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The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.

15 NOV

03 | Anzac Massacre - the story of Surafend

In the final episode of Anzac Massacre, host William Ray delves into the unanswered questions surrounding the killings at Surafend, in Southern Palestine by the Anzac Mounted Division in December 1918. What motivated this brutal act?

29 min
8 NOV

02 | Anzac Massacre - after Surafend

In part two of this series, host William Ray unravels the story of the Surafend massacre in December 1918, and the events which followed it - including the little known role that the Anzacs played in suppressing the 1919 Egyptian revolution.
1 NOV

01 | Anzac Massacre

The story of the Surafend massacre of December 1918, an event described by one historian as the worst war crime ever committed by New Zealand and Australian military personnel.

29 min
17 OCT

05 | In sickness and in health

It’s 1994 and fugitive billionaire tycoon Christopher Skase lies in a Majorcan hospital bed under police guard. A Spanish court has ordered he is well enough to be extradited back to Australia to face corporate crime charges. But Skase is appealing. When the decision finally comes, it’s a shock.

43 min
10 OCT

04 | The Chase for Skase

In June 1993, the Australian Federal Police get a call. Someone from Christopher Skase’s inner sanctum, someone who knows all the ins and outs of his business dealing, who knows exactly where all the bodies are buried, is defecting. But Skase isn’t going down without a fight and he’ll use every trick in the book to avoid extradition back to Australia.

37 min
3 OCT

03 | Flying too close to the sun

It’s April 1989 and Christopher Skase is reclining on his private jet, sipping a flute of champagne as he flies home from Hollywood. He's just made a $1.2 billion bid for the MGMUA/United Artists film studio. There’s one small problem though - he doesn’t have the money.

32 min
26 SEP

02 | Building a Mirage

In the 1980s, Christopher and Pixie Skase are headline news, right on top of the billionaire food chain. Australia can’t get enough of them. Skase builds the luxury Mirage resorts in Queensland and throws epic, over-the-top, star-studded parties. Pixie flies in flowers, chefs and dresses on their private jet. It’s a wild ride. But if something seems too good to be true it quite possibly is.

36 min
19 SEP

01 | The Confidence Man

Christopher Skase wants to be a corporate cowboy. He’s handsome and elegant, with Hermes ties and flowing locks. His wife Pixie is beautiful, in a 1980s kind of way, with bouffant blonde hair and more diamonds than a high street jeweller. Together they take on the Melbourne business establishment and start building the Qintex empire.

28 min

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Rebecca Huntley

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The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.