The Coolbaroo Club (1996). Directed by Roger Scholes. Source: Ronin Films.

Aboriginal men with Jimmy Chi and Steve Pigram singing 'Bran Nue Dae’, Broome.

Bran Nue Dae documentary, director Tom Zubrycki.

Robert Lee talking about the 'Prison Request Program’ he launched on Radio Goolarri in the late 1990s.

A pilot program was recorded in Newcastle in August 1989, the project renamed ‘Once Upon A Wireless’ (OUAW) with a vintage RCA microphone as its

The very voluble Michael Pate discusses the advent of technological change and its implications for the radio performer fraternity.

Denzil Howson recounts from his time at 3YB Warrnambool the unfortunate outcome of an error by a panel operator in track selection from a radio serial transcription disc.

Actress Lynne Murphy, talking about George Edwards and the cast recording of an episode of the long-running Dad and Dave serial

An anecdote from the ‘what can go wrong’ department, in relation to radio drama – this extract is from the OUAW interview with actor Lloyd Lamble.

This extract features Melbourne broadcaster, Keith Glover, on the subject of voice training for announcers, a neat example if we needed one of how verbally adroit these on air presenters were.

The first clip features Dan Webb – or Danny as he was better known then – ex-3DB in Melbourne, reminding us all that radio truly was the ‘theatre of the mind’