Australian Story Season 19 Episode 12 A Man Called Boy 2014
Introduced by Amanda Shalala from ABC Grandstand This week's program tells the story of an Olympic champion so seemingly without ego that even his son and grandsons knew very little of his fame. Andrew 'Boy' Charlton was a hero who stamped his name across the world, with feats so marvellous he forged Australia's national spirit at a time when the nation was beleaguered by the Depression and the losses of the Great War. At just 16, he sliced two minutes off the world record for the 1500m freestyle, and won Australia’s first gold medal in that event at the 1924 Paris Olympics. It was the beginning of a dynasty of Australian swimmers – Murray Rose, John Konrads, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett – who later made the 1500m 'Australia's event'. But then at the height of his fame, and when Hollywood movie offers were there for the taking, 'Boy' Charlton retired to the bush, with no desire to perpetuate his name. Now a new generation is rediscovering this great Australian – a man called 'Boy'.
- Released: 2014-04-21
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Stars: Leigh Sales
- Director:
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1. The Other Side 2014-02-03
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2. The Back of His Mind 2014-02-10
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3. No Half Measures 2014-02-17
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4. Call Me Cate 2014-02-24
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5. His Driving Force 2014-03-03
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6. An Unnatural History 2014-03-10
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7. The House of Tara 2014-03-17
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8. Out of the Box 2014-03-24
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9. Set in Stone 2014-03-31
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12. A Man Called Boy 2014-04-21
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13. A Very Good Rascal 2014-04-28
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14. The Edge of the Mountain 2014-05-05
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15. In Tracy's Corner 2014-05-12
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18. Out of the Kitchen 2014-06-02
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19. The Last Commando , Part 1 2014-06-09
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20. The Last Commando , Part 2 2014-06-16
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21. Driving Miss Davis 2014-06-23
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22. Forget Me Not 2014-06-30
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23. Talk of the Town 2014-07-07
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24. The Game Changer 2014-07-14
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25. Leaps and Bounds 2014-07-21
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26. Divide and Conquer 2014-07-28
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27. Lock Me Away 2014-08-04
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28. Searching for C11 2014-08-11
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29. Searching for C11 (2) 2014-08-18
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30. Before the Storm 2014-08-25
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31. Out of the Shoebox 2014-09-01
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32. Getting the Hang of It 2014-09-08
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33. The Past Is a Foreign Country 2014-09-15
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34. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2) 2014-09-22
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35. The Pursuit of Happiness 2014-09-29
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36. I Am Jack 2014-10-06
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37. Vanishing Act 2014-10-13
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38. The Innocent 2014-10-20
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39. The Innocent (2) 2014-10-27
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40. How I Met Your Father 2014-11-03
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41. Just Call Me Bob 2014-11-10
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42. Just Call Me Bob (2) 2014-11-17
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43. Letter from Wooleen 2014-11-24
