Episodes
Travelling Country
‘Travelling Country’ focuses on Burke and Will’s tragic journey across the Australian continent and explores the difference between Indigenous and European...
Land of the Weird and Monstrous
‘A Land of the Weird and the Monstrous’ examines the loss of a uniquely Australian species. We grapple with the ethics of cloning and consider the cost of narrowing...
A Wide Brown Land
‘A Wide Brown Land’ begins in Canberra and ends on the shores of Bibra Lake in Western Australia. We consider the impact of water scarcity and examine ways of living...
Our Island Home
‘Our Island Home’ will take you all the way from Canberra to the northernmost tip of tropical Australia, retracing the voyage of the “Endeavour” along the Eastern...
Multicultural Mosaic
‘Multicultural Mosaic’ begins in Sydney, the site of the first European settlement, and ends in Canberra, site of Australia’s national capital. We consider the...
Captivity Narratives
‘Captivity Narratives’ examines the origins of white Australia in the founding of a convict colony. We ask if this new land was a prison or a paradise for Australia’s...
The Stolen Generations
‘The Stolen Generations’ begins in the Galleries of Australia’s National Museum in Canberra, moves across to Melbourne and ends in a remote Aboriginal settlement in...
An Australian Way of Life
In this episode, ‘The Australian Way of Life’, we take to the road in Australia’s first car, the Holden. We’ll examine life in the suburbs in post war Australia,...
Encounters
‘Encounters’ begins with a remarkable exhibition hosted by London’s British Museum and the Australian National Museum in Canberra. We’ll cross the continent from east...
Creating a Nation
‘Creating a Nation’ begins with the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth in Sydney, and examines the ways that this country is governed. Much of it is filmed...
Australia's First Terrorist?
‘Australia’s First Terrorist?’ examines the social origins of bushranging and the timeless legend of the Kelly Gang. We explore the story of Ned Kelly through his own...
The Anzac Legend
‘The Anzac Legend’ begins in Sydney, takes you across to the garden city of Adelaide, and concludes in the Nation’s War Memorial in Canberra. We’ll interrogate the...
