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Julia Zemiro travels to Surrey, London to meet American born writer Bill Bryson, he talks about the people, places and events that shaped him.

Actor and activist Yael Stone takes Julia to visit her primary school and the theatre where she performed her first play, before heading to her home south of Sydney to discuss her search for authenticity.

Legendary Australian film director Gillian Armstrong returns to Mitcham in Melbourne's east to show Julia around her parents' dream home, before travelling to Swinburne Uni to discuss the origins of her brilliant career.

We head backstage at Miss First Nation, the national competition for Indigenous drag queens. Musician Eric Avery talks about playing the violin for self-expression and we go behind the scenes of the Ramsay Art Prize.

A visual journey into the private life and creative legacy of Australia's most iconic artist, Brett Whiteley, told using personal letters, photographs, interwoven with reconstructions, archival interviews and rare footage.

Two perfect strangers go on a blind date to the MCA, Curator Kimberley Moulton and director Bruce Gladwin talk about how collaboration enhances creativity and presenter Alice Keath on ABC Classic's annual countdown.

Deni Todorovic looks at the career of fashion designer Mary Quant, developer Siobhan Reddy talks about the storytelling potential of video games and Soprano Natalie Aroyan offers a peek behind the scenes of Opera Australia.

Nate Byrne explores the role of paintings and sketches that represent the experiences of our service personnel and how visual art can help us to learn more about Australia's military history.

Investigates how sound is made and how we hear it and explains how sound is caused by vibration.

Fran Scott and Greg Foot explain how drums work and make their different sounds.

Greg Foot and Fran Scott explain how woodwind instruments work and make all sorts of different sounds.

In their musical House of Sound, Fran Scott and Greg Foot explore string instruments and how they work. From the piano to the violin and everything else in between it's all about vibration.

In their musical House of Sound, Greg Foot and Fran Scott explore how brass instruments work and show viewers how easy it is to make a bugle from a piece of hosepipe and a funnel.

It's been years since the Queen of the Cross had her name in lights on the golden mile, but Carlotta's desire to be heard is still strong. (Season Final)

Kodie Bedford is a storyteller who aims to tell tales of modern Australia - free from the expectations of people who want to put her in a box.

Gerard Willems was the first Australian to record the complete piano music of Beethoven. Hear the complete fifth Piano Concerto, the 'Emperor', recorded here with Sinfonia Australis and Antony Walker.

Erin Helyard, Taryn Fiebig and the musicians of Pinchgut Opera perform Baroque masterworks by Handel, written when the composer was in Italy during this 20s. Filmed live at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo.

Ruby, an anxious young woman, experiences her first panic attack. As her panic escalates, and with each person she encounters unable to help, Ruby is forced to face the relentlessness of her anxiety disorder.

Geraldine Doogue seeks powerful connection with prominent Australians. Prolific author/playwright/essayist Tom Keneally reveals his relationship with people long dead and the place they are buried at Sydney's North Head.

Dr Norman Swan is one of Australia's most respected and recognisable voices during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020 he spoke to Barrie about the response to the crisis and his journey from paediatrics to journalism.