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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
04 | Why the Cold War still matters — The year no-one saw coming
In January 1989, East German leader Erich Honecker declared that the Berlin Wall would still be standing in 50 or even 100 years. By November that same year the Wall was down and the Cold War was ove…
00:36:03 |
Sat 09 Nov 2019
03 | Why the Cold War still matters — The fall of an empire
How did a committed communist become an accidentally revolutionary Soviet leader? Take a closer look at the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev and discover how his approach to economic and political ref…
00:39:07 |
Sat 02 Nov 2019
02 | Why the Cold War still matters — Repression and dissent
The Cold War is often referred to as the 'War of Words'. Meet the people who tore down the Iron Curtain from within the Soviet Union through protest and dissent. Hear the stories of a Romanian radio …
00:38:12 |
Sat 26 Oct 2019
01 | Why the Cold War still matters — The superpower standoff
The most familiar story of the Cold War is that of the superpower rivalry between the US and the USSR—two armed camps, teetering on the precipice of nuclear war. Find out how the standoff played out,…
00:35:23 |
Sat 19 Oct 2019
05 | The Somerton Man Mystery — could DNA finally solve this puzzling case?
Could breakthroughs in DNA technology and forensic genealogy identify Adelaide's Somerton Man? And is it time to finally dig him up?
00:23:26 |
Sat 12 Oct 2019
04 | The Somerton Man Mystery — a family connection could hold the answer
Derek Abbott has spent decades trying to identify the man found dead on Somerton Beach. If his theory is correct, he's married to the unknown man's great granddaughter. But to prove it, he needs the …
00:19:51 |
Sat 05 Oct 2019
03 | The Somerton Man Mystery — a case of disguised identity
The man who died on Somerton Beach in 1948 went to great lengths to disguise his identity. But he couldn't hide the clues on his body — his peculiar ears, teeth and calves. His DNA. Modern science sh…
00:12:16 |
Sat 28 Sep 2019
02 | The Somerton Man Mystery — a poetry book clue and an elusive young woman
A torn piece of paper from a book of Persian poetry leads to the discovery of an elusive young nurse. What was her relationship to the dead man on Somerton Beach? Does she hold the key to cracking th…
00:14:25 |
Sat 28 Sep 2019
01 | The Somerton Man Mystery — the strange case of the body on the beach
In post-war Adelaide, there's a feeling of optimism and relief in the air, but it's mixed with paranoia about the changing world order. And in this mix, on a summer day on Somerton Beach, a man's bod…
00:23:10 |
Sat 21 Sep 2019
04 | Who Runs This Place — The People
Union membership is a fraction of what it was but people power is finding a voice through new platforms and movements.
00:38:48 |
Sat 06 Jul 2019
03 | Who Runs This Place — The States
The different power players in each state. All six states are led by Premiers and have cabinets — they're the same. But they're also different. In part three, we look at the industries, groups and pe…
00:38:47 |
Sat 29 Jun 2019
02 | Who Runs This Place — The Lobbyists
The industries and organisations that get what they want from government. In part two we stay in Canberra and look at the lobbyists, the industries and organisations most effective at getting what th…
00:38:48 |
Sat 22 Jun 2019
01 | Who Runs This Place — The Triangle
More power is concentrated inside Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle than anywhere else. The Constitution doesn’t mention the Prime Minister but that office is where the power is. We look at how Prime…
00:38:32 |
Sat 15 Jun 2019
04 | Class Act — Don’t mention it
Why don't we talk about class directly? We recognise it when its rendered through language, dress and cultural taste. And a lot of our best comedy, drama and writing is about class. We revisit that r…
00:53:52 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
03 | Class Act — The dark heart
Inequality has been growing in Australia for three and a half decades. It’s reinforcing class divisions and affecting our health, where we live, our levels of education and employment prospects. It's…
00:53:52 |
Wed 04 Apr 2018
02 | Class Act — How we got here?
Part two of Class Act looks at how we got here. The history of class in Australia, and how it has been shaped by immigration and structural changes to the economy.
00:53:52 |
Tue 03 Apr 2018
01 | Class Act — Where we sit?
The idea that Australia is a classless society is widely held and very appealing. It’s just not true. Class exists — it’s determined by economic, social and cultural capital — and it has a big impact…
00:53:52 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
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