Conversations

Conversations

Release Date

Latest Episode

My year with the real Rudolf Nureyev — a volatile but vulnerable genius

When the world's most famous dancer offered a young sailor a job as his assistant, Blue Robinson thought it was a joke at first. But what followed was the most fascinating and formative year of Blue's life.Simon 'Blue' Robinson grew up sailing and playing rugby on the idyllic isl ...  Show more

All Episodes

My year with the real Rudolf Nureyev — a volatile but vulnerable genius

When the world's most famous dancer offered a young sailor a job as his assistant, Blue Robinson thought it was a joke at first. But what followed was the most fascinating and formative year of Blue's life.Simon 'Blue' Robinson grew up sailing and playing rugby on the idyllic isl ...  Show more

Encore: How I came to work with the lions who live in trees

Alex Braczkowski is a big cat expert and for years he's been following a rare group of tree-climbing lions, including the charismatic, enigmatic, three-legged Jacob.Alex fell in love with animals by accident, he'd just been expelled and while his parents were trying to find him a ...  Show more

My best friend was killed by her ex-husband — this is the message I want men to hear

Hannah Clarke and her three children were killed in an horrific attack that shocked Australia but for Dave Kramer their deaths were personal, he was friends with Hannah and had witnessed her relationship up close.Dave's own childhood exposure to domestic violence had blinded him ...  Show more

The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

Author Helen Pitt has written a history of the iconic fun park and it's a tale bound up with con men, crooked cops, and developers who have long wanted to snatch up the prime piece of waterfront real estate.Millions of people have happy memories of walking through the teeth of th ...  Show more

Encore: What I learnt about Australia as an Outback GP

When Sonia Henry signed up to work as a GP in a remote mining town in the Pilbara, the experience changed almost everything she believed about Australia.An unfortunate romantic entanglement just before her final exams left her questioning everything, just as she was about to qual ...  Show more