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When Richard Fidler came across the account of Ibn Fadlan—a tenth-century Arab diplomat who travelled all the way from Baghdad to the cold riverlands of modern-day Russia—he was struck by how modern his voice was, like that of a 21st century time-traveller dropped into a medieval wilderness. On further investigation, Fidler discovered this was just one of countless reports from Arab and Persian travellers of their adventures in medieval China, India, Africa and Byzantium. Put together, he saw these stories formed a crazy quilt picture of a lost world.

Ghost Empire is a rare treasure - an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, realised by a master storyteller. In 2014, Richard Fidler and his son Joe made a journey to Istanbul. Fired by Richard's passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire - centred around the legendary Constantinople - we are swept into some of the most extraordinary tales in history. The clash of civilisations, the fall of empires, the rise of Christianity, revenge, lust, murder.

Beloved ABC broadcaster and best-selling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution broke out across Europe. Excited by this galvanising historic, human moment, he travelled to Prague, where a decrepit police state was being overthrown by crowds of ecstatic citizens. His experience of the Velvet Revolution never let go of him.

A gripping blend of family mystery, contemporary stories and the beautiful and bloody Viking tales, set against the starkly stunning landscape of Iceland. Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kari Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland - the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages. These are tales of blood feuds, of dangerous women and people who are compelled to kill the ones they love the most.

Let Richard Fidler draw you deeper into the human experience with the fourth volume of Conversations with Richard Fidler. Conversations with Richard Fidler draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may or may not have heard about - someone who has seen and done amazing things. This audiobook features six interviews from the programme.

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about – someone who has seen and done amazing things. This compilation features a selection of seven of the best interviews from the program.

A Collection of Conversations with Richard Fidler, Volume 2 draws you deeper into the human experience. This audiobook features a selection of six of the best from the program, including John Howard, Magda Szubanski, Kate Forsyth, Captain Frank Dell, Pip Courtney and Peter Hoysted.

This audiobook features a selection of six of the best from the program including: 1. Jennifer Saunders. Comedian, writer, and actor Jennifer Saunders admits to being one of the world's great procrastinators. 2. Murray Arkadieff. In his life as a bee keeper, Murray Arkadieff has been stung thousands of times. 3. Wendy James. Wendy James has twice survived the destruction of Darwin: when it was bombed during WWII, and then, when Cyclone Tracy hit.

Let Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski draw you deeper into the human experience with the fifth volume of A Collection of Conversations. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may or may not, have heard about - someone who has seen and done amazing things.

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about—someone who has seen and done amazing things. This compilation features a selection of six of the best interviews from the program.

Let Richard Fidler draw you deeper into the human experience with the third volume of Conversations with Richard Fidler. Conversations with Richard Fidler draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may or may not have heard about - someone who has seen and done amazing things. This audiobook features a selection of six of the best interviews from the program.

Armistice is a three-part series from Conversations bringing to life the stories of Australians who went to the Western Front and connecting them to the family folklore of their descendants. The Great War came to an end a century ago, with the signing of the armistice between the Allies and the German Empire, but its aftershocks reverberate through so many Australian families, even now. So many of the men who went to the front didn’t come back, and those who did were changed forever.