I enjoyed the ABC's "Ned Kelly uncovered" on TV last night. Presented by Tony Robinson (the best narrator of the Discworld books), it was in a similar vein to the "Time Team" serial with an archaeological dig, at the site of Ned's last stand at Glenrowan.
In this program though they dealt as much with the Kelly Gang story - Ned's upbringing, the Stringybark Incident and the revoluntionary bent of Ned's ideals.
Part of the program was filmed in the State Library with SLV's Shane Carmody allowing Tony to pick up the real helmet.
There was even a "Mythbusters" session when they shot up a replica inn and fired it to establish similar conditions to the seige.
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