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  • 2008-06-15T13:30:00Z on ABC
  • 35m
  • 3h 30m (6 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
In an age of salacious, youth-oriented media, Andrew Denton is heading in the opposite direction and seeking the stories of our elders. He will explore six very different lives in search of that almost-out-of-fashion idea: wisdom.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-06-15T13:30:00Z

1x01 Sir David Attenborough

Series Premiere

1x01 Sir David Attenborough

  • 2008-06-15T13:30:00Z35m

The first in the six-part "Elders" series, this episode brings you the interview with Sir David Attenborough as he talks about his life experiences after a lifetime exploring the world.

2008-06-22T13:30:00Z

1x02 Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

1x02 Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

  • 2008-06-22T13:30:00Z35m

In the second part of the six-part "Elders" series, Andrew Denton chats with Dame Elisabeth Murdoch about her long life, love story, family and philanthrophy.

2008-06-29T13:30:00Z

1x03 Isabel Allende

1x03 Isabel Allende

  • 2008-06-29T13:30:00Z35m

In the third part of the "Elders" series, the deeply passionate, insightful and spirited Isabel Allende takes us through her life's most difficult moments that shaped her life now.

2008-07-06T13:30:00Z

1x04 Helen Thomas

1x04 Helen Thomas

  • 2008-07-06T13:30:00Z35m

This fourth part of the "Elders" series features Helen Thomas, the doyenne of the White House Press Corps - from JFK to George W. Bush, she has reported on the highs and lows of world politics for 57 years.

2008-07-13T13:30:00Z

1x05 Bob Hawke

1x05 Bob Hawke

  • 2008-07-13T13:30:00Z35m

This fifth part of the 'Elders' series features Bob Hawke, Australia's longest serving Labor Prime Minister. From the Prime Ministership to the life lessons he's learned, he is still very much the passionate intellectual.

2008-07-20T13:30:00Z

1x06 Father Des Reid

1x06 Father Des Reid

  • 2008-07-20T13:30:00Z35m

This sixth part of the 'Elders' series features Father Des Reid. For over half a century as a Catholic priest, he has ministered to people on three continents - from isolated communities in east Africa to illegal immigrants in Australian detention centres.

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