I Was Actually There on ABC and ABC iview S2E3 –
It was a move that shocked the nation. Fifty years ago, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. The government was dissolved and an election called.
I Was Actually There looks at the day through the eyes of the senators, MPs, colleagues, aides, journalists, and protesters swept up in the chaos.
Half a century on, views on the legitimacy of Kerr’s actions are still strongly held. Whitlam and Fraser would develop a friendship in later years, but no other event has divided the rest of us in quite the same way. Our constitution remains unchanged. Could it all happen again?
I Was Actually There on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 21 October at 8.00pm
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I Was Actually There on ABC and ABC iview S2E3
About the Show
Gripping, powerful and moving, I Was Actually There returns for season two, exploring Australia’s past through the eyes of those who lived it.
The new season premieres Tuesday 7 October at 8pm on ABC TV, with every episode available to stream the same day on ABC iview.
From the makers of the ABC’s acclaimed series You Can’t Ask That, I Was Actually There brings together the recollections of those at the heart of the action as well as those who witnessed it from the sidelines.
Along with carefully chosen archive footage, much of it unseen or previously overlooked, I Was Actually There weaves conversational fragments into cohesive narratives, bringing intense moments back to life.
Each episode reveals new ways of seeing the past, challenging what we think and what we know.
What you saw depends on where you were standing. History is personal.
I Was Actually There Season Two:
- Episode One: Black Saturday Bushfires, 2009
- Episode Two: September 11 Terrorist Attack, 2001
- Episode Three: The Dismissal, 1975
- Episode Four: Cronulla Riots, 2005
- Episode Five: Fairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax, 1991
- Episode Six: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Tragedy, 1998
Always free and Always entertaining, catch up on season one of I Was Actually There now on ABC iview.
PRODUCTION CREDITS: A Docker Media production for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Finance by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen NSW.
Executive Producer: Kirk Docker. Series Producers: Loni Cooper and Josh Schmidt. Producers: Lizzie Norman and Laura Grace. Created by Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith and Jon Casimir. ABC Commissioning Editor: Julie Hanna. ABC Head Documentary and Specialist: Susie Jones.
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