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Debra Oswald shares her passion for the delicious

Debra Oswald shares her passion for the delicious

SarahM2020-02-15T13:43:51+11:00Categories: News|Tags: 1970s, Australian literature, Author Q&A, books, Debra Oswald, The Whole Bright Year, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Debra Oswald, creator of the TV series Offspring and author of The Whole Bright Year , shares her greatest inspirations and challenges as a writer, in a career that has brought her to the vibrant heart of Australian culture. For those of you who don't know, Debra's screen credits also include: Bananas in Pyjamas, Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, and various dramas for ABC TV Education. Debra also shares her passion for food. The Whole Bright Year is set on a peach farm in the 1970s, and she takes great pleasure skewering the hilarious food moments of the era.

Episode 14: Debra Oswald and Richard Glover’s 70s knockout double

SarahM2020-04-09T11:52:57+10:00Categories: Episodes|Tags: 1970s, Australia, Australian literature, books, cooking, Debra Oswald, food, Kate Forsyth, novels, Richard Glover, S.L. Mills, Sarah Mills, The Land of Avocado, The Whole Bright Year|

Join us for this fun and fab night with one of Australia's most talented and interesting literary couples, Debra Oswald and Richard Glover, as they share the backstories of their fantastic books: The Whole Bright Year and The Land Before Avocado. Both books were set in the 1970s and it was an absolute blast from the past as we ventured back into one of the most fun and fascinating eras in Australia's recent history. This season finale is a classic and very funny!! It was just a fantastic way to end the first season of Word of Mouth TV.