Australia Episodes
Outback Odyssey
Can you imagine a silence so intense that brushing your teeth could be painful? Argentinian-born Nico Marino is a traveller. It’s in his roots. Having travelled on his bicycle across Europe, Asia and Africa, he decided to settle in Australia. To get to know his new homeland, he decided to go for a bike ride - from West to East - Perth to Sydney - right across the heart of the Australian Outback. An Outback Odyssey. He experienced a heightened awareness of the emotions we take for granted - f…
Parachute Roulette
At 22, Brad, an Aussie thrill-seeker, invited his family to watch his first skydiving experience. It was nearly his last. The thrill turned to panic as the first parachute failed to open. Then the unthinkable happened and panic became terror. The reserve parachute also failed to open. Brad and his instructor were plummeting to earth at terminal velocity.
Brad’s is a miraculous survival story. In fact, he talks about how old Brad died that day. Brad before the accident doesn't ex…
Gough Whitlam Was Out To Lunch
It was a mad moment in Australian political history; The 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis - but don’t let that title put you off! It’s a story of double-crossing, conspiracy theories, the CIA, Australia - a mature world democracy - without a government, demonstrations, dissent and a country in crisis. And all, perhaps, because Gough Whitlam was out to lunch.
I was so grateful to Australian historian Barry York for talking me through this extraordinary story. Never has politics b…