Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:30 am for Part 5, the final part in this series of Sydney By Design, examining the latest vision for Sydney by the Greater Sydney Commission. At 11:00 am, I am joined by composer Cyrus Meurant, who has composed music on a CD entitled Monday to Friday. It is music […]
Category: ARTS WEDNESDAY
Arts Wednesday 1 March 2017
At the risk of sounding boring, this week’s show is a replica of last week’s except that this week it really will take place. You just have to forgive the drastic technical glitch, which saw the program aborted. Sooooo, here we go again: Ed Lippmann continues with Part 3 of our discussion on the vision […]
Arts Wednesday 22 February 2017
Ed Lippmann continues with Part 3 of our discussion on the vision for Sydney by the Greater Sydney Commission at about 10:40 am. At 11:00 am I’ll play an interview I recorded with Patricia Azarias, who, with husband, John, has ben responsible for the restoration of the Lysicrates Monument and the Lysicrates Prize. Now, what’s […]
Arts Wednesday 15 February 2015
Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:40 am with Part 2 of new series of Sydney By Design. In this series, Ed is still focussed on Sydney, looking at the new vision, published by the Greater Sydney Commission November 2016. At 11:00 am my guest is author Adrian Mitchell, talking about his latest book, The Beachcomber’s […]
Arts Wednesday 8 February 2017
I am really looking forward to being back at the console this week for a new start for the new year. Ed Lippmann begins a new series of Sydney By Design, once again looking at Sydney and the new proposal by the Greater Sydney Commission. Will this one get off the ground? At 11:00 am […]
Arts Wednesday 11 January 2017
I am very happy to be back at the console and presenting this week’s show. We start with Elly Baxter, who goes by the intriguing title of Ginstress. She is co-author and researcher for Mother’s Ruin, a cabaret about gin, showing for a very short season at this year’s Sydney Festival. Mother’s Ruin was the […]
Arts Wednesday 14 December 2016
Jacqui Newling joins us at 10:40 am for the final part of Eat Your History and, appropriately, it is about pudding. At 11:00 am I am joined by social analyst, Neer Korn, who makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday, talking about what we Australians have been thinking this year. Music is all about summer […]
Arts Wednesday 7 December 2016
Jacqui Newling continues with Part 6 of Eat Your History at 10:40 am and this week the topic is curry. My guest at 11:00 am is Louise Wilson talking about Australia’s first female botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton and her book about her: Margaret Flockton: A Fragrant Memory. Music is about Australian flowers – mostly. I […]
Arts Wednesday 23 November 2016
Jacqui Newling joins us again at 10:40 am with Part 4 of Eat Your History and this week’s topic is oysters. My special guest at 11:00 am is Heather Rossiter, scientist, author and traveller whose latest book is Sweet Boy, Dear Wife about cross-dressing archaeologist, Jane Dieulafoys. Jane travelled across Persia of 1880’s and dug […]
Arts Wednesday 16 November 2016
You get to meet Jacqui Newling again at 10:40 am with Part 3 of Eat your History and this week’s episode is about tea. At 11:00 am Anna Lise de Lorenzo joins us to talk about Maker Space & Co, a wonderful creative space in Marrickville, where craftspeople and artisans come together under one roof, […]
Arts Wednesday 9 November 2016
Jacqui Newling returns with Part 2 of Eat Your History at 10:40 am and this week the topic is sugar. At 11:00 am you’ll meet celebrity GP Ginni Mansberg, making a welcome return to the show. Recent statistics show that accidental overdose of prescription pain killers now accounts for the same death toll as road […]
Arts Wednesday 2 November 2016
Food historian, Jacqui Newling, joins me today at about 10:40 am for e new 7 – Part series entitled Eat Your History and Part 1 is about bread. This week Nude: Art From the Tate Collection opens at the Art Gallery of NSW so, by way of background, at 11:00am I am repeating an interview […]