Mon, Jul 27, 1970
Whicker returns to Norfolk Island - the tiny piece of paradise in the South Pacific that is home to the descendants of the Bounty mutineers. It is an isolated, 18th-century storeroom of people, and its most indomitable character is Girlie Christian, the descendant of Fletcher Christian; Whicker hears his extraordinary story.
Mon, Aug 3, 1970
Norfolk Island has no taxes, and nothing that bites or stings: its pigs are fed on wild peaches, and cattle have right of way. When Whicker first visited the island ten years ago, it seemed so appealing that many viewers emigrated. He now discovers whether they are living happily ever after.
Mon, Aug 10, 1970
Australians like people to be ordinary, but also look favourably on those who "give it a go." In this programme, Whicker meets more unconventional characters and keeps his cool in the presence of, among others, a bikini-clad charlady, a mine owner who wears jewellery while she drills, and a professional gambler who denies he was shot in the backside.
Tue, Aug 25, 1970
Defiant and hostile, the independent principality of Broken Hill stands hundreds of miles from anywhere in parched saltbush country. Controlled by its trade unions, it is not just a closed shop; it's a closed city, where strangers are suspect and Hillites must do as they are told, and watch what they say - or be ostracised...
Mon, Sep 14, 1970
In early 1970, three Aborigines sold their desert claim in Western Australia for £50. Six weeks later that stake was valued on the world's stock exchanges at £80 million. Whicker observes the effect of nickel fever in Kalgoorlie, a town where old prospectors dream of striking gold, and an elderly cook prepares to become a millionaire.