The Last Outback Nomads
The Gibson Desert covers an area of 15 million hectares making it the fifth largest desert in Australia. It’s a vast region of undulating red sand plains, rocky ridges, dunes, scrubby trees, and deser…
The Kingdom of Stone
Adventurer and geologist Karl Mauch could hardly believe his eyes as he and his party exploring in the heart of Southern Africa, stepped out of the bush one day in 1871. Before him was one of the most…
Legacy of Eureka
The story of the Eureka Stockade is a fundamental milestone on Australia’s road to democracy. The people sheltering in the Eureka Stockade did not want to change the system of government; they wanted…
Shipwreck Coast
The drama, beauty and wilderness of Victoria’s coastline is breathtaking, here the land doesn’t
gently slope down to meet the sea, rather the sea repeatedly attacked the cliffs, carving chunks of roc…
Gold Fever
Gold has always been a treasure for humanity – since ancient times, but perhaps we should focus on a different kind of treasure, join us as we travel back to the 1850s gold rush days. Will we be able …
The Rock
The Motobos Hills in Zimbabwe are home to some of the most majestic granite scenery in the world. The hills here provide a stunning landscape of balancing rocks awkwardly teetering on top of one another. These great rocks have provided a place of refuge and have awed and inspired humans through the ages
The Death Camp Murals
Before World War II, Singapore was know as an “impregnable fortress.” But the British surrendered to the Japanese after just 7 days of fighting. 50,000 British and Australian soldiers were taken capti…
The Downfall of the President
One of the most fascinating events in modern political history is Watergate, the scandal in Washington DC that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. In this program, Gary Kent looks at th…
The Battlebox
Fort Canning is located in the middle of Singapore. From this colonial fort, you can trace the rise and fall of great empires and re-live one of the most important battles in history – one that provid…
The One Rescuer
In the McPherson Rangers near the most easterly point in Australia, is the site of one of the most amazing rescues in Australian aviation history. How is it possible? So many search planes had already…