In Black and White

When his ship was wrecked off the Australian coast in violent seas, Matthew Flinders channelled his fictional hero and helped 94 people survive three months on a desert island.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In England he was a convicted theif from an oppressed minority, but when James Squire was transported to Australia, it gave him the opportunity to build an empire. Read great tales of Australian history at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Percy Grainger was renowned as a musical prodigy, but it was his bizarre pastimes from self-flagellation to making his own towelling clothes that set him apart from other brilliant composers. Get history features and much more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Jim Haynes joins the show again to tell the story of Annette Kellerman, and her extraordinary rise from crippled child to international swimming star.  Get history features and much more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new book explains why adventurer, journalist, secret agent and political dynamo George Morrison was “the most influential Australian who ever strode the planet”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Douglas Grant survived a massacre as a child to go on to serve as one of the few indigenous soldiers in the First World War. The Australian War Memorial's Michael Bell joins the show to tell the story of a proud Australian man who never felt like he fit in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Australian adventurer Keith Jack was stranded  after his ship vanished, it would have been easy to quit. Instead, he achieved the unimaginable.  Like the show? Get backgrounders and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AB 'Banjo' Paterson is well known as the lyricist behind the classic song 'Waltzing Matilda', but the music was contributed by Christina MacPherson, a woman with her own remarkable tale. Chris Adams, author of the Grave Tales series of books joins Jen to tell Christina's story. Like the show? Get background articles and more at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw More on Grave tales at https://www.gravetales.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Sam Knott explained he 'allus has wan at eleven' when a photgrapher asked why he drank before noon, it became the start of one of Australia's biggest advertising campaigns. Jen Kelly talks with author Chris Adams about the tale. Like the show? go to https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more. Read more from Chris' Grave Tales series - go to: https://www.gravetales.com.au/ for more info.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After escaping a POW camp and across the sea, Australian officer Jock McLaren fought the Japanese behind enemy lines alongside Filipino guerillas for two years. Like the podcast? Get backgrounders, photos and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.