First Person was a radio program that was broadcast on

Radio National ABC Radio National, more commonly known as Radio National or simply RN, is an Australian nationwide public service radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). From 1947 until 1985, the network was known as ABC Radio 2. ...

by the

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from 2002 to 2012. It was "serialised reading of a published autobiography" according to the program's archived website. Its first episode on 30 December 2002 was a reading from Australian philosopher

Raimond Gaita Raimond "Rai" Gaita (born Raimund Joseph Gaita; 14 May 1946) is a German-born Australian philosopher and writer, best known for his 1998 biography about his early life, titled '' Romulus, My Father''. He was foundation professor of philosophy a ...

's memoir ''

Romulus, My Father ''Romulus, My Father'' is a biographical memoir, first published in 1998, written by the Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita. The memoir outlines the life of his father, Romulus Gaita (1922 – May 1996). Plot Romulus Gaita fled his hometown o ...

''. Its last episode on 20 January 2012 was a reading from Australian writer and journalist

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's 2009 book '' Snooze: The Lost Art of Sleep''.

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