
Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first trip to Australia, as he and a diverse group of co-hosts gather stories about our spectacular coastline: the history, the people, the archaeology, the geography and the marine life, investigating interesting and little known facts along the way. Oliver’s co-hosts, all experts in their field, are journalist and Australian arts and culture specialist Miriam Corowa, environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, marine scientist Dr Emma Johnston, anthropologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and television presenter and landscape architect Brendan Moar.
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Air Date: 2013-12-02
In the pristine Kimberley of Western Australia, Neil Oliver discovers Broome’s dark pearling history and the delicate...
Air Date: 2013-12-09
Across the glittering waters of Sydney, Neil Oliver explores the network of fortification to protect "Fortress Sydney...
Air Date: 2013-12-16
Neil Oliver begins this stunning journey through the world's largest coral reef in the wake of James Cook, and in the...
Air Date: 2013-12-23
In the tranquil south-east of Tasmania, Neil Oliver probes Port Arthur’s harsh penal history. Brendan Moar examines t...
Air Date: 2013-12-30
On Australia’s shiny holiday coast, Miriam Corowa investigates the engineering behind the 1970s Florida-style canal s...
Air Date: 2014-01-06
Along this historic stretch of coast, Neil Oliver explores Cape Otway and the beacon that helped birth a nation. Tim ...
Air Date: 2014-01-13
Tim Flannery begins this Top End adventure at Victoria Settlement and its tragic history in the struggle to colonise ...
Air Date: 2014-01-20
On this wind-swept coast, Neil Oliver investigates why no one survived the attack on HMAS Sydney in its dramatic batt...