Coast Australia
Coast Australia

Coast Australia

2013 3 Seasons 24 Episodes ⭐ 6.7 Documentary

Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first trip to Australia, as he and a diverse group of co-hosts gather stories about our spectacular coastline: the history, the people, the archaeology, the geography and the marine life, investigating interesting and little known facts along the way. Oliver’s co-hosts, all experts in their field, are journalist and Australian arts and culture specialist Miriam Corowa, environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, marine scientist Dr Emma Johnston, anthropologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and television presenter and landscape architect Brendan Moar.

Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first trip to Australia, as he and a diverse group of co-hosts gather stories about our spectacular coastline: the history, the people, the archaeology, the geography and the marine life, investigating interesting and little known facts along the way. Oliver’s co-hosts, all experts in their field, are journalist and Australian arts and culture specialist Miriam Corowa, environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, marine scientist Dr Emma Johnston, anthropologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and television presenter and landscape architect Brendan Moar.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Kimberley

In the pristine Kimberley of Western Australia, Neil Oliver discovers Broome’s dark pearling history and the delicate

EP 2

Sydney to North Head

Across the glittering waters of Sydney, Neil Oliver explores the network of fortification to protect "Fortress Sydney",

EP 3

Great Barrier Reef

Neil Oliver begins this stunning journey through the world's largest coral reef in the wake of James Cook, and in the ha

EP 4

Tasmania

In the tranquil south-east of Tasmania, Neil Oliver probes Port Arthur’s harsh penal history. Brendan Moar examines th

EP 5

Gold to Sunshine Coast

On Australia’s shiny holiday coast, Miriam Corowa investigates the engineering behind the 1970s Florida-style canal sy

EP 6

Victoria

Along this historic stretch of coast, Neil Oliver explores Cape Otway and the beacon that helped birth a nation. Tim Fla

EP 7

Darwin and Beyond

Tim Flannery begins this Top End adventure at Victoria Settlement and its tragic history in the struggle to colonise Aus

EP 8

Coral Coast

On this wind-swept coast, Neil Oliver investigates why no one survived the attack on HMAS Sydney in its dramatic battle

EP 1

Victoria

EP 2

South Australia

Neil takes to the air on an RAAF training mission to seek and destroy submarine invaders. Palaeontologist and explorer P

EP 3

Northern NSW

Neil Oliver unearths the surprisingly dirty history of much-loved Byron Bay. Professor Tim Flannery uncovers the world's

EP 4

South WA

Neil Oliver travels from Perth to Augusta. He begins in the rigging of the Duyfken, a replica 16th Century Dutch ship, t

EP 5

Torres Strait

Neil travels to Horn Island in Australia's extreme north to uncover the role of Australia's only indigenous battalion, a

EP 6

Norfolk Island

On this lush-green island, 1500kms from the mainland. Neil Oliver wanders amidst penal ruins, as he discovers the legaci

EP 7

Southern NSW

Neil Oliver discovers the fatal engineering errors behind Cape St George Lighthouse that cursed Wreck Bay for four decad

EP 8

Pilbara

Neil Oliver boards an iron ore carrier to discover only a tiny margin of error allowed in docking and loading these enor

EP 1

Albany to Esperance

In the opening episode of the third season of Coast Australia, Neil Oliver heads offshore and ticks a big one off his bu

EP 2

Hawkesbury to Lord Howe Island

A journey through the meandering waterways of Sydney’s Hawkesbury River system to the sublime wilderness of Lord Howe

EP 3

The North Kimberley

Neil and the team reveal fascinating tales from the inspiring and remote North Kimberley. Neil visits Australia’s sec

EP 4

Port Melbourne to Portland

A journey along Victoria’s fabled shipwreck coast to discover a diverse collection of stories from the deep – and sh

EP 5

Townsville to Cooktown

Neil Oliver examines James Cook’s run of luck on the Great Barrier Reef. In this episode, Neil Oliver finds out how Ca

EP 6

Botany Bay to the Shoalhaven Coast

This episode documents the industry, ingenuity and beauty of the coastline south of Sydney to the Shoalhaven. From the e

EP 7

The North Coast & Bass Strait Islands

Neil and the team examine creativity and the art of reinvention along Tasmania’s northern coast and offshore islands.

EP 8

Adelaide to Port Lincoln

Neil and the team embrace the rich colours and stories from where the desert meets the sea. Neil Oliver tries fishing wi

Popular Cast

Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Self - Presenter
Brendan Moar
Brendan Moar
Self - Presenter