Season 1

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

Explores how sport and comedy offered relief from the hunger of the Great Depression, at least until the outbreak of war.

Indigenous people must deal with racism and discrimination, and their children are removed, creating the stolen generations.

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