The Drawing Room

The Drawing Room

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The Drawing Room episodes

  • Kev Carmody takes a new look at his classic songs
    Thirteen years ago, Australia's musicians payed tribute to one of the country's best, Kev Carmody, playing their versions of his songs for the album, Cannot Buy My Soul.
    Now a new generation has joined in, with covers by the likes of Courtney Barnett and Electric Fields.
    In the Drawing Room, Carmody talks about hearing his stories reflected back and the politics that inspires his words
    20 min
  • P.S. Burn This Letter Please
    Drag is a booming business these days, but in America in the 1950s, it was illegal to dress as a woman and the mob owned the few clubs that allowed drag queens to perform
    P.S. Burn This Letter Please introduces audiences to the men and women, now in their 80s and 90s, who brought that scene to life, and gets them to share their amazing history.
    25 min
  • P.S. Burn This Letter Please
    Drag is a booming business these days, but in America in the 1950s, it was illegal to dress as a woman and the mob owned the few clubs that allowed drag queens to perform
    P.S. Burn This Letter Please introduces audiences to the men and women, now in their 80s and 90s, who brought that scene to life, and gets them to share their amazing history.
    25 min
  • Keeping language alive
    Ninety-six percent of the people in the world speak only four percent of the languages.
    What happens when a language becomes extinct? Does it become easier for everyone to communicate? Or do we lose unique knowledge and culture?
    And, once a language is gone, is it gone forever? Can languages be revived?
    27 min
  • Keeping language alive
    Ninety-six percent of the people in the world speak only four percent of the languages.
    What happens when a language becomes extinct? Does it become easier for everyone to communicate? Or do we lose unique knowledge and culture?
    And, once a language is gone, is it gone forever? Can languages be revived?
    27 min
  • Sylvie Simmons plays the ukulele blues
    Sylvie Simmons has been writing about music since the 1970s. She's covered all of the legendary names and written biographies of everyone from Johnny Cash to Mötley Crüe.
    Then, in 2014, Sylvie took the risky move of releasing an album of her own.
    The risk paid off and the album was a success. Now she's back with the follow-up, Blue on Blue.
    23 min
  • Sylvie Simmons plays the ukulele blues
    Sylvie Simmons has been writing about music since the 1970s. She's covered all of the legendary names and written biographies of everyone from Johnny Cash to Mötley Crüe.
    Then, in 2014, Sylvie took the risky move of releasing an album of her own.
    The risk paid off and the album was a success. Now she's back with the follow-up, Blue on Blue.
    23 min
  • When Pomegranates Howl
    On the streets of Kabul, a young boy peddles food and amulets.
    His father has been martyred and his family relies on the money he earns, but he dreams of becoming a film star
    Granaz Moussavi explores why she travelled to Afghanistan to film When Pomegranates Howl on location, and what it was like working with a cast of child non-actors.
    24 min
  • When Pomegranates Howl
    On the streets of Kabul, a young boy peddles food and amulets.
    His father has been martyred and his family relies on the money he earns, but he dreams of becoming a film star
    Granaz Moussavi explores why she travelled to Afghanistan to film When Pomegranates Howl on location, and what it was like working with a cast of child non-actors.
    24 min
  • Thoughtful songs for little people
    Can children's music be entertaining for adults as well?
    That's one of the challenges that sisters Byll and Beth Stephen set themselves when they started Teeny Tiny Stevies as a side-project.
    It's been a very successful experiment and the band is three albums in, with songs about everything from emotional intelligence to anaphylaxis.
    22 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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