Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:40 am for Part 3 of Technology and Architecture and this week Ed moves on to the Gothic and Medieval period and concludes with the Renaissance. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Saul Smith of Soul Drummer talking about the djembe. This versatile African drum has an amazing history […]
Ed Lippmann continues at 10:40 am with Technology and Architecture Part 2, this week looking at the ancient world of Egypt, Greece and Rome. My special guest at 11:00 am is Professor Geoff Masters, CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research, who has been appointed by the government of NSW to lead a curriculum […]
This week Ed Lippmann returns at 10:40 am for a new series of Sydney By Design, entitled Technology and Architecture. In the first episode, Ed gives a broad historical sweep of major advances, which will be the subjects of episodes in the coming weeks. My special guest at 11:00 am is master paint maker, David […]
At 10:40 am Professor Geraint Lewis brings us the 6th and final part of The Science of Science Fiction on The Science of Time Travel. The Sydney Architecture Festival took place last weekend. Keynote speaker, Karen Stein, gave the closing address on What is Architecture? She joined me in the studio with Arts Wednesday’s own […]
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 […]