Australian Story
Season 19 Episode 12 - A Man Called Boy
Introduced by Amanda Shalala from ABC Grandstand This week's program tells the story of an Olympic champion so seemingly without ego that even his son and grandsons knew very little of his fame. Andrew 'Boy' Charlton was a hero who stamped his name across the world, with feats so marvellous he forged Australia's national spirit at a time when the nation was beleaguered by the Depression and the losses of the Great War. At just 16, he sliced two minutes off the world record for the 1500m freestyle, and won Australia’s first gold medal in that event at the 1924 Paris Olympics. It was the beginning of a dynasty of Australian swimmers – Murray Rose, John Konrads, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett – who later made the 1500m 'Australia's event'. But then at the height of his fame, and when Hollywood movie offers were there for the taking, 'Boy' Charlton retired to the bush, with no desire to perpetuate his name. Now a new generation is rediscovering this great Australian – a man called 'Boy'.
Episodes in Season 19
The Other Side
30 min
The Back of His Mind
30 min
No Half Measures
30 min
Call Me Cate
30 min
His Driving Force
30 min
An Unnatural History
30 min
The House of Tara
30 min
Out of the Box
30 min
Set in Stone
30 min
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1
30 min
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2
30 min
A Man Called Boy
30 min
A Very Good Rascal
30 min
The Edge of the Mountain
30 min
In Tracy's Corner
30 min
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1
30 min
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2
30 min
Out of the Kitchen
30 min
The Last Commando , Part 1
30 min
The Last Commando , Part 2
30 min
Driving Miss Davis
30 min
Forget Me Not
30 min
Talk of the Town
30 min
The Game Changer
30 min
Leaps and Bounds
30 min
Divide and Conquer
30 min
Lock Me Away
30 min
Searching for C11
30 min
Searching for C11 (2)
30 min
Before the Storm
30 min
Out of the Shoebox
30 min
Getting the Hang of It
30 min
The Past Is a Foreign Country
30 min
The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)
30 min
The Pursuit of Happiness
30 min
I Am Jack
30 min
Vanishing Act
30 min
The Innocent
30 min
The Innocent (2)
30 min
How I Met Your Father
30 min
Just Call Me Bob
30 min
Just Call Me Bob (2)
30 min
Letter from Wooleen
30 min
