melbourne

Original broadcast date: 28 May, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Oyster Rest, Melbourne and Tyrrells Semillion.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with travel writer Diane Covington about her experiences of European rail travel.
3. Our European reporter Frances Beasley interviews Jim Fisher who runs a popular cooking school in provincial France.
4. John Crook interviews Christine Dixon at the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) about a current major exhibition as well as the gallery’s other attributes.

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 7 May, 2008
Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook reports on forthcoming productions on the Melbourne live theatre scene in particular by The Production Company.

2. Frances Beasley provides all the tourist information on the ancient village of St Robert in France’s Dordogne region.

3. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards (in US studio) chat with Sally Davis who has been tracking down traditional English food on her trip to Great Britain.

4. John Crook meets Ian Martin who runs Marwood Cottages at Halls Gap, Victoria (Australia).

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 2 April, 2008
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents an audio ‘postcard’ from Outback Queensland (Australia).
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Diane Covington about her experience of truffle hunting near Toulouse, France.
3. Frances Beasley then presents a report on what else to do (and what to avoid) in Toulouse, France.
4. John Crook re-discovers the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne which has been undergoing a multi-million dollar refurbishment.