About this podcast
A deep dive into the past told by the people who lived through it. The Rewind podcast interrogates the events and characters that have shaped our world and revisits history through archives, interviews, and compelling storytelling.
Episodes
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- 06 | Bondy | The turncoatBondy fronts the courts, putting on the performance of a lifetime, as he’s finally called to answer for his dodgy deals. And despite being declared bankrupt, Alan Bond continues…
- 05 | Bondy | A castle built on sandBondy’s been secretly, and illegally, stashing away money that isn’t his to keep as his empire crumbles, and while Alan Bond’s beating away the creditors trying to bankrupt him…
- 04 | Bondy | Inside the boy's clubWith his hands deep in the West Australian government ‘s coffers, a chance meeting with a man named Tiny could spell the beginning of the end for Alan ‘Bondy’ Bond. The Black…
- 03 | Bondy | Burn the b*stardsDiamonds, mansions and mistresses, Bondy has been living the high life, but his ruthless pursuit of success begins to have devastating consequences for his marriage to Eileen…
- 02 | Bondy | An ulterior motive · 40 minAs his yacht crosses the finish line of The America’s Cup and sails into history, the world holds its breath, but does Alan Bond have an ulterior motive when he enters this race?…
- 01 | Bondy | The OutsiderDetermined to make his first million before his 21st birthday, Alan Bond's questionable business ethics ruffle feathers in small-town Fremantle and earn him a reputation as an…
- INTRODUCING: Bondy From Hero to ZeroAlan Bond was a genius, master salesman and con man. His '80s win of the America’s Cup, the sailing race of tycoons, put Australia on the global stage and the public adored Bond…
- 06 | Shooting the Past | The GlideAn arresting photograph has Clare Wright duck-diving into the history of surfing in Australia.
- 05 | Shooting the Past | Roughy JusticeA fishy looking photograph throws Clare Wright into the deep end of the battle between industry and sustainability.
- 04 | Shooting the Past | Alien NationClare Wright explores the story behind a studio portrait of an Edwardian family, and raises some tricky questions about citizenship, the Australian constitution and the subtle…
- 03 | Shooting the Past | All Tragic to the MoonClare Wright unravels the dramatic story within a family photograph that takes us to the searing heart of an Australian summer tragedy: bushfire.
- 02 | Shooting the Past | Camp SovereigntyA photograph of two men, one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous, holding hands leads Clare Wright to investigate the history of First Nations resistance in Australia
- 01 | Shooting the Past | The Ruins of Science · 29 minHistorian Clare Wright takes a deep dive into Australia's past through six intriguing photographs. In this episode Clare tries to uncover the story behind a baffling photo, and…
- 04 | Saga Land | The story of Egil · 26 minBroadcaster Richard Fidler and writer Kari Gislason continue their travels across Iceland to tell the ancient Viking sagas; tales of love, war and humanity. In this episode they…
- 03 | Saga Land | The story of Gisli · 29 minIn the remote north-west of Iceland, Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler follow in the doomed footsteps of Gísli, the most uncompromising of the saga heroes – this is a tale about…
- 02 | Saga Land | The story of Gudrun · 28 minRichard Fidler and Kari Gislason continue their travels across Iceland to tell the ancient Viking sagas; tales of love, war and humanity. This episode tells the story of Gudrun…
- 01 | Saga Land | The story of Gunnar · 29 minBroadcaster and author Richard Fidler, with this friend the writer Kari Gislasen, travel across Iceland to discover the Sagas – the ancient tales of Viking love, war and…
- 08| Remember Me | The middle of the airIf a friend sent you a farewell text, saying she was planning to end her life, what would you do? Jennie’s response was to go and sing with Nia and promise to tell her story. Nia…
- 07 | Remember Me | The ScepticSunil Badami's mother loved telling him stories of his colourful uncle, India's best-known sceptic, who devoted his life to disproving fraudulent gurus' "miracles" by eating…
- 06 | Remember Me | Good Spooks bad spooksWhen Nell and Caitlin moved into a century-old shop in the historic suburb of Stockton in Newcastle unexplainable things started happening; a lady with a bouffant hairdo appeared…
- 05 | Remember Me | Mt BowenIt was supposed to be a hiking adventure, but it ended in an unforeseeable accident that would change Warren and Geert's futures forever. When he was sitting around a campfire…
- 04 | Remember Me | Half Caste LegendsPaulina always knew she had half- siblings around the world. They all shared the same Tongan father. Finding them was the best thing she ever did.
