AWW22 The Death of Dr Duncan - Tim Reeves

Published: March 9, 2022, 2:30 a.m.

Chaired by David Marr.

CW: Discussion of homophobia, assault. It’s fifty years since the infamous drowning of law academic Dr Duncan in the River Torrens, a crime and outrage that provoked horror in the community and pioneering gay law reform. As the Adelaide Festival premieres a new oratorio about the still unsolved case, Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan, award-winning author and acknowledged authority on the subject Tim Reeves publishes the definitive account of the devastating case that rocked the state and changed the nation.