In Black and White

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

NEW PODCAST: Dear Rachelle
Apr 4, 2025 – 03:27
Harry Houdini: The great escape - Part 2
Aug 22, 2024 – 25:54
Harry Houdini: The great escape - Part 1
Aug 21, 2024 – 27:57
A bushranger's body in the window - Part 2
Aug 20, 2024 – 26:29
A bushranger's body in the window - Part 1
Aug 19, 2024 – 28:10
BONUS EPISODE: The Aussie who gave up gold for honour - Part 2
Aug 15, 2024 – 18:26
BONUS EPISODE:The Aussie who gave up gold for honour - Part 1
Aug 14, 2024 – 21:05
The "world's oldest lesbian"
Aug 12, 2024 – 31:08
The witch of Kings Cross
Aug 5, 2024 – 36:34
The Aussie samurai Gallipoli war hero spy - Part 2
Jul 31, 2024 – 23:27
The Aussie samurai Gallipoli war hero spy - Part 1
Jul 29, 2024 – 30:51
The bride of Christ and the baby mystery: Part 2
Jul 24, 2024 – 28:16
The bride of Christ and the baby mystery: Part 1
Jul 22, 2024 – 31:49
Charles Bean: From correspondent to combat
Jul 15, 2024 – 30:34
The defiant daughter of the rebellion
Jul 8, 2024 – 43:13
True history of Ned's mate Joe
Jul 1, 2024 – 35:27
The murder in the garden mystery: Part 2
Jun 26, 2024 – 28:46
The murder in the garden mystery: Part 1
Jun 24, 2024 – 32:40
The last woman to hang: Part 2
Jun 19, 2024 – 30:03
The last woman to hang: Part 1
Jun 17, 2024 – 30:25
A very tangled birthright: Part 2
Jun 12, 2024 – 23:18
A very tangled birthright: Part 1
Jun 10, 2024 – 25:17
How Mad Dog Morgan went from hero to villain: Part 2
Jun 6, 2024 – 34:44
How Mad Dog Morgan went from hero to villain: Part 1
Jun 3, 2024 – 37:48
A high-wire act for poor Mabel Worley: Part 2.
May 29, 2024 – 33:25
A high-wire act for poor Mabel Worley: Part 1.
May 27, 2024 – 30:30
The hanging judge's Plan B
May 20, 2024 – 29:04
A macabre act of betrayal
May 13, 2024 – 52:05
The Butcher of Fromelles
May 6, 2024 – 44:31
The man who reinvented the Australian home
Apr 29, 2024 – 46:04
A wartime flyer's mid-air miracle: Part 2
Apr 24, 2024 – 27:22
A wartime flyer's mid-air miracle: Part 1
Apr 22, 2024 – 26:12
Todd the Time Lord
Apr 15, 2024 – 37:38
The jailbird dynasty: Part 2
Apr 10, 2024 – 25:08
The jailbird dynasty: Part 1
Apr 8, 2024 – 22:22
Charlie's perfect footy record
Apr 1, 2024 – 29:10
The Appeal: Part 3
Mar 28, 2024 – 21:36
The Appeal: Part 2
Mar 27, 2024 – 33:41
The Appeal: Part 1
Mar 25, 2024 – 32:21
The man who ended Ned
Mar 18, 2024 – 49:09
Australia’s greatest environmental idiot?
Mar 11, 2024 – 24:36
The complicated collaboration of Bill Sticpewich
Mar 4, 2024 – 48:03
Australia's queer history
Feb 26, 2024 – 47:30
The Vampire Murder - Part 3
Feb 18, 2024 – 38:33
The Vampire Murder - Part 2
Feb 12, 2024 – 21:36
The Vampire Murder - Part 1
Feb 5, 2024 – 23:31
The Japanese Schindler
Jan 29, 2024 – 37:27
The fighting Irishman
Jan 22, 2024 – 32:18
Summer series: Oddballs and eccentrics
Jan 15, 2024 – 02:20:11
Summer Series: The snake oil crew
Jan 8, 2024 – 01:14:41