Past Programs
Food and Cooking - 2008
Out of the East - spices and the medieval imagination Read Transcript
15/07/2008
The spice trade was a luxury trade which inspired all sorts of imperial missions that changed the course of world history. In his book Out of the East: spices and the medieval imagination Paul Freedman looks at the demand for spices in medieval times, how they were used, who they were used by and how they drove commerce and exploration.
Clunes Booktown - Booksellers
02/05/2008
Of course Clunes' Booktown wouldn't exist if booksellers didn't come to the town and set up temporary shops in the buildings.
Two booksellers who came last year and have come back again are Barbara Russell from Vintage Cookbooks and Barbara Hince from Kenneth Hince Old & Fine Books. They've both come up from Melbourne for the weekend.
