First Australians

Number of Season: 1 | Number of Episodes: 7

First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced by Blackfella Films over the course of six years, and first aired in October 2008. The documentary is part of a greater project that further consists of a hard-cover book, a community outreach program and a substantial website featuring over 200 mini-documentaries. The series chronicles the history of contemporary Australia, from the perspective of its first people, or Aborigines. The series is essentially a synthesis of well documented historical information. It relies heavily on archival documents and interpretations from historians and members of both the Indigenous and European community and leaders. The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the arrival of the First Fleet and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. The series comprises seven episodes in which it explores what unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was confronted by the British Empire. It explores the lives of particular individuals and uses their stories as a vehicle to explain the larger situations of the time. It explains violent aspects of European settlement of Australia, such as killings, battles, wars, as well as acts of friendship and decency between the early European settlers and Indigenous Australians. Indigenous Australian history has until recently been clouded by the "great Australian silence" where ignorance of the real history of Australia can be seen as a way for non-Indigenous to hide shame for their own history. In this respect it has been controversial in that many of these stories have not been portrayed on Australian television before and the Indigenous Australian perspective of European settlement is confrontational for many.

Documentary

Seasons:

Miniseries (E:7)

2008

0

Ads on:

SBS On Demand

Stream on:

DocPlay
DocPlay Amazon Channel

Similar Tvs:

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
tv

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

2022

6

Billy Wilder, wie haben Sie's gemacht?
tv

Billy Wilder, wie haben Sie's gemacht?

1992

0

The Most Hated Man on the Internet
tv

The Most Hated Man on the Internet

2022

6

This Is the Zodiac Speaking
tv

This Is the Zodiac Speaking

2024

7

Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
tv

Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

2024

6

The Manhattan Alien Abduction
tv

The Manhattan Alien Abduction

2024

6

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
tv

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

1989

7

Pole to Pole
tv

Pole to Pole

1992

7

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
tv

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

1999

6

Space Race
tv

Space Race

2005

7

Putin, Russia and the West
tv

Putin, Russia and the West

2012

2

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough
tv

Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough

2013

7

Clash of the Dinosaurs
tv

Clash of the Dinosaurs

2009

4

The Confession Killer
tv

The Confession Killer

2019

7

The Human Body
tv

The Human Body

1998

7

as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey
tv

as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey

2024

0

Raël : Le prophète des extraterrestres
tv

Raël : Le prophète des extraterrestres

2024

6

Nisman: El fiscal, la presidenta y el espía
tv

Nisman: El fiscal, la presidenta y el espía

2019

6

Hidden Kingdoms
tv

Hidden Kingdoms

2014

8

Bismarck
tv

Bismarck

1990

0