Writer Mike Rosel speaks about his about his newly published book A Rat of Tobruk: A Digger’s Lost Images of the Siege and rediscovering his father's extraordinary photographs of the siege.

A Rat of Tobruk is available through the Shrine shop.

Videography by Neil Creek.

This episode was supported by the Victorian Government.

Recorded on 25 April 2020 at the Shrine of Remembrance 

Due to corona virus (Covid-19) restrictions, some elements of the Dawn Service were prerecorded.

This Anzac eve, we are joined by veteran Justin Scott as he shares his memories of service and commemoration. 

Recorded for the 75th anniversary of the Seige of Toburk, Heather MacFarlane, daughter of Alfred Macfarlane of the 2/4th Australian General Hospital, was joined by three Rats of Tobruk, Jack Caple, Ron Williamson and Bob Semple. They reflect on their battle experiences, living conditions and the camaraderie shared by the Rats during the long siege of 1941.

Over the course of 1915, most of the 50,000 Australian personnel who served at Gallipoli passed through the island of Lemnos. Centring his attention on the Australian experience of the island, historian Jim Claven shares unique and humanising insights into the Gallipoli campaign.

Lemnos and Gallipoli Revealed is available through the Shrine shop.

In the world today we as a community face an exceptional time of challenge and uncertainty. Over the comping weeks the Shrine will be supplementing our usual podcast programming with additional stories from our archives. These are stories of courage, kindness and resilience in the face of adversity.

Today's episode features the 2018 Anzac Day Dawn Service address presented by Group Captain Annette Holian. Annette is an orthopaedic surgeon and Clinical Director Surgery and Peri-operative services in the Royal Australian Air Force and has a long career of providing humanitarian aid.

Shrine Trustee Tracey Curro chairs a tri-service panel of veterans discussing their experiences of the modern Australian Defence Forces. Panel features Lieutenant Commander Helen Ward RAN, Bruna Norrish and Flight Lieutenant Kelli Mitchener.

Professor Geoffrey Quail discusses the near-devastating effect of malaria on the Australian troops in New Guinea during the Second World War.

Join Shrine Curator Kate Spinks for a our of our special exhibition Through the Eyes of the Son: A John Williams Retrospective (1933–2016).

Through the Eyes of the Son in on display daily in the Shrine Galleries from 10am with last entry at 4.30pm until September 2020.

This video can also be viewed on our website.

Douglas Parry is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran who served in the Royal Air Force Coastal Command during the Second World War. Shrine Curator Neil Sharkey speaks with Doug about his memories of the Cinderella Service.