The Eleventh
9
Episodes
4.3 / 5
Rating

The Eleventh

by ABC

Category
History
Frequency
Series
Language
English
The Eleventh is an explosive thriller teasing out everything you never knew about one of the most famous chapters of Australian political history — the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

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Recent Reviews

A spy thriller and a political drama, told with a human touch

Evan Moulson•12/23/2020

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.

Millennials ruin everything

CharlieHustle16•12/14/2020

Hate it. Get some grown ups involved.

Brilliant

swlondrob•3/25/2020

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!!

Absolutely Love This Series!

Camden Raynor•3/16/2020

The ABC never disappoints! Keep up the fantastic work!

An important story ruined

MBJLJ•3/13/2020

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