Channel Seven's showrunner Chris Thorburn said; "I want the audience to be surprised, proud, entertained and awed; to walk away with a view of where we have come from and to see our story in a new light".[3]
Reviewsedit
Melinda Houston of the Sydney Morning Herald gave the show 3.5/5 saying; "Unashamedly celebratory and unashamedly populist, this new factual series from Seven is great entertainment that is also good for you. Using the same model as the US and British versions – big re-enactments, computer-generated images, talking heads who span the spectrum from serious academics to television actors, all threaded together by an energetic narration – The Story of Us takes key moments and characters from Australian history to tell the story of the nation. It is not a professorial piece of work, but it does not pretend to be. It's a rollicking yarn built on solid fact and, by that measure, it works splendidly".[4]
David Knox of TvTonight was more critical. He said; "...this feels decidedly over-produced to me. The tone and editing upstage the history in a constant ploy to bring it closer to primetime drama." He added, "It is the over-produced drama (or even melodrama) that is most distracting here, which is a shame given the source material is so rich."[5]
However, David Stephens on HonestHistory.net sums it up best by saying: "Overall, ASU makes an honest effort to deliver varied fare to fast-history consumers. Inevitably, short-order cooking ruins some dishes but four episodes of ASU fed into a young Australian would do more good than harm. Viewing these episodes would certainly give a more balanced (albeit superficial) view of this nation than would be obtained by, say, strolling through the Australian War Memorial. ASU deserves comparison with Defining Moments at the National Museum of Australia and Chris Masters’ The Years that Made Us as an introduction to an Australia that is about not only Anzac but lots of other things as well. In this year of all years, any production that puts our great Australian bellicosity in its proper, proportionate place is to be welcomed."[6]
^ abKnox, David (9 February 2015). "Airdate: Australia: The Story of Us". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
^. www.dailyreview.crikey.com.au. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^"Australia: The Story of Us a rollicking history of sunburnt country". Lyndall Crisp. www.theaustralian.com.au. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^"Australia The Story of Us a Rockklicking Yarn". Melinda Houston. www.smh.com.au. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^"Australia - The Story of Us". David Knox. www.tvtonight.com.au. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^"Sunday 15 February 2015". 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Sunday 22 February 2015". 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Sunday 1 March 2015". 1 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Sunday 8 March 2015". 8 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Sunday 15 March 2015". 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Sunday 22 March 2015". 22 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Thursday 16 April 2015". 16 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^"Thursday 23 April 2015". 23 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
January 01, 1970
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Australia The Story of Us was a television documentary drama which aired on the Seven Network between 15 February 2015 and 23 April 2015 1 Australia The Story of UsTitle card of Australia The Story of UsGenreTelevision documentaryPresented byRichard RoxburghCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes8ProductionRunning time50 65 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkSeven NetworkRelease15 February 2015 02 15 23 April 2015 2015 04 23 RelatedAmerica The Story of Us Canada The Story of Us Mankind The Story of All of Us It was listed in the Daily Review s Top 10 must see Australian TV shows of 2015 2 Contents 1 Show details 2 Reviews 3 Ratings 4 ReferencesShow details editAustralia The Story of Us is a localised version of the American television documentary series America The Story of Us Narrated by Richard Roxburgh it features interviews with prominent Australians including among others Chris Bath Professor Tim Flannery Ben Roberts Smith Tim Costello Guy Sebastian Dannii Minogue Bruce McAvaney and Adam Goodes The series looks back at some of the people places and events that have shaped the country over the last 40 000 years 1 Channel Seven s showrunner Chris Thorburn said I want the audience to be surprised proud entertained and awed to walk away with a view of where we have come from and to see our story in a new light 3 Reviews editMelinda Houston of the Sydney Morning Herald gave the show 3 5 5 saying Unashamedly celebratory and unashamedly populist this new factual series from Seven is great entertainment that is also good for you Using the same model as the US and British versions big re enactments computer generated images talking heads who span the spectrum from serious academics to television actors all threaded together by an energetic narration The Story of Us takes key moments and characters from Australian history to tell the story of the nation It is not a professorial piece of work but it does not pretend to be It s a rollicking yarn built on solid fact and by that measure it works splendidly 4 David Knox of TvTonight was more critical He said this feels decidedly over produced to me The tone and editing upstage the history in a constant ploy to bring it closer to primetime drama He added It is the over produced drama or even melodrama that is most distracting here which is a shame given the source material is so rich 5 However David Stephens on HonestHistory net sums it up best by saying Overall ASU makes an honest effort to deliver varied fare to fast history consumers Inevitably short order cooking ruins some dishes but four episodes of ASU fed into a young Australian would do more good than harm Viewing these episodes would certainly give a more balanced albeit superficial view of this nation than would be obtained by say strolling through the Australian War Memorial ASU deserves comparison with Defining Moments at the National Museum of Australia and Chris Masters The Years that Made Us as an introduction to an Australia that is about not only Anzac but lots of other things as well In this year of all years any production that puts our great Australian bellicosity in its proper proportionate place is to be welcomed 6 Ratings editEpisode Title Original airdate Overnight Viewers Nightly Rank 1 01 Worlds Collide 15 February 2015 876 000 7 8 1 02 Break Out 22 February 2015 945 000 8 5 1 03 Fair Go 1 March 2015 838 000 9 4 1 04 New Nation at War 8 March 2015 737 000 10 7 1 05 Pharlap 15 March 2015 894 000 11 11 1 06 Nation Building 22 March 2015 866 000 12 7 1 07 Revolution 16 April 2015 653 000 13 9 1 08 Final Frontier 23 April 2015 723 000 14 8References edit a b Knox David 9 February 2015 Airdate Australia The Story of Us TV Tonight Retrieved 9 February 2015 10 MUST SEE AUSTRALIAN TV SHOWS FOR 2015 www dailyreview crikey com au 5 February 2015 Archived from the original on 8 February 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2015 Australia The Story of Us a rollicking history of sunburnt country Lyndall Crisp www theaustralian com au 21 February 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2015 Australia The Story of Us a Rockklicking Yarn Melinda Houston www smh com au 15 February 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2015 Australia The Story of Us David Knox www tvtonight com au 15 February 2015 Retrieved 2 April 2015 Stephens D 2016 Australia comes in little cheerful chunks HONEST HISTORYHONEST HISTORY Honesthistory net au Retrieved 28 July 2016 from http honesthistory net au wp australia comes in little cheerful chunks Sunday 15 February 2015 15 February 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Sunday 22 February 2015 22 February 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Sunday 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Sunday 8 March 2015 8 March 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Sunday 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Sunday 22 March 2015 22 March 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Thursday 16 April 2015 16 April 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Thursday 23 April 2015 23 April 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Retrieved from https en 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