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The Explorers

30min

Bill Peach explains the stories of the great 18th and 19th century explorers of Australia, complete with full-cast re-enactments.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The Prison Walls

1. The Prison Walls

30min

2nd May 1984

After Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, the next great barrier to face our expanding economy was the Blue Mountains. Bill Peach retraces the steps of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson on their epic journey to discover the lush pastures west of the mountains.

Across the Great Divide

2. Across the Great Divide

30min

9th May 1984

Overland to Port Phillip

3. Overland to Port Phillip

30min

16th May 1984

The Secret of the Rivers

4. The Secret of the Rivers

30min

23rd May 1984

The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.

Australia Felix

5. Australia Felix

30min

30th May 1984

The Pinnacle of Fame

6. The Pinnacle of Fame

30min

6th Jun 1984

East to West

7. East to West

30min

13th Jun 1984

East to North

8. East to North

30min

20th Jun 1984

South to North

9. South to North

30min

27th Jun 1984

The Desert Explorers

10. The Desert Explorers

30min

4th Jul 1984

First air date

2nd May 1984

Last air date

4th Jul 1984

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

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