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Jan 10, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | James Pattison
Chef Jamie Oliver selects the last meal he would have on this earth- his mum's roast dinner. Surrounded by friends and family, he believes a Sunday roast would be the best final meal, with all the trimmings. This interview first aired in June 2024.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | James Pattison
Colin Bisset takes us on a tour of the some of the world's greatest commemorative monuments. From London's Albert Memorial to Berlin's November Revolution Monument, they speak of a desire to immortalise and elevate a particular viewpoint of history. This interview first aired in June 2024.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |James Pattison |Rhiannon Brown |Timothy James
Legendary photographer William Yang has spent decades transforming his photography into captivating live theatre via the medium of the slide show. In his latest performance, Milestone, which is coming to the Sydney Festival and Asia TOPA, Yang shares a lifetime of stories, from his boyhood in Cairns, to his various 'coming-outs', to the freedom — and fear — of life as a gay man in Sydney in the 1970s and 80s.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |James Pattison |Rhiannon Brown |Allyse Symons
In 1997, Australian dancer Marc Brew's life was changed forever by a devastating car accident that left him paralysed from the chest down. He tells his story in the deeply personal An Accident / A Life. Over the past 27 years, Brew has redefined the possibilities of dance, captivating audiences worldwide with performances and choreography that challenge the boundaries of the art form.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |James Pattison |Tim James |Rhiannon Brown
The nine-time Tony Award nominee Bartlett Sher has this year directed Robert Downey Jr's Broadway debut and a London revival of Cole Porter's 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate. Kiss Me, Kate is based upon Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, so how palatable is this controversial musical to a 21st century audience? Bartlett's reworked version is screening in cinemas from 29 November. This year saw the launch of Queensland Theatre's Door 3 program.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Pattison
Jess Pryles was born and bred in Australia but now calls Austin, Texas home where she revels in her love of meat and barbecuing the American way.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |James Pattison |Rhiannon Brown |Timothy James
In the 1980s a young jazz pianist named David Bates ran away with a cabaret band to the other side of the world. A chance encounter with the now-iconic Spiegeltent gave him an idea — if he bought this unloved structure it had the potential to breathe new life into cabaret and variety acts for the 21st century. Bates is the creator of the legendary La Clique, which has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 20 years.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | James Pattison
Manoella Buffara Ramos is a leading Brazilian chef whose Restaurante Manu has won a swag of awards. She shares her last meal of a favourite family recipe for sticky rice with coconut and spices, eaten with BBQ squid.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |James Pattison |Rhiannon Brown |Timothy James
Step into a hidden vault where the secrets of professional magicians are kept under lock and key. Your guide, magician Nicholas J Johnson, reveals the mysteries of the WG Alma Conjuring Collection, exploring why we’re so captivated by illusions—even when we know it’s all a trick. Patrick White’s A Cheery Soulwas a flop at first and went on to became an Australian classic. How does this sharp satire on suburban life resonate in 2024?
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |James Pattison |Timothy James |Rhiannon Brown
Do you remember your last day of high school? It's a key moment for many of us, as we step out of one stage of our lives and into another. Matthew Whittet's play Seventeenexplores this transition in a unique way that has transfixed audiences around the world. It tells the story of a group of teenagers as they face adulthood. In a beguiling twist the characters are all played by actors aged in their 60s and 70s.
