8.6/108 votes#1 - Doing a Bradbury
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/2023
The unlikely triumph of ice-skater Steven Bradbury, who became the first Australian to win a Winter Olympic gold medal after everyone else in his race fell over.
Director: Max Miller
Writer: Chris Taylor, Andrew Hansen
7.7/106 votes#2 - Princess Mary
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2023
The fairy-tale of the young Tasmanian woman Mary Donaldson, who met a European prince inside a pub during the Sydney Olympics and lived happily ever after.
Director: Max Miller
Writer: Chris Taylor, Andrew Hansen
8.8/106 votes#3 - Pistol and Boo
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2023
A musical comedy about the international meltdown caused by Johnny Depp when he brought his two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo into Australia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#4 - The Wheel
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2023
The comedy of errors that befell Melbourne's cursed Ferris wheel, conceived as an international landmark to put the city on the map, but plagued by construction mishaps and the world's worst views.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#5 - Our Schapelle
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2023
The saga of Schapelle Corby, who became Australia's most famous drug smuggler when she was caught with 4.2 kilograms of cannabis inside her boogie board bag at Bali's international airport.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#6 - The Tampa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2023
The political showdown of the Tampa affair, when a Norwegian freighter carrying 433 rescued asylum seekers was denied entry into Australian waters by the Howard government.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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A musical extravaganza that breathes new life into some of the country's most defining stories, by giving them the full musical treatment they've always deserved.
Genres:ComedyDocumentary
Network:ABC TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Doing a Bradbury" is the best rated episode of "Australian Epic" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Max Miller and written by Chris Taylor, Andrew Hansen, it aired on 11/8/2023. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Princess Mary".