- 03 | Remember Me | Jim EverettJim Everett puralia meenamatta - born on Flinder's Island in 1942 - is a man of many selves – philosopher, fisherman, scholar, activist, poet, soldier, filmmaker. When he was…
- 02 | Remember Me | Return of the SongbirdWhen her Parkinson's Disease medication stopped working musician and writer Linda Neil was in a very dark place. But a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation has allowed her to…
- 01 | Remember Me | The Foster FilesThere’s a government file about my life. A file full of reports. The reports date from 1985 to 2003. That’s 18 years. File 105538. No, I’m not a terrorist or a spy. From two…
- Fairlight CMI - the sound you've never heard ofThe Australian instrument that shaped the sound of the 1980s and forever changed how popular music was made. At the start of the 1980s the Fairlight caught the eye of synthesiser…
- Blood, prejudice and nursingIt's the 1980s, and the first devastating decade of the AIDS pandemic. A young student nurse tests positive for the virus. and this information ends up on the front page of his…
- The story of Sam Poo - Chinese bushranger?It's 1865 in remote central west NSW. A police office is fatally shot by a man he believes is a Chinese bushranger. But all may not be as it seems. A bushranging tale with a twist
- Finding Fanny FinchWhat if the most remarkable of all your ancestors was the one left out of the family tree? Historian Kacey Sinclair and two of Fanny Finch’s direct descendants reconstruct the…
- The Roo DogThe Kangaroo dog is unique to Australia. It's a mystery dog with a big story. Born in the early Sydney colony, this deerhound-greyhound mongrel dog was bred to hunt and kill…
- 02 | A succulent chinese mealWhere did Jack Karlson learn the lines he delivers in his famous viral video? This episode unravels the story of a prison playwright and his muse which led Jack to utter those…
- 01 | A succulent chinese mealWho is the man behind Australia's most iconic internet meme, who famously said “What is the charge? Eating a meal, a succulent Chinese meal? Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest"?
- 07| Boycott! | Rugby, Rebels and ReconciliationIn this extra episode Sisonke Msimang tells stories of First Nations Australians, Rugby and the fight to end Apartheid. When Aboriginal Rugby player Lloyd McDermott refused to…
- 06 | Boycott! | HomecomingAfter 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is free and the anti-apartheid movement is full of hope. But as apartheid legislation is repealed and South Africa starts transitioning…
- 05 | Boycott! | The streets are burningThe 1980s see South Africa spin out of control as defiance to apartheid and the regime’s crackdown builds. A cultural boycott of South Africa sees international musicians refuse…
- 04 | Boycott! | The Grapefruit LadiesIt's 1984, and in Dublin, Ireland, 21 year old shop assistant Mary Manning refuses to sell a South African grapefruit. Her action draws world attention to the campaign to hit…
- 03 | Boycott! | Uprising · 36 minHow South Africa won their freedom from the racist Apartheid regime and the Australians who helped them fight for it. A new leader emerges in South Africa, a young man with…
- 02 | Boycott! | Blood SportBy the 1970s the anti-apartheid movement is growing around the world as protesters find ways to hit the South African government where it hurts most. In Australia, the action…
- 01 | Boycott! | Spear of the NationHow South Africans won their freedom from the racist Apartheid regime and the Australians who helped them fight for it. It’s 1990 and Sisonke Msimang is glued to the TV…
- INTRODUCING: Boycott! The fight to end apartheidHow South Africans fought to win their freedom, and the Australians who helped them fight for it. It's 1990, and the world is watching as Nelson Mandela walks free from his…
- The Drug Grannies | Too Old to Run | 02In the summer of 1978, Australian narcotics agents intercepted a campervan being unloaded on the Melbourne docks. What they discovered inside the van turned out to be the largest…
- The Drug Grannies | Too Old to Run | 01In the summer of 1978, narcotics agents discovered the largest ever haul of illicit drugs to land in Australia, stashed inside a campervan belonging to two elderly American women…
- PRESENTS — The Challenger Legacy · 20 minForty years ago this January, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated on its way into orbit. All seven astronauts on board were killed. In the days after the tragedy, the…
- 02 | Florence | A murder still unsolved · 29 minIn a shocking and brutal end to a colourful life, Australian wallpaper designer Florence Broadhurst was murdered in her Paddington studio on the 15th of October, 1977. So who…
- 01 | Florence | A life papered overShe’s one of Australia’s most prolific and popular designers, and yet not many people know her name, let alone her audacious life story. Florence Broadhurst was from regional…
- 01 | The Buried Tea ChestsWhen journalist Annika Blau learns of the discovery of two tea chests of highly valuable letters under the floorboards of an old Sydney home, she begins to uncover secrets…
- 02 | The Buried Tea Chests · 28 minWhen two tea chests full of letters are found under a house in Sydney, they're identified as one of the most important finds in Australia's postal history. But for journalist…
- The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite | Part 1 · 29 minJoin wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage for the intriguing history of The Paralympics. The games had their beginnings back in 1948 as life-saving rehabilitation for World…
- The paralympic journey | Money, media and ethics | Part 2 · 30 minGold medal winning Paralympian and coach Louise Sauvage tells the controversial story of classification at the Paralympics and the fallout from Spanish intellectually impaired…
- 03 | Anzac Massacre | The story of Surafend · 29 minIn the final episode of Anzac Massacre, host William Ray delves into the unanswered questions surrounding the killings at Surafend, in Southern Palestine by the Anzac Mounted…
