Cirrus@Austlit

'Eleven poignant, funny and powerful stories about Christmas like no other, told by the people who lived through them. Some of the storytellers are familiar faces, some are new.' (Production summary)

'The National Black Theatre in Redfern was set up by a small group of political activists in 1971 with Bob Maza at the helm. Its genesis was in street theatre performances alongside land rights marches, later developing into Black Theatre with its first formal production 'Basically Black' at Nimrod Theatre in 1973.'

'The National Black Theatre movement formed at a very crucial time in Australian political history culminating with the establishment of a number of significant Aboriginal organisations.'

Jennifer Byrne interviews Di Morrissey.

'This really is an extraordinary moment in the career of writer Christos Tsiolkas. There’s the 8-part television adaptation of his bestselling novel The Slap coming soon to ABC. There’s the feature film of his previous book, Dead Europe, being produced by the team behind the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech and, to top it off, Christos has just finished the first draft of a new novel – which for readers is the best news of all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Jennifer Byrne Presents Memoir. Joining Jennifer are Jane Clifton, Kate Holden, Peter Fitzsimons and Benjamin Law.

Jennifer Byrne presents this special interview with Pulizer Prize winning Australian author Geraldine Brooks.

'Jennifer Byrne presents this special on the Fantasy, joining her are Jennifer Rowe, Fiona McIntosh, Lev Grossman and Matthew Reilly.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Jennifer Byrne is joined by the heavy artillery of the publishing world to discuss what it takes to be a bestselling author. Jennifer is joined by the man behind the enigmatic Jack Reacher Lee Child, author of Ice Station and The Five Greatest Warriors Matthew Reilly, author of 17 bestselling novels including The Silent Country, Di Morrissey as well as Australia's biggest selling author Bryce Courtenay.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Looking at the tricky business of transforming our beloved books into cinema. Some books went through the film industry mincer and came out mere shadows of their former glory, and some great films have come from literary sources.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Jennifer Byrne discusses vampires, werewolves and man-made monsters with guest panellists Tara Moss, Leigh Blackmore, Catherine Jinks and Will Elliott.

Host Jennifer Byrne discusses dystopian and utopian fiction with Australian authors Emily Maguire, Max Barry, John Marsden and Richard Neville.