EPISODE · Nov 10, 2025 · 18 MIN
The mysterious lost footage of Whitlam's dismissal
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Fifty years on, the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on November 11th 1975 remains the most dramatic day in Australian political history. But mysteriously, there is little surviving news footage from that frenzied day. Guest: Simon Smith, curator at National Film and Sound ArchiveProducer: Jack Schmidt
What this episode covers
Fifty years on, the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on November 11th 1975 remains the most dramatic day in Australian political history. But mysteriously, there is little surviving news footage from that frenzied day. Guest: Simon Smith, curator at National Film and Sound Archive Producer: Jack Schmidt
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