The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing, Ideas: Videos

Literary alumni of the University of Melbourne's Janet Clarke Hall discuss memoir, fiction and their memories of JCH.

Ben Birchall, Paddy O'Reilly, Sean Condon and Meg Mundell enter the difficult and amusing world of the aspiring writer.

Leslie Cannold addresses questions of female representation in the popular imagination, and in particular, in books.

Our panellists discuss the perceptions and prejudices that hinder women at work, and consider possible solutions.

Tanner and Megalogenis explore politics and the media, values and pragmatism, and Tanner's new book Sideshow.

Young adult fiction author Meg Rosoff talks to Mike Shuttleworth about brevity, simple language and a godly teen.

Toni Jordan, Morris Gleitzman and Andrea Goldsmith chew the fat with Ramona Koval about the culinary and literary arts.

In this instalment of Texts in the City, we look at fate, free will and anti-heroism in Shakespeare's Richard III.

Robert Manne dissects the cultural and political complacency that Australia must overcome in a changing climate.

Divisive author Jeffrey Archer discusses politics, e-books, prison and what it is to be "an old fashioned storyteller".

Freedom of speech, censorship and a bill of rights feature in this particularly animated Talking Point discussion.

Our panel of five discuss the Aussie fair go - what it means and to whom. Is it still true, relevant or indeed fair?

Musician Dave Graney considers the potential of social networking to propel our imaginations toward the future.

Ted Baillieu makes an announcement on the future of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.

David Tacey explores the reemergence of holistic therapies, and the barriers to their widespread acceptance.