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Rima Truchanas learned to swim in Tasmania's Lake Pedder and watched on with her family when 50 years ago it drowned to make way for the Hydro-Electric Scheme . Her early life was shaped by her parent’s involvement in the campaign to save it. Now, there are plans to restore the Lake to its former glory. Frances Green has produced a documentary for RN's History Listen about the campaign which spearheaded the Greens political movement in Australia.
For Victoria's Kulin nation Autumn is wombat season. For Jonathan, the Fall is the perfect time take a stroll through Melbourne's Botanic Gardens with Tim Entwisle. Together they ponder the philosophy of flowers, and Jonathan discovers a new pocket of the garden: the compost yard.
Whether it's mashed, fried, baked, or boiled the humble potato is an endless source of tasty treats. Chef Annie Smithers takes Jonathan into the kitchen for a meditation on spuds in this edition of Kitchen Rudimental. Is the potato the perfect vegetable?
Colin Bisset's Iconic Design this week takes us to the ancient Confucius Mansion in Qufu, a village in China's Shandong province. Confucius (aka Master Kong), died over two and a half thousand years ago but the venerable sage's impact on Chinese life was immense and long-lasting and it’s still possible to visit the home of his descendants.
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Rima Truchanas learned to swim in Tasmania's Lake Pedder and watched on with her family when 50 years ago it drowned to make way for the Hydro-Electric Scheme . Her early life was shaped by her parent’s involvement in the campaign to save it. Now, there are plans to restore the Lake to its former glory. Frances Green has produced a documentary for RN's History Listen about the campaign which spearheaded the Greens political movement in Australia.
For Victoria's Kulin nation Autumn is wombat season. For Jonathan, the Fall is the perfect time take a stroll through Melbourne's Botanic Gardens with Tim Entwisle. Together they ponder the philosophy of flowers, and Jonathan discovers a new pocket of the garden: the compost yard.
Whether it's mashed, fried, baked, or boiled the humble potato is an endless source of tasty treats. Chef Annie Smithers takes Jonathan into the kitchen for a meditation on spuds in this edition of Kitchen Rudimental. Is the potato the perfect vegetable?
Colin Bisset's Iconic Design this week takes us to the ancient Confucius Mansion in Qufu, a village in China's Shandong province. Confucius (aka Master Kong), died over two and a half thousand years ago but the venerable sage's impact on Chinese life was immense and long-lasting and it’s still possible to visit the home of his descendants.
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