Professor Richard Scolyer — Melanoma expert turned brain cancer patient

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Zadie Smith on 'being on the side of life' at 50

UK writer Zadie Smith became a world-wide sensation with the publication of her first novel White Teeth when she was 24. Now aged 50, she's bringing her trademark intelligence and wit to the subject of midlife.Her latest work is Dead and Alive, a new book of essays, where she wri ...  Show more

Encore: Jessica's life as a GODA - the grandchild of deaf adults

Jessica Kirkness with the story of her grandparents, who both grew up profoundly deaf in a hearing world, and how she navigated the space in between sound and silence. (R)Jessica grew up in the outer suburbs with a big extended family, with her grandparents living right next door ...  Show more

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