About this season
The ABC Of... an interview series, revisits the pasts of famous Australians delving deep to uncover hidden archival gems, exploring how they changed Australia and how Australia changed them.
Episodes (6)
1. Ita Buttrose
Aired 28 June 2022 • 30 min
An interview series, hosted by David Wenham, in which prominent Australians revisit their pasts through moments drawn from the vast ABC Archives. In this episode David Wenham trawls through the ABC Archive of Ita Buttrose.
2. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Aired 5 July 2022 • 29 min
David Wenham goes fishing in the ABC Archival life of Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the Indigenous kid who conquered the tennis world, winning 14 Grand Slams.
3. Wil Anderson
Aired 12 July 2022 • 30 min
David Wenham takes the photo album down from the ABC shelf to look at the baby photos of Wil Anderson, host of Gruen and Question Everything.
4. Garry McDonald
Aired 19 July 2022 • 29 min
David Wenham takes Garry McDonald through his ABC Archival life, revisiting The Aunty Jack Show, The Norman Gunston Show and Mother And Son.
5. Sarah Ferguson
Aired 26 July 2022 • 30 min
David Wenham travels backwards in time with the new host of 7.30, Sarah Ferguson. In this rare and open interview, she shows sides of herself viewers will not have seen before.
6. John Howard
Aired 2 August 2022 • 30 min
David Wenham meets former Prime Minister John Howard, the most successful Australian politician of the last 50 years.