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Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the mysterious history of Australia, and shows how Australia's journey as a continent has affected everything from Aboriginal history to modern-day mining, and even the evolution of Australia's bizarre wildlife, like the koala.

Professor Iain Stewart reveals how our iconic continents were created, and how their tumultuous past has shaped our life today.

Primary Title
  • Rise of the Continents
Episode Title
  • Australia
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 1 September 2014
Release Year
  • 2013
Start Time
  • 06 : 05
Finish Time
  • 07 : 04
Duration
  • 59:00
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • BBC Knowledge
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Professor Iain Stewart reveals how our iconic continents were created, and how their tumultuous past has shaped our life today.
Episode Description
  • Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the mysterious history of Australia, and shows how Australia's journey as a continent has affected everything from Aboriginal history to modern-day mining, and even the evolution of Australia's bizarre wildlife, like the koala.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Continents
  • Australasia--Geography
Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
  • Miniseries
  • Nature
Hosts
  • Iain Stewart (Host)
Contributors
  • Annabel Gillings (Director)
  • Annabel Gillings (Producer)
  • BBC Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Continents
  • Australasia--Geography