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Murder at Devils River - Part Three: Australia’s First Femme Fatale
Season 7 Episode 6
To colonial Australia, Betsy Scott had become a ‘female monster’ – all the more dangerous and diabolical for being alluring and attractive. But how m…
2 years, 4 months ago
Murder at Devils River - Part Two: I’m Innocent But I’ll Know I’ll Hang
Season 7 Episode 5
With Mansfield police arresting Bob Scott’s murderer, the case looks like it’ll be closed quickly. But revelations before the cops reach Devil’s Rive…
2 years, 4 months ago
Murder at Devils River - Part One: Bob Scott is Shot!
Season 7 Episode 4
On 11 November 1863 – 160 years ago this month – history was made in Victoria when the murder of drunkard Bob Scott was avenged on the gallows in Mel…
2 years, 4 months ago
RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Three: Blood Moon and the Setting of the Sun
Season 7 Episode 3
Len’s arrival to RAF Bomber Command makes for morale-boosting news. But more than half the men who serve as air crew will not live to see the end of …
2 years, 5 months ago
RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part Two: The Mid-Air Miracle
Season 7 Episode 2
Faced with almost certain death during a mid-air collision between two planes, RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller takes advantage of million-to-one odds b…
2 years, 5 months ago
RAAF Hero Len Fuller - Part One: Born to Fly and Fight
Season 7 Episode 1
In September 1940, young RAAF trainee pilot Len Fuller pulled off a mid-air miracle that made front-page news around Australia and around the world. …
2 years, 5 months ago
Your Stories: ‘I Was Hunter S. Thompson’s “Fear and Loathing in Australia” Tour Manager’
Season 6 Episode 27
In September 1976, Dr Hunter S. Thompson, then at the height of his infamy as the drink-and-drug-soaked Dean of Gonzo Journalism, came Down Under to …
2 years, 6 months ago
Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australia True Crime Reporting - Part Two
Season 6 Episode 26
In 1803 Sydney Gazette publisher George Howe got a gallows story beyond imagination – and one that would be retold forever after.
To support Forgotten…
2 years, 6 months ago
Our First Cop Killer, the Luckiest Man Unhung and the Birth of Australian True Crime Reporting - Part One
Season 6 Episode 25
In 1803 in Sydney, Constable Joseph Luker became the first Australian policeman murdered in the line of the duty. Who was responsible for this crime …
2 years, 6 months ago
Bolts From The Blue
Season 6 Episode 24
In October 1919, South Grafton, on the NSW North Coast, was the site of the one of the strangest and deadliest coincidences in Australian history. La…
2 years, 7 months ago