Srdja is the executive director of the Centre for Applied Non-Violent Actions and Strategies which trains pro-democracy activists from all over the world. In 2000, he led the Serbian non-violent organisation Otpor! that helped overthrow President Slobodan Milošević.Guest: Srdja Popovic, author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.
How many people can say that they’ve called in the marines to help carry out their scientific research? 13 volunteer Marines from the Hellenic Armed Forces donned 3500-year-old armour and ran drills and simulated battles inspired by Homer’s Iliad, to solve a mystery that's been puzzling archaeologists for decades.
The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on 28 January 1986 is an event seared into the memory of people all over the world. In a new book, Adam Higginbotham gives a compelling account of how, in his words, America’s “smartest minds … unwittingly sent seven men and women to their deaths.” One of those women, famously, was Christa McAuliffe who was supposed to become the first Teacher in Space.
In the past two weeks a tit-for-tat balloon offensive has broken out on the Korean peninsula. Activists in the south are sending balloons with anti-Pyongyang messages, and the North is responding with balloons carrying garbage and animal faeces.
Healthy democracies need viable opposition parties, to hold governments to account and to offer alternative policy and intellectual positions. But opposition can also be a thankless task. New book, ‘The Art of Opposition’ studies Australian oppositions across all federal and state jurisdictions.
It was the infamous Royal prank call that shattered lives. One woman took her own life; another is haunted to this day. Reporter Rachael Cusick investigates - how did a joke go so wrong?
Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Reisz's new film 'Explanation for Everything' explores the cultural cracks in Hungarian society exacerbated by polarisation and nationalism.He tells the story of a complicated teenage love triangle: Abel, a high school student hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. But she has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab, who has had previous confrontation with Abel's conservative father. The tensions of a polarisedsociety come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduationexam turns into a national scandal.Guest: Gábor Reisz, director of 'Explanation for Everything' (2024).
Because of his sexuality, Brian Aliganyira - a Ugandan man - lost his media career. He’s been attacked, run off the road, and had his health clinic raided.
A new documentary directed by Ron Howard features the life and work of Muppet mastermind, Jim Henson. As part of 'Idea Man' , the Wilkins and Wontkins commercials that were previously thought to be lost have been recovered.
The resilience of Ukrainian art and culture, past and present, is on display at Monash University, in an exhibition called ‘Hoping Against Hope’, featuring the work of major Ukrainian poets and artists.Guest: Emeritus Professor Marko Pavlyshyn & Monash curator Dr Anne Holloway
Indonesia has the highest crocodile attack rate in the world, largely due to the proliferation of illegal tin mines. But a lack of a data for remote areas means many attacks go undocumented.Guest: Brandon Sideleau, wildlife biologist and founder of CrocAttack - a worldwide database tracking incidents between humans and crocs.
As China extends its influence in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea finds itself in a uniquely challenging position; caught between allies and desperate to avoid further conflict.
Sebastien Lai, son of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, tells the story of his father's extraordinary life.
On the outskirts of Dubai there is a secret scam factory, where hundreds of employees smoke, eat, and pretend to be glamorous women — but one has a secret plan to shut it all down.
Andy McConnell has been the glass specialist for the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow for the better part of two decades
"A prolific writer and essayist”, Charmian Clift was a household name in the 1960s