Sadie Herbert, wife of Xavier Herbert, is interviewed by Fryer Librarian Nancy Bonnin while Xavier is Writer-in-Residence at the University of Queensland English Department. Audiovisual Librarian Marjorie Roe and Librarian Marianne Ehrhardt contribute. Sadie talks about various aspects of Xavier's work, life and family; about her own life; and their shared experiences in Australia and abroad.

Note of congratulations to Fielding. Accompanied by handwritten note from Fielding explaining that this is in relation to the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties and the 'Mijaovic Affair' (i.e., the Committee of Inquiry into the Enforcement of Criminal Law in Queensland).