The Big History Question

In the two years it has been broadcasting, Frank Clarke's weekly ABC radio quiz and discussion program 'The Big Question in Australian History' has won fans all over the country with its entertaining and accessible approach to the more curious aspects of Australias history. Now comes the hook that so many listeners have requested. In The Big History Question, Clarke examines a selection of little-known tales from Australia s past, such as: The Governor of New South Wales who kept a slave while in Australia; The first Aboriginal female bushranger; How the Duke of Edinburgh survived an assassination attempt in Sydney with the help of his braces; The proposal for a Jewish homeland in the Kimberleys; The origin of the term 'Buckley's chance'; Australia's somewhat bumbling contribution to crushing the Boxer Rebellion...