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Australian Encounters

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2013
1 Season
10 Episodes
EN
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Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker.

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Bob Hawke and Frank Sinatra 1974
E1

Bob Hawke and Frank Sinatra 1974

Jul 30, 20133m

Presented with humour & verve, Australian Encounters celebrates historic encounters between a renowned Australian & an international mover & shaker. This episode recounts when Bob Hawke met Frank Sinatra in 1974.

Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919
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Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919

Aug 6, 20133m

It was 1919 and the world's statesmen were gathered at Versailles to redraw the map of the world. Australia had sacrificed much blood to win the peace, and Billy Hughes was there to see it got its fair share of the spoils.

Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914
E3

Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914

Aug 13, 20133m

In December 1914, an athletic young Hawaiian strode across the beach at Freshwater, a stretch of sand between Manly and Curl Curl. He was about to perform a feat never before seen in Australia: surfing!

Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902
E4

Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902

Aug 20, 20133m

The imperious Australian soprano and the effusive Italian tenor had transformed La Boheme from a slow burn sleeper into a blockbuster hit that's still putting bums on seats a century later. Their double act was sensational.

Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937
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Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937

Aug 27, 20133m

Herr Hitler was busy in the Rhineland, so Joseph Aloysius Lyons decided to pay a visit to Signor Mussolini instead. It was 1935 and collecting dictators was de rigueur for Australian politicians on visits to Europe.

Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958
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Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958

Sep 10, 20133m

Just before Christmas, 1958, Rupert Murdoch, then aged 27, met a sensitive young Tamil on the dodge from the immigration authorities. A poor scholar with black skin, Kamahl's days in White Australia were numbered.

George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960
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George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960

Oct 8, 20133m

In the backroom bar of the Katsikas brothers' grocery store, amid tins of olive oil and sacks of flour, a young unknown Canadian poet met an Australian expatriate named George Johnston.

Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987
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Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987

Oct 15, 20133m

Kylie Minogue met Michael Hutchence at a bash after the Countdown Awards in 1987. By the time their two-year affair ended, it had transformed a singing budgie into a femme fatale, and set Kylie's course towards pop divadom.

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Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker. Across 1 season and 10 episodes, originally airing on ABC TV.

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Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker. It belongs to the Animation, Documentary genres.

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When was Australian Encounters first released?

Australian Encounters first premiered on July 30, 2013 (2013). The series has since concluded its run.

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