| Uniform Title |
Australian wars (Documentary television program) |
| Title |
The Australian wars. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2024. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
2 DVD-video (170 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : ABC002. |
| Originally broadcast in Australia on SBS in September 2022. |
| "Exploring the British claim to the Australian continent, giving a voice of recognition of the ownership by First Nations people." --Container. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this program contains violence, and images, voices or names of deceased persons, and may cause distress. |
| Credits |
Directed by Rachel Perkins. Produced by Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins. |
| Performers |
Rachel Perkins. |
| Summary |
Over three parts this groundbreaking documentary series gives voice to the story of The Australian Wars, fought on our home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, and First Nations people resisted. This is our longest and perhaps most defining war that established the Australian nation. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Awards note |
Best Documentary or Factual Program, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards 2024. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Race relations -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- History |
| Land settlement -- Australia -- History |
| Massacres -- Australia -- History |
| Collective memory -- Australia |
| Television series -- Australia |
| Television programs, Australian |
| Australia -- History -- 1788-1900 |
| Australia -- History -- 1901-1922 |
| Australia -- Race relations -- History |
| Australia -- Colonization -- History |
| Genre |
Documentary television programs |
| Historical television programs. First Nations |
| Historical reenactments (Television programs) |
| Nonfiction television programs |
| Television series |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Perkins, Rachel, 1970- director, producer, presenter. |
| Dale, Darren producer. |
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