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S19 · E12 — A Man Called Boy

S19:E12 · A Man Called Boy

Episodes

43 episodes in this season

The Other Side

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

Letter from Wooleen

30 min

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A Man Called Boy

Season 19 · Episode 12 · Apr 21, 2014

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'.

Australian Story

TV Series

199630m5.3

DocumentaryNews

Now playing

A Man Called Boy

Season 19 · Episode 12 · Apr 21, 2014

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'.