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“I’ve read and watched many perspectives about the dismissal but had not heard about some of the events, personalities and their interactions in the lead up. Well written, narrated and researched.”
1234lynda via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/07/24
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“I wasn’t born yet when the dismissal of Gough went down, and I’ve only known the bare bones of the story. The ‘Eleventh’ opened my eyes to this scandalous time in Australian history. What a wild tale and what a cast of characters! A great listen. Excellent journalism, well done Alex Mann and all...”Read full review »
LadyLeah80 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/28/24
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“Still one of the best political documentaries on an important time in history would love to hear more on others 😁”
Daz181 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/14/24
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“Couldn’t stop listening.”
Diane Bop via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
06/25/23
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“A very well researched and enlightening look at an important period in Australian history.”
Icebergs67 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/12/22
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“Thank you for this podcast, I’m sharing with everyone interested with this important period of history in Australian politics.”
mizzchiff via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/19/22
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“Good podcast, but missed the bass by election, in June 75 , a safe labor seat , for decades , something like a 17% swing to the libs.my parents lived there an were an are labor voters,they in the only time in there life voted for Fraser in the December federal election. Why, they were so...”Read full review »
adamc68 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/04/22
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“This is just a brilliant podcast. Excellent reporting and so insightful and important. Thank you so much for your work!”
Geissar via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/15/22
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“Very interesting story, however in typical ABC fashion, reporting is very left leaning with a lot of information left out because it doesn’t suit their narrative.”
stampinmel via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/09/21
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“At a 2weeks shy of my 8th birthday I was too young to understand what happened on the 11-11-75. I have hear odds and sods over the years but never a complete story such as this. Thank you so much for bridging this gap in my knowledge. An easy 5star podcast.”
TMerc_67 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/08/21
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“Was the equivalent of listening to a 7 year olds school English homework read in wrong speed -”
klurk flugleman via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/26/21
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“Very Good details and facts about the dismissal. Very well researched. Presented nicely with great interviews. My only and greatest criticism is that the presenter and therefore the overall series tends to lean “left” with a bias towards Labour and GW.”
Aj fbhuf via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/26/21
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“I really enjoyed this podcast. As someone who didn’t live through this period it was fascinating to learn the story behind the famous sound bite.
This podcast is well structured with great interviews giving a thorough and interesting account of tumultuous period in Australian politics.”
Beccabb219 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/12/21
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“I never knew this stuff. Really loved it. Thanks”
Tinaw3 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/12/21
“It would be very easy (well, less difficult) to make this series without including any of the human aspects of it— without noting, for example, that Geoff Whitman and Malcolm Fraser later became friends or that the Governor-General basically drank himself to death and was a rather tragic figure....”Read full review »
Evan Moulson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/23/20
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“@alexsmann Hi Alex, I just finished listening to “The Eleventh”. Good effort but you didn’t mention the Milner/Field/Petersen angle. How come? I thought this was material to the whole skulduggery? Andrew”
Andrew Woodward via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/21/20
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“I had heard about this podcast a few months ago and yesterday I downloaded Ep1 with plans of trying it out today. I’ve just finished listening to Ep5. Utterly transfixed. There’s so much to this story that is fresh and riveting. I must listen for anyone with a passing interest in politics or...”Read full review »
artgra via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/19/20
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“Hate it. Get some grown ups involved.”
CharlieHustle16 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/14/20
“I already knew most of the material in The Eleventh. I like political and social history so most of the material wasn’t new to me. I assume that the podcast might have been targeted at listeners younger than my 52 years. Well written, good sound design, some important new perspectives on Kerr....”Read full review »
grezzbop via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/30/20
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“I was driving along flicking through radio stations when I heard part of an episode on ABC radio.
Reminded me of when my dad used to talk about Fraser and Whitlam when I was young (I was born in 1968)..
I”ve never been interested in politics at all, never really understand what’s going on,...”Read full review »
WickedWilma via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/03/20
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“If you want to understand this period of political history, you can’t go past this podcast. It is interesting and makes the subject matter so clear. Great.”
Melboton via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/18/20
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“Every listener interested in Australian politics should listen. Loved it & it successfully provided the back story I was missing in my knowledge of Whitlam’s sacking.”
OliveIam via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/11/20
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“Having come to Australia as a teenager from the UK in 1982, 6.5 years after the dismissal I was never that familiar with the events, only Whitlam’s incredible speech. Therefore, I was keen to understand and learn more. This podcast tells an amazing story through the eyes of a diverse group of...”Read full review »
Martin_G69 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/26/20
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“Like the premise of the story, I was myself never fully aware of the entirety of the ins and outs of this gigantic event. All we ever got was Gough giving us his eloquent rebuttals: what a toastmaster! Genius orator.
