Australia in Colour

Australia in Colour

Continuing First aired 06/Mar/2019 AU English 2 season(s) 8 episode(s)
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Told through a unique collection of iconic archival footage brought to life in stunning colour for the very first time, Australia in Colour tells the story of how Australia came to be what it is today. Narrated by Hugo Weaving, the series is a reflection on our nation’s character, its attitudes, its politics and its struggle to value its Indigenous and multicultural past. Australia in Colour gives us a chance to look at Australia’s history from a fresh perspective.

This four-part series curates classic historical footage, as well as home movies and never-before-seen archival material to chart how Australia has developed as a nation. From the oldest surviving footage captured in Australia – in 1896 in Sydney’s Prince Alfred Park – to the beginning of colour television in the mid-1970s, each sequence has been lovingly restored and colourised with historical accuracy. The effect is remarkable, bringing to light history that is both shared and deeply personal.
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Season 2 · Season 2
4 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Mar/2021
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Making Australia
Air date: 31/Mar/2021 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Agriculture, manufacturing, and a growing population supplemented by immigration, transform Australia into a prosperous nation over the course of a century. There are growing pains and challenges, including war and Depression, but there is also the birth of iconic brands such as Myer, Bushells, and Vegemite.

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Agriculture, manufacturing, and a growing population supplemented by immigration, transform Australia into a prosperous nation over the course of a century. There are growing pains and challenges, including war and Depression, but there is also the birth of iconic brands such as Myer, Bushells, and Vegemite.

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Crime and Punishment
Air date: 24/Mar/2021 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Those in authority in Australia at the time of Federation envisage a prosperous and civilised nation of hardworking citizens. But modern Australia grew out of a drunken penal colony and people remain under the thrall of alcohol and drugs and are fascinated by murder and mischief. But the public do rise up against capital punishment and it is abolished national wide.

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Those in authority in Australia at the time of Federation envisage a prosperous and civilised nation of hardworking citizens. But modern Australia grew out of a drunken penal colony and people remain under the thrall of alcohol and drugs and are fascinated by murder and mischief. But the public do rise up against capital punishment and it is abolished national wide.

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Australia at Play
Air date: 17/Mar/2021 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Sport and the arts are imported from Britain and are already embedded in society at Federation in 1901. Fuelled by sunshine and leisure time, homegrown heroes emerge, including Phar Lap, the Australian cricket team, surf lifesavers, Dame Nellie Melba and the hit films that perpetuate and reflect Australia’s character.

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Sport and the arts are imported from Britain and are already embedded in society at Federation in 1901. Fuelled by sunshine and leisure time, homegrown heroes emerge, including Phar Lap, the Australian cricket team, surf lifesavers, Dame Nellie Melba and the hit films that perpetuate and reflect Australia’s character.

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Family
Air date: 10/Mar/2021 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Soon after Federation, the family unit is buffeted by world conflicts, poverty and disease, but then new attitudes sweep in. Workplace laws are less restrictive on women, spouses no longer have to give a reason to divorce, and the contraceptive pill arrives, all of which leads to a loosening of rigid gender roles.

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Soon after Federation, the family unit is buffeted by world conflicts, poverty and disease, but then new attitudes sweep in. Workplace laws are less restrictive on women, spouses no longer have to give a reason to divorce, and the contraceptive pill arrives, all of which leads to a loosening of rigid gender roles.

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Season 1 · Season 1
4 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Mar/2019
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A look at pivotal moments in Australia's history from 1900 to 1970, through the use of cutting-edge technology which colourises black and white archive footage.

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A look at pivotal moments in Australia's history from 1900 to 1970, through the use of cutting-edge technology which colourises black and white archive footage.

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The Decade Of Protest
Air date: 27/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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The public supports Australia's efforts in the Vietnam War, until the toll becomes apparent; awareness rises about discrimination and racism against Indigenous people.

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The public supports Australia's efforts in the Vietnam War, until the toll becomes apparent; awareness rises about discrimination and racism against Indigenous people.

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Outpost of Empire
Air date: 06/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Explore Australia's history from 1897 to 1929, including explorer Douglas Mawson, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and the men fighting in WWI.

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Explore Australia's history from 1897 to 1929, including explorer Douglas Mawson, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and the men fighting in WWI.

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Hugo Weaving
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Samuel François Steininger
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Rafael May
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