Name: Coast Australia
Released: 2013-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Neil Oliver

TV Show · Documentary · History

Neil Oliver heads a team of six expert presenters who travel to eight regions of Australia to highlight glorious coastal areas, revealing the often little-known stories of these spectacular places and meeting their local characters.

2013 · 51m

Starring Neil Oliver

Director Jane Manning

EPISODE 1

Neil Oliver discovers Broome's dark pearling history and the science of pearl cultivation.

In Western Australia's Kimberly, Neil discovers Broome's dark pearling past. Tim Flannery tours the pimeval walks along Dinosaur Coast. Xanthe Mallett examines a maritime war grave.

50m
EPISODE 2

Sydney: Botany Bay to North Head

Neil explores the history of 'Fortress Sydney' and it's network of fortifications. Xanthe discovers how the early convicts made lime. Tim uncovers the secrets of Sydney's sprawling geology.

49m
EPISODE 3

Great Barrier Reef

Neil takes a dazzling journey through Australia's coral reef, following the trail of James Cook, with the help of the Australian Navy's hydrography team. TIm gains rare access to an area zoned off for coral research.

50m
EPISODE 4

In the south east of Tasmania, Neil Oliver probes Port Arthur's harsh penal history.

Neil heads to the south east of Tasmania to investigate Port Arthur and its severe penal history. Tim explores Hobart's extensive historical role in Antarctic exploration.

50m
EPISODE 5

Miriam Corowa investigates the engineering behind the canal system of the Gold Coast.

Miriam explores the Gold Coast's 1970's Florida-style canal system. Xanthe searches a World War Two era fortification. Tim goes to Fraser Island to discover how the world's longest sand drift system works.

50m
EPISODE 6

Victoria

Neil explores Cape Otway and a beacon that helped birth a nation. Tim searches Port Phillip for evidence of the marine 'mega fauna' that once roamed through the bay.

50m