The Open House

Jane Bayliss- A faith larger than flames

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:21:24 +1100

This Sunday night we kick off a brand new series of Open House with a compelling interview, marking the upcoming 3rd anniversary of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires. Jane Bayliss, daughter of newsreading legend Brian Naylor, speaks movingly of losing both of her parents that fateful day, and watching her house burn down. Yet she has a moving account of what her Christian faith has meant in the midst of it all - and an amazing turnaround for her Dad in the final couple of days of his life.

The year's best interviews - revisited

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:05:53 +1100

Join us every Sunday night over the holiday period for our 'Summer Series best of Open House'. We've had the most amazing range of guests over this past year. Here are just a few of the people you'll hear in our Summer Series. Hear former PM John Howard, Author Jessica Rudd and Alpha's Nicky Gumbel along with many others over Summer.

Professor John Lennox - A personal profile

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:03:50 +1100

An in depth conversation with Oxford mathematician Professor John Lennox, prominent in the debates with the so-called 'new athiests'. Has science buried God?

Valery Murphy - Dancing with My Daddy

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:01:31 +1100

The author of Dancing With My Daddy Valery Murphy tells of her childhood, a Dad deeply affected by World War 2, and her migration to Australia. It's a moving story of transformative faith.

Jonathan Aitken - British politician to prisoner

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:59:09 +1100

Jonathan Aitken takes us through a remarkable life. He was a member of the British Parliament for 23 years, but ended up in prison for telling one simple lie. Today he's an activist for prison reform.

Garage Hymnal - Singing about 'Unity'

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:53:44 +1100

The great Aussie Christian group talk about their new album 'Unity' and share a couple of songs with us in the Open House studio.

Roger Climpson - Australian broadcasting doyen

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:51:12 +1100

Radio and TV veteran. Roger Climpson, looks back over his 50-plus year career. He tells lots of stories and shares about his Christian walk, including a huge turning point that drew him to a deeper faith.

Leslie Haskin - Surviving the September 11 attacks

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:48:34 +1100

Leslie Haskin was working in the World Trade Centre when it was attacked on September 11, 2001, shattering the life she knew. Yet today she travels the world with an incredible message of hope. Leslie shares her dramatic story.

Newworldson - Christian music emerging from a martini bar

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:43:36 +1100

The Christian band that formed in a martini bar, mixing rock, jazz and a whole lotta soul. Newworldson chats to Leigh and share a couple of their songs in the Open House studio.

Don Carson - a personal insight

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:21:28 +1100

On our final Open House for 2011, a giant of the Christian evangelical world - author, academic, commentator, Don Carson. A personal insight into a man with a big brain and a big heart.

Professor Ron McCallum - 'Come Lord'

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:16:11 +1100

Professor Ron McCallum, outgoing Senior Australian of the year has an amazing life story. Born blind he's spent much of his life teaching law around the world and chairing a UN committee on the disabled. He says two words sustain him every day, Come Lord.
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How I survive the depression thing - a follow up

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:13:06 +1100

Beth Louise Barrett returns to comment on the huge response to her interview last week. And we hear from three people who are speaking from the other side of the depression nightmare. ]]>
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Is Google killing our memories?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:10:02 +1100

Steve Kryger talks about Google and how it's killing our memories. We are becoming dependent on it for most of what we know. The experts say our memories are shrivelling! ]]>
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Paul O'Rourke - Kids in crisis in the Lucky Country

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:05:12 +1100

Author Paul O'Rourke has spent a good deal of his life helping kids in poverty around the world. And yet he says there's a crisis for the kids of the so-called lucky country.
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Lyn Worsley - Dealing with Christmas stress

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:53:20 +1100

For many, Christmas is the busiest, most stressful time of year. It can also be a time when relationships are put under enormous pressure. Lyn Worsley helps us discover how we can cope with Christmas stress.
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