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The Pool

The Pool

2019•56m•PG•Documentary
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Pools are a defining part of our national identity. Evoking deep nostalgia and childhood memories, this two-part documentary takes a look at the Australian identity through the prism of the pool.

StatusEnded
Runtime56m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 22, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - Our PlaygroundE157m

Our Playground

A two-part series evoking deep nostalgia and childhood memories, looking at Australian identity through the prism of the Pool. Celebrates sacred spaces from the billabong, to public, ocean, backyard, motel and Olympic pools.

Sep 22, 2019

Episode 2 - Our BattlegroundE256m

Our Battleground

We look beneath the seductive, aqua-coloured waters of the pool to reveal its hidden history at the centre of battles over race, gender, sexuality and religion.

Sep 29, 2019

Actors

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Narrator (voice)

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