Wielding an orator’s grandeur, a brilliant mind and a bulletproof self-belief, Gough Whitlam employed a “crash through or crash” approach to life and politics. He spent over 20 years fighting civil wars inside the Labor party before eventually leading them to power. His government unleashed a wave of reforms across Australian society that was dizzying in its speed and scope. He was hailed as a Labor messiah – but when he fell, he fell harder than any politician in Australian history. Like the Greek tragedies he loved, his own story is one of flawed greatness. This series will explore Whitlam as a man of his country, his time and the currents of his own heart.
