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December 25: Accidental Weatherman
Sam Mac … in conversation with Bill Kable
Sam Mac has bungee jumped, swum with sharks, taken his mum to the Logies when he was nominated for gold, stripped naked for The Real Full Monty and even recorded a song with The Wiggles. But, ultimately, his job is about people - from primary schoolers to pensioners, Sam’s gift is how he connects with them all. He uses heart and humour in his role on Sunrise to introduce viewers to the true characters of Australia. He prides himself on bringing awareness to causes such as mental health and animal rescue, and on championing underdogs who might need a hand up or a shout out.
January 1: The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
Peter FitzSimons … in conversation with Bill Kable
Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who ever lived. The son of pioneer pastoralists in South Australia, Hubert studied engineering before moving on to photography, then sailing for England and a job producing films. Brave and bold, he became a polar expeditioner, a brilliant war photographer, a spy in the Soviet Union, a pioneering aviator-navigator, a death-defying submariner. He was the only Australian photographer in any war to be decorated and was knighted in 1928 for his aviation exploits.
January 8: Nancy Business
R W R McDonald … in conversation with Bill Kable
Nancy Business is a book about family, love and the courage to stand up for the truth, no matter the cost. It is adult crime fiction in the tradition of a whodunit/whydunit murder mystery with amateur detectives on the case. It is a sequel to The Nancys which Ngaio Marsh Awards judges described as an “exuberant small-town murder mystery” and “hilarious and inventive”.
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