Season 1

1. The Roaring 20's

2013-06-23 · 60m

In Australian mythology, nationhood was forged in the slaughter of Gallipoli in 1915. Masters introduces a very different proposition. Far from bringing the nation together, the First World War tore the country apart and threatened to destroy the Federation Dream.

2. Survival

2013-07-13 · 60m

The Great Depression wrecked a struggling recovery and just when light appeared on the horizon, the gates of hell reopened with the Second World War.

3. Gathering Storms

2013-07-27 · 60m

This is the story of how the parents, grandparents and great grandparents of today’s Australians survived crisis after crisis and laid the groundwork for the nation we know today.