Why we're called the Wheeler Centre

Why we're called the Wheeler Centre

Tony and Maureen Wheeler, who sold the controlling stake in their Lonely Planet Publications to BBC Worldwide last year, made a substantial donation to the new Centre, which will specifically fund expanded programming.

The Wheelers started Lonely Planet Publications, a brand intrinsically linked to books, writing and ideas, on their kitchen table over 30 years ago.

It went on to become one of Australia's most successful publishing companies and one of the most recognisable in the world.