Spies in the Outback (2024)

May. 15,2024

5.5

| Documentary

Spies in the Outback

Dive into the murky world of spies, lies and secrets surrounding the most secretive place in Australia. Pine Gap has been called a space base, a spy base, an obscenity hidden on the fringe of an outback Australian town.

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Spies in the Outback

2024

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2024

5 Episode

Episode 1 - Selling A Space Base

May. 15,2024

In the grip of a crippling drought, Alice Springs sees an economic lifeline in the 1960s when America comes knocking promising to build a space base on the edge of the desert town. But once Pine Gap's bizarre, oversized golf ball like structures are finally built strange things start happening. The 'space base' isn't quite what it seems.

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Episode 2 - Politics, Pressure and Protest

May. 15,2024

As the Cold War enters the 70s, it becomes clear that Pine Gap is really a spy base with eyes on the Soviets - and it's putting Alice Springs in the nuclear crosshairs. As Gough Whitlam's political career is brought to his knees, protestors speak up and tensions flare in the town. Rumours swirl about just how far the US government will go to keep the secrets of Pine Gap, and a local anti-Pine Gap action group is prompted to take action.

Episode 3 - The Women Get Wild

May. 15,2024

Nuclear fear prompts thousands to flood to Alice Springs in the 1980s to try and close Pine Gap and reveal its secrets. Women especially don't want Australia involved in nuclear war and the protests get increasingly wild.

Episode 4 - The Spy Who Loved Alice

May. 15,2024

The Cold War has finally ended but Pine Gap, or 'The Base' as it's become known, is expanding and it's getting involved in conflicts across the world. Host Alex Barwick finally speaks to someone who's been on the inside of Pine Gap, meeting a spy who's spent years working within the razor wire.

Episode 5 - The Secrets of Pine Gap

May. 15,2024

The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 change the world and cement Pine Gap's role in wars on the other side of the world. In the final episode, we hear just how far Pine Gap's reach is today, uncover the secrets of its stolen land and explore what it means for Australia to have a spy base hidden in the heart of the country.