A cool breeze causes a bushman to embrace his love of the Australian outback.

Read by John Martin

Sound Design by Caetlyn McLean

One of the best known poems of Edgar Allan Poe. It tells of a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man’s slow fall into madness.

Written by Edgar Allan Poe

Sound Design by Caetlyn McLean

The poet recollects when faced with an emotional scene involving someone he loves.

Read by Deirdre Quinn

Sound Design by Caetlyn McLean

A nonsense poem about the romance between an owl and a cat.

Read by John Martin

Music by Caetlyn McLean

A young mountain lad, mounted on a small mountain pony, rides out with the experienced stockmen in pursuit of a runaway horse. Because of his size and the size of his pony, he is first ridiculed but when the wild bush horses take to the wild and rugged mountain tracts, he and his pony grow in stature.

Written by Banjo Paterson

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This podcast tells the story of a monstrous beast called Nian and how the Chinese New Year celebrations began.

Read by Paul Danger McLean

Sound Design by Caetlyn McLean

Music by Paul Danger McLean and Caetlyn McLean

A homesick young poet living overseas about her beautiful homeland – Australia.

Sound Design by Caetlyn McLean

Australia’s best-known bush ballad and has been described as the country’s “unofficial national anthem”. This is the poem as it was originally written.

Written by Banjo Paterson

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Lewis Carroll tells the origin of "Alice in Wonderland" to Alice and her sisters during a boat trip.

Read by Rachel Blundey

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Written by Katharine Tynan

A curious gardener observes the behaviour of a local crow.

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