First Wars
In 1837 the Colonial Office in London began opening up the entire territory of Australia for sale and the great squatting age began.
In this landmark three-part documentary series, filmmaker Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to give voice to the story of the First Wars.
Primary Title
- First Wars
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 8 October 2023
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- In this landmark three-part documentary series, filmmaker Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to give voice to the story of the First Wars.
Episode Description
- In 1837 the Colonial Office in London began opening up the entire territory of Australia for sale and the great squatting age began.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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
- Aboriginal Australians--Colonization
- Aboriginal Australians--Wars
- Australia--History--1788-1851
- Australia--Race relations--History
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- War
Contributors
- Rachel Perkins (Presenter)
- Rachel Perkins (Director)
- Rachel Perkins (Writer)
- Rachel Perkins (Producer)
- Darren Dale (Producer)
- Don Watson (Writer)
- Jacob Hickey (Writer)
- Blackfella Films (Production Unit)
- SBS Australia (Funder)
- Screen Australia (Funder)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--Colonization
- Aboriginal Australians--Wars
- Australia--History--1788-1851
- Australia--Race relations--History
- Documentary television programs--Australia