Season 1 episodes2013-07-30

Series 1

Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover and shaker.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

Bob Hawke and Frank Sinatra 1974

Episode 2

Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919

Episode 3

Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914

Episode 4

Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902

Episode 5

Series 1

Season 1

Bob Hawke and Frank Sinatra 1974

Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919

Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914

Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902

Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937

Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958

George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960

Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987

Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968

Edward Kelly and Redmond Barry 1880