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Mornings with Margaret Throsby - Interview (Morning)

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Host: Margaret Throsby
Margaret Throsby is in conversation with a special guest, playing their favourite music and telling their own stories.
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Genres: Morning
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Language: English
Networks: ABC (Aus)

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20091127 - Professor Joe Forgas with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Nov 27 Listen

Scientia Professor in the School of Psychology at UNSW and researcher into social behaviour and the influence our moods can have on the accuracy of memory.

20091126 - Kim Traill with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Nov 26 Listen

She was a classical clarinettist when at the age of 21 a Russian conductor�s daughter invited her to visit Leningrad. She ended up staying for years, learning the language, blending in as a local and watching the whole break-up of the Soviet Union from a standpoint no other Australian could. The book "Red Square Blues" is part memoir, part musical odyssey making sense of Russia and the music that inspired her. It covers the period up to 1997 when she returned to Australia to do Race Around...

20091125 - Peter Timms II with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Nov 25 Listen

Former art critic for The Age, editor of Art Monthly Australia and author of several books including the new volume "In Search of Hobart", the first book in a series that explores the fabric and nature of Australian cities.

20091124 - Dr. Lorimer Mosley with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Nov 24 Listen

Senior Research Fellow at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney. "Explain Plain" by David S. Butler and G. Lorimer Moseley, with illustraions by Sunyata, is published by Noigroup Publications (2003)

20091123 - Ven. Robina Courtin (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Nov 23 Listen

Tibetan Buddhist nun and director of the Liberation Prison Project which offers spiritual advice and teaching to people in prisons in the USA and Australia.

20091120 - Carl Vine III (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Nov 20 Listen

Artistic Director of Musica Viva and their Featured Composer for 2009.

20091119 - William Feaver with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Nov 19 Listen

Art historian, curator and painter who was for many years (to 1998) critic for The Observer. He delivers the Annual Lecture for the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, on Saturday at 6pm. In Melbourne he'll be speaking at the National Gallery of Victoria on Wednesday 25th November and at the Queensland Art Gallery on Friday 27th November.

20091118 - Alan Ramsey with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Nov 18 Listen

Veteran political journalist and longtime columnist and writer for the Sydney Morning Herald.

20091117 - Dr Tracey Rogers with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Nov 17 Listen

Senior Lecturer in the UNSW School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. She researches leopard seals and the ecology of marine mammals.

20091116 - Professor Cres Eastman with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Nov 16 Listen

World renowned endocrinologist whose main interest is in iodine deficiency.

20091113 - Emeritus Professor Frank Nicholas (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Nov 13 Listen

Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney. Co-author, with Jan Nicholas, of "Charles Darwin in Australia" published by Cambridge University Press. "Darwin's Brave New World" runs on Sunday nights on ABC1 until 22nd November.

20091112 - Dejan Lazic with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Nov 12 Listen

Croatian pianist touring wth the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He�s also an accomplished clarinettist and composer - he wrote his first string quartet for the gala of Mstislav Rostropovich�s seventieth birthday.

20091111 - Dr. Clare McArthur with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Nov 11 Listen

Senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney. She looks at the interactions between herbivores, the plants they eat and their predators, and she's a fan of possums.

20091110 - Sir Neville Marriner with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Nov 10 Listen

Conductor.

20091109 - Professor Raphael Grzebieta with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Nov 9 Listen

Chair of Road Safety at the UNSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre. He�ll be talking about safer systems for roads, tunnels & rail crossings, improving car safety, crashworthiness and more.

20091106 - Alan Cumming (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Nov 6 Listen

Actor and singer. He performs "I Bought a Blue Car Today" at the Sydney Opera House 10th - 14th and at Brisbane Powerhouse on 15th November. His novel "Tommy�s Tale" came out in 2002 and is published by Michael Joseph.

20091105 - Scott Hicks with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Nov 5 Listen

Film director. There are preview screenings of "The Boys are Back": Tonight in Melbourne at Cinema Nova, Carlton at 6.30pm. Sunday in Sydney - Palace Academy Twin at 4pm and at Cremorne Orpheum at 6pm. Monday in Brisbane - Palace Centro, Fortitude Valley at 6.30pn. Tuesday 10th in Adealide - Greater Union, Marion at 7pm and Wednesday 11th - Palace Nova, Eastend at 6.30pm.

20091104 - Poppy King with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Nov 4 Listen

Australian entrepreneur who founded Poppy Industries aged 18. After a rise to prominence Poppy experienced bumpy ride with that company. She then relocated to the US where she became Vice President for creative marketing at Prescriptives.

20091103 - Don Watson with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Nov 3 Listen

Author and public speaker and former political speech-writer. "Bendable Learnings: The Wisdom of Modern Management" is published by Knoff.

20091102 - John Fallows with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Nov 2 Listen

American print and radio journalist who has been associated with The Atlantic Monthly for many years. He�s the author of 9 books and hundreds of articles on topics such as US national security policy, Iraq, Japan, the future of print media, and China.

20091030 - John Gaden II (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Oct 30 Listen

Actor. State Theatre Company of South Australia's production of "King Lear", with John Gaden in the title role, opens on Thursday 5th November.

20091029 - Associate Professor Hans Zoellner with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Oct 29 Listen

Associate Professor in the Faculty of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine at the University of Sydney and an advocate for improved dental health and access to dental care for Australians.

20091028 - Sheryl McCorry with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Oct 28 Listen

Farmer and author. She was the first woman in the Kimberley to run two million-acre cattle stations. Her new memoir "Stars over Shiralee" is published by Macmillan.

20091027 - Waleed Aly with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Oct 27 Listen

Lecturer in politics at Monash University and works at the Global Terrorism Research Centre. Author of "People Like Us: How arrogance is dividing Islam and the West".

20091026 - Sheryl McCorry with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Oct 26 Listen

Farmer and author. She was the first woman in the Kimberley to run two million-acre cattle stations. She�s written about her life and experiences in her new memoir "Stars over Shiralee".

20091023 - Dr Peter Slezak (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Fri, Oct 23 Listen

Senior lecturer in the School of History and Philosophy at University of NSW. As part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, UNSW�s School of History and Philosophy is presenting The Re-Trial of Galileo on Monday 26 Octoberat 6.30pm, Sir John Clancy Auditorium. Join a high-profile cast including Julian Burnside, Anna Katzmann, Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Monsignor Tony Doherty, Geraldine Doogue, Professor Maurice Finocchiaro, Julie McCrossin, Alan Saunders, Fred Watson and Robyn...

20091022 - Stephanie Alexander with Margaret Throsby

Thu, Oct 22 Listen

Cook, restaurateur, food writer and founder of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and foundation. "Stephanie Alexander�s Kitchen Garden Companion" is published by Penguin

20091021 - Barry Humphries II with Margaret Throsby

Wed, Oct 21 Listen

Author, entertainer, painter and "manager" of Dame Edna. "Handling Edna" is published by Hachette Australia. Barry Humphries will be performing with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney and Melbourne in December.

20091020 - Elaine Page with Margaret Throsby

Tue, Oct 20 Listen

The legendary star of the West End and Broadway.

20091019 - Eric Idle (repeat) with Margaret Throsby

Mon, Oct 19 Listen

Eric Idle bills himself as the sixth nicest and the third tallest of the Monty Python team. Monty Python has just celebrated 40 years. There have been several films, books and other spin-offs including the musical "Spamalot" and the comic oratorio "Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)" both of which have been seen in Australia.