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59:00Professor Steve Simpson takes an epic journey across Australia, looking at the nation from above revealing otherwise hidden patterns, networks and systems that keep us moving, fed, alive and thriving.
Episodes 2015
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59:00We look at why we live where we live in the world's largest island continent. Taking a unique aerial view, viewers discover the peril of sprawl and the struggle for survival on the continental fringe. (Final)
58:00We look at the mass movement we make across our land and how our daily habits push our transport and data systems to breaking point. We visit Sydney's Traffic Management Centre, the Melbourne Cup and the AFL Grand Final.
58:00Steve Simpson explores our complicated relationship with the natural world. Attracted by its beauty and fearful of its dangers, Australians are forever locked into a battle with the elements.
Episodes 2014
We look at why we live where we live in the world's largest island continent. Taking a unique aerial view, viewers discover the peril of sprawl and the struggle for survival on the continental fringe.
Episodes 2013
We look at the mass movement we make across our land and how our daily habits push our transport and data systems to breaking point. We visit Sydney's Traffic Management Centre, the Melbourne Cup and the AFL Grand Final.
Steve Simpson explores our complicated relationship with the natural world. Attracted by its beauty and fearful of its dangers, Australians are forever locked into a battle with the elements.
Professor Steve Simpson takes an epic journey across Australia, looking at the nation from above revealing otherwise hidden patterns, networks and systems that keep us moving, fed, alive and thriving.