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TELEVISION
THE WAR THAT CHANGED US (2014)
The story of Australia and the First World War is revealed through the lives of six Australians. Brought to life through personal testimony, dramatic reconstruction, expert analysis, location filming and colourised archive. Created and co-written by Clare Wright.
UTOPIA GIRLS (2011)
Presented by award-winning historian Dr Clare Wright, Utopia Girls tells the fascinating story of how Australian women became the first in the world to gain full political rights. Written, researched, and co-written by Clare Wright.
THE FORGOTTEN REBELS OF EUREKA (COMING SOON)
Dr Clare Wright’s Stella Prize-winning book The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka will be adapted for the small screen in partnership with Ruby Entertainment and American writer/producer Anne Kenney (Outlander), after winning funding for the development of an eight-part television series.
PODCAST
Hey history
Australia’s first history podcast for the classroom, Hey History is mapped to the Australian curriculum for Stages 2 and 3 history, designed for classroom use.
Each episode has music, immersive sound and stories from Australia's top historians and experts.
Archive fever (LTU) sEASONS 1 - 5
Archive Fever is a peak-nerd Australian history podcast featuring intimate conversations with writers, artists, curators, fellow historians and other victims of the research bug. Each episode, co-hosts Clare Wright and Yves Rees talk to archive addicts about what kind of archives they use, how often they use them, when they got their first hit. Join us as we ask: what madness is this?
Literary La Trobe
Professor Clare Wright OAM is hosting a new podcast Literary La Trobe that showcases the writing and research of La Trobe University’s staff, students and alumni, featuring recordings from key literature-based and writing events including Bendigo Writers Festival, Launches at the Library and Writers on Campus.
SHOOTING THE PAST (ABC) Series 1 & 2
Clare Wright hosts Shooting The Past, a podcast that brings you Australian history through a new lens. Each episode features a historical event or era, and starts with a single photograph and the question; what is going on in this picture?