The First Dismissal – Part One and a Half: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier

The First Dismissal – Part One and a Half: The Public Servant Who Brought Down The Premier

When – if – Robert Henry Beardsmore is mentioned in connection with the May 1932 dismissal of Jack Lang, he's depicted as merely an old public servant who reluctantly did his job. But in reality he was the Forrest Gump of Australian history in the first half of the 20th Century. In part A, we look at his role on the Aborigines Protection Board and how he was enmeshed in a scandal that tainted Australia's first military victory. Part B is on the way!

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The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor

The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor

In 1956, Sydney’s usually sedate southern suburbs were stalked by not one but two bloodthirsty men. While the Kingsgrove Slasher’s reign of terror would last years but result in no deaths, the Meticul...

3 Juni 202450min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three

Jack Brown — murderer of three people, supposedly inspired by reading Deadwood Dick pulp novels — went to trial in October 1906. But could a boy who reckoned he’d slaughtered his best friends in the n...

26 Maj 202427min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two

Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernic...

23 Maj 202436min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One

Deadwood Dick was the first pop culture superhero – 50 years before Batman — and he was the first such character to spark widespread moral condemnation as a "cause" of crime. In Australia from the 189...

20 Maj 202444min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three

Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to co...

5 Maj 202449min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two

After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nat...

28 Apr 202444min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One

Forgotten fiend George Blunderfield left a trail of violence and murder across Australia from the late 19th century until near the end of the First World War. Parts 2 & 3 will be released next week. B...

21 Apr 202436min

Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Three

Nightmare on the Night Train – Part Three

Trapped in Melbourne in bizarre circumstances, Herbert Kopit's last chance is to talk his way out of an arrest and flee the country.First released in 2022, this episode is re-released as part of Seaso...

17 Apr 202431min

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