Listen again to a Songs of Hope special. It was broadcast on 5Mar17 on Songs of Hope. Its the story of James Young Simpson, the Scot who invented anaesthetics in the 1800s. Program produced and directed by Rod Carr. Songs of Hope website
Read moreDirector M. Night Shyamalan made his name with twist-laden Twilight Zone-esque supernatural thrillers such as the Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. These cleverly constructed and visually distinctive films saw him labelled a wunderkind and for a while each new film was greeted with enormous expectation. Unfortunately, his films became progressively worse with thin plots leading to increasingly implausible or anti-climactic twists…and
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 24th February 2017 CAVES – Wu J. TYRANNAMEN – I can’t read your mind. (Aus) TV HAZE – Dean’s diner. (Aus) TEENAGE FAN CLUB – Thin air. RYAN ADAMS – Do you still love me. MIDNIGHT OIL – Scream in blue. (Aus) SPIDERBAIT – When fusion ruled the earth. (Aus) THE DESCENDENTS – Victim of me.
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 3rd March 2017 DAVID BOWIE – Fashion. BLONDIE – Rapture. ROYAL HEADACHE – Little star (Aus) SUPERGRASS – Richard 111. MY BLOODY VALENTINE – When you sleep. TEENAGE FANCLUB – Star sign. THE SMITH STREET BAND – Surrender. DAVE GRANEY AND THE CORAL SNAKES – I’m gonna release your soul. (Aus) THE PIXES – Debaser. RYAN
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 17th February 2017 THE ROLLING STONES – Blue and lonesome. FRONT END LOADER – Pulse. (Aus) H-BLOCK 101 – Kokakolonization. (Aus) STARKY – City Prison Doors. (Aus) PIXIES- Hey. RYAN ADAMS – To be young. BLONDIE – Union City Blues. AVI BUFFALO – Remember the last time. MIKAL CRONIN – I’m done running from you. CALEXICO
Read moreThis Friday ‘Built For Speed’ speaks to Philippe Platel, Artistic Director of one of Melbourne’s finest annual cultural events the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival which runs from 8th to 30th March. We’ll also take a look at the long-awaited sequel to ‘Trainspotting’, the oddly-named ‘T2: Trainspotting’ and Martin Scorsese’s religious epic ‘Silence’. There’s plenty of fine music with indie
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