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The foreign correspondent and the fear of flying Nov 23, 2018

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Lisa Millar has reported some of the world's biggest stories, including acts of terrorism, political upheaval, and gun massacres

Backing the wild dreams of youth Nov 22, 2018

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Jan Owen’s work as a champion of young people has its roots in her own story

Mikey Robins' bizarro tour though the history of food and sin Nov 21, 2018

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A wander through some of the strange habits, rituals and obsessions people have developed around food and eating

The end of the Milky Way Nov 20, 2018

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Astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith on how Andromeda is due to collide with our galaxy in five billion years time

The blood-soaked history of the Münster Anabaptists Nov 19, 2018

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Historian Paul Ham explains the short life and terrible death of Christendom's most defiant sect

How Johnathan Thurston became one of the greats Nov 16, 2018

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When Johnathan was a boy he was written off as too skinny and too wild for rugby league

Pink diamonds and crocodiles: a Kimberley tale Nov 15, 2018

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How Frauke Bolten-Boshammer raised a farm, a family and a diamond empire from the red dirt of Kununurra

With ears wide open: stories from a master field recordist Nov 14, 2018

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Chris Watson worked alongside David Attenborough for 20 years, pioneering up-close field recording of birds and animals (R)

David Marr on his perplexing, beloved country Nov 13, 2018

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David began his working life digging ditches, before he found his calling as a writer

An unexpected mid-life love story Nov 12, 2018

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Susan Francis was in her 50s when she met Wayne, who became the great love of her life. But their story together didn't turn out as planned (R)