This Australian made, curriculum fit programme examines the impact of the Great Depression on Australian society during the late 1920s and 1930s. This period saw levels of poverty and despair on a scale never before experienced in contemporary Australia. A diverse range of opinions and reflections are presented, providing insights to fascinating aspects of Australian society at the time, including the key political figures and government policies, and the involvement of politically-driven interest groups including trade unions, unemployed workers, secret armies, communists and fascists. Throughout the programme, we hear from notable academics and other prominent Australians, including historian, author and broadcaster Michael Cathcart; historian Humphrey McQueen; Professor Marilyn Lake; and former Victorian MP Joan Coxsedge.