First Footprints The Biggest Estate: 9,000 years ago to 1788
9,000 years ago agriculture started in different parts of the planet - The Middle East, China and Greater Australia in the Highlands of New Guinea. Agriculture spread to the Torres Strait but not to mainland Australia.
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 Biggest Estate: 9,000 years ago to 1788
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 27 June 2021
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 40
Duration
- 70:00
Episode
- 4
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
- 9,000 years ago agriculture started in different parts of the planet - The Middle East, China and Greater Australia in the Highlands of New Guinea. Agriculture spread to the Torres Strait but not to mainland Australia.
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