The Explorers: Season 1 (1984)

Episodes

1. 

   Episode 1 · May 2, 1984 · 30m

   The Prison Walls

   After Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, the next great barrier to face our expanding economy was the Blue Mountains. Bill Peach retraces the steps of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson on their epic journey to discover the lush pastures west of the mountains.

2. 

   Episode 2 · May 9, 1984 · 30m

   Across the Great Divide

3. 

   Episode 3 · May 16, 1984 · 30m

   Overland to Port Phillip

4. 

   Episode 4 · May 23, 1984 · 30m

   The Secret of the Rivers

   The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.

5. 

   Episode 5 · May 30, 1984 · 30m

   Australia Felix

6. 

   Episode 6 · June 6, 1984 · 30m

   The Pinnacle of Fame

7. 

   Episode 7 · June 13, 1984 · 30m

   East to West

8. 

   Episode 8 · June 20, 1984 · 30m

   East to North

9. 

   Episode 9 · June 27, 1984 · 30m

   South to North

10. 

    Episode 10 · July 4, 1984 · 30m

    The Desert Explorers