Podcast Episodes

This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Three

Season 9 Episode 49

Having enjoyed a trifecta of splashy Sydney skydiving successes, Stanley makes a new start in Melbourne only to learn that disasters come in threes.

It’s easy to get a free trial that will give you ac…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part Two

Season 9 Episode 48

After Stanley Thomas’s rapid rise to parachuting success in Sydney, his career starts to stall with a series of jumps that are erratic and dangerous.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Week in 1931: The Man Who Fell To Earth – Part One

Season 9 Episode 47

Stanley Thomas was a young parachutist who made himself into a star in Sydney in the early years of the Great Depression. In public, he thrilled with his daredevil stunts. In private, he wrestled the…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Week in 1906: The Golden Rule Axe Murder

Season 9 Episode 44

When John Hassett was murdered in his Adelaide hotel room, Australia wasn’t faced with a whodunnit but a whydunnit.

Why had his wife Ada committed this cold-blooded crime?

Is she was insane, what had b…

Published on 3 months ago

The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part Two

Season 9 Episode 43

Reuben Doodeward faces court, but he’s not backing down, and neither is the NSW government, with the fight over the fate of the two-headed baby headed for the High Court… and beyond.

It’s easy to get …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Curious Case of the Two-Headed Baby – Part One

Season 9 Episode 42

In 1906, Australia was scandalised that Sydney showman Reuben Doodeward (pictured) had exhibited a two-headed baby preserved in a bottle of spirits. Yet he was only doing what his dear old dad had do…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Three

Season 9 Episode 41

While the evidence against Veronica Monty was damning, she was also damned by the hypocritical morality of Australia in the 1950s. Tried for attempted murder, she was convicted of far worse — and wou…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part Two

Season 9 Episode 40

When Sydney detectives confirm star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham has been poisoned with Thall-Rat, they begin an investigation that at first turns up few leads. A series of mysterious phone…

Published on 4 months ago

Before the Mushroom Trial – The Poisoned Footy Player: Part One

Season 9 Episode 39

On the 20th of July 1953, Sydney detectives discovered that someone had used rat poison to try to murder star Balmain rugby league player Bob Lulham. More than 70 years later, this remains one of Aus…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

This Week in 1980 – The Family Court Murders, Miracle Babies and Birds, Our Richest Real Estate and the Village People Conquer Australia

Season 9 Episode 38

A judge is gunned down, we welcome our first test tube baby and we try to save the world’s rarest bird. Meanwhile, Sydney sets a record house price and the Village People score bigly Down Under. Plus…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago