Book Club: Peter Doyle – Suburban Noir
Peter Doyle, author of Suburban Noir, talks about researching and writing true crime, and about his uncle Detective-Sergeant Brian Doyle, a top Sydney cop in the 1950s and 1960s, who led the investiga...
19 Jun 20231h 4min
History Matters: The Birth & Rebirth of The Sun News-Pictorial
Launched in September 1922, Melbourne's The Sun News-Pictorial forever changed newspapers in Australia.But for decades this historic publication has been difficult to access and to search because it's...
8 Jun 202339min
Your Stories: 'My Father, the Spitfire Pilot'
Sue Northey knew barely anything about her dad’s experiences during World War II. That was until she found 98 letters he wrote between 1941 and 1945. Sue joins me to talk about rediscovering her dad t...
25 Mai 202350min
Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Three
Even when the verdict is delivered in the Katoomba murder trial, the story is far from over – especially after the convicted man makes a startling allegation.Support Forgotten Australia:Apple - http:/...
10 Mai 202346min
Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part Two
In the wake of the gory outrage at the California, the accused faces an inquest and then his trial for murder. If he's found guilty, he'll be sentenced to death. But is he bad – or mad?Apple - http://...
7 Mai 202341min
Bloody Murder in the Blue Mountains – Part One
A mountains hotel. A locked room. Screams in the night and a body in the morning. The mystery of what happened in the California boarding house in Katoomba in autumn 1917 was like something by Agatha ...
30 Apr 202345min
The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Three: A Most Remarkable Woman
Did Lady Justice favour Lady Munro? Would she have the last laugh on her copper nemesis? Has anyone ever faced court more often in Australian history or done it with more style? All will be revealed.....
19 Apr 202353min
The Notorious Lady Munro – Part Two: Drunk Around the Universe
Having come back from the grave once, Lady Munro faces another close call with death, becomes ever-more popular in colonial culture and goes toe-to-toe with one of Australia's most prominent gentlemen...
16 Apr 202350min
