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The magnificent history of the Huxleys
Historian Alison Bashford with the story of the Huxley family, who founded one of the great dynasties of the world
2 years, 3 months ago
The bookbinder's luck
Dominic Riley on how a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life (R)
2 years, 3 months ago
Paul Kelly and the poetry
Australia's storyteller in song on the poems he's loved since childhood, and how reading and learning great poetry has changed his songwriting (R)
2 years, 3 months ago
The calligraphy of the outback: the art and life of David Rankin
Artist David Rankin on his turbulent early life as a the son of a bootmaker, his unexpected path into painting, and his passionate love story with wr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Crossing Australia with a camel named Delilah
Sophie Matterson spent five years preparing to cross the Australian continent with five camels she caught and trained herself (R)
2 years, 3 months ago
Nick's land of lizards
Nick Clemann is one of Australia's leading lizard experts, but took an unconventional path into research. After working for years as a tradie, Nick p…
2 years, 3 months ago
A party girl gets sober
Victoria Vanstone was just 13 years old when she had her first drink, and the booze quickly consumed her. It wasn't until she was in her 30s that Vic…
2 years, 3 months ago
Sue's special classroom
Sue Lowry originally trained as an opera singer, but while living in London she fell in love with teaching children with special needs
2 years, 3 months ago
Richard E. Grant and his pocketful of happiness
The actor on the late love of his life, his wife Joan Washington, and the final message she left him (R)
2 years, 3 months ago
Kira and the real King Kong
Dr Kira Westaway has been on a ten-year mission to solve the mystery of how, why and when a giant ape called Gigantopithecus Blacki became extinct, a…
2 years, 3 months ago