The Russell Street Bombing
by The top part of Russell Street, Melbourne, features one of the city’s most stylish buildings. It was also the setting for one of its most notorious crimes.
The Secret History of Ambien
Ambien is the world’s most popular sleeping tablet. Side effects include; sleep driving, night terrors and sexting.
The Last Thylacine
The last Thylacine died in the Hobart zoo in 1936. Or, did it?
Mungo Man (and Lady)
50 years ago, an archaeological discovery at Lake Mungo in remote NSW turned the history of human evolution on its head. Meet Mungo Man, and Lady.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
She sang and she shredded on electric guitar. She was black, bi-sexual, and a woman, at a time when it was hard to be any of these things. She is Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Guns n Roses at Calder Park
In 1993, the world’s biggest band came to Melbourne: this is Guns n’ Roses at Calder Park, an event that would go down in local infamy.
Skipping Girl Vinegar
Standing atop a building in Abbotsford is one of Melbourne’s most iconic symbols; the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign. And for a piece of neon, this girl has led an eventful life.
Monet’s ‘The Magpie
Monet’s ‘The Magpie’ is a striking early painting by one of history’s most famous artists. Its creation was difficult and unlikely.
The Evan Dando Incident
Evan Dando was an indy rock star with a well-known drug problem, His 2003 meltdown at a gig in Melbourne became the stuff of local music legend.
The Forgotten History of The Forum Theatre
It has Moorish turrets, a Greco-Roman interior, and a fake sky, and it was a church and a cinema. This is, The Forum Theatre.