In Black and White

As war raged around the world, a young Sydney doctor found himself facing the enemy in the New Guinea wilderness. And one act would both make him a hero and seal his fate. Historian and author Ross McMullin joins the show with more. Find out more about Ross at: https://rossmcmullin.com.au/Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the ship lay foundering in the cold Atlantic, a brave Aussie sailor gave up the chance to save himself in order to rescue countless passengers and crew. But before that extraordinary night, Albert Nichols had lived a remarkable life, filled with sly grog, family drama and an island escape. Historian Michael Adams, host of the Forgotten Australia podcast, joins the show with more. Like In Black and White? Get more at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/in-black-and-whiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When does a TV show become a historical document? As a portrait of Melbourne in the 1960s and 70s the police procedural Homicide makes a case. David Nichols from the University of Melbourne joins the podcast to explore the show’s contribution to our history. Like In Black and White? Get more at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/in-black-and-whiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He may have been one of the ringleaders of the fabled Eureka Stockade, but Italian gold prospector Raffaello Carboni also had an unlikely career as a pantomime playwright. Robert Pascoe, Professor of History at Victoria University, joins the show with more.Like In Black and White? Get more at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/in-black-and-whiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As abortionists operated in the shadows of early Melbourne society, little is known about their illegal and often-deadly practices - with one notable exception. Nurse-turned-abortionist Elizabeth Downey’ faced an astonishing 14 murder trials in 14 years, beating the charges time after time. And it was her patients themselves that helped keep her one step ahead of the law. Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, joins the show to tell the harrowing tale. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As World War II raged, a daring Aussie in Europe confounded his captors with a series of prison breaks. And when he wasn't rescuing himself, he was helping his comrades to freedom too. Professor and author Peter Monteath, from Flinders University, joins the show with more.More information at: https://www.petermonteath.com.au/book/escape-artist-the-incredible-second-world-war-of-johnny-peck/ Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a single day, a young farmer boy found his mother dead, his father maimed and himself whisked away to a life of servitude. Author Lucy Frost joins the show to tell the heartbreaking tale.More on Lucy Frost's book: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lucy-Frost-Convict-Orphans-9781761067686/ Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Kerr Thomson was a hardware clerk turned mogul, right at the moment that Melbourne most needed picks and shovels.And as the cash rolled in, he set his sights on creating his own personal utopia. Historian Andrew Lemon joins the show to tell this rags to riches to rags story. Read Dr Lemon's book: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/product/the-pebbled-beach-at-pentecost-a-novel-by-andrew-lemon/ Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was one of Australia's greatest war heroes, but a little-known incident in the Western Front trenches may have been his greatest act of bravery. Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan joins the show to tell the remarkable tale. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Henrik Bull was a spectacularly unsuccessful Southern Ocean whaler. But during his travels, he stepped foot on an unexplored continent. And on his return, his exploits inspired the great Age of Antarctic Exploration. The State Library's Andrew McConville joins the show to tell the remarkable tale. More on Andrew McConville's book: https://scholarly.info/book/australia-and-early-antarctic-exploration/ Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frederick Deeming was a globe-trotting serial killer who descended on Melbourne with his poor young wife in tow. And when his many sins caught up with him, he became a prime suspect in one of history's greatest murder mysteries. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last of our summer series we re-tell the story of Henry Bernard, a holocaust survivor who wrapped trauma in secrets. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our ongoing holiday specials, we relive the story of three extraordinary characters, whose lives verged from the kooky to the spooky. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reach into the back catalogue to tell true tales of luck and skill from the sport of kings. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the jungles of the Pacific to the fields of France, this week we retell three stories of unsung Australian heroes. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first of In Black and White's summer series, we open the vault to retell three stories of amazing animals who went to war. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Simmonds was a petty crook whose greatest ability was to lay low as the police closed in. But a fatal error would paint a spotlight on him - a spotlight that even he couldn't escape. Like the show? Read more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or anyone you know needs help Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish girl Maria Gilbert escaped an arranged marriage to dance her way through Europe, the US and Australia. And through the journey she picked up a string of famous lovers, a series of scandals and an imposing riding whip. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne-born Louise Mackay was a dedicated Communist Party member who taught at the Marxist School, toured the Communist Bloc and promoted communism to her fellow Australians. But when she was expelled from the party, she turned the tables on her old comrades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angus Murray was sentenced to death for murdering a bank manager, even though authorities knew another crook fired the fatal shot. Historian Deb Robinson from Geelong Gaol Museum shares the story. