The Drawing Room

By ABCSociety & Culture Arts

The Drawing Room episodes

October 20, 2020 Roy Billing gears up for one final mission
Roy Billing has played a police officer and a drug lord, a mayor and a magician's servant.
In his new film, Never Too Late, Roy is part of an elite military team, who are now all residents in the same retirement home.
And it's time for one final mission: to rekindle old flames and make up for the mistakes of the past.
21 min
October 19, 2020 Our Art Is Our Lifeline
2020 has had a devastating impact on many of Australia's artists.
A new campaign, Our Art is Our Lifeline, is being run by the Indigenous Art Code, to encourage people to support the work of Indigenous artists.
In the Drawing Room, Julie Gough and Stephanie Parkin talk about their work and the importance of ethical collecting.
22 min
October 19, 2020 Our Art Is Our Lifeline
2020 has had a devastating impact on many of Australia's artists.
A new campaign, Our Art is Our Lifeline, is being run by the Indigenous Art Code, to encourage people to support the work of Indigenous artists.
In the Drawing Room, Julie Gough and Stephanie Parkin talk about their work and the importance of ethical collecting.
22 min
October 16, 2020 Van-Anh Nguyen's peaceful piano
Van-Anh Nguyen has been playing the piano since about the time she could walk.
Since then, she's performed with orchestras around the world, released solo albums of classical and contemporary music, and even has a deep-house side-project.
Her latest album, Peaceful Piano Essentials, promises calm and soothing compositions.
19 min
October 16, 2020 Van-Anh Nguyen's peaceful piano
Van-Anh Nguyen has been playing the piano since about the time she could walk.
Since then, she's performed with orchestras around the world, released solo albums of classical and contemporary music, and even has a deep-house side-project.
Her latest album, Peaceful Piano Essentials, promises calm and soothing compositions.
19 min
October 15, 2020 Judy Morris is still Chasing Wonders
On an Australian vineyard, a young boy tries to figure out his place in the world.
His domineering father wants him safe inside, learning the family business, but his grandfather pushes him to enjoy life and to dream.
And so the boy heads out into the desert in search of the mystical rock that he once saw in his telescope.
23 min
October 15, 2020 Judy Morris is still Chasing Wonders
On an Australian vineyard, a young boy tries to figure out his place in the world.
His domineering father wants him safe inside, learning the family business, but his grandfather pushes him to enjoy life and to dream.
And so the boy heads out into the desert in search of the mystical rock that he once saw in his telescope.
23 min
October 14, 2020 The Hunt For Morrigan Crow
In the city of Nevermoor, a magical disease is turning its victims violent and then leaving them in a sort of coma.
And it's up to thirteen-year-old Morrigan Crow to find a solution.
When Jessica Townsend started writing her third book in the Nevermoor series, she never dreamed that it would feel so relevant.
22 min
October 14, 2020 The Hunt For Morrigan Crow
In the city of Nevermoor, a magical disease is turning its victims violent and then leaving them in a sort of coma.
And it's up to thirteen-year-old Morrigan Crow to find a solution.
When Jessica Townsend started writing her third book in the Nevermoor series, she never dreamed that it would feel so relevant.
22 min
October 13, 2020 Beware of opening the wrong door
Late at night, in his apartment, a painter wakes to loud sobs through the wall, and a new painting that brings back childhood memories.
On a tiny island, a young mother hunts for her missing son.
A night of ghost stories leads to a dangerous reality.
Dmetri Kakmi's new collection of stories, The Door and Other Uncanny Tales, reminds us that sometimes we should be afraid of the dark.
21 min

About The Drawing Room

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.