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Tony Robinson Explores Australia

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About Tony Robinson Explores Australia

Tony Robinson Explores Australia is a documentary TV series that premiered on History on May 3, 2011. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "Still Stroppy Beggars", aired on June 8, 2011.

Tony Robinson of Time Team fame, takes us on a journey through time and places across Australia, offering a revealing and unique perspective on Australian society and history. In this 6 part series Tony introduces us to locations where deeds great and grotesque, heralded and hidden took place. There will be surprising stories of conflicts, hardship, notoriety and discovery as Tony brings fascinating new insights into the impact the British have had on Australian life. The series will roughly follow a chronology: from the earliest sightings of Terra Australis Incognita through to today. Each era will be defined by a theme (rather than equal blocks of time). The characters who left their fingerprints on Australia’s formative years were predominantly English and Irish.

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6 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2011 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

Tony Robinson travels across Australia, giving an insight into the history of Australia.

Tony Robinson Explores Australia Season 1 release dates →
  1. E6

    6. Still Stroppy Beggars

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Welcome to Australia

    Tony explores why Australia's need for migrants leads to bounties for human cargo from the UK and Ireland; immigration and multiculturalism.

  3. E4

    4. Eureka!

    The discovery of gold brings people, commerce, corruption and dissent to Australia.

  4. E3

    3. The People Are Revolting

    The authority of the penal government is repeatedly questioned by convicts and soldiers; we also look at solitary confinement in Port Arthur. Tony also finds out that he gas a skeleton in his family's closet.

  5. E2

    2. Against the Odds

    Tony investigates early settlers to Australia and finds their challenges to grow and find food and their relationships with the Aboriginals.

  6. E1

    1. Race to the End of the World

    Tony Robinson (played Baldrick in the Black Adder series with Rowan Atkinson), explores the history of settlement in Australia from its humble beginnings as a dumping ground for British criminals.

Tony Robinson Explores Australia FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Tony Robinson Explores Australia?

Tony Robinson Explores Australia has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 8, 2011.

When did the latest episode of Tony Robinson Explores Australia come out?

The most recent episode of Tony Robinson Explores Australia, Season 1 Episode 6 "Still Stroppy Beggars", aired on June 8, 2011.

How many seasons of Tony Robinson Explores Australia are there?

Tony Robinson Explores Australia has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did Tony Robinson Explores Australia first air?

Tony Robinson Explores Australia first aired on History on May 3, 2011.

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