw the show in a motel while on a solo NZ tour. Seeing the concept's potential, he returned to America and shared the idea with Robert Pittman. The result was, ultimately, MTV.^{[citation needed]}

But in 1977, three years prior to MTV, the now popular RadPix had been allocated a small budget with producer Alan Thurston (died 2008) and its first presenter. Barry Jenkin (the NZ version of BBCTV's John Peel) was passionate about the new, emerging sounds of the day. (e.g.: Neil Young: "Like a Hurricane".) It echoed the work he had been doing on his NZ radio broadcast. With his encyclopedic knowledge of Rock and his signature "Good evening citizens" introduction, Barry Jenkin(Dr. Rock) helped give the show an alternative edge, cemented later by the arrival of 'Punk', the audience for which was fanatical. Jenkin was sometimes noticeably unhappy on air when introducing clips which he believed were unsuitable,(too commercial) for the show.

Later producers' aims were to maximize viewers and thus ensure the series' longevity and so clips by acts like Sweet, Rod Stewart and Suzi Quatro were included. However, clips by ABBA, The Bay City Rollers and Leif Garrett were not. Later, the program expanded on the genres played, and gradually the "alternative" music itself became in a sense "more mainstream". In the '80s, production moved from Auckland to Wellington, thus requiring new hosts: Phil O'Brien, Karyn Hay, Dick Driver and new producers; Tony Holden, then Peter Blake, Simon Morris, Brent Hansen who later became President of MTV Europe in the '90s. Dick (Richard) Driver directed RadPix in its final years, having been its host following his role as singer in the band Hip Singles (1982). He later became a successful independent producer of factual programmes, including "Give it a Whirl", a six-part documentary series documenting the history of New Zealand popular music as well as "Music Nation" and "Chart". In 2006 he launched the Documentary Channel on the Sky Pay TV platform. In December 2010 he sold the channel to BBC Worldwide.

Before stereo television broadcasts were commonly available, a simulcast was available on the student radio stations which are now known as b.net. In 1986, a dispute between TVNZ and RIANZ (The Recording Industry Association of NZ) contributed to the demise of RadPix, as RIANZ moved to initiate a 'pay to play' rule for pop clips. TVNZ refused to pay, reasoning that the record companies benefited from the free TV exposure. The impasse was finally resolved, but in the meantime RadPix had been axed. It was revived briefly in 1991 by the original producer, Peter Grattan when he became TVNZ's Head of Entertainment (1989 - 92.) Other notable TVNZ pop clip shows have included READY TO ROLL (1976 - 1990s) and SHAZAM! (1982–1988) first host, Phillip Schofield (refer YouTube.)

For three decades, Radio With Pictures championed New Zealand Music, giving dozens of 'kiwi' acts valuable television exposure.