The Explorers - Season 1

1. The Prison Walls

Aired: 5/2/1984

After Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, the next great barrier to face our expanding economy was the Blue Mountains. Bill Peach retraces the steps of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson on their epic journey to discover the lush pastures west of the mountains.

2. Across the Great Divide

Aired: 5/9/1984

3. Overland to Port Phillip

Aired: 5/16/1984

4. The Secret of the Rivers

Aired: 5/23/1984

The most baffling question facing the early explorers was the destination of the inland rivers of NSW. They seemed to flow into the centre of the continent, perhaps to an inland sea. Bill Peach traces the career of the Captain Charles Sturt who solved this great mystery in an epic whaleboat journey to the mouth of the Murray River and back again.

5. Australia Felix

Aired: 5/30/1984

6. The Pinnacle of Fame

Aired: 6/6/1984

7. East to West

Aired: 6/13/1984

8. East to North

Aired: 6/20/1984

9. South to North

Aired: 6/27/1984

10. The Desert Explorers

Aired: 7/4/1984