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Tony Robinson's Time Walks

Season 1 Episode 3: Hobart

You need only scratch the surface to find evidence of Hobart’s convict past – but dig a little deeper and even more fascinating history is revealed. From playing tennis with Errol Flynn to the original wax-cylinder voice recordings of “the last Tasmanian aboriginal”, Hobart has it all.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Fremantle

1. Fremantle

Aired: Sep 10, 2012

The major port of Australia’s remote west coast, Fremantle began life as a pl...

Episode 2 Melbourne

2. Melbourne

Aired: Sep 17, 2012

The real story of Melbourne isn’t found in the grand tree-lined boulevards or...

Episode 3 Hobart

3. Hobart

Aired: Sep 24, 2012

You need only scratch the surface to find evidence of Hobart’s convict past –...

Episode 4 Bendigo

4. Bendigo

Aired: Oct 1, 2012

It's common knowledge that Bendigo was one of the biggest gold finds in histo...

Episode 5 Newcastle

5. Newcastle

Aired: Oct 8, 2012

Taking its name from the English coastal mining town, Australia’s Newcastle a...

Episode 6 Carlton

6. Carlton

Aired: Oct 15, 2012

Before it was a suburb it was a cemetery to the original Port Phillip settlem...

Episode 7 Brisbane

7. Brisbane

Aired: Oct 22, 2012

In 1941 sleepy tropical Brisbane found itself the nerve centre for the Pacifi...

Episode 8 St Kilda

8. St Kilda

Aired: Oct 29, 2012

Once a seaside retreat for 19 Century yuppies escaping “Smell-bourne”, later ...

Episode 9 Woolloomooloo

9. Woolloomooloo

Aired: Nov 4, 2012

Tucked around a corner from the iconic sights of Sydney is a forgotten pocket...

Episode 10 Adelaide

10. Adelaide

Aired: Nov 4, 2012

City of Churches it may be but Adelaide has always been a strange mix of prog...

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Genres:Documentary, History