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The Unknown Soldier

Season 1 | Episode 1 | The History Channel | November 4, 2014

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Neil Oliver goes behind the scenes at the Australian War Memorial as its dedicated staff prepare for the commemoration of Remembrance Day. In the lead up to the ceremony, Neil interviews former Prime Minister Paul Keating on the 20th anniversary of his searing eulogy to Australia's Unknown Soldier.

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The Memorial: Beyond The Anzac Legend

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Winged Victory

For one year the series has followed the Australian War Memorial as it builds its new World War I Gallery. As the deadline to the opening of the new $32 million gallery draws near, the Memorial team work tirelessly to create one of the most impressive war galleries in the world.

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The Laughing Cavalier

To many Captain Alfred Shout was known as the Laughing Cavalier-to others he was simply one of the bravest and most decorated Australian soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign. Media Magnate Kerry Stokes paid $1.2. Million to donate Captain Alfred Shout's Victoria Cross to the War Memorial. What is it about this hero of the infamous battle of Lone Pine that has captured the imagination of so many and why is he the epitome of the Anzac spirit?

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Australian War Memorial holds one of the largest collections of Great War weapons, artillery and artefacts in the world. The majority of the largest objects are stored away from the Memorial's main exhibitions areas, but Neil Oliver is granted unprecedented access to the weapons that changed the world forever.

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