PODCAST · society
The Fitzroy Diaries
by ABC Australia
Fitzroy Diaries is back, and this time, the streets are bare, everyone’s stuck at home. There are numbers that come in daily, and they seem to colour everything. But there are new neighbours to get to know, old friends to stumble on, and a pile of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment.
Episodes
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S3 08 | Warning: Gayle’s punch
What would Fitzroy be without the occasional street party? Life’s good, and it might not stay this way forever, and who knows what’s coming, but a day with fruit punch, a speech and some dancing makes everything seem okay.
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S3 07 | Everybody loves Darren
A walk with an old friend, a romance confirmed, and the making of a citrus cake. Honestly, does life get any better than this? Even with all the flour on the floor? And on the bench? And everywhere?
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S3 06 | A new friend who is also an old friend
Fitzroy’s mood seems to be lifting, as a little bit of hope seems to fill the air. Phone numbers are swapped, and the idea of a party starts to take shape. Could life be returning to normal? Could it really be possible?
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S3 05 | Neighbourhood rescue
A glorious run, alone in the world, turns into a neighbourhood rescue, in which walls are climbed, ambulances are called, and useless ladders are held. Amidst the drama, a romance is unfolding before our very eyes. We think so, anyway.
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S3 04 | Maths is all around us
There are teddy bears in windows, and numbers in our ears, and maths is all around us. And that’s just on the morning walk. The only sure thing is that Mum needs a coffee. Mum really needs a coffee.
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S3 03 | The woman in the jellybean car
Does time even exist? Did last week actually happen? Is it midday already? And what about that time, all those years ago, when you had your best friend close by? And how does it all change when here she is, in front of you, after all these years?
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S3 02 | Just two things
Can the number of cardboard boxes in a house destroy a family? It feels like it, despite the fact that they seemed to offer the hope of hours of fun craft-based activities. Now they’re just tripping hazards.
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S3 01 | An appointment
It’s raining in Fitzroy. Everyone’s inside, where it feels like they’ve been stuck forever. How can you have nothing to do and nowhere to be and still be late for the one appointment you’ve had in weeks?
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S2 E8 | Thank you Aurora
The Italian Cultural Centre in Carlton is full of people today, and Alistair — who nobody likes but nobody knows — brought potato salad. Sometimes the important thing is to show up.
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S2 E7 | Kombucha Smash
Damo has big news. In smaller news, Alistair, who nobody likes but nobody knows, has a sister, who unexpectedly accepts an invitation on his behalf.
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S2 E6 | A point off for garnish
It’s Rhyme Time in the Carlton Library today and everyone’s talking about the news … except for Frankie from 100, who eats strawberries in the park, because of course she does.
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S2 E5 | A Moment of Trauma
Fitzroy seems different today, but the roadworks stop for nobody, and neither do the conversations.
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S2 E3 | Brother emergency
In which we meet Ruth Bader Ginsburg and walk to the post office.
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S2 E2 | Who even is Ed Sheeran?
It’s one of those days where the fun slips out of everything, until the woman they call ‘bird lady’ finally emerges from the abandoned house down the street.
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S2 E1 | Zen from the neck down
The guy from the new apartment with the sharp yellow door is no match for Gayle’s enormous recycling bin and Nicholson Street is no match for the jackhammers. Everybody’s into it.
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S2 E4 | Everything stops
There are lots of cars in the street today. One is a white van. The other two are ambulances.
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S1 E8 | The street party
At the street party, everybody’s there. Everyone, that is, except for Luminous Ute Guy. Zahra and the kids paint a chalk world under the chairs and don’t worry because there’s leftover pav for everyone.
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S1 E7 | The incident
The old Nonna’s house goes up for auction. Alan, 83, who used to play with her as a kid, seems bereft. Greg and the couple from up the road — is it Alec and Marcus? — conspire to make things better. And Luminous Ute Guy shows his true colours.
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S1 E6 | Worse things happen at sea
Everything is the worst and it’s cold and wet and what is with Luminous Ute Guy? Memories accompany bin night rituals and the identity of the nocturnal urinator becomes apparent.
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S1 E5 | The gorgeous, noisy shambles of it all
The streets are hot and Gayle is annoyed about the person or persons who are peeing on her fence. She knows who it is though, don’t you worry about that.
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S1 E4 | Locked in
People don’t look inside locked cars. Or at least, most of them don’t. For a mother whose baby is asleep in the back, a parked car can be a private sanctuary. Until it isn’t.
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S1 E3 | A precious time
Gayle, the woman from up the road who "used to live in Brighton" turns out to have hidden depths. Because don’t we all? And Greg quietly comes to the rescue of Alan.
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S1 E2 | Different back then
Gertrude Street, once home to gangsters, now high-end retail, still has a playground. Queen of the playground is Zahra, born on the other side of the world. Alan, though, was born in the front room of his house 83 years ago. Some days it feels like a whole other world.
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S1 E1 | With me, even when you’re not
It’s the end of the week and fire trucks light up the street. Alan, out the front of his house, hose in hand, knows everything. What he won’t say, though, is what, exactly, is Luminous Ute Guy’s problem.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Fitzroy Diaries is back, and this time, the streets are bare, everyone’s stuck at home. There are numbers that come in daily, and they seem to colour everything. But there are new neighbours to get to know, old friends to stumble on, and a pile of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment.
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