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October 23: The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes
Dr Sara Webb … in conversation with Bill Kable
What will signal the end of the world? And what could actually happen? Our Earth is our tiny little haven in this chaotic universe and it’s by sheer luck we are even here at all. In The Little Book of Cosmic Catastrophes (That Could End the World) Dr Sara Webb will explore a full breadth of astronomical conundrums, presenting complex ideas in bitesize, easy to digest segments in three parts.
Part 1 breaks down exactly what makes Earth so special, the beginning of the universe, how everything we know could not have existed at all, the fate of the world if our sun was born a twin, and how Jupiter could have gone from our friend to our foe. Part 2 ponders all the things that could happen anytime. From asteroid attacks and rogue blackholes to deadly gamma ray bursts and alien invasions. Part 3 covers the inevitable, what the future of the Universe will bring. How our sun will die and the end of time. The final chapter outlines where humans could go next and how we might locate Earth 2.0.
October 30: Behind Dark Eyes
Jeff Apter … in conversation with Bill Kable
Jon English was the original multitasker. He was the pop star with the raccoon eyes and the rocker in leather duds who packed beer barns across Australia. He was also the swashbuckling Pirate King and truly exciting Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. And on the small screen he was just as comfortable. It seemed that no role, or song, was beyond his reach. But there was a lot more to Jon English. He was the proud father of four who married his high school sweetheart. Jeff Apter tells the complete Jon English story from the massive highs of pop stardom to his struggles with alcohol and depression, and his tragic, untimely death at the age of 66.
November 6: Secret & Special
Dr Will Davies … in conversation with Bill Kable
The untold story of Z Special Unit and Operations, the precursor to the elite SAS, and the extraordinary feats they undertook in the Pacific during the Second World War.
We hear from Will Davies how the idea arose of establishing the group which came to be known as Z Special Unit. Once support was obtained there followed solid training of an elite group of soldiers before these heroes embarked on their dangerous voyage.
Not an easy task for Will to get the real story because much of the material he draws on was kept from researchers on security grounds for over thirty years. Now finally we get to hear the real stories and our admiration grows for what became the most successful undercover operation in history.
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