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01/11/2019

Archie Roach: turning spirit into song and connecting with family

Archie tells of writing Took the Children Away and playing it in public for the first time, of his belated reunion with his siblings, and his love story with Ruby Hunter Widely admired for his powerful lyrics and the grace of his pin-drop performances, Archie has overcome blow after blow throughout his life. He was just two years old when he was taken from his Aboriginal mother and given to the Cox family to raise. His foster family brought him up with love, in a house filled with music. But when he discovered the truth about his birth family, Archie's world shattered. Years later, his song, Took the Children Away, would become an anthem for the Stolen Generations. As a teenager, Archie found his way to the streets, where he found solace in alcohol, and eventually, met his great love, Ruby Hunter. So many of the stories of Archie's life have become songs, starting with his debut hit record, Charcoal Lane (produced by Paul Kelly), and they're listened to all over the world. Writing and performing have helped Archie endure many sorrows, as well as celebrate the strength of his culture. Along with multiple awards for his music, Archie is a Member of the Order of Australia, and is the 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year. Further information Tell Me Why: the story of my life and my music is published by Simon and Schuster The accompanying CD is also entitled Tell Me Why Archie Roach Foundation
08/02/2011

How Anthony Steel shaped the Australian festival season

Broadcast date: Monday 07 February 2011
15/03/2016

Alan Alda on bringing science to the stage

Alan is well-known and much-loved for his performances in M.A.S.H. and The West Wing, as well as his roles in many Hollywood films.
24/07/2015

Leah Cotterell and the pleasure of sad songs

Leah has performed jazz, blues, 'white soul' and folk since the late 1980s.
17/09/2015

Greg Fleet comes clean

Greg has been one of Australia's most popular comedians for three decades.
12/08/2015

Paul Dyer, co-founder of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

In 1989, Paul was a young enthusiastic Australian musician performing on concert stages around Europe, but after a visit home for his sister's wedding he found he couldn't go back.
11/08/2016

Renee Gracie races V8 supercars

Conversations with Richard Fidler draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may no
12/05/2015

Vrasidas Karalis decries the cutural and political climate of contemporary Greece

Vrasidas grew up in the Greek village of Olympia listening to his grandfather telling stories of ancient times.
15/05/2015

Janet Lane and Ros Sexton's quest to save the Waler Horse

Ros and Janet live in different parts of the country and became friends through their love of the endangered breed.
29/03/2016

Bill Lawson on engineering a fix for youth unemployment

Bill retired in 2014 from a long and successful engineering career in Tasmania.

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