At 10:40 am, we hear Part 5 of The Science of Science Fiction with Professor Geraint Lewis and this week the topic is The Science of Future Humans. My special guest at 11:00 am is Professor Zdenka Kuncic and our topic is AI. Currently, AIs can perform tasks that are programmed for them. Future AIs, […]
Professor Geraint Lewis continues with The Science of Science Fiction at 10:40 am and this week the topic is The Science of Aliens. My special guests this week are Catherine and Michael Atherton. Michael is the editor and adaptor of In Exile From St Petersburg, about the life of Catherine’s grandfather, Abram Saulevitch Kagan. Abram’s […]
Professor Geraint Lewis returns at 10:40 am with Part 3 of the Science of Science Fiction and this week’s episode is the Science of Planetary Colonisation. This series just gets better every week! At 11:00 am, I’ll replay an interview from 2014 with bagpipe player, Adam Wishart. It was my first time up close and […]
At 10:40 am, Geraint Lewis joins us for Part 2 of the Science of Science Fiction and this week’s episode is the Science of Space Travel. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Karen Sommerville, who heads up a research team at the Herbarium at our Royal Botanic Gardens, trying to establish a seed […]
Astrophysicist, Professor Geraint Lewis, is back for another series, this one entitled:”The Science of Science Fiction”. Episode 1 this week at 10:40 am, looks at the Science of Fiction. My special guest at 11:00 am is education expert Chris Bonner, who joined me in conversation about equity and education. At a time when there is […]
At 10:40 am, Anna Kamaralli presents the 6th and final part of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains and this episode is entitled The Famous and the Forgotten. My special guest at 11:00 am is Andrew Banks, harmonica player and teacher, taking about, explaining and demonstrating this intriguing little instrument. Music, as you might expect, features harmonica. […]
At 10:40 am, Dr Anna Kamaralli continues with Part 5 of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains, this week entitled Those Who Serve Are Also Heroes. Arts Wednesday this week pays tribute to Australian living treasure, composer Ross Edwards, who turns 75 this year. My guest is Nicholas Routley, founder of the Sydney Chamber Choir and one […]
At 10:40 am, Dr Anna Kamaralli continues with Part 4 of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains and in this week’s episode, the topic is romantic heroes. My special guest at 11:00 am is Adam Courtenay, talking about his latest book: The Ship That Never Was. It is an extraordinary tale of a daring convict escape by […]
At 10:40 am, Anna Kamaralli continues with Part 3 of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains and this week, the topic is Anti-Heroes. My special guest at 11:00 am is Michael Atherton, talking about his latest book A Coveted Possession: The rise and fall of the piano in Australia. The fortunes of this instrument start with the […]
Anna Kamaralli continues at 10:40 am with Part 2 of Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains and this week the subject is villains. My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Ian Kern – probably better addressed as Dr Dr Kern. Ian is a retired paediatric surgeon who has just been awarded Ph D for his research […]
This week we start a new series with Shakespeare scholar, Dr Anna Kamaralli and this time the subject is Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains. In Episode 1, Anna talks about heroes. My special guest at 11:00am is Dr John Rooney. John is head of Orthopaedic Surgery at St Vincents Hospital. However, he’s also a rock musician, […]
Radiothon Week this week. It’s our opportunity to say thank you for your support over the last year and ask you for your continuing support. So, this week, hear about all the things we have achieved over the last year and what’s on the wish list for the coming one. In between, lots of lively […]