Ned Kelly uncovered

The Resource Ned Kelly uncovered
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Ned Kelly uncovered
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "Join well-known British actor, author and presenter Tony Robinson on an archaeological dig unearthing details of Ned Kelly's infamous last gun battle in 1880. Ned Kelly Uncovered follows the first ever excavation of the Glenrowan Inn site where the iconic Australian bushranger and his gang holed up for a showdown with police. The dramatic siege, which lasted over 24 hours, ended with Ned Kelly's capture and the death of gang members Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart. Nearly 130 years later, can a team of archaeologists and historians reveal new insight into Ned Kelly's final moments of freedom? More than a century after the Kelly Gang rode the ranges of Victoria and NSW, holding up towns and stealing thousands of pounds, opinion remains passionately divided between those who love Kelly as a persecuted champion of the poor and those who dismiss him as a cold-blooded killer and thief."
  • "Will the dig site shed new light on the motivations of a man cast into legend by history? Or have souvenir hunters destroyed any chance historians have of uncovering the truth? With specialist commentary from Kelly experts Ian Jones and Alex McDermott, this one-hour documentary follows a seven-week dig led by archaeologist Adam Ford. As the archaeologists unearth a host of artefacts including cartridges and bullets, the scientists conduct tests with fascinating results. Meanwhile, the historians strip back the myth, piecing together the clues to give a detailed new look at an iconic Australian, literally from the ground up"--ABC website
Cataloging source
VPPLS
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Writer/director, Alex West ; producer, Lucy Maclaren
Dewey number
994.503
Intended audience
Censorship classification : PG
Language note
In English
PerformerNote
Presenter, Tony Robinson ; experts, Ian Jones, Alex McDermott, Adam Ford
Runtime
61
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action

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