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A show about books, stories, the craft of writing - and the people behind the lines.
Wednesday 12pm - 1pm. Presented by Melissa Cranenburgh.
Nicola Watson tell us about 'Welcome To The Bunker Baby', then Anna Blackie gives us the lowdown on 'How to Adult'.
An episode of Backstory on 1 April 2020
Wayne Marshall tells us about his novel 'Shirl'.
Presented by Meaghan Weiley filling in for Mel Cranenburgh
Donna Ward tells us about her memoir 'She I Dare Not Name'.
Writers Freya Howarth and Mandy Beaumont join Mel in the studio.
Mel catches up with J.P. Pomare, Dr. Lucy Buzacott, and Associate Professor Larissa McLean Davies.
Mel talks to author Laura McPhee-Browne. Simon Conlon and students Cleo and Tana also drop by to tell us about 100 Story Building.
An episode of Backstory on 12 February 2020
Fill-in host Fi Wright chats to Louise Park about "7 Steps to Get Your Child Reading" and Freya Howarth on her Overland piece "Retail Therapist".
Presented by Fi Wright filling in for Melissa Cranenburgh
Presented by Justin Cantrell-Harvey
David Bridie presents his 31st Annual Christmas Show! To continue listening go here
Presented by Rashelle McHugh filling in for Melissa Cranenburgh
An episode of Backstory on 4 December 2019
Stella Prize winner Heather Rose and Helen Garner are Mel's guests.
Favell Parrett chats about her book There Was Still Love.
Author Jane Sullivan and Associate Professor Leonie Rutherford join the show.
Curtis Sittenfeld joins the show.
An episode of Backstory on 30 October 2019
Author Elliot Perlman discusses his new novel, Maybe the Horse Will Talk.
Novelists Hilary McPhee and Lucy Treloar join the show.
Anna Krien discusses her new novel, Act of Grace; then Mel chats to Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize winner Sonja Dechian.
Mel gets the deets on ‘The Near and the Far Vol II: more stories from the Asia-Pacific region’, and this year’s Vogel Prize (or the lack of it).
Multimedia artist Samuel Leighton-Dore gives Mel some big, strong, and manly advice from his new book, ‘How To Be A Big, Strong Man’.
Mel gets the rundown on Lucy Treloar's new novel 'Wolfe Island', and speaks to Jo French about ‘Verandah’, an arts journal from Deakin Uni.
Josephine Rowe fills us in on her new novel 'Here Until August', and Lisa Dempster runs us through the 11th annual 'Booklovers Festival'.
Meg Mundell and Joanne Ramos fill us in on their new books.
Mel chats to author Nina Kenwood about her debut novel, It Sounded Better in My Head.
Lisa Gye, Elizabeth McCarthy and Mia Timpano join the show for day six of Radiothon.
Alexandra Dane discusses their Lifted Brow opinion piece on this year's Vogel Prize, which awarded no winner.
Angela Savage discusses her novel Mother Of Pearl.
R.W.R. McDonald drops into the studio to tell us about his debut novel, 'The Nancys'.
Mel chats with writers Alice Bishop, Lee Kofman and Romana Koval.
An episode of Backstory on 17 July 2019
Writer Amra Pajalic tells us about her new book, and Peta Hanrahan and Anna Kennedy talk us through a new production at fortyfivedownstairs.
