Percy Brookfield: Our Hero Politician
One hundred years ago today – 22 March 1921 – a gunman shot up the Riverton railway station in South Australia. One man would put himself in the firing line to save lives: Percy "Jack" Brookfield, a f...
21 Maalis 202156min
The Entombed Miner
In March 1907 Australia was gripped by the plight of Italian miner Modesto Varischetti, trapped deep underground and underwater at the Bonnie Vale gold mine in Western Australia. The Entombed Miner's ...
14 Maalis 202159min
The Woolworths Bombings — Finale: Go Out With A Bang
With Greg McHardie on the loose, there's another Woolworths bombing. Is the fugitive out for revenge or is he leading a far more laidback life? Even if his plans to leave the country don't come off, i...
7 Helmi 202149min
The Woolworths Bombings — Part Eight: Larry's Last Stand
In this, the second-last instalment of this special series, Greg McHardie is as free as a bird after his audacious Easter escape from Parramatta Jail. That leaves consummate entertainer and storytelle...
1 Helmi 202144min
The Woolworths Bombings — Part Seven: Man On The Run
As the trial of the alleged Woolworths Bombers gets underway, the jury hears about ransom letters, suspicious clock mechanisms and gelignite bomb explosions — along with jokey European accents, disapp...
25 Tammi 202158min
The Woolworths Bombings — Part Six: Operation Softly Softly
The Task Force’s Operation Softly, Softly circles Larry Danielson in Huskisson — with one of the detectives a Manly mate from the good old Flicks days who gets stuck into the booze while on interrogat...
18 Tammi 202145min
The Woolworths Bombings — Part Five: Larry The Larrikin
With Greg McHardie claiming to detectives he’s a dead man if he names those behind the Woolworths bombings, the Task Force turns its attentions to his associates on the South Coast, including his hous...
12 Tammi 202152min
The Woolworths Bombings — Part Four: Get Benny!
After “Mr Bridge” is caught red-handed with the $1m Woolworths ransom, the suspect tells Task Force detectives he’s only a courier hired for the job. The mastermind’s name? Benny. From that moment on,...
5 Tammi 202145min
