Andy Bromberger joins us for Part 2 of Revolution, Reaction and Romanticism at 10:40 am and this week she talks about Beethoven. At 11:00 am I’ll be playing an interview I recorded with Maggie Patton, rare books expert at the State Library of NSW about the acquisition of a 1564 book of novellas by Italian […]
Category: ARTS WEDNESDAY
Arts Wednesday 27 April 2016
Music historian, Andy Bromberger, makes a welcome return to the program at about 10:40 am with a new series entitled Revolution, Reaction and Romanticism and she starts the season with a general introduction. My special guest at the 11:00 am spot is Dr Leroy Gonsalves, Biodiversity Research Officer with the Department of Primary Industry, talking […]
Arts Wednesday 20 April 2016
Ed Lippmann presents Part 6, the final part of the current series of Sydney By Design at about 10:40 am and this week Ed discusses Venice Biennale of Architecture, opening this May. My special guests at 11:00 am are Rodger Watson and Lucy Klippan from the Designing Out Crime unit at UTS. We hear about […]
Arts Wednesday 13 April 2016
Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am in Part 5 of Sydney By Design, this week looking at the other major urban development project, Greens Square. At 11:00 am I am joined by Lynette Riley, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney within NCCC (National Centre for Cultural Competence). During our conversation, Lynette helps to unravel […]
Arts Wednesday 6 April 2016
Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am for Part 4 of Sydney By Design, this week talking about Barangaroo – yet again! At 11:00 am I am joined by Alexandra Joel, talking about her book Rosetta: A Scandalous True Story. It is the story of her great grandmother Rosetta and it is indeed scandalous! Music […]
Arts Wednesday 30 March 2016
Ed Lippmann joins us at about 10:40 am for Part 3 of Sydney By Design 2016 and this week Ed talks about the redevelopment of the AMP quarter. At 11:00 am I will be pleased to introduce you to astro physicist, Professor Geraint Lewis, who explains gravitational waves to us. These were recently observed and […]
Arts Wednesday 23 March 2016
This morning Ed Lippmann joins me at about 10:40 am for Part 2 of Sydney By Design 2016 and this week the extension to the Art Gallery of NSW is the subject. My special guest at 11:00 am is Nicki Hutley, Director and Chief Economist with Urbis and the topic is social return on investment. It […]
Arts Wednesday 16 March 2016
This week Ed Lippmann makes a welcome return to Arts Wednesday with a new series of Sydney By Design for 2016. Ed kicks off the series at about 10:40 am talking about the Light Rail. At 11:00 am I will be joined in the studio by Australian soprano, Greta Bradman on the eve of her Australian […]
Arts Wednesday 9 March 2016
Laila Ellmoos joins me at about 10:40 am for Part 6, the final part of our series on Sydney and Water and this week we talk about toilets. At 11:00 am I am joined by Dr Charles Pickett, curator of Imagine a City, an exhibition at the State Library of NSW marking 200 years of […]
Arts Wednesday 2 March 2016
Laila Ellmoos continues with Part 5 of Sydney and Water at about 10:40 am, this week talking about drinking fountains and bubblers. My special guest at 11:00 am is Rachel Kent, Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art and curator of My Pretty Little Art Career, featuring the work of British artist Grayson Perry. […]
Arts Wednesday 16 February 2016
At about 0:40 am, Laila Ellmoos joins with Part 3 of Sydney and Water and this week we learn about Baths and Swimming Pools. My special guest at 11:00 am is artist Janet Laurence, talking about her latest installation, H2O:Water Bar at the Paddington Reservoir Gardens, as part of City of Sydney’s Art and About. […]
Arts Wednesday 10 February 2016
Laila Ellmoos joins us at about 10:40 am for Part 2 of our new series, Sydney and Water and this week we talk about Sydney’s earliest water supplies. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Robert Johnson, Principal Horn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and we explore this wonderful instrument in our ongoing conversations on […]