As her hospital was bombed during World War I, Rachel Pratt kept on doing what she’d always done – treating her wounded patients. The nurse from Melbourne kept on working until she collapsed after shrapnel from a bomb pierced her lung.

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 hero nurse who treated soldiers as bombs rained down.

In Black and White podcast: the most unpopular commander during World War I

The story of the most unpopular commander during World War I

He was dubbed the most unpopular AIF commander of World War I, thanks to a series of bungles and mismanagement.But was James McKay mad, bad, or just another hapless officer caught in the slaughter of the trenches?Military historian Mat McLachlan joins the show to discuss.

More on Mat's work at: https://battlefields.com.au/
Like the show? Go to heraldsun.com.au/ibaw for more 

He was dubbed the most unpopular AIF commander of World War I, thanks to a series of bungles and mismanagement.But was James McKay mad, bad, or just another hapless officer caught in the slaughter of the trenches?Military historian Mat McLachlan joins the show to discuss. More on Mat's work at: <a href="https://battlefields.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://battlefields.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715045148433000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3iMuJTAN40sTae7ytOxpDl">https://battlefields.com.au/</a> Like the show? Go to <a href="http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715045148433000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sgQenAy9M9GtuYE7jNg_0">heraldsun.com.au/ibaw</a> for more

The Butcher of Fromelles

In Black and White podcast: William Shum who showed modern Australians how to dress themselves

The story of William Shum who showed modern Australians how to dress themselves

Before TV, social media and the internet, Australians turned to magazines to help define their style.And for 43 years William Shum was one of the titans of print who showed modern Australians how to dress themselves - and the places they lived.Now his granddaughter, author Sue Walker, joins the show to recount his colourful life.

More about the book here.

Like the show? Get features, backgrounders and more at heraldsun.com.au/ibaw

Before TV, social media and the internet, Australians turned to magazines to help define their style.And for 43 years William Shum was one of the titans of print who showed modern Australians how to dress themselves - and the places they lived.Now his granddaughter, author Sue Walker, joins the show to recount his colourful life. More about the book <a href="https://www.jeffreysbooks.com.au/p/untold-story-of-william-shum-editor-of-australian-home-beautiful-1926-1946?barcode=9780947349691&amp;selected_category=21118">here.</a> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jeffreysbooks.com.au/p/untold-story-of-william-shum-editor-of-australian-home-beautiful-1926-1946?barcode=9780947349691&amp;selected_category=21118__;!!F0Stn7g!E_pLBUQqNfqK4B768JTFXASAFyc6VBVwStosbF2_diEoW6UMyqjdxQLk1nT8y4dQWfdJiU2IMck-kdjNnEVhP3l4-Q$" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jeffreysbooks.com.au/p/untold-story-of-william-shum-editor-of-australian-home-beautiful-1926-1946?barcode%3D9780947349691%26selected_category%3D21118__;!!F0Stn7g!E_pLBUQqNfqK4B768JTFXASAFyc6VBVwStosbF2_diEoW6UMyqjdxQLk1nT8y4dQWfdJiU2IMck-kdjNnEVhP3l4-Q$&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714440485867000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fNr75BNnQ-d2PyV2bNhhg"></a>
Like the show? Get features, backgrounders and more at <a href="http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://heraldsun.com.au/ibaw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714440485868000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KJWjnNkz7Y_3pLhKYM9QE">heraldsun.com.au/ibaw</a>

The man who reinvented the Australian home

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.

The hero nurse who treated soldiers as bombs rained down.

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