Bill Sticpewich and Australians in Japanese Prisoner of War Camps

The story of an Australian PoW in World War 2, who was damned for helping his Japanese captors but hailed for helping send war criminals to the gallows.

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. This week we tell the story of an Australian PoW in World War 2, who was damned for helping his Japanese captors but hailed for helping send war criminals to the gallows.

Author Tom Gilling tells the story.

More about Tom’s book at:https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Tom-Gilling-Witness-9781760879273

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WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. This week we tell the story of an Australian PoW in World War 2, who was damned for helping his Japanese captors but hailed for helping send war criminals to the gallows.
Author Tom Gilling tells the story.
More about Tom’s book at<a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Tom-Gilling-Witness-9781760879273">:https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Tom-Gilling-Witness-9781760879273</a>
If you or anyone you know needs help
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. 

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

A podcast miniseries about Melbourne's forgotten characters. Presented by the Herald Sun

In Black and White

Host Jen Kelly talks with experts and historians to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

The complicated collaboration of Bill Sticpewich

In Black and White podcast: A wartime flyer's mid-air miracle

Len Fuller was just a trainee pilot when his RAAF aircraft collided mid-flight with another plane. But instead of a fiery tragedy, what happened next was front page news. Author and podcaster Michael Adams joins a special  Anzac Day edition to tell the tale.

Len Fuller was just a trainee pilot when his RAAF aircraft collided mid-flight with another plane. But instead of a fiery tragedy, what happened next was front page news. Author and podcaster Michael Adams joins a special  Anzac Day edition to tell the tale.

A wartime flyer's mid-air miracle: Part 2

In Black and White podcast: Anzac day special

A wartime flyer's mid-air miracle: Part 1

In Black and White podcast: Todd the Timelord

The incredible tale of Todd the Timelord, another forgotten character from our history.

It seemed like science fiction at the time, but in the late 1800s one scientist and his team ventured forth into the deep Outback to connect Australia to the world.

Author Adam Courtenay rejoins the show to tell the extraordinary tale of Charles Todd. 



Learn more about the tale in Courtenay's book, Mr Todd's Marvel, at:

https://www.woodslanepress.com.au/collections/author-adam-courtenay

It seemed like science fiction at the time, but in the late 1800s one scientist and his team ventured forth into the deep Outback to connect Australia to the world.
Author Adam Courtenay rejoins the show to tell the extraordinary tale of Charles Todd. 
 
Learn more about the tale in Courtenay's book, Mr Todd's Marvel, at:
<a href="https://www.woodslanepress.com.au/collections/author-adam-courtenay" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.woodslanepress.com.au/collections/author-adam-courtenay&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1713224458428000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0EILINYkJ3XDP7JuYUVFrR">https://www.woodslanepress.com.au/collections/author-adam-courtenay</a>

The complicated collaboration of Bill Sticpewich

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