I Was Actually There

From the makers of the award-winning You Cant Ask That, this bold six-part documentary explores defining moments of our recent history through the eyes, ears and voices of those who witnessed them first-hand.

2024 HD 32min Australia English

Documentary

S1E1 - Port Arthur 2024-07-09

On a crisp autumn morning at Port Arthurs historic convict settlement, a gunman walked into the Broad Arrow Cafe, killing 35 people. We go deep inside the experience, hearing from first hand witnesses to understand what it was like to live it.

S1E2 - Boxing Day Tsunami 2024-07-16

A massive earthquake below the Indian Ocean unleashed the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across 14 countries. Those who were swept up in the wave had no idea of its scale, only of the devastation that unfolded before their eyes.

S2E1 - Black Saturday Fires 2025-10-07

Black Saturday Bushfires. Sunday 7 February 2009. I Was Actually There collects personal stories from survivors, first responders and community members who faced the catastrophe.

S2E2 - September 11 Terrorist Attack 2025-10-14

How did it feel to watch from the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center, as the first 9/11 plane hit the building opposite?

S2E3 - The Dismissal 2025-10-21

It was a move that shocked the nation. Fifty years ago, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. The government was dissolved and an election called.

S2E4 - Cronulla Riots 2025-10-28

On a hot December Sunday, racial tensions boiled over at Sydneys Cronulla beach. The fuse had been lit a week earlier by an altercation between off-duty lifesavers and men described by police as "of middle eastern appearance".

S2E5 - The Fairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax 2025-11-04

When nightclub singer Fairlie Arrow disappeared from her Gold Coast home in 1991, the tabloid media went to town. Arrow was reported as abducted by "an obsessed fan". Spoiler alert. It was all a hoax.

S2E6 - The Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race 2025-11-11

The 1998 Sydney to Hobart race was a moment when nature asserted its dominance with terrifying force. Six lives were lost, five yachts sank and hundreds of sailors were pulled into a brutal fight for survival.

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