The Drawing Room

The Drawing Room

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The Drawing Room episodes

  • Dancing the night away
    Ayebatonye is a DJ and the founder of Irregular Fit, and her latest residency is at The Australian Museum.
    So what sort of dance should you do in a museum? And how careful do you need to be?
    25 min
  • The call of the wild
    Whether it's a deserted beach, or a quiet forest, there can be something pretty amazing about being out in nature by yourself.
    A new documentary, That's Wild, follows a group of underserved boys from Atlanta, Georgia who head out to the mountains of Colorado and find themselves on a physical and emotional journey .
    20 min
  • The call of the wild
    Whether it's a deserted beach, or a quiet forest, there can be something pretty amazing about being out in nature by yourself.
    A new documentary, That's Wild, follows a group of underserved boys from Atlanta, Georgia who head out to the mountains of Colorado and find themselves on a physical and emotional journey .
    20 min
  • Close friend or government spy?
    In a country under dictatorship, with a powerful secret police force, how can you know who to trust?
    Gina Wilkinson moved to Iraq shortly before the US invasion, when her husband got a job in the country with UNICEF. She later found out that one of her close friends in Baghdad had been spying on her for the Mukhabarat.
    That personal story has inspired her new novel, When the Apricots Bloom
    24 min
  • Close friend or government spy?
    In a country under dictatorship, with a powerful secret police force, how can you know who to trust?
    Gina Wilkinson moved to Iraq shortly before the US invasion, when her husband got a job in the country with UNICEF. She later found out that one of her close friends in Baghdad had been spying on her for the Mukhabarat.
    That personal story has inspired her new novel, When the Apricots Bloom
    24 min
  • Kutcha Edwards dreams of peace
    Kutcha Edwards started writing his latest single, We Sing, the day that he found out that Donald Trump had won the US election.
    He recorded it as COVID-19 sent Victoria into lockdown.
    In the Drawing Room, Kutcha explains why he still ended up writing a song of hope, and he talks about his responsibility to the future and to the past.
    23 min
  • Kutcha Edwards dreams of peace
    Kutcha Edwards started writing his latest single, We Sing, the day that he found out that Donald Trump had won the US election.
    He recorded it as COVID-19 sent Victoria into lockdown.
    In the Drawing Room, Kutcha explains why he still ended up writing a song of hope, and he talks about his responsibility to the future and to the past.
    23 min
  • 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
  • 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
  • Midnight Oil's statement from the heart
    It's been almost two decades since Midnight Oil last released a new album, but they've remained one of the most important bands in this country
    Their new record, The Makarrata Project, features collaborations with an amazing collection of First Nations artists and includes a reading of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
    23 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.

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