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The life and landscapes of Alison Lester 03.08.2018 52:01 ↓

From Antarctica to Arnhem Land, the pages of the books of this prolific author and illustrator are fuelled by adventure

The other Kokoda trail 02.08.2018 51:24 ↓

When the Japanese began bombing New Guinea, Peter Phelp's granddad was forced to trek through some of the most rugged terrain on earth, but he wasn't a soldier.

Growing up dirt poor 01.08.2018 52:01 ↓

Rick Morton was growing up on a cattle station when his parents split up. His mum was left to raise three children in poverty

William McInnes’ stories of fatherhood 31.07.2018 55:13 ↓

Tales ranging from growing up in 70s Queensland, to raising children as a single dad William is one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors. As his children become adults, he's been reflecting on what it means to be a father. William’s dad was a gregarious character, a veteran of World War II who ran a hire business in Queensland. Despite the many colourful names his father coined for hi...

Unlocking the mystery of Motor Neurone Disease 30.07.2018 51:00 ↓

Dominic Rowe is asking how common degenerative brain diseases begin

Losing a brother, finding himself 27.07.2018 52:30 ↓

Nic Newling believes sharing his story of living with mental illness will help others

A grief pilgrimage on Te Araroa Trail 26.07.2018 52:19 ↓

Bruce Hopkins set out to walk the length of New Zealand, with the ashes of his father and brother

Searching for Christoph 25.07.2018 45:28 ↓

In 1975, Ivonne Ranisch’s brother Christoph disappeared from an East German hospital. Her parents now believe he was stolen by the state

On being shot 24.07.2018 50:28 ↓

At 17, Gail Bell was shot in the back. The shooter was never found

Questioning the line of duty 23.07.2018 54:10 ↓

Gwen Cherne has become an advocate for war widows after the death of her husband Pete

Bringing kids back from the edge 20.07.2018 52:25 ↓

Major Paul Moulds and his calling to ‘run a rescue shop within a yard of hell’

The daring mission to rescue survivors of the Titanic 19.07.2018 52:24 ↓

Jay Ludowyke has traced the story of RMS Carpathia, from Titanic rescue mission to the bottom of the ocean

The secretive world of mercenaries and private armies 18.07.2018 51:22 ↓

Sarah Percy explains the history and motivations of unconventional combatants (R)

How religious zealots shaped a family 17.07.2018 52:28 ↓

Lech Blaine grew up in a large family of foster siblings. When he was ten years old, his childhood ended suddenly (R)

Surviving kidnap in Sierra Leone 16.07.2018 57:05 ↓

Aminata Conteh-Biger was kidnapped during the Sierra Leone Civil War, and endured months of terror at the hands of rebel soldiers.

Censorship, and an unexpected friendship 13.07.2018 52:22 ↓

Sari Braithwaite is drawn to making films on things we don't like to talk about

Osamah Sami - not always the good Muslim boy 12.07.2018 52:32 ↓

Osamah Sami wrote and starred in the hit Australian comedy film Ali's Wedding.

The doctor known as 'the God of Sight' 11.07.2018 52:03 ↓

Nepalese surgeon Dr Sanduk Ruit has restored the sight of more than 150 000 people during his career

Behind the sequins: the Tony Sheldon story 10.07.2018 51:23 ↓

Tony Sheldon's mum was a major star when he was a child. At 17, he became an actor against her wishes

The girl from Mount Druitt who became a remarkable comedy voice 09.07.2018 46:29 ↓

Playwright Nakkiah Lui was given a crucial early piece of advice: when telling stories, always try to offend your mother (R)

A 'lucky' accident changed Sarah Brooker's life 06.07.2018 50:35 ↓

Sarah Brooker was studying to be a neuroscientist, when a freak accident forced her to rebuild her life from the ground up (R)

The world's sinking megacities 05.07.2018 52:16 ↓

Michael Kimmelman on why the world's giant cities like Jakarta and Mexico City are slumping into the earth

Young Hitler 04.07.2018 49:31 ↓

WWI helped a homeless vagabond named Adolf Hitler become the dictator of the German Reich

Jurors behaving badly 03.07.2018 49:19 ↓

Jeremy Gans on the limitations of the jury system, and stories of extreme misbehaviour among jurors

Betty, Queen of Donks 02.07.2018 50:08 ↓

Betty Klimenko grew up as an heiress to the Westfield fortune. Then she turned her back on it all to marry the man of her dreams