The Explorers - Season 1
1 - The Prison Walls
Air Date: May 2, 1984
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 - Across the Great Divide
Air Date: May 9, 1984
3 - Overland to Port Phillip
Air Date: May 16, 1984
4 - The Secret of the Rivers
Air Date: May 23, 1984
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 - Australia Felix
Air Date: May 30, 1984
6 - The Pinnacle of Fame
Air Date: June 6, 1984
7 - East to West
Air Date: June 13, 1984
8 - East to North
Air Date: June 20, 1984
9 - South to North
Air Date: June 27, 1984
10 - The Desert Explorers
Air Date: July 4, 1984