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Tim Dobbyn – Black, White + Colour

In this latest episode of Biographers in Conversation, Tim Dobbyn chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Black, White + Colour: A Biography of Mervyn Bishop Australia's First Indigenous Professional Photographer.
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Joshua Kendall – Trudeau & Doonesbury

In this latest episode of Biographers in Conversation, Joshua Kendall chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Trudeau & Doonesbury: The Cartoonist Who Turned the News into Art.
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James Bailey – Like a Cat Loves a Bird

In this latest episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr James Bailey chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark.
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Nigel Cameron – Dr. Koop

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Nigel Cameron chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Dr Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General.
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Kathryn Heyman – Circle of Wonders and Fury

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Kathryn Heyman chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while crafting her memoir Fury and seventh novel, Circle of Wonders.
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Jeffrey Meyers : Parallel Lives

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Jeffrey Meyers chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his choices while crafting Parallel Lives: From Freud and Mann to Arbus and Plath.
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Stephen J. Campbell – Leonardo da Vinci

January 15, 2026

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation’s special summer season, Dr Stephen J. Campbell chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about his choices while crafting Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life.

Susan Wyndham – Elizabeth Harrower

January 15, 2026

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.

Clare Wright – Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions

January 8, 2026

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.

Andrew Ford – The Shortest History of Music

January 1, 2026

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.

Oliver Soden – Jeoffry

December 25, 2025

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.

Josie McSkimming – Gutsy Girls

December 18, 2025

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.

Helen Trinca – Looking for Elizabeth

December 11, 2025

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.

Drusilla Modjeska – A Woman’s Eye, Her Art

December 4, 2025

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.

Julie Summers – British Vogue

November 27, 2025

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

Diana Parsell – Eliza Scidmore

November 20, 2025

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Diana Parsell chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while writing Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees.