Air Date
May 2, 1984
Episodes
10 episodes
The Explorers
Season 1
Episodes
1. The Prison Walls
May 2, 1984
30 min
After Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, the next great barrier to face our expanding economy was the Blue Mountains. Bill Peach retraces the steps of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson on their epic journey to discover the lush pastures west of the mountains.
2. Across the Great Divide
May 9, 1984
30 min
3. Overland to Port Phillip
May 16, 1984
30 min
4. The Secret of the Rivers
May 23, 1984
30 min
The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.
5. Australia Felix
May 30, 1984
30 min
6. The Pinnacle of Fame
June 6, 1984
30 min
7. East to West
June 13, 1984
30 min
8. East to North
June 20, 1984
30 min
9. South to North
June 27, 1984
30 min
10. The Desert Explorers
July 4, 1984
30 min