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allied commanders were prepared to lose up to 50% of their soldiers during the evacuation after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in WWI. Instead, not a single life was lost, thanks to the “silent stunts” masterminded by Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Brudenell White. Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan shares the story from a new book called The Gallipoli Evacuation, by Peter Hart. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Read the book: https://livinghistorytv.com/book/the-gallipoli-evacuation/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Skeyhill found fame and fortune as the “blind soldier poet” on the US speaking circuit - a World War I hero from country Victoria rendered sightless by an exploding Turkish shell. But a century on, he’s been exposed as a conman who faked blindness to escape the trenches. Author Jim Haynes shares the story. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Read Jim's book: http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As razor gangs prowled the city's back streets, Kate Leigh grew to be a matriarch of vice. Author and historian Jim Haynes tells her remarkable story. Like the show? Get features, backgrounds and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Read Jim's book: http://www.jimhaynes.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 150 years before fraudsters invented text message schemes targeting unsuspecting parents, a dodgy butcher had the same idea. Historian Jim Haynes tells of his rise and fall. Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for features, backgrounders and more Get more info on the book at: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jim-Haynes-9781761067907/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harry Musgrove was an obscure Melbourne theatrical manager spruiking his plays - when destiny, and the Australian cricket team came knocking Cricket writer Ken Piesse tells the tale. More about Ken: https://www.cricketbooks.com.au/ken-piesse/ If you or anyone you know needs help Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before true crime became a staple of podcasts and streaming services, the public was transfixed with the story of Frank Butler.Tales of murderous journeys had the public enthralled as his crimes brought him ever closer to the noose. Author and podcaster Michael Adams joins the show with more.Get Michael's latest book at: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/ Like the show? Go to:heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more. If you or anyone you know needs help:Lifeline: 13 11 14Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: As Squizzy Taylor started his ascent through the Melbourne underworld, it was his first wife Dolly Gray who mentored his rise. Crime author Roy Maloy joins the show to outline Dolly's colourful career. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Advertising enquiries: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a grand plan was hatched for a breakaway Australian state centred around Mildura, the town jumped at the chance to sever ties with Melbourne. But the ambitious bid collapsed when the ostentatious “American” spruiking the idea had his dark past exposed. Author David Nichols tells the story. More about David’s book: https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/the-alert-grey-twinkling-eyes-of-c-j-degaris Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Advertising enquiries: [email protected] If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a childhood of poverty and inequality, Vince Copley rose to becoming a tireless fighter for Indigenous rights. And his journey took him to the halls of power and even an audience with royalty. Lea McInerney, co-author of Vince's autobiography, and his daughter Kara join the show to outline his amazing life. Learn more about the book at: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780733342448/the-wonder-of-little-things/ Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw Advertising enquiries: [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elijah Upjohn was a sewage worker turned quack doctor who found himself behind bars for chicken thievery. But his life took a sharp turn when a notorious bushranger was convicted - and the state was in need of a hangman. Author and podcaster Michael Adams tells the story. More about Michael's book: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/More about the Forgotten Australia podcast: https://forgottenaustralia.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: When a doctor was put in charge of Melbourne’s first lunatic asylum, it should have heralded an era of better treatment for inmates. Instead, the gruesome reign of Robert Bowie was plagued by allegations of bodies hanging from trees, patients restrained in body bags, and brains left in a cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before he would become an iconic US President, John F Kennedy was a US Navy officer in the WW2 Pacific.And when his PT boat is sunk by the Japanese, it was an Australian coastwatcher and his Solomon Islander allies who came to his rescue. Author Michael Veitch joins the show again to tell the story. Read more about Michael's book at: https://www.hachette.com.au/michael-veitch/Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The coastwatchers of World War 2 were civilians who weren’t paid and received no military training. But when Japan invaded Papua New Guinea, they were called into service to spy on the enemy. And one of their number, in partnership with a wealthy widow, managed to pull off one of the biggest and most daring rescues in Australian military history. Author Michael Veitch tells their extraordinary story.Read more about Michael's book at: https://www.hachette.com.au/michael-veitch/Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was designed to be an unsinkable ship. But just like the Titanic, disaster struck the Dunbar just as it neared home, and it was the passengers who paid the price. Author Larry Writer joins the show to outline one of Australia's worst maritime tragedies, and the remarkable story of its sole survivor. More information about Larry's book: https://www.qbd.com.au/the-shipwreck/larry-writer/9781760879105/Clarification: early versions of this episode state the death toll as 122, the correct figure is 