It would be very easy (well, less difficult) to make this series without including any of the human aspects of it— without noting, for example, that Geoff Whitman and Malcolm Fraser later became friends or that the Governor-General basically drank himself to death and was a rather tragic figure. The Eleventh does all of this (and more!) especially for those of us non-Australians hoping to learn a little bit about Australian history.

Hate it. Get some grown ups involved.

Loved this podcast and took me back to being a 6 year old, aware that hugely significant events were occurring and that there was considerable turmoil in my Labour-voting household. Wish there were more eps!!

The ABC never disappoints! Keep up the fantastic work!

By an obsession with woke references and historical howlers - eg Whitlam “appointed” Cairns as Deputy PM - can an adult redo this

We’ve all lived with the legacy of the dismissal. This is a background look at how it affected real people. Love it.