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  • First Peoples Australia (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, History

First Peoples

Australia (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, History
When humans arrived in Australia, they were, for the first time, truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent? There is a close cultural and genetic link between early ...See moreWhen humans arrived in Australia, they were, for the first time, truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent? There is a close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines; here the ancient and modern story intersect as nowhere else. The secret to this continuity is diversity. Intuitively, early Australians found the right balance between being separate and connected. See less
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Cinematographers
Julius Brighton (photography) | Tim Cragg
Casting Directors
Bonnie Rodini (casting) | Fred Roebuck (casting)
Production Designer
Robert-John Carlisle (as Rob Carlisle)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 1, 2015
Release date
Jul 1, 2015 (United States)

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