A 13-part series
3: Anarchy and After
Governor William Bligh , of the Bounty, and John MacArthur , the founder of Australia's sheep industry, embody the conflict between officialdom and anarchy. With the British government thousands of miles away, MacArthur and the 'Rum Corps' were able to organise matters pretty much to their advantage. On 26 January 1808, 20 years exactly since the first settlement, Bligh was deposed. Narrator NICK ENRIGHT
With PROFESSORS GEOFFREY BLAINEY , MANNING CLARK and HUMPHREY MCQUEEN
Script by MIKE WALKER
Music by ELIZABETH PARKER
(BBC Radiophonic Workshop) Technical presentation by ANDREW LAWRENCE. IAIN HUNTER and HELEN THOMAS
Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHUN BBC Bristol. Stereo