Australian Encounters
Season 1, Episode 5: Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937
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Herr Hitler was busy in the Rhineland, so Joseph Aloysius Lyons decided to pay a visit to Signor Mussolini instead. It was 1935 and collecting dictators was de rigueur for Australian politicians on visits to Europe.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
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Episode 2
Billy Hughes and Woodrow Wilson 1919
Episode 3
Isabel Letham and Duke Kahanamoku 1914
Episode 4
Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso 1902
Episode 5
Joe Lyons and Benito Mussolini 1935 and 1937
Episode 6
Rupert Murdoch and Kamahl 1958
Episode 7
George Johnston and Leonard Cohen 1960
Episode 8
Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence 1987
Episode 9
Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968
Episode 10
Edward Kelly and Redmond Barry 1880