Australia in Colour
(2019)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Making Australia
Episode 4 - 3-31-2021
51m
Agriculture, manufacturing, and a growing population supplemented by immigration, transform Australia into a prosperous nation over the course of a century. There are growing pains and challenges, including war and Depression, but there is also the birth of iconic brands such as Myer, Bushells, and Vegemite.
7.6/10
Haven't Seen
Crime and Punishment
Episode 3 - 3-24-2021
50m
Those in authority in Australia at the time of Federation envisage a prosperous and civilised nation of hardworking citizens. But modern Australia grew out of a drunken penal colony and people remain under the thrall of alcohol and drugs and are fascinated by murder and mischief. But the public do rise up against capital punishment and it is abolished national wide.
8/10Haven't Seen
Australia at Play
Episode 2 - 3-17-2021
52m
Sport and the arts are imported from Britain and are already embedded in society at Federation in 1901. Fuelled by sunshine and leisure time, homegrown heroes emerge, including Phar Lap, the Australian cricket team, surf lifesavers, Dame Nellie Melba and the hit films that perpetuate and reflect Australia’s character.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Family
Episode 1 - 3-10-2021
50m
Soon after Federation, the family unit is buffeted by world conflicts, poverty and disease, but then new attitudes sweep in. Workplace laws are less restrictive on women, spouses no longer have to give a reason to divorce, and the contraceptive pill arrives, all of which leads to a loosening of rigid gender roles.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
A look at pivotal moments in Australia's history from 1900 to 1970, through the use of cutting-edge technology which colourises black and white archive footage.The Decade Of Protest
Episode 4 - 3-27-2019
47m
The public supports Australia's efforts in the Vietnam War, until the toll becomes apparent; awareness rises about discrimination and racism against Indigenous people.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Populate Or Perish
Episode 3 - 3-20-2019
48m
Indigenous people must deal with racism and discrimination, and their children are removed, creating the stolen generations.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Shifting Allegiances
Episode 2 - 3-13-2019
49m
Explores how sport and comedy offered relief from the hunger of the Great Depression, at least until the outbreak of war.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Outpost of Empire
Episode 1 - 3-06-2019
51m
Explore Australia's history from 1897 to 1929, including explorer Douglas Mawson, swimmer Annette Kellerman, and the men fighting in WWI.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
Top 5 Highest Rated Episodes 8.8/10 8.3/10 8.1/10 8.1/10 8.1/10
The Decade Of Protest
Episode 4 - 3-27-2019
47m
The public supports Australia's efforts in the Vietnam War, until the toll becomes apparent; awareness rises about discrimination and racism against Indigenous people.
8.8/10Haven't Seen
Populate Or Perish
Episode 3 - 3-20-2019
48m
Indigenous people must deal with racism and discrimination, and their children are removed, creating the stolen generations.
8.3/10Haven't Seen
Shifting Allegiances
Episode 2 - 3-13-2019
49m
Explores how sport and comedy offered relief from the hunger of the Great Depression, at least until the outbreak of war.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Family
Episode 1 - 3-10-2021
50m
Soon after Federation, the family unit is buffeted by world conflicts, poverty and disease, but then new attitudes sweep in. Workplace laws are less restrictive on women, spouses no longer have to give a reason to divorce, and the contraceptive pill arrives, all of which leads to a loosening of rigid gender roles.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Australia at Play
Episode 2 - 3-17-2021
52m
Sport and the arts are imported from Britain and are already embedded in society at Federation in 1901. Fuelled by sunshine and leisure time, homegrown heroes emerge, including Phar Lap, the Australian cricket team, surf lifesavers, Dame Nellie Melba and the hit films that perpetuate and reflect Australia’s character.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
