Richard Flanagan on writing his apocalyptic novel on a remote island, as bushfires burned through Tasmania's forests

Richard and the island

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Troy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a country music cruise began to change his story (CW: discussion of suicidal ideation and suicide)

The boy from Halfway Creek

When Bonnie Hancock stumbled on a book in her local library, she got a gut feeling that refused to go away. And so she set off on a gruelling 12,700km journey around Australia on her surf ski

When Bonnie just kept paddling

Cassandra Pybus exposes the secret trade of the skeletal remains of the first people of Tasmania. CW: This episode contains upsetting discussion about grave desecration and the trading of human remains

Uncovering Tasmania's gruesome past

Fungi have given us many gifts, from penicillin to food, but they can also be quite scary. Dr Alison Pouliot spends her time trying to explain these strange alien-like things, which do their most interesting work underground (R)

Fantastic and fascinating fungi

The Australian actor looks back at his riotous life on camera, from Newsfront to Muriel's Wedding

Richard and the island

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