National Museum of Australia – Audio on demand program

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The National Museum of Australia's audio series explores Australia's social history: Indigenous people, their cultures and histories, the nation's history since 1788, and the interaction of Australians with the land and environment. The series includes talks by curators, conservators, historians, environmental scientists and other specialists.

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Get Up, Stand Up public forum

Sep 29 2009 91 mins  
Date recorded: 10 September 2009. Contemporary forms of Indigenous protest are examined by historian John Maynard, film director Rachel Perkins, elder Martin Ballangarry and hip-hopper Brothablack in a forum coinciding with the Museum's From Little Things Big Things Grow exhibition.

Ninety years ago on a French hillside: a story of Mont St Quentin

Oct 28 2008 93 mins  
Date recorded: 31 August 2008. The story of one Australian platoon involved in the 1918 battle of Mont St Quentin, as told by historian Peter Stanley, who follows the 12 men throughout their lives.

Research in free-choice learning

Jul 28 2009 94 mins  
Date recorded: 9 July 2009. Museum evaluation and learning theory experts Lynn Dierking and John Falk share insights from two current research projects in free-choice learning in museums, at this seminar for museum and gallery professionals.

Investigation into the collections of Dr Herbert Basedow

Jul 28 2009 84 mins  
Date recorded: 2 July 2009. National Museum Friends Foundation Fellow David Kaus outlines his research into Aboriginal artefacts and natural history specimens collected by Herbert Basedow between 1903 and 1928 and now held in institutions across Australia.

Stories of the sea: travellers across the Pacific

Oct 27 2009 75 mins  
Date recorded: 16 September 2009. Pacific scholars Deveni Temu, Prue Ahrens and Sioana Faupula explore the personal and historical accounts of lives lived with the sea, from early Indigenous populations and European venturers to contemporary travellers.

Penicillin to wi-fi and beyond: how Australia shapes the world

Feb 26 2019 71 mins  
Date recorded: 10 October 2018. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and the panel discuss Australia’s inventive past and imagine its innovative future.

Beyond buildings and sites

Apr 23 2019 70 mins  
Date recorded: 24 April 2019. Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy discusses what it would mean if Australia ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention.

New Encounters Shayne Williams presentation

Nov 22 2016 16 mins  
Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Dharawal man Shayne Williams on Indigenous peoples and museums working together to advance cultural education for all and overcoming tensions around ownership of cultural artefacts in museums.

'Bastard barks': A gift from the 1948 Arnhem Land expedition

Dec 22 2009 25 mins  
Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Margo Neale explores Charles Mountford's collection of works on paper, locating them as a useful starting point for reassessing Mountford's reputation as a collector of Aboriginal art and stories.

Closing remarks

Dec 22 2009 7 mins  
Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Closing remarks from the Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium.