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Regional Museums Award
This year, the second year of the Award, we asked Australia's smallest museums – those run almost entirely by volunteers – to tell us about themselves. Just over 80 museums accepted the challenge, from every Australian state. [more...] Holding our Tongues
Holding our tongues is a Hindsight project about the long and painful task of reviving Aboriginal languages. Click on the place names on the map below to listen to examples of language, watch archival video or find more information. [more...] A Pod of Poets
A Pod of Poets is a series of eleven, 40-minute podcasts of Australian poetry, read by the authors. The poets come from all over Australia; some are emerging talents and some are established; several of them are on the school syllabus. [more...] ANZAC Day 2009
On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2009 Radio National features a weekend of Anzac Day reflections. Included are coverage of the Dawn Service and special editions of Into the Music, Hindsight and other programs. [more...] Easter 2009
Details of ABC Radio's Easter collection of religious and spiritual programs, including special editions of Breakfast, Encounter and Spirit Of Things. [more...] Focus on Indonesia
In the lead-up to Indonesia’s national legislative election on 9 April, ABC Radio National travels to the sprawling archipelago to take a closer look at politics and democracy in this diverse country. [more...] French Film Festival
ABC Radio National celebrates French films and culture throughout March 2009 in a partnership with the Alliance Française French Film Festival. [more...] St Mary's South Brisbane
Encounter explores the theological issues for those concerned in the sacking of Father Peter Kennedy, the Administrator of St Mary’s Catholic Community, South Brisbane. This special feature presents the views of the key players including the community of St Mary’s. [more...] Varanasi
Varanasi, the cosmic city, known to Hindus as Kashi, the City of Light, lies nestled along the banks of the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India. They say it is built on the palm of Shiva, one of Hinduism's most revered deities, and considered to be the Lord of Dance and Music. Writer, photographer and broadcaster Liz Thompson travelled to Varanasi and was inspired there by the intensity of devotion made manifest through sound and music. [more...] Letter Vox
We all love to talk about our favourite books, and Letter Vox is the place to do it. Your bookshelves can tell many stories about you: here are the books that changed your life, the books you keep for sentimental reasons, the books you haven't read yet because you're just too busy. [more...] My Street
My Street is more than 100 stories told from real and imagined streets around Australia and across the globe. They capture the emotions, tensions and joy that people feel about the street they live in. [more...] Red Dust Travellers
Central Australia, the Red Centre, has long attracted curious travellers. Today, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, and the West MacDonell Ranges are internationally recognised icons. But what was it like 50 years ago when coastal dwelling Australians first began to venture inland, and the fledgling tourist industry was forging tracks into the toughest desert country? [more...] Silk on Wood
Silk on Wood is a loosely fashioned series of three radio features exploring ancient musical traditions of China and Tibet which have been kept alive in the modern world. Through the efforts of composers, performers, and sound recordists, folk traditions tied to rural life and ritual are captured and given new life in archival projects and multimedia orchestral performances; and the delicate, refined art of the scholar musician endures and embraces contemporary sounds. [more...] Local Portraits
Local Portraits is a photographic exhibition that asks these questions of 70 people. It is also a radio program about the residents of two places in NSW: the rural town of Robertson and the 2168 postcode area of Liverpool. What music do these people carry in their minds, and why? [more...] Balancing Nature
In this four part series made by the ABC and the BBC, Lynne Malcolm visits four important hotspots in the Asia-Pacific region – SW Australia, Central Vietnam, the Philippines and New Zealand – for new insights into the amazing range of unique species and to examine whether conservation efforts can succeed in safely balancing nature's treasures with the many threats that could lead to their extinction. [more...] Voyage 3
On 16 December 2007, the scientific research vessel the Aurora Australis embarked on a voyage to the Southern Ocean. The 75 expeditioners and crew were taking part in Australia’s contribution to International Polar Year. [more...] Squattocracy and struggle
Squattocracy and Struggle weaves together family history with the turbulent birth of the union movement in the outback town of Bourke, as producer Sean O'Brien traces the story of his forebears Arthur and John Andrews. [more...] History Under Siege
History under siege: Battles over the past surveys the tensions and debates around history, identity and contemporary society in four countries around the world. It features interviews with historians, as well as oral history and testimony, and archival material. [more...] Paruku: in the tracks of the two dogs
The country of the two dogs is traditionally known as Paruku, and it lies on the edge of the Tanami Desert, in Western Australia. In the tracks of the two dogs takes us, with writer and artist, Kim Mahood, to Paruku, to explore the powerful history and post-settlement stories of the lake, and the families who care for it. [more...] |
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