The History Listen

The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.

01 Where the bloody hell were you! Television comes to Australia
Apr 12, 2025 – 0:28:34
07 Conspiracy? We're still feeling it
Apr 7, 2025 –
06 Conspiracy? All the way to the top
Apr 2, 2025 – 0:37:50
05 Conspiracy? Judgement Day
Mar 29, 2025 – 0:37:05
04 Conspiracy? Who Let the Dogs Out
Mar 22, 2025 – 0:39:13
03 Conspiracy? The farmers come to town
Mar 15, 2025 – 0:35:39
02 Conspiracy? Bosom Buddies
Mar 8, 2025 – 0:32:41
01 Conspiracy? If it quacks like a duck
Mar 1, 2025 – 0:35:08
Conspiracy? War on the waterfront
Feb 26, 2025 –
Anzac Massacre - the story of Surafend (part 3)
Feb 23, 2025 – 0:28:34
Anzac Massacre - the story of Surafend (part 2)
Feb 15, 2025 –
Anzac Massacre - the story of Surafend (part 1)
Feb 8, 2025 – 0:28:34
Inside the Big day Out: flying too close to the sun
Feb 1, 2025 – 0:28:35
Introducing Rewind
Jan 31, 2025 –
Inside the Big Day Out: from Nirvana to nightmare
Jan 25, 2025 – 0:28:35
Sam Poo: A Chinese bushranger?
Jan 20, 2025 – 0:28:33
Secrets and Lies | A year behind the Iron Curtain
Jan 11, 2025 – 0:33:48
Friedrich the Fraud
Jan 4, 2025 – 0:28:36
Finding Fanny Finch
Dec 28, 2024 – 0:28:36
Laya's Way Home - part 2
Dec 22, 2024 – 0:28:36
Laja's Way Home part 1
Dec 14, 2024 – 0:28:36
Cyclone Tracy: survivor stories
Dec 8, 2024 – 0:28:27
The Crutchy Push
Nov 30, 2024 – 0:24:03
A Good Honest Criminal
Nov 26, 2024 – 0:28:36
Florence: A murder still unsolved – Part 2
Nov 16, 2024 –
Florence: A life papered over – Part 1
Nov 9, 2024 –
The Mavis Files
Nov 2, 2024 – 0:29:59
Day 9 at Wooreen: the school that was kidnapped
Oct 26, 2024 – 0:30:07
My Grandmother is a Japanese war bride
Oct 19, 2024 – 0:28:34
The Martha Plan
Oct 12, 2024 – 0:28:35
Ep 2: The buried tea chest
Oct 5, 2024 – 0:28:34
Ep 1: The buried tea chests
Sep 28, 2024 – 0:28:34
A succulent Chinese meal - Part 2
Sep 21, 2024 – 0:31:25
A succulent Chinese meal - Part 1
Sep 14, 2024 – 0:28:33
The strange life of Ingrid von Oelhafen - Part 2
Sep 7, 2024 – 0:33:19
The strange life of Ingrid von Oelhafen - Part 1
Aug 31, 2024 – 0:32:35
Kangaroo dog
Aug 24, 2024 – 0:36:30
The paralympic journey | money, media and ethics
Aug 17, 2024 – 0:30:01
The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite
Aug 10, 2024 – 0:28:34
The Lady of the Swamp
Aug 3, 2024 – 0:28:35
The Great Australian Camel Race (part 2)
Jul 27, 2024 – 0:28:35
The Great Australian Camel Race (part 1)
Jul 20, 2024 – 0:26:11
Monarto | Lost city of the future
Jul 13, 2024 – 0:28:30
Blood, prejudice and nursing | Barry’s story
Jul 6, 2024 – 0:28:34
Great Aussie Cons | My Mother The Spy
Jun 29, 2024 – 0:28:34
Great Aussie Cons | The Lady Imposter
Jun 22, 2024 – 0:29:20
Great Aussie Cons | The Qantas Con
Jun 15, 2024 – 0:28:39
Great Aussie Cons | The Tichborne Claimant
Jun 8, 2024 – 0:29:03
Great Aussie Cons | The Flying Forger
Jun 1, 2024 – 0:28:34
INTRODUCING — Great Aussie Cons
May 30, 2024 –

Recent Reviews

CapeGirlx

Listening from Boston

Glad I found this Australian history. There is so much to learn and it is so well told. Thank you!
NappyDresser

Double Agent Awesome!

5 stars are Bourne!
Doc Cottle

A really interesting look at Aus' history

I can't believe there isn't a review for this! This is a great podcast broadly about Australian history and often manages to be topical to today as well. I love seeing new episodes of this show up in my feed and feel like I know a little more about the country when I've finished an episode.