• April 26, 2020

    Hidden Histories

    Episode 39: The Marree Man  In the middle of nowhere, hidden behind mountains and close to an army station point, there dwells a shape carved into the […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Australian Pop Culture

    Episode 53: History at Hanging Rock Picnic at Hanging Rock has become so much a part of Australian lore that few people realise it was a book […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Christmas Specials

    Episode 29: An Australian Christmas (2018) Join Holly and Matthew as they celebrate Christmas the Australian way – with a mishmash collection of traditions gathered from across the […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Paranormal Curiosities

    Episode 2: The Vanishing Pilot In 1978, Frederick Valentich went for a routine flight across Bass Strait. Shortly after 7 pm, Frederick reported seeing an unknown object […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Outlaws, Maniacs and Murderers

    Episode 7: The True Stories of Wolf Creek Part 1: The Backpacker Murders  When a body was found sitting against a tree in Belangalo State Forest, the […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Weird History

    Episode 1: The Disappearing Prime Minister In December 1967, Prime Minister Harold Holt jumped into the surf off the coast of Victoria, Australia, and disappeared without a […]
  • April 26, 2020

    The Colonies

    Episode 17: The Rum Rebellion On January 26, 1808, a group of thirsty settlers marched up the drive to Government House, calling for William Bligh to resign […]
  • April 26, 2020

    The Natural World

    Episode 5: Teeth and Scales Australia has its own share of man-eating animals, but these two take the leg cake. How big was Australia’s  largest crocodile? When was the […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Episode 99 – The Nullarbor Plains

    In the south-west of this continent lies a stretch of land like no other. Made of limestone formed during the Age of Dinosaurs, the Nullarbor Plains […]
  • April 26, 2020

    Episode 92 – The Satanic Panic

    As the 1980s ramped up, the search for the Satanic and the future of the world’s children was brought to the foreground. While technological innovations like […]

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