Sunday Star-Times

Poi E, Tonight, 8.30pm, Maori TV

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Poi E might have seemed like something of a novelty record when it hit the airwaves in 1983, but it soon became a favourite in lounges, schoolyard­s and on dance floors across the nation. Christchur­ch-born director Tearepa Kahi’s (Mt Zion) lovingly crafted, intimate 2016 documentar­y captures the anarchic spirit of the song and its creator Dalvanius Prime. The juxtaposit­ion of archival footage with modern-day recollecti­ons is expertly bridged by an extended audio interview with Dalvanius, made a couple of years before his death in 2002.

Little Boy Blue, 8.30pm, Rialto Tonight,

New four-part ITV drama that looks at the 2007 murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, and the effect it had on his parents, police and community. ‘‘Jeff Pope’s dramatisat­ion excelled at turning bad news into good drama,’’ wrote The Guardian‘s Sam Wollaston.

Tanna, Monday, 8.30pm, Rialto

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