Past Programs
Books
Travellers Tales - Colombia
26/07/2008
Colombia is one of the most dangerous places in the world and has been ravaged by years of violent civil conflict.
Australian Matthew Thompson was living what he calls an unremarkable life but longed for a journey where he would be pushed to the edge.
This is why he flew to Colombia.
Bottlemania
28/06/2008
Bottled water is about as ubiquitous as any consumer product on earth these days.
But is the whole bottled water phenomenon a triumph of marketing over commonsense?
What are the actual health benefits of a product that can cost 10,000 times as much as tap water?
Eric Foner - Freedom and America Read Transcript
31/05/2008
For Eric Foner 'freedom' is the central word in American political rhetoric.
But the meaning of freedom is a source of continual debate and history is littered with bitter conflicts over who has the right to enjoy liberty.
Will Chaffey
24/05/2008
An adventure through a remote area of the Kimberley.
Will Chaffey trekked through the harsh and beautiful landscape along the length of the Prince Regent River.
With few supplies he found himself stranded at the crocodile infested waters of King Cascade.
Pompey Elliott
26/04/2008
Pompey Elliott led the counter-attack at Villers-Brettoneux on 25 April 1918.
It was a decisive moment in the drawn out war on the Western Front.
Preventing the German forces from advancing further meant that the Australians really had an effect on the war's outcome.
So why isn't the battle at Villers-Brettoneux regarded with the same reverence as Gallipoli or Kokoda?
A Traveller's Tale - Roadkill
05/04/2008
Dead animals are an all too predictable sight on our roads.
Tasmania is meant to be Australia's roadkill state and it has been estimated that around a million animals are killed each year in Tasmania alone.
Len Zell has taken many journeys around the country and on one trip began taking photos of dead animals.
Why would anyone photograph and describe roadkill?
Travellers Tales: The Forbidden City Read Transcript
08/03/2008
We've had our debates, as you know, around so-called black armband views of history. We're far from alone. China has had a vociferous version in a way ever since the Communists took over in 1949. But theirs are often lethal, and claim real casualties.
Michael Burleigh Read Transcript
08/03/2008
In his new book the historian Michael Burleigh looks at terrorist organisations across the decades.
But why has he choosen to write about terrorism as a way of life?
Drawing the Global Colour Line Read Transcript
01/03/2008
A history of Australia in its dynamic global context.
Kate Llewellyn Read Transcript
02/02/2008
The poet's autobiography is a striking self-portrait of a life of triumphs and regrets.
