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What if our history was told by the people who were actually there? What if this retelling came with all its unvarnished, irreverent and occasionally contradictory humanity still intact?I Was Actually There will interview Australians who were there when our most defining and memorable events happened. What was it like to witness the miraculous rescue at the Beaconsfield Mine? Or flee the raging waters of the Boxing Day tsunami? Or wag school to meet the Beatles in their prime?Through powerful contemporary interviews with diverse and colourful characters, the show will ask these Australians what they saw, how they reacted and how it changed them. While looking to the past, the series will reflect who we are now and examine why these moments still resonate.
On a crisp autumn morning at Port Arthur's historic convict settlement, a gunman walked into the Broad Arrow Cafe, killing 35 people. We go deep inside the experience, hearing from first hand witnesses to understand what it was like to live it.
A massive earthquake below the Indian Ocean unleashed the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across 14 countries. Those who were swept up in the wave had no idea of its scale, only of the devastation that unfolded before their eyes.
It's a day etched into Australian sporting folklore for all the wrong reasons. A moment on a footy field where Nicky Winmar, a proud Noongar man, called out racism.
When The Beatles flew into Adelaide, they had no idea that the biggest crowd they would ever witness was waiting for them. Fans describe the life-changing experience of seeing the biggest band in the world arrive.
A demonstration against indefinite mandatory detention at Woomera detention centre attracted more than a thousand concerned citizens from all over the country. But the protest took an unexpected turn.
The final episode in the series takes us to the small Tasmanian mining village of Beaconsfield. When a mine collapse killed Larry Knight and trapped two others, Todd Russell and Brant Webb managed to survive.
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