Keyword: australian history

The Secret River

7.1

2015

TV

HD

In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.

First Australians

8.1

2008

TV

HD

First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the worlds greatest empire. Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australias most transformative period of history. The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishmen (Governor Phillip) and a warrior (Bennelong) and ends in 1992 with Koiki Mabos legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.

Drunk History: Australia

7.4

2020

TV

HD

This scripted comedy series takes Australias rich, and often surprising, history and retells it through the tipsy words of our most loved comedians and entertainers via the slightly distorted bottom of a beer or wine glass.

The Search for the Palace Letters

6

2024

Movie

HD

The Search for the Palace Letters tells the story of Prof. Jenny Hockings epic and successful legal battle against the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth to access the Palace Letters, revealing the hidden story behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in 1975.