PBS: AUSTRALIA IN COLOUR – SERIES 1 & 2 Starts Tuesday 23 August at 6.20PM

Discover fascinating archive footage from Down Under, painstakingly restored and brought to vivid life with the addition of colour for a 21st-century audience.

Offering valuable insights into Australia’s social, political and economic history, this celluloid treasure trove tells the story of a nation gradually gaining confidence, producing its own sporting heroes and cultural icons.

By including the voices of Indigenous and other women, people all but absent from the traditional historic record, AUSTRALIA IN COLOUR presents a clearer picture of the sometimes harsh reality of the past. It shows how a society that started out as a penal colony faced numerous challenges as, during the course of a century, it grew into a unique, complex and cosmopolitan country.