But this podcast was something else. Riveting. Thrilling and exciting. I...”Read full review »
mjchannon via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/02/20
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“En exemplary podcast on a crucial era of Australian polity. I’d love to hear your analysis of the Palace Letters. Thanks for making this podcast.”
RichmondMillier via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/31/20
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“Please update this with the palace letters”
SalAne20 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/11/20
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“Super interesting! I hope they bring out another episode exploring the release of the Palace Letters.”
jkskenfoskensjjrheosifne via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/08/20
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“Excellent podcast - will need an addendum now the palace letters are out!”
Yano123 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/19/20
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“Overproduced. In my opinion the story is interesting and entertaining enough for the music and production to take more of a back seat.
Thanks for a great listen. I’m looking forward to the next.”
Ezza lol via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/18/20
“These well produced podcasts are even more interesting now the Palace letters have been released.
Especially episode 7. State Secrets, the postlude to the dismissal.
It seems like crime fiction .... but so much of it is true.
Thanks to Prof Jenny Hocking’s dogged determination that this...”Read full review »
Ill ale mixer via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/16/20
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“A compelling story that needs to be part of the education of our young so that they can understand the implications of a monarchy, as well as opening up a discussion about ethical behaviour. Really well done creating this!!”
68Sharny68 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/14/20
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“Thoroughly loved this. A couple of loose ends: Garry McDonald gets mentioned in the intro and then…. nothing!
Hanging for the postscript in light of the released correspondence between Kerr and Liz in July.”
DrGroove_phd via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/14/20
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“An excellent pod cast, great work ABC! So informative. I love that I got to the final episode on the morning the Palace Letters are released... please complete an epiloguecast.”
huladoll via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/14/20
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“I found it very interesting and hope with the recent release of more documents, we may yet hear some more of what happened.”
Andrea of brisbane via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/13/20
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“This is so interesting and fascinating. I’ve learnt so much about this political event in history. Highly recommended. Thank you for making this podcast.”
Tristan Bandarage via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/08/20
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“Well produced and delivered”
Uday Panwar via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/08/20
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“Fascinating and accessible journalism. Well done ABC!”
athena on earth via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/06/20
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“Wonderfull journalism and a great insight into the most tumultuous political time in Australia’s history. This was my reason for undertaking a degree in History and Politics. I’m looking forward to finding out more about the’Palace Letters’. Well done Alex and team.”
truth from searching via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/05/20
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“I really enjoyed the personal stories of individuals experiences. Any chance of more when those letters finally come to light?”
Gran in Albany via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/25/20
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“Great podcast realised I didn’t know as much about this event in our political history as I thought I did! Loved listening to you Alex and thankyou for doing this.”
Ljjack66 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/24/20
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“I like journalists who allow you to experience the ambiguity and surprise of history. I dislike having history interpreted and measured against the journalist’s values or current popular views.
I admire journalists who after you’ve read or heard their story, you are left wondering what are...”Read full review »
Paikea Ngati Porou via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/21/20
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“I was 18 doing HSCi on the Eleventh. I was in a crowd outside Blacktown Civic @ an earlier event ?1974? with my Dad & siblings when he addressed us from the verandah. A fair minded & great orator. He got us out of the USA’s war against the Vietnamese & Medibank & advancements for...”Read full review »
xpostie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/11/20
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“Awesome series! Thank you. I’ve often heard my Dad and Uncle took about this story and time passionately but never got the full understanding of what happened. Thanks for the entertaining, excellent and informative series.”
Expos027 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/11/20
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“Thank you for this podcast. I grew up hearing all sorts of stories from my parents about ‘the dismissal’ but I didn’t understand what it was all about. I feel much more in lightened after finishing this gem of auditory tales and will recommend this podcast to absolutely anyone I talk too. Well...”Read full review »
BonnieBlazed via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/02/20
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“Thank you for this podcast. Two 55 year olds . Too young to understand but old enough to remember the drama.. Driving to Mildura from Melbourne and back again. Completely submerged in the treachery theories and plots..
Loved it.!!”
pebbleshack via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/31/20
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“A riveting and balanced account of Australia’s most controversial government. For all his flaws, Australian politics will always be a time before, and a time after, Gough Whitlam. This podcast captures all the change / hope / calamity of the early 1970s. Well done to all and a must listen for all...”Read full review »
David.Morgan via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/24/20
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“I’ve resisted podcasts for a long time. Why would I want to hear people talking when I could be listening to new music? While I’m still a devoted lover of new music, there’ve also been some recent podcasts that have grabbed my attention. The first was ‘Inside The Big Day Out’, a retrospective on...”Read full review »
Maxwell Fightmaster via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/22/20
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“So well told, balanced and powerful. Brilliant host. Thanks”
AJamesParker via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/16/20
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