Short – Sydney’s Horror Shipwreck
In 1857, Sydneysiders awoke to the nightmare vision of their harbour bobbing with bodies. The great ship Dunbar been dashed against The Gap and there seemed to be no survivors. But one lucky chap had ...
23 Marras 202516min
Short – Australia’s First Night at the Flicks
In August 1896, Aussies went to the movies for the first time – and it happened at Melbourne’s Opera House just nine months after the French Lumiere brothers got le punters to pay to see the moving pi...
20 Marras 202511min
Short – Escaping Hell
In 1824, two desperate convicts escaped the penal outpost of Macquarie Harbour, risking murder and cannibalism for a fleeting chance at freedom.It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you access ...
17 Marras 202512min
Short – The Canberra Air Disaster Mystery
In August 1940, an RAAF Hudson bomber crashed in Canberra, killing four of Australia's top wartime leaders — along with six other men. It was a tragedy that'd lead to the downfall of one Prime Ministe...
13 Marras 202518min
This Week in 1957: Part One – Dogs In Space
The world would never be the same after the Russians launched Sputnik II into space and its cosmonaut canine Laika became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Aussies would have to keep their eyes on ...
2 Marras 202540min
This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Three
In 1932, horror movies are on the rise, reflecting fears of an uncertain age – and fair enough, too, because, in addition to the woes of the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and Nazism, and the s...
31 Loka 20251h 6min
This Week in 1932: 32 Rabbit Holes – Part Two
While Hitler’s rise to power In Germany seems unstoppable and Mussolini celebrates ten years of fascism in Italy, Australia's homegrown New Guard numbskulls have already become irrelevant – and escape...
29 Loka 202538min
