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Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia Season 1 Episodes

  • 2016-2016
  • 1 Season
  • Documentary
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Former Prime Minister John Howard is adamant that Bob Menzies, Australia's longest-serving PM, had a very positive impact on modern Australia. Howard examines Menzies' career and legacy to prove the point that Menzies deserves more credit. He invites former politicians, authors, and many others to challenge his opinion and in the process reveals an enormous amount about how the game of politics is played.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

2 Episodes 2016 - 2016

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

55 mins

Robert Menzies appeals to the middle classes then forms the Liberal Party to recapture the prime ministership in 1949. Prosperity follows. Home ownership & immigration rises but communism threatens.

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Episode 2

Episode #1.2

57 mins

Petrov & the ALP split help Robert Menzies hold on as PM. The Suez Crisis is a setback, his Japanese trade deal & Vietnam War support bothers some but he leaves politics on his own terms.

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