Chef Ben Shewry grew up on a farm in New Zealand where his family grew or hunted most of their own food.
Ben was 10 when he started working in restaurants and his discovery of a second hand Thai cookbook eventually led him to Australia.
In 2015 Ben become the owner of Attica in Melbourne and turned it into one of the world's most acclaimed and innovativ ... Show More
Apr 2026
Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters
Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ... Show More
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Aug 21
A Palestinian family story
Micaela Sahhar grew up hearing stories of her Palestinian family's life in Jerusalem before 1948, and what happened when they had to leave.There was her grandfather’s tourism business, her grandmother’s wedding necklace, and the dramatic circumstances of her father’s birth.Most o ... Show More
50 m