121See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. This week we tell the story of an Australian PoW in World War 2, who was damned for helping his Japanese captors but hailed for helping send war criminals to the gallows. Author Tom Gilling tells the story. More about Tom’s book at:https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Tom-Gilling-Witness-9781760879273 If you or anyone you know needs help Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The outback Queensland town of Cunnamulla feared famine when floodwaters cut it off from the world.But a young Afghan entrepreneur named Abdul Wade and his unusual herd stepped in to save the day.Author Ryan Butta tells the story.More information about the book: https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-ballad-of-abdul-wade/Like the show? Get features, background and more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Historian Mat McLachlan joins the show again to tell the rest of the tale of Hajime Toyoshima, the Japanese fighter ace, who found himself a prisoner of war and the main instigator of the only battle of the second world war to take place on Australian soil.Get Mat's book: https://www.hachette.com.au/mat-mclachlan/the-cowra-breakoutLike the show, get features, backgrounds and more at: https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hajime Toyoshima was a crack fighter pilot who flew his Zero in the attack on Pearl Harbor. But it was an Australian machinegun that saw him tumbling out of the sky and into the history books. Historian Mat McLachlan joins the show to start the story.Get Mat's book: https://www.hachette.com.au/mat-mclachlan/the-cowra-breakoutLike the show, get features, backgrounds and more at: https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19-year-old Gary McKay was determined to avoid being sent to Vietnam, so he enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces for six years instead. But as fate would have it, Gary wound up in Vietnam anyway and earned a Military Cross for extraordinary bravery under fire. He tells his amazing story. Learn more about Gary's book at:https://livinghistorytv.com and http://garymckay.com.au/Like the show? Go to https://heraldsun.ccom.au/ibaw for moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1943, as war raged in Europe, the larger-than-life British PM had one thing on his mind: how to import a marsupial to keep as a pet. Journalist and author Alistair Paton joins the show to tell that tale - and many more. Get the book at: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/marsupials-and-menLike the show? Read more at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After serving his country in the trenches of World War One, Father John Joseph Kennedy wrote a play to expose the futility of war. But the priest's statement drew ire all the way up to the PM. State Library Victoria librarian Andrew McConville tells the story of one man's stand. Like the show? Get more at: https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the noose tightened around the necks of John Gunn and George Roberts, the great and the good of Geelong were right there to see the spectacle.And they dressed in their Sunday best to review the macabre event. Historian Deb Robinson recounts the tale. Like the show? Go to: https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How cynical electioneering backfired and gave women a voice. When the suffrage movement was close to victory at the ballot box, a male politician tried to wedge the vote with a contentious clause.But when the vote went through, the clause backfired, and gave women their first voice in the halls of parliament. Melbourne author Mark Wilson tells the story Like the show? Go to https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1796, Scottish cargo master William Clark led his twice-shipwrecked crew on an epic 1000km walk to save 7000 gallons of rum, discovering Bass Strait and finding Australia’s first coal along the way. Find out more in Adam Courtenay's book: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780733341861/three-sheets-to-the-wind/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She was  a bush nurse, school founder, bushrangers’ ally and accomplished horsewoman. But Rachel Kennedy’s colourful life was almost lost to history, until newspaper editor and author Jeff McGill uncovered her tale. He joins the show with more.Like the show? go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Victorian-era Melbourne, it was considered unladylike to talk about sex and using birth control was a sIn. But one pioneering activist set about teaching women how their bodies worked and secretly sold them contraceptives in brown paper bags. Historian Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, returns to the show to tell the story.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After she was abandoned while pregnant by the father of her baby, Maggie Heffernan did the unthinkable. But the murder ignited a wave of public sympathy and sparked moral outrage. Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, joins the show to tell the story. Learn more at https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/maggie-heffernan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT In a shameful moment from Melbourne's past, two girls found themselves victim of an unspeakable crime. But their treatment at the hands of the justice system was just as callous. Margaret Anderson, director of the Old Treasury Building, joins the show to tell the story Like the show? Go to: https://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sidney Jeffryes was the brilliant wireless operator that made sure Australia got word of the famous Mawson expedition to Antarctica. But the hardships of the journey wrecked his mind and almost put one of the nation's greatest explorers in jeopardy. Ron Roberts, a tour guide at J Ward, Ararat’s Old Gaol and Lunatic Asylum joins Jen to tell the tale. Like the show? Make sure you catch Jen's features at https://heraldsun.com.au/ibawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When daredevil Charles Blondin came to Australia, the crowd was wowed by his death defying antics.But when Blondin returned to Europe, homegrown heroes tried their hand at emulating his stunts. And the results were mixed, and sometimes almost deadly. Andrew McConville, from State Library Victoria joins the show with more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.