The Australian Wars

The European conquest of Australia was a murderous affair, as native peoples were driven from their land and often straightforwadly exterminated. This documentary series tells some of this savage history, and also raises the point that modern day Australia the history that is usaully told is that of the victors. The first episode annoyed me a little, as it seemed to be attempting to overstate its case through a combintaion of legalese and emotion; but as the subsequent episodes laid out the scale of the slaughter, it became harder to resent the anger of the presentation. That doesn't make it a cheerful programme; but nonetheless, it's a necessary one.