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Dynasties

Season 1 2002 - 2004

  • 2002-11-17T13:00:00Z on ABC (AU)
  • 1m
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
An inside look at some of Australia's most powerful families — Downer, Macarthur, Wright, Myer, Durack and De Bortoli. Presented here are the six episodes from series one, first screened on ABC TV in November 2002, which reveal the story of some of Australia's great dynasties, the ways they have shaped our society, their private motivations and their ongoing influences.es

7 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-11-17T13:00:00Z

1x01 A Liberal Legacy

Series Premiere

1x01 A Liberal Legacy

  • 2002-11-17T13:00:00Z1h

In Australia, politics is as dynastic as it is democratic.

2004-01-25T13:00:00Z

1x02 Quentin's Choice

1x02 Quentin's Choice

  • 2004-01-25T13:00:00Z1h

Once Australia's most powerful pastoral family, the Macarthur dynasty now clings to its ancestral home, Camden Park — on the outskirts of Sydney, passed down over seven generations — as its final link to a glorious past.

2003-12-21T13:00:00Z

1x03 The Wright Stuff

1x03 The Wright Stuff

  • 2003-12-21T13:00:00Z1h

Following in a great woman's footsteps isn't easy.

2004-01-11T13:00:00Z

1x04 The Myers of Melbourne

1x04 The Myers of Melbourne

  • 2004-01-11T13:00:00Z1h

It is claimed that Myers is Melbourne and today the Myers sit in the front row of Melbourne society

2004-01-18T13:00:00Z

1x05 Durack Dreaming

1x05 Durack Dreaming

  • 2004-01-18T13:00:00Z1h

The Duracks were among the first of Australia's great cattle kings.

Season Finale

2004-01-04T13:00:00Z

1x06 The De Bortolis Of Griffith

Season Finale

1x06 The De Bortolis Of Griffith

  • 2004-01-04T13:00:00Z1h

The De Bortoli dynasty owes much of its success to its Italian heritage, but for how much longer can it stay true to its down-to-earth roots?

1x07 The Murdochs

  • no air date1m

Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men on earth. His global information empire, News Corporation, reaches two-thirds of the world's population.

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