EPISODE · Jan 4, 2026 · 53 MIN
New Season Miniseries: Death-Defying Death Divers – Part One
from Forgotten Australia
Welcome to Season 10! There are a lot of wild stranger-than-fiction episodes and miniseries coming your way in 2026. To start the New Year, let's splashback 130 years...In 1895, Australians were astounded by Charles Peart, whose claim to fame was diving head-first from 100 feet into water just six feet deep. How did he do it? How long could he do it?In this four-part miniseries, we plunge into the strange world of striving divers, conniving showmen and sensationalist reporters who brought dizzying and often deadly thrills to audiences in England, the United States, Australia and New Zealand from the 1880s. Join these diving ‘Professors’ as they try to defy death with stunts from the highest of pool platforms – and the even-higher reaches of the world’s most famous new bridges in London, New York and, eventually, Sydney.*All four episodes of Death-Defying Death Divers are available now ad-free for supporters.*Use a free trial to hear them. Cancel before it expires and you won't be chargedApple users – click Forgotten Australia Plus – Subscribe – or go to www.apple.com/forgottenaustraliaFor Patreon – www.patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaThe epilogue episodes, Death-Defying Destiny Deciders will be available soon for supporters and go on general release late in the month.Need help?Lifeline13 11 14 0477 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Season 10! There are a lot of wild stranger-than-fiction episodes and miniseries coming your way in 2026. To start the New Year, let's splashback 130 years...In 1895, Australians were astounded by Charles Peart, whose claim to fame was diving head-first from 100 feet into water just six feet deep. How did he do it? How long could he do it?In this four-part miniseries, we plunge into the strange world of striving divers, conniving showmen and sensationalist reporters who brought dizzying and often deadly thrills to audiences in England, the United States, Australia and New Zealand from the 1880s. Join these diving ‘Professors’ as they try to defy death with stunts from the highest of pool platforms – and the even-higher reaches of the world’s most famous new bridges in London, New York and, eventually, Sydney.*All four episodes of Death-Defying Death Divers are available now ad-free for supporters.*Use a free trial to hear them. Cancel before it expires and you won't be chargedApple users – click Forgotten Australia Plus – Subscribe – or go to www.apple.com/forgottenaustraliaFor Patreon – www.patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaThe epilogue episodes, Death-Defying Destiny Deciders will be available soon for supporters and go on general release late in the month.Need help?Lifeline13 11 14 0477 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Want more original Australian true crime and history? Check out my books!They’ll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia’s Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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