The Killer Comes To Dinner with Dr.Hans Diehl

The Incredible Journey – Episode 6: Joshua Chamberlain: The Deciding Moment Life is made up of choices, individual decisions that can influence our future and even determine our ultimate destiny. This life, here and now, is a matter of cause and effect, like the butterfly effect. You’ve heard of that principle haven’t you? If not…

When gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1851, it seemed that overnight the workers of Australia had gone AWOL – farms, building sites, ships, police barracks, government offices, shearing sheds – all were deserted. Australian and human history is entwined with the desire for gold, but perhaps we should focus on a different kind of…

The story of the Eureka Stockade is a fundamental milestone on Australia’s road to democracy. The people sheltering in the Eureka Stockade did not want to change the system of government; they wanted to be included in it. They were not insurgents. They were not revolutionaries. They rebelled against vicious treatment by police when all…

In 1968 an Emory University student, Barbara Mackle, was kidnapped by a dangerous psychopath for ransom. She was buried alive underground in a coffin-like box. Her wealthy father, Robert Mackle, was willing to pay the ransom – about 20 million dollars in today’s value to save his daughters’ life. If you were kidnapped, would anybody…

The Gibson Desert covers an area of 15 million hectares making it the fifth largest desert in Australia. It’s a vast region of undulating red sand plains, rocky ridges, dunes, scrubby trees, and desert grass. This harsh and inhospitable environment provides the setting for a deeply moving love story, an Australian version of Romeo and…