Unstoppable - Women’s Sport
Wednesday 6 May 7:30 PM
Our national game used to be available to only half of the population - until women became an unstoppable force on the Australian sporting field.
This episode traces a warts-and-all transformation of women’s participation in Australian sport, from the restrictive 1950s and 60s to the fight for equal prize money, media coverage and finally acceptance. Today, Australia’s female sports stars dominate international competitions, lead professional leagues, and inspire the next generation. But it’s been a dogfight to get there. It’s a story of persistence, courage, and the power of sport to drive social change - showing how Australian women didn’t just enter the game, but ultimately changed the game forever
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Ganglands: The Real Underbelly
Wednesday 3 May 7:30 PM
The most brutal chapter in Australia’s criminal history, exposed.
Unfolding across the late 1990s and 2000s in a series of violent and very public confrontations, Melbourne’s gangland wars was a time of true fear for Melbournians. What began as underworld rivalries over drugs, money, and power spiralled into an all out street war, with more than thirty murders linked to the conflict. The ordinary suburbs of Melbourne became the backdrop for brazen executions, drive-by shootings, and daylight ambushes that shocked ordinary Australians. Central to the bloodshed were figures like Carl Williams, the Moran brothers, and Alphonse Gangitano, whose names became synonymous with violence, excess, and the media-fuelled glamour of organised crime. The gang wars left a permanent scar on Melbourne’s identity, shifting the way Australians viewed criminals: no longer folk heroes or larrikins, but dangerous men whose violence spilled into everyday life.
I wonder if the Ganglands episode will include footage from Nine’s Underbelly series as re-creations?
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Looks to be all actual news footage.
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Episode 7 - The Birth of Professional Sport
Wednesday 20 May 7:30 PM
How Australia’s richest man disrupted cricket - and amateur sport - in this country forever, and created professional sport as we know it.
Professional sport in Australia can be traced back to one pivotal moment in 1977, the birth of World Series Cricket. Media magnate Kerry Packer saw an opportunity to transform traditional cricket by creating a controversial breakaway league and bringing the game into the homes of the masses … But it was never going to be a simple task. But by paying players fairly, introducing night games under lights, and reinventing the way sport was televised, he laid the foundation for the modern era of professional sport. His vision sent shockwaves around the globe, changing not just cricket, but the entire sporting landscape. Today, the legacy of World Series Cricket is everywhere. This is the story of how Australia helped bring sport into living rooms across the globe and reshaped the way we cheer for our favourite teams and sporting heroes.
The Fight For Marriage Equality
3 June 7:30 PM
That time that Australia - the land of the Fair Go - had to decide if that ‘Fair Go’ truly is for everyone.
From the riots that inspired mardi gras, to homophobia in the 1980s, celebrities coming out in the 1990s and monumental stand-offs in the most powerful corridors of power just last decade, the 2017 vote for marriage equality in Australia is the story of a changing nation. From a place where being gay was still against the law, to one where everyone is now equal, this episode features perspectives from all sides of the Same Sex Marriage issue, and uses the window of popular culture to look at the key events and characters that tested our ‘fair go’ nation.
