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The Secret River: With Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Lachy Hulme, Tim Minchin. In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
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The Secret River is an Australian television drama screened on ABC in June 2015. This two-part miniseries is based on the novel of the same name written by Kate Grenville. It follows the story of young couple, William and Sal Thornhill, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805, giving a look into the ...
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The Secret River è una miniserie televisiva australiana trasmessa dalla ABC nel giugno 2015. L'opera è basata sull'omonimo romanzo scritto da Kate Grenville . Trama. La miniserie segue la vita di una giovane coppia, William e Sal Thornhill, che vengono trasferiti nella colonia penale del Nuovo Galles del Sud nel 1805.
The Secret River. ABC TV & iview. 9 videos 16,994 views Last updated on Aug 27, 2015. A landmark mini-series based on the award-winning book by Kate Grenville. Play all. 1. 0:21. The...
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The Secret River was inspired by Grenville's desire to understand the history of her ancestor Solomon Wiseman, who settled on the Hawkesbury River at the area now known as Wisemans Ferry.: 13 Her inspiration to understand this came from her taking part in the 28 May 2000 Reconciliation Walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge during which she realised tha...
The early life of William Thornhill is one of Dickensian poverty, depredation and criminality.After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced to death for stealing wood, however, in 1806 his sentence is commuted to transportation to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife S...
Grenville followed up The Secret River with a non-fiction book titled Searching for the Secret Riverin which she describes both the research she undertook into the history behind the book and her writing process. She chronicles how she changed from her original plan of writing a non-fiction book about her great-great-great-grandfather, Solomon Wise...
The Secret River is a text used for the Victorian Certificate of Education Year 12 English course. It is also used for the Western Australian TEE course through Secondary school. The University of Sydney distributed 9,500 copies of The Secret River to enrolling first-year students in January 2011 as part of the inaugural 'First-Year Book Club', whi...
Podcast of Kate Grenville discussing The Secret River on the BBC's World Book ClubKate Grenville literary papers mainly relating to The Secret River (2005), 1981–2006 at the State Library of NSWSynopsis. In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain. Cast. Oliver Jackson-Cohen. William Thornhill. Sarah Snook. Sal Thornhill. Lachy Hulme. Thomas Blackwood. Tim Minchin. Smasher. Trevor Jamieson. Gumang / Grey Beard.
1 giorno fa · This episode was published 3 years ago, available until 7:00am on 31 May 2024. Based on the award winning novel, the compelling drama series follows Sal and William Thornhill as they struggle to take ownership of Hawkesbury River land already inhabited by local Indigenous people.
