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A blind croc, a missing man and his dog Oct 27, 2021

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Kylie Stevenson delves into the story of Paddy Moriarty, who went missing from Larrimah, an outback Northern Territory town known for a weird pink panther in a gyrocopter.

Night of the midget subs — Sydney under attack Oct 26, 2021

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In 1942 three midget submarines armed with torpedoes made their way into Sydney Harbour to launch an attack on Allied warships. They were sent by the Imperial Japanese Navy (R)

How a fish with tiny fingers changed history Oct 25, 2021

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Palaeontologist John Long found his first fossil in a Melbourne quarry as a 7 year old. He grew up to unearth new clues as to how we became human, and to the origins of sex

Stupid crooks, crooked cops, and honest John Oct 22, 2021

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Former narcotics agent, John Shobbrook battled corruption when investigating an audacious plan to air-drop heroin into Far North Queensland in the 1970s

Motorbikes, cheetahs, and the Maggie Island mail run Oct 21, 2021

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Roland de Chazal is best known for being the 81-year-old motorbike postie on Magnetic Island, but his earlier life in Rhodesia had its moments too — it was there he met the Queen Mother and kept his pet cheetah, Jackals

Judy Brewer's Mudgegonga love song Oct 20, 2021

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Judy on life with her late husband, the politician Tim Fischer, and how her son Harrison helped inspire a new beginning on her farm (R)

Rock and Dave Grohl Oct 19, 2021

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Stories from Dave Grohl about his life in music, including how he went from being "that guy from Nirvana” to a superstar rock star fronting the Foo Fighters

Finding Stalin's wine cellar Oct 18, 2021

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John Baker on hunting down a cache of rare and impossibly valuable French wine hidden away by Josef Stalin, deep in the Republic of Georgia (R)

Ed Ayres' life in music Oct 15, 2021

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Music was always a friend to Ed, but while he struggled to come to terms with being trans, he couldn't face his beloved instruments. Once he accepted himself, his relationship with sound flourished

The railway child: Monica from Clare Oct 14, 2021

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Monica McInerney with tales from her childhood in a railway family in the South Australian town of Clare (R)