Another lockdown show, featuring repeats from the past! In the first half hour, I’ll play the introduction to The Science of Science Fiction with astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis. We recorded this series in August/September 2018 and in this first part, Geraint outlines the series. At 11:00 am, I’ll play a conversation I recorded in February […]
Presented by Bronwyn Rennex For today’s show (inspired by the interview I did 2 weeks ago with Hugh Stewart and Rachel Knepfer about the Lockdown Picture Show) I thought I’d reach out to some creative friends and colleagues to ask them: what’s keeping you busy? what are you doing to keep afloat/sane? what music have […]
We continue with repeats this week, starting with architect, Ed Lippmann and Part 1 of a series we recorded in 2018, entitled Technology and Architecture. In this series, Ed looks through history, explaining how architecture responds to new technology. In this introduction, Ed gives a broad sweep through history and its changing materials. At 11:00 […]
To celebrate Nature Book Week (6-12 Sept), The Wilderness Society brings together a series of free online talks and live readings for kids to embark on a wilderness adventure, answering all their curiosities and feeding imaginations. Science communicator and Nature Book Week Ambassador Dr Jen Martin said “When kids read about our natural world, they feel […]
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Once again, Arts Wednesday from the archives! In the first half hour, I’m going back to 2013 to an interview I recorded with Scott Kinmont, who plays a most strange medieval musical instrument called the serpent. At 11:00 am, I’m repeating a conversation I recorded last year with Dr Brett Summerell, Director of Science and […]
Before we answer that question we had better find out about who Rebel was. Jean-Fery Rebel was a French baroque composer who lived from 1666 to 1747 and wrote what could be considered avant garde music two hundred years before it is generally agreed to have started. Rebel is hardly a household name, for two […]
Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us for Part 7, the final part of Staging the Look: how stage and screen design for history. This episode, at about 10:40 am, wraps it all up. Because of lockdown, I am unable to bring guests into the studio, so I’m using this time to repeat great conversations from past […]
Bonjour ou Bonsoir, Hello Beautiful souls of Sydney and the world! How are you? I hope you are keeping safe and sane during this Covid Delta Lockdown. If you don’t live in Australia, you might not be aware that we are presently in a Covid Delta Lockdown since the 26th of June 2021. (More info at […]
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a) I thought he invented the Thigh Master. b) You’re sadly misinformed, heavy metals were formed in the Earth’s crust over millions of years. c) Who’s Royer? Who indeed? He’s hardly a household name in the world of commonly known composers today but in his day he was a successful composer that held prestigious positions […]
Approx. 8 minute read The thing that I love about volunteering at Eastside Radio is the opportunity to meet fascinating people with whom which I might not have otherwise crossed paths. Eastside Radio brings together people from all over, each with their own perspective, unified ‘Side by Side’ by our dedication to community, arts, music […]
The reason I created Jazz Impressions is because I have always sensed a link between French Impressionist Music and Jazz. At a young age I was always drawn into the dreamy mysterious world of Impressionist music. It was this atmospheric kind of music that I could also hear in Jazz sometimes. As I delved into […]
In the first half hour, Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us with Part 6 of Staging the Look: how does stage and film design for history. In this episode, Anna turns her attention to accessories: gloves, fans, scarves, jewellery etc and how they help define character – think Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly with her long […]