Nina Paranyuk came to Australia working as a stewardess on the Soviet Olympic team’s ship and escaped during a sightseeing trip to Melbourne Zoo. Jen Kelly talks to Nick Richardson, author of 1956 The Year Australia Welcomed The World.
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Nina Paranyuk came to Australia working as a stewardess on the Soviet Olympic team’s ship and escaped during a sightseeing trip to Melbourne Zoo. Jen Kelly talks to Nick Richardson, author of 1956 The Year Australia Welcomed The World.
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Host Jen Kelly talks with experts and historians to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. 

<p>From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. </p>

A podcast miniseries about Melbourne's forgotten characters. Presented by the Herald Sun

In Black and White

Nina Paranyuk came to Australia working as a stewardess on the Soviet Olympic team's ship and escaped during a sightseeing trip to Melb...

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