The Drawing Room

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  • Making a life in Under-Earth
    In a future world, criminals are thrown into a makeshift prison deep underground and the only way to live is to search a giant landfill for items of value.
    That's the setup for the new graphic novel, Under-Earth, by the Australian cartoonist Chris Gooch.
    In between the fast-paced action, Chris explores what it means to live an ethical life in an unethical world.
    18 min
  • Graham McTavish heads to the Clanlands
    He's travelled Middle Earth in the company of hobbits and fought alongside Rambo, but for his latest project, Graham McTavish is heading home.
    Graham set out with his Outlanders co-star Sam Heughan to explore the history of Scotland for a new book called Clanlands.
    In the Drawing Room, Graham talks about whiskey, cultural genocide, and holding a grudge.
    22 min
  • Graham McTavish heads to the Clanlands
    He's travelled Middle Earth in the company of hobbits and fought alongside Rambo, but for his latest project, Graham McTavish is heading home.
    Graham set out with his Outlanders co-star Sam Heughan to explore the history of Scotland for a new book called Clanlands.
    In the Drawing Room, Graham talks about whiskey, cultural genocide, and holding a grudge.
    22 min
  • "Never run, only prey runs." Behind the scenes on a wildlife documentary
    From chasing pumas on foot across a mountain to being surprised by polar bears on a pit stop, life behind the camera on a wildlife documentary can be an exciting ride.
    What does it take to get the amazing footage that goes into a David Attenborough show? And what is it like getting to experience it first-hand?
    Chadden Hunter takes us behind the scenes of Seven Worlds, One Planet.
    21 min
  • "Never run, only prey runs." Behind the scenes on a wildlife documentary
    From chasing pumas on foot across a mountain to being surprised by polar bears on a pit stop, life behind the camera on a wildlife documentary can be an exciting ride.
    What does it take to get the amazing footage that goes into a David Attenborough show? And what is it like getting to experience it first-hand?
    Chadden Hunter takes us behind the scenes of Seven Worlds, One Planet.
    21 min
  • The sound of history
    Sonification, situationists and sound schools: Bridget Chappell's music practice encompasses a lot of interesting ideas.
    On their latest album, Undertow, Bridget has taken the data from the history of water management in Australia and turned it into music.
    18 min
  • The sound of history
    Sonification, situationists and sound schools: Bridget Chappell's music practice encompasses a lot of interesting ideas.
    On their latest album, Undertow, Bridget has taken the data from the history of water management in Australia and turned it into music.
    18 min
  • Finding love in the big city
    Lauren Ho explains why it's fun to write about love, particularly when it doesn't go according to plan.
    Her protagonist, Andrea, is young, busy and successful. She's one of the forty most influential lawyers under forty according to Singapore Business Review: a detail which she makes sure to include on her dating profile.
    Because Andrea is also single, and while she might not mind too much, her mother and her aunties care a lot.
    19 min
  • Finding love in the big city
    Lauren Ho explains why it's fun to write about love, particularly when it doesn't go according to plan.
    Her protagonist, Andrea, is young, busy and successful. She's one of the forty most influential lawyers under forty according to Singapore Business Review: a detail which she makes sure to include on her dating profile.
    Because Andrea is also single, and while she might not mind too much, her mother and her aunties care a lot.
    19 min
  • Kate Durbin: American Cheese and reality TV
    Love it or hate it, reality television has been one of the defining forces of pop culture over the last two decades.
    Kate Durbin is a prize-winning poet who is creating works inspired by those shows and by social media. In her works, Durbin explores how those worlds reflect and change our everyday lives.
    She's also one of Arts Queensland's poets-in-residence for 2020.
    19 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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