Bush Tucker Man - Season 3

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The Coffee Royal Affair

Season 3Episode 130 min

The Coffee Royal Affair

Major Les Hiddins uses his Bush Tucker knowledge, his bush craft and his fascination with the past to bring us this final series, 'Stories of Survival'. In episode 1, Les travels to the West Australian coast where Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's reputation was damaged following one of Australia's earliest aviation disasters.

The Cannibal Convict

Season 3Episode 230 min

The Cannibal Convict

The wilds of south-west Tasmania are the dramatic backdrop to this story of cannibalism. A bizarre survival technique used by one of Australia's earliest prison escapees, convict Alexander Pearce.

The Great Misadventure

Season 3Episode 330 min

The Great Misadventure

How Burke and Wills might have survived. In this episode, Les retraces the famous journey across Australia from south to north by explorers Burke and Wills. If only the men had known about the preparation of bush tucker - particularly Nardo - things might have turned out differently for the ill-fated party.

The Best of Them All

Season 3Episode 430 min

The Best of Them All

The best European explorer of Australia. Les follows in the footsteps of the determined explorer John McDouall Stuart, who became the first European to cross Australia from South to North. Stuart also pioneered the overland Telegraph and rail route.

The Dutch Settlement

Season 3Episode 530 min

The Dutch Settlement

Were the first European Australians Dutch? Les follows various clues across Australia to investigate an intriguing report. According to the report, a Dutch colony was set up in Central Australia following a ship wreck on the west coast. If the stories and their dates were true, it would mean Europeans had settled in Australia 100 years before the First Fleet.

Season 3Episode 630 min

Gold Fever

Is there unmined gold in Central Australia? Bush Tucker Man, Les Hiddins traces Lewis Lasseter's 1930s expedition to rediscover what Lasseter claimed was a rich gold reef in central Australia. Les assesses recent discoveries which may shed light on Australia's most intriguing legend.

The Passionate Prussian

Season 3Episode 730 min

The Passionate Prussian

In this episode, Les looks at Ludwig Leichhardt's phenomenal journey across northern Australia from Moreton Bay near Brisbane to Port Essington north of Darwin. Leichhardt's early successes were due in part to his botanical observations.

Into the Vilest Country

Season 3Episode 830 min

Into the Vilest Country

Taming the country, Cape York Peninsula. Les Hiddins travels to Cape York Peninsula in a manner that contrasts strongly with the cumbersome expedition led by Edmund Kennedy. He shows how a seemingly inhospitable environment can be used to one's advantage.

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