The Homes That Built Australia(2023)

Name: The Homes That Built Australia
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-05-23

May 23, 20231 Season · 4 Episodes

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Overview

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs, and the way we live as a society. From economic booms and busts to the fight for Land Rights and recognition, from various cultural migrations to the unrelenting force of nature, emerges a country building its way into the future.

Network ABC TV

Seasons

Miniseries

4 Episodes

2023

E01

The Birth of the 'Burbs' (1945 - 1960)

5/23/2023·55m

The end of WW2 marks the beginning of radical transformations to Australia's housing landscape - social, cultural and architectural history is about to unfold in ways never before seen on this vast continent.

E02

It's Time! (1960 - 1975)

5/30/2023·55m

The Australian Dream continues to evolve, as underrepresented Australians work to secure a sense of home and belonging for themselves and their families - whether it's equality or immigration reform, the fight has just begun.

E03

Hard Country (1975 - 1990)

6/6/2023·53m

Cyclones, floods, droughts; the all-mighty forces of nature devastate our homes and lives, showing how we must design and work with the land - or ignore it at our own peril.

E04

Boom or Bust? (1990 - Today)

6/13/2023·54m

Our resilience as a society continues to be tested - from the recession of the early '90s right through to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the need for a stable and secure sense of home becomes impossible to deny.