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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 min. 59 sec.) ; 174614118 bytes |
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This month, First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne, and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger are reviewing the debut novel of Australian author M.L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceans. Set on a remote island off the coast of Western Australia, it centres on a lighthouse keeper recently returned from WW1 and his young wife. The couple, desperate for a child of their own, are faced with a terrible decision when one day a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man and a crying baby.The classic, brought by Jennifer, is Thomas Harris's stunning, genre-defining thriller The Silence of the Lambs. Young FBI trainee Clarice Starling is drawn into web of horror as she interviews notorious killer Hannibal Lecter in order to catch Buffalo Bill - a vicious murderer who captures and skins his victims. Unforgettably creepy stuff!Joining the panel is the creator of the phenomenally successful Murray Whelan novels, Shane Maloney, and Toni Jordan, author of Addition and Fall Girl.At the program's conclusion Jennifer announces an exciting First Tuesday Book Club initiative to celebrate the National Year of Reading - the search for Australia's favourite Australian books of all time - 10 Aussie Books To Read Before You Die. PRODUCTION DETAILS:FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB is produced by ABC TV. Executive producer: Kath Earle; Series producer: Brendan Walls. A/Head ABC TV Arts & Entertainment: Sophia Zachariou |
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Broadcast 2012-05-01 at 22:05:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Detective and mystery stories.
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Foundlings in literature.
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Serial murderers in literature.
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Silence of the lambs (Harris, Thomas)
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bryne, Jennifer, host
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Hardy, Marieke, contributor
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Harris, Thomas, contributor
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Jordan, Toni, contributor
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Maloney, Shane, contributor
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Stedman, M. L., contributor
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Steger, Jason, contributor
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