Imagine the difficulty of trying to capture the activity of the internet for posterity. The job for the British Library has just been made easier with new technology in place, but our own National Library has been a trailblazer in this area.
Guests:
Paul Koerbin, Manager of Web Archiving at the National Library of Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/capturing-the-internet/4629796
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First in NPR series "Friday Night Lives" about High School Football
In the 1930s and ’40s, the sophisticates of Bombay danced in art deco ballrooms to ‘hot jazz’, often performed by African American musicians. A new book traces the players and the music, from all over the world, to bring this part of Bombay’s history back to life.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/bombay-jazz-age/4538860
This evening Jarvis invites you on a kerb crawl around the seamy side of town as he explores the theme ‘night manoeuvres’. Driving through London he weaves his way in and out of the lives of other night riders who are always on the move. The ride might get a bit hairy at times, but he promises to drop you off safely at the end.
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Before Fred and Ginger, there was Fred and Adele, two siblings from Omaha who shared a 27 year theatrical career, and revolutionised the dance and song world of the 1920s. The Astaires were adored by audiences, feted by royalty, and courted by social elites everywhere they went. From the start Adele was the more natural performer, while Fred had to practise hard to hone his trademark timing, but ultimately his skills surpassed those of his sister. Originally broadcast on 27/6/12.
Guests:
Kathleen Riley, Classical scholar, modern theatre historian, and the author of The Astaires: Fred and Adele
Music:
Track: Sweet Music
Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
Album: Night and Day: Fred Astaire, Complete Recordings Vol 2 1931-1933 Naxos 2001 Nostalgia Naxos 8.120519
Composer: Dietz & Schwartz
Description: Song from ‘The Band Wagon’ by Dietz & Schwartz
Track: The Bobbitt and the Bromide
Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
Album: A Portrait of Fred Astaire, 1997 Music Collection International. Gale 414
Composer: George & Ira Gershwin
Description: Song from ‘Funny Face’ by George and Ira Gershwin
Track: Fascinating Rhythm
Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
Album: A Portrait of Fred Astaire, 1997 Music Collection International
Description: Song from ‘Lady, Be Good!’ by George and Ira Gershwin
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/fred-and-adele-astaire/4415600
Throughout history, maps have always been as much about their creators and their worldviews as about reproducing an accurate replica of the world. Early maps were also about the unknown and how to display the borders of the known world. Monsters in illustration were often used to represent what lay beyond the edge of the world, and cartographers competed to create the best and scariest monsters on their creations.
Professor and BBC documentary presenter Jeremy Brotton has produced a study of the cultural values embodied in maps and collected them in a book called A History of the World in Twelve Maps.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/a-history-of-the-world-in-maps/4491276
There have been unconfirmed reports that the priceless and historic manuscripts housed in the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu have been destroyed by Islamists fleeing French-led Malian troops. Riason Naidoo was director of the Timbuktu manuscripts project for six years and talks about their history and significance.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/timbuktu-manuscripts/4491688
The Night of the Hunter is a much-loved film, but author Julia Keller says the book it is based on is even better — a forgotten masterpiece. Do you have a favorite book that became a movie? Tell us in the comments.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/01/161408688/depression-era-evil-gothic-horror-in-a-haunted-land
Patricia Ryan Madson author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up discusses improv for your life, Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, Will Ferrell, trusting yourself, accessing your true power, letting go of victim mentality, gratitude, zen mindfulness, and practical tools for dating or finding a job.
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