First Footprints The Great Flood: 18,000 to 5000 years ago
Fifteen thousand years ago, melting polar icecaps send 25% of Greater Australia under water. New Guinea and Tasmania are permanently severed. The isolation of Tasmania has profound consequences on diet, language, and technology.
First Footprints is the untold story of how Aboriginal people came to Australia over 50,000 years ago and adapted and thrived in this harsh continent.
Primary Title
- First Footprints
Episode Title
- The Great Flood: 18,000 to 5000 years ago
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 20 June 2021
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 45
Duration
- 75:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- First Footprints is the untold story of how Aboriginal people came to Australia over 50,000 years ago and adapted and thrived in this harsh continent.
Episode Description
- Fifteen thousand years ago, melting polar icecaps send 25% of Greater Australia under water. New Guinea and Tasmania are permanently severed. The isolation of Tasmania has profound consequences on diet, language, and technology.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Antiquities
- Prehistoric peoples--Australia
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Antiquities
- Australia--History--To 1788
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Ernie Dingo (Narrator)
- Bentley Dean (Director)
- Bentley Dean (Producer)
- Bentley Dean (Writer)
- Martin Butler (Director)
- Martin Butler (Producer)
- Martin Butler (Writer)
- Tania Nehme (Editor)
- Contact Films (Production Unit)
- Screen Australia (Funder)
- Arte France (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Antiquities
- Prehistoric peoples--Australia
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Antiquities
- Australia--History--To 1788
- Documentary television programs--Australia