Andrew Gosling explores how after considerable difficulties, the Library succeeded in obtaining Backhouse's real or imagined adventures in late Manchu China.

Miles Franklin award-winning author Alexis Wright, renowned philosopher Peter Singer, and leading scholars Russell Jacoby and Jacqueline Dutton, together with Paul Barclay from ABC’s Big Ideas, explore the role—or absence—of imagination and aspiration in how we address the vital issues confronting Australia.

Dr Anna Sophie Jurgens provides new insights into the connections between scientific knowledge and the creative imagination in Australia.

Helen Wilson, Frank Jotzo and Grattan Institute's Tony Wood discuss the review and what it is intended to achieve.

Virginia Haussegger AM, Director of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation at the University of Canberra presents the 2017 Canberra Day Oration.

Old friends Harold Mitchell AC and Alex Sloan share stories of their careers in advertising and the media, reflecting on the history of Australian advertising and how it has shaped Australian society.

The Guardian's Katharine Murphy joins author Charlotte Wood as they delve deep into Wood's provocative, fearless novel.

Madeleine in conversation with Professor Paul Hetherington, exploring this epic and resonant novel about the far-reaching effects of China's revolutionary history, told through the stories of two interlinked musical families, from the 1940s to the present day.

Explore the economic, social, environmental and cultural challenges facing South Australia with Dr Chris Wallace, Angela Woollacott, Peter Stanley and Amrita Malhi. Chaired by Griffith Review editor Julianne Schultz.

Award-winning writer Kate Grenville discusses her latest book The Case Against Fragrance with Gia Metherell, Former Literary Editor, The Canberra Times.