Good morning, we are on our last section of Tony Robinson’s Time Walks. I hope that you enjoyed watching them as much as I did. This time, Tony explores Christchurch and the run time for this episode is 26:11. In the last episode Tony tours Alice Springs and the run time for this episode is 26:20.
In the middle of Christchurch, there is a forest and it is the quietest part of the city. Christ Church is the garden city of New Zealand. Tony stands in the last remnant of the forest that stood in the Christ Church area. John Deans was a sheep farmer who on his death bed wished that this piece would be preserved. The people of New Zealand kept up with his wish. Tony then tours the house of John Deans, and the house is preserved. Christ Church would have been the least settled place in the world at the time. After this, Tony heads into town. Christchurch has plenty of gardens and green spaces. One of those green spaces was supposed to give the working class a place for recreation or it was to keep the English Anglicans away from the Scottish Presbyterians, you take your pick. Tony makes his way to the home of a Victorian Cross Winner. He helped hold off a German advance. Tony then recreates the action that earned the man the Victorian Cross. During this section, Tony shows off the same energy that he had during the Time Team. After indulging in this fantasy, Tony finds himself taking a tour of the river. Christchurch is a southwest England recreated. Then Tony tours the earthquake damage Christchurch went through. He talks about the buildings that will potentially be demolished and what buildings could be saved. Rebuilding Christchurch will be a challenge but people from around the world have come to help in the rebuilding. He continues the tour of the earthquake. Tony finds himself at the theater and this theater will be one of the few buildings that will be restored. He talks with one of the archeologists on site. What else does Tony learn about Christ Church? Tune into the rest of this episode to find out more! In the second episode, we have the season or series finale: Alice Spring. Tony is in the heart of the outback and it used to be the hub of Australia’s communication. He starts at the telegraph station and ends at the airport. For a lot of history, Australia was cut off from the rest of the world. However, that changed when the telegraph cable came, this allowed Australia to communicate with the world in hours and not six months. The overland telegraph cable was built and this cable went through Alice Springs. For sixty years, Alice Springs was the center of Australian communication. Eventually when the telegraph wires were updated the telegram station was closed. Eventually, it was turned into a school for aboriginal children, who were taken away from their parents and forced to live as white Australians. Charlie Perkins was at this school and he would become a leader in Australia. After this tour, Tony goes back to school. However, this is an unusual school: it’s a school of the air. Students remotely learn from a central location. Back in the day, these students would listen to their lessons over the radio. Tony talks with these students. Tony concludes “this is the world’s largest classroom.” After the tour of the school, Tony finds a top-secret site and it was where the US could monitor who had nuclear weapons. It is a vault in the ground and was highly top secret and Tony heads underground to see what remains of this “weather station.” Tony reflects on the fast pace of history after this quick tour. After this quick side trip, Tony takes part in a dry regatta race. Will Tony emerge from this race victorious? What else does Tony learn about Alice Springs? Tune into the rest of this episode to find out! I honestly do not know how Tony can keep his energy up for these productions. Alice Springs was an awesome episode because of the history. I would show the Christchurch episode to an earth science class because of the discussion on the earthquake. In general, this would be an excellent series for a geography class. You get a sense of each city and there are interesting stories along the way.
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