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The modern-day city of Sydney was the birthplace of contemporary Australia and the first battleground in the First Wars.

In this landmark three-part documentary series, filmmaker Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to give voice to the story of the First Wars.

Primary Title
  • First Wars
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 24 September 2023
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
  • In this landmark three-part documentary series, filmmaker Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to give voice to the story of the First Wars.
Episode Description
  • The modern-day city of Sydney was the birthplace of contemporary Australia and the first battleground in the First Wars.
Classification
  • M
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--Colonization
  • Aboriginal Australians--Wars
  • Australia--History--1788-1851
  • Australia--Race relations--History
  • Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
  • War
Contributors
  • Rachel Perkins (Presenter)
  • Rachel Perkins (Director)
  • Rachel Perkins (Writer)
  • Rachel Perkins (Producer)
  • Darren Dale (Producer)
  • Don Watson (Writer)
  • Jacob Hickey (Writer)
  • Blackfella Films (Production Unit)
  • SBS Australia (Funder)
  • Screen Australia (Funder)
Subjects
  • Aboriginal Australians--Colonization
  • Aboriginal Australians--Wars
  • Australia--History--1788-1851
  • Australia--Race relations--History
  • Documentary television programs--Australia