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David Astle's brain on puzzles 15.10.2018 51:17 ↓

David's is the first mind in the world to be tested on an MRI machine while solving cryptic clues

How a department store family's fortune was lost 12.10.2018 40:28 ↓

Melissa Fagan reveals the scandals entwined in the McWhirters department store story

Raising boys with love 11.10.2018 52:10 ↓

Maggie Dent’s ideas on growing up good men stem from her professional work, and having brought up four sons

The Antarctic voyage which helped end a decade of silence 10.10.2018 50:22 ↓

Robyn Mundy has adventured in some of the world's wildest places (R)

The making of Mike Carlton 09.10.2018 52:08 ↓

While reflecting on his life's work, Mike uncovered his parents' controversial love affair

The day that shook the Olympic movement 08.10.2018 51:03 ↓

Matt Norman's late uncle Peter won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics, but he was notoriously cast out of Australian sport

How Brolga Barns became a 'kangaroo mum' 05.10.2018 51:17 ↓

Saving the orphaned kangaroo joeys of Central Australia

Taking desert art to the world 04.10.2018 47:08 ↓

Cecilia Alfonso learned how to sell art when she was a child, and now brings millions of dollars a year to the Central Australian town of Yuendumu

Bringing life-saving dialysis to the bush 03.10.2018 51:25 ↓

Sarah Brown always wanted to be a remote area nurse. Then she began a medical revolution

Love and family and Asperger's: Tony Attwood 02.10.2018 51:26 ↓

Tony works with couples in which one partner has Asperger's, helping them navigate relationships and parenting (R)

Leigh Sales: the day after the worst possible day 01.10.2018 55:30 ↓

In 2014, Leigh went through an event which changed her profoundly. She was left questioning how we cope when the unimaginable happens

Brylcreem, beehives, and Devils on Horseback: how the 1960s changed Australia 28.09.2018 47:23 ↓

Noeline Brown went from librarian to household name during the 60s, and here remembers some of the era's most distinct pop culture and political moments (R)

Rachael Maza's tale of three islands 27.09.2018 52:32 ↓

Palm Island, Mer Island, and Australia are the cornerstones of this hard-working actor and director's story

Toad vs toad: outwitting the cane toad with ingenious biology 26.09.2018 51:27 ↓

Rick Shine used one toad to defeat another, by a process of evolutionary conditioning, to save the snakes he was studying in Northern Australia

Inside The Family, the bizarre and brutal Australian cult 25.09.2018 52:07 ↓

Rosie Jones and Chris Johnston have unearthed the origins of the bizarre Australian cult known as The Family (R)

Laura Tingle on leadership, and political self-indulgence 24.09.2018 50:29 ↓

Journalist Laura Tingle asks if it's time to update our idea of what makes a great leader

Kristina Olsson spent years untangling the story of the brother she'd never known 21.09.2018 50:22 ↓

Kristina Olsson's brother Peter was stolen from their mother's arms as a baby (R)

Tim Minchin makes his own luck 20.09.2018 48:00 ↓

Tim Minchin's bruising Hollywood experiences have helped bring him a new perspective on comedy

Gwynne Dyer on the future of the world 19.09.2018 52:00 ↓

Military historian Gwynne Dyer is surprisingly upbeat about the future of humanity

Murgon's shining star 18.09.2018 55:26 ↓

Leah Purcell was working in a small-town meatworks during her school holidays, when she discovered she had a rare talent

The bond between two alpine climbers which nearly killed them 17.09.2018 49:00 ↓

Simon McCartney was a young mountaineer when he met a fellow climber who altered his life

Beatrix Campbell has stayed fierce and funny about class in Britain 14.09.2018 51:19 ↓

Political commentator Bea Campbell grew up communist in northern England

Ordinary on the inside 13.09.2018 57:12 ↓

Wil Patterson was a suburban dad who wanted all the good things in life for his family. Then he made a decision which upended everything

Discovering a father's secret life in France 12.09.2018 50:35 ↓

Growing up, Louisa Deasey knew very little about her late father's life. Then she found a bundle of his lost love letters

Wendell Rosevear treats victims and perpetrators of sexual violence 11.09.2018 52:03 ↓

Dr Wendell Rosevear's upbringing gave him an unexpected sense of mission