The History Listen
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New and compelling stories from Australia and around the world, told by some of our most popular and trusted historians. Step inside a time machine for an immersive journey through history, where stories of people, places, and events bring the past vividly into our present world.
The History Listen
5d ago
The High Court showdown over religious freedom that could help you understand how schools are funded to this day ..read more
The History Listen
1w ago
It might surprise you to learn that until 1997, a man could be jailed for up to 21 years for having sex with another man in Australia. This is the story of the High Court case that changed that law ..read more
The History Listen
1w ago
In 1824, the British waged war against the Wiradjuri people of western NSW, a battle that shook the new colony.But many Australians have never heard of this conflict and the heroic Wiradjuri warrior, Windradyne. Two centuries on, this history is being remembered and retold ..read more
The History Listen
3w ago
Growing up Regina looked totally different from her brothers and sisters, she thought she was adopted. But her mother told her that was only partly true. With just a handful of letters from both her parents Regina starts to dig into her family story and finds a while lot of surprises along the way ..read more
The History Listen
1M ago
In 1805, Maori chief Te Pahi was gifted a silver medal by Sydney Governor Philip Gidley King. He had come from Aotearoa to establish trade.
But the medal then disappeared.
Two centuries later, Te Pahi's medal resurfaced – in a Sydney auction house ..read more
The History Listen
1M ago
Producer Fiona Pepper had always known her great grandmother died far too young, but until recently, she never knew the full story ..read more
The History Listen
1M ago
At the height of the Cold War a New Zealand teenager is sent to a hospital in the Soviet Union to grow new fingers on her left hand. Sounds like fiction? This actually happened to Miranda Jakich and she tells her tale on The History Listen ..read more
The History Listen
2M ago
Hidden family truths are discovered as two sisters follow the trail of their late fathers' secret life ..read more
The History Listen
2M ago
It's the 19th February 1937, and a Stinson passenger plane leaves Brisbane for a routine flight to Sydney, but it never arrives. Instead, its disappearance sparks one of the most extensive air searches in Australia ..read more