Research Videos
During our travels and research for the Magic Lands, Purra and Buckley’s Chance feature film project, we recognised a clear gap in accessible educational media that presents both Indigenous and colonial perspectives of Australian history.
Through the Magic Lands Educational Video Series, we aim to share the stories, interviews, sciences, history, cultural ways of people, ecology and landscapes of Country — revealing how they existed before colonisation, how they have changed through time, and what they represent today.
Extra Educational Research Content
Australia, The Time Traveller’s Guide
Produced by ABC Australia
Of all continents on Earth, none preserves the story of the formation of our planet and the evolution of life quite like Australia. Nowhere else can you jump in a car and travel back through the entire history of the world. 'Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide' takes you on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. Buckle up for a rocky ride down the Road of Time with series host Dr Richard Smith. Over four one-hour episodes, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and exploding asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land Down Under, the one island continent that has got it all. So join the good Doctor for the ultimate Outback road trip: an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the mind-altering window of the Australian continent.
The Australian Wars
The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been kept silent - until now. Over three parts, this ground-breaking documentary series gives voice to the story of The Australian Wars - the battles fought on home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, and First Nations peoples resisted. The series directed and presented by filmmaker Rachel Perkins, reveals the truth of Australia’s past. Airs Wednesdays from 21 September at 7:30pm on SBS and NITV, and available to stream free on SBS On Demand.