Date recorded: 10 October 2018.

ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and the panel discuss Australia’s inventive past and imagine its innovative future.

Date recorded: 5 December 2018.

ABC RN’s Richard Fidler and panel discuss our ongoing fascination with Ancient Rome.

Date recorded: 21 November 2018.

Associate Professor Dougald O’Reilly shares insights from his research on the Plain of Jars in central Laos.

Date recorded: 14 October 2018.

Bell Shakespeare’s Director, James Evans and the cast of Julius Caesar discuss their roles with National Museum curator Lily Withycombe.

Date recorded: 25 November 2018.

Quantum physicist and science advocate Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons reflects on her time as Australian of the Year.

Date recorded: 15 November 2018.

Scott Rankin is an award-winning writer, director, cultural activist and founder of Big hART, a charity which uses the arts to bring about social justice. As Tasmanian Australian of the Year for 2018, Rankin reveals how Big hART’s long-term collaborations with communities have created positive social outcomes.

Date recorded: 17 October 2018.

Expert panellists examine the current situation on global security. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Mist Burnt Country.

Date recorded: 16 July 2018.

Panellists discuss a proposed Anthropocene Day on 16 July to reflect on a new geological epoch in which humans now dominate the Earth system.

Panellists discuss a proposed Anthropocene Day on 16 July to reflect on a new geological epoch in which humans now dominate the Earth system.

Date recorded: 20 September 2018.

British Museum director Dr Hartwig Fischer and National Museum director Dr Mat Trinca on contemporary issues facing museums in the international arena.