← The Years That Made Us

Season 1

3 episodes · 2013

  1. 1The Roaring 20's

    23 Jun 2013 · 1 hr 0 min

    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. 2Survival

    13 Jul 2013 · 1 hr 0 min

    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. 3Gathering Storms

    27 Jul 2013 · 1 hr 0 min

    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.