History

The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history.

In 1999 a young American dumped his bicycle and walked out into the Great Sandy Desert in remote northern Australia. He was an Alaskan firefighter, seemingly with everything to live for. So why did he risk it all to go into the wilderness alone?

Dig is a fresh take on the iconic Australian stories you thought you knew.

The home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.

Gripping stories told by people who witnessed history first-hand.

Ed Le Brocq invites you to come on a journey through a living tradition that spans a millennium, the tradition of Western classical music.

From athletes to aviators, scientists to spies. From the deep blue sea to the dark, black skies.   Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently.

Double J takes you inside the story of this iconic music festival. Find out what really went down on tour.

Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques.

Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it.

The Eleventh is an explosive thriller teasing out everything you never knew about one of the most famous chapters of Australian political history — the downfall of Gough Whitlam.

One hundred years after Australia elected its very first female parliamentarian, journalist Annabel Crabb and comedian Steph Tisdell chart the rise of female politicians in Australian politics and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way.

Rear Vision puts contemporary events in their historical context, answering the question, 'How did it come to this?'

Historian and author of 'Girt' David Hunt and Dom Knight uncover the characters and events left out of your high school history class.

Australian history through a new lens as historical events are explored from with a single photograph and the question; what is going on in this picture?