Australian Story

Season 19 Episode 42: Just Call Me Bob (2)

This week's program concludes the story of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. A generation ago he basked in the kind of sustained acclaim that's become rare in politics. Mr Hawke will be 85 next month. It's a milestone in a life marked by personal drama and four successive election victories. This moving final episode covers the most dramatic years of all including the Hawke ascendancy in the eighties, loss of the Prime Ministership, family breakdown, re-marriage and reconciliation. It includes interviews with closest family members and major political figures and commentators. It sheds new light on a complex man, an intriguing family, and a momentous era...

Genre:

Documentary , News

Seasons:

31

Episodes:

1111

Actor:

Leigh Sales

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1996

IMDb:

5.3