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The Homes That Built Australia: Season 1

Miniseries 2023

  • 2023-05-23T11:00:00Z on ABC
  • 42m
  • 3h 37m (4 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2023-05-23T11:00:00Z

1x01 The Birth of the 'Burbs' (1945 - 1960)

Series Premiere

1x01 The Birth of the 'Burbs' (1945 - 1960)

  • 2023-05-23T11:00:00Z55m

The end of WW2 marks the beginning of radical transformations to Australia's housing landscape - social, cultural and architectural history is about to unfold in ways never before seen on this vast continent.

2023-05-30T11:00:00Z

1x02 It's Time! (1960 - 1975)

1x02 It's Time! (1960 - 1975)

  • 2023-05-30T11:00:00Z55m

The Australian Dream continues to evolve, as underrepresented Australians work to secure a sense of home and belonging for themselves and their families - whether it's equality or immigration reform, the fight has just begun.

1x03 Hard Country (1975 - 1990)

  • 2023-06-06T11:00:00Z53m

Cyclones, floods, droughts; the all-mighty forces of nature devastate our homes and lives, showing how we must design and work with the land - or ignore it at our own peril.

1x04 Boom or Bust? (1990 - Today)

  • 2023-06-13T11:00:00Z54m

Our resilience as a society continues to be tested - from the recession of the early '90s right through to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the need for a stable and secure sense of home becomes impossible to deny.

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