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In 1979, the idea of an oral history based project on the administration of Papua New Guinea germinated at the ABC, driven by Tim Bowden and Daniel Connell. This massive undertaking involved the recording of 350 hours of tape recorded interviews with Australians and Papua New Guineans who had been involved with Australia's colonial administration which ended with self government and independence in 1975.

When the first convoys of the ANZAC Expeditionary Forces sailed from Albany’s majestic King George Sound in November and December 1914, they carried with them hundreds of horses. Many had been loaded in ports elsewhere in Australia and New Zealand. Some came from unexpected places, including Juna Downs, a vast pastoral station in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region.

Drink to the ABC Podcast, where imagination takes flight and every story brings a world of wonder! ABC stands for Adventures Beyond Cartoons, a magical liar podcast that brings your favorite cartoon- style tales to life through pictorial history, sound goods, and gladdening adventures. Each occasion is filled with various characters, capricious plots, and assignments wrapped in horselaugh and fantasy. Whether it's a stalwart bunny exploring a delicacy timber, a clever robot working mystifications in space, or a group of talking creatures on a charge to save their entranced city — Alphabet ...

Great Australian Aviation Stories is a collection of dramatic true stories and colourful accounts of our fascinating aviation history. These stories also show the "human" side of aviation...how it changed the lives of ordinary people, workers, and travellers. Included are amazing stories of history-making flights by Kingsford Smith and Ross and Keith Smith, and accounts of the exploits of Bert Hinkler, Amy Johnson, Nancy Bird, and our early outback aviation pioneers.

An untold tale of Australians at war: the first ABC war correspondents and how radio broadcast from the battlefields to those at home waiting for news. With the outbreak of the Second World War, a new breed of reporters joined the ranks of war correspondents - and through the reach and power of radio, Australians back home heard their voices and their stories shaped from the sounds of battle, out of the white noise of the ether.

Bajo las luces y sombras de Madrid, 'Gatos que fueron tigres' desentierra la memoria de aquellos felinos ilustres que rugieron en sus calles. En esta serie de podcast, Alfonso J. Ussía revive las historias de personajes emblemáticos, almas indomables que convirtieron la ciudad en su escenario eterno

A finales de los años 90 pasaron muchas cosas que están marcadas en la memoria colectiva de España. Los asesinatos de Gregorio Ordóñez y de Miguel Ángel Blanco abrieron un nuevo episodio de terror en el País Vasco. Cambiaron las reglas del juego y el Estado tuvo que actuar dando protección a cualquiera que levantase la voz contra ETA, entre ellos concejales de pueblo, periodistas o profesores. Cerca de 3.000 escoltas privados sirvieron en el País Vasco entre los años 1999 y 2012. La suya fue una profesión nueva, que se creó de la nada y con gente que apenas tenía experiencia. En ...

Mucha gente descubrió la bandera de Ucrania el 24 de febrero de 2022, el día que Putin anunció una "operación militar especial". ¿Pero qué significa esa bandera? En este pódcast viajamos hasta el tuétano de Ucrania para conocer historias de gente a la que la guerra ha cambiado la vida por completo

Estamos en la Historia es un podcast de la sección de Historia de ABC en el que recreamos algunos de los episodios históricos más importantes. Batallas, acuerdos, hitos, traiciones... No te pierdas ningún capítulo.

Today, the Navajo Nation has no guaranteed right to use the water that flows in and around their reservation. In this season of "Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation," journalist Charly Edsitty follows the history of oppression and exclusion that kept the Navajo from their water -- and traces the fight to reclaim their sovereignty. Now, the Navajo people are demanding their water back, and they’re closer than ever to securing this basic human right. Last season, “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League” told the stories of professional baseball’s often-overlooked greats and how newly ...