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  • 2018-08-23T13:30:00Z
  • 5m
  • 30m (6 episodes)
  • Australia
  • Documentary, Special Interest
Meet the creators, authors and entertainers who shaped Australia's childhood pop culture.

11 episodes

Season Premiere

2018-08-23T13:30:00Z

2018x01 Tina Matthews (The Ferals)

Season Premiere

2018x01 Tina Matthews (The Ferals)

  • 2018-08-23T13:30:00Z5m

Few kids TV shows have pushed boundaries like The Ferals. Meet the maker behind the iconic sewer dwellers: author, illustrator and master of puppets Tina Matthews.

2018x02 Jeff Fatt (The Wiggles)

  • 2018-09-01T13:30:00Z5m

From small town New South Wales to the world stage, the man behind the 'Wake up, Jeff' shares his story of finding fame by falling asleep.

2018-09-01T13:30:00Z

2018x03 Emily Rodda

2018x03 Emily Rodda

  • 2018-09-01T13:30:00Z5m

She's sold more than 18 million books and inspired generations of young Australian readers. Get ready to meet Jennifer Rowe, or as you probably know her, Emily Rodda.

The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book has become an Australian childhood staple. Author and baker extraordinaire Pamela Clark takes us back to the test kitchen where it all began.

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton might be best-selling authors, but that doesn't mean they want to be taken seriously. Meet the dynamic duo behind some of Australia's most anarchic children's literature.

2018-09-22T13:30:00Z

2018x06 Peter Combe

2018x06 Peter Combe

  • 2018-09-22T13:30:00Z5m

Peter Combe has told generations of kids to 'Wash Your Face In Orange Juice' and 'Clean Your Teeth With Bubble Gum'. Now peek inside his eccentric world, where nothing is ever too silly.

Dolly Magazines' Dolly Doctor was the go-to for teens desperate to learn the ins and outs of sex, relationships and growing up. Introducing Melissa Kang, the doctor who answered the questions you couldn't ask your parents.

A faceless doll named EC, an alien pot plant and a AI elevator. Just a few of the weird and wonderful characters Luke Carroll met as a child actor on the craziest kids show in the country, 'Lift Off'.

2018x09 John Marsden

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Driven by the trauma of his adolescent years, John Marsden reflects on the unlikely path that took him from despairing student to celebrated author and educator

2018x10

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2018x11

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