Frances Wilson – Electric Spark

Frances Wilson

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Frances Wilson, one of Britain’s most acclaimed biographers and literary critics, chats with me about Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark.

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Susan Wyndham – Elizabeth Harrower

Susan Wyndham

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, renowned journalist and author Susan Wyndham chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while researching and crafting Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower.

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Clare Wright – Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, the acclaimed historian and author Professor Clare Wright OAM chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while researching and writing Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy.

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Andrew Ford – The Shortest History of Music

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation’s special summer season, multi-award-winning broadcaster, composer and author Andrew Ford AOM chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his latest book, The Shortest History of Music. A lively, entertaining, authoritative tour through 4,000 years of music, this book explores music’s role in human society. Spanning cultures and eras, it’s a blend of witty and informative anecdotes, historical insights and philosophical musings.

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Oliver Soden – Jeoffry

In this first episode of Biographers in Conversation’s special summer season, the distinguished British biographer Oliver Soden chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his choices while crafting Jeoffry: The Poet’s Cat.

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Josie McSkimming – Gutsy Girls

Josie McSkimming

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Josie McSkimming chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about the remarkable story behind Gutsy Girls: Love, Poetry and Sisterhood.

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Helen Trinca – Looking for Elizabeth

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, veteran journalist and award-winning biographer Helen Trinca chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while researching and crafting Looking for Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Harrower.

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Drusilla Modjeska – A Woman’s Eye, Her Art

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Drusilla Modjeska, one of Australia’s most distinguished authors, chats with Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while crafting A Woman’s Eye, Her Art: Reframing the Narrative Through Art and Life.

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Julie Summers – British Vogue

In this latest episode of Biographers in Conversation, acclaimed historian Julie Summers chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her narrative choices while crafting British Vogue: The Biography of an Icon

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