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Presented and narrated by Sam Worthington, Deadline Gallipoli -The Full Story is an exhilarating documentary, which follows the making of the landmark drama mini-series about four journalists who fought the upper echelons of the military to get the truth out about the audacious but ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915. This is the untold story of the journalists who battled against a brutal censorship regime imposed during WW1 -- the story at the heart of the politically charged, high-octane drama -- is a story of our times. The gulf between the Gallipoli campaign and the theatre of modern war may span a century, but the struggle to find the truth in war reportage, often skewed by propaganda, mythmaking and censorship, remains as challenging today as it was in 1915. The documentary explores the drama producer's decision to tell a well-known story from a new angle. Theirs is the point of view of the four journalists: Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Phillip Schuler and Keith Murdoch who find themselves unable to report the truth they bear witness to. Though they understand that truth may sometimes be a casualty of war, the futility and carnage starts to weigh heavily on them. Two of them mount an offensive of their own with extraordinary results. These are the first truly embedded war correspondents whose actions and defiance ignite a change in the campaign's course and whose commitment to the stories of fighting men turn Gallipoli from a strategic failure into legend.

Primary Title
  • Deadline Gallipoli: The Full Story
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 26 April 2015
Release Year
  • 2015
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • History
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Presented and narrated by Sam Worthington, Deadline Gallipoli -The Full Story is an exhilarating documentary, which follows the making of the landmark drama mini-series about four journalists who fought the upper echelons of the military to get the truth out about the audacious but ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915. This is the untold story of the journalists who battled against a brutal censorship regime imposed during WW1 -- the story at the heart of the politically charged, high-octane drama -- is a story of our times. The gulf between the Gallipoli campaign and the theatre of modern war may span a century, but the struggle to find the truth in war reportage, often skewed by propaganda, mythmaking and censorship, remains as challenging today as it was in 1915. The documentary explores the drama producer's decision to tell a well-known story from a new angle. Theirs is the point of view of the four journalists: Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Phillip Schuler and Keith Murdoch who find themselves unable to report the truth they bear witness to. Though they understand that truth may sometimes be a casualty of war, the futility and carnage starts to weigh heavily on them. Two of them mount an offensive of their own with extraordinary results. These are the first truly embedded war correspondents whose actions and defiance ignite a change in the campaign's course and whose commitment to the stories of fighting men turn Gallipoli from a strategic failure into legend.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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
  • World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
  • War correspondents--Australia
  • World War, 1914-1918--Journalists
Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
Hosts
  • Sam Worthington (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Liam McArdle (Director)
  • Matchbox Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula
  • War correspondents--Australia
  • World War, 1914-1918--Journalists