Wide Open Road

Synopsis

Throughout the 20th century the car has been tangled up in the social, political and economic fabric of Australia. It conquered the interior, shaped the design of our cities and created some of our best-loved heroes.

First Air Date: 2011-10-16

Last Air Date: 2011-10-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: ABC TV

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Seasons

Series 1 (2011)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Here Come The Petrol Heads (2011-10-16)

Throughout the 20th century the car has been tangled up in the social, political and economic fabric of Australia. It conquered the interior, shaped the design of our cities and created some of our best-loved heroes.
Ep. 2: Dream Machines (2011-10-23)

Cars quickly became integral to every aspect of our lives. By the end of the 1950s most parents experienced the world through the windscreen and most kids watched it go by from the back seat upon which many of them were spawned.
Ep. 3: Car Wars (2011-10-30)

Australia's love of cars provoked major conflicts in society: between the inner cities and the suburbs, the drinking drivers versus the police, the local industry versus the international world, the petrol car and the future.