(54 mins) Four Corners S35E39 (06 Nov 1995)
"November 1975"
Reporter: Paul Kelly
Episode airing Monday 6 November 1995 (marking 20 years on from the Dismissal)
Topped and tailed by Liz Jackson, this episode explores the 11 November 1975 dismissal of the Witlam Government by the unelected Governor-General John Kerr.
This is an extended length special 54 minute episode, they are usually a tad under 45 mins.
On Tuesday November 11th, 1975, the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, dismissed Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister and appointed Malcolm Fraser as a caretaker Prime Minister. 'Four Corners' looks back at the momentous event.
People interviewed and with archival footage include
Malcolm Fraser
Tammy Fraser
Gough Whitlam
Doug Anthony
Garfield Barwick
Neville Bonner
Roden Cutler
Bob Ellicott
Pat Field
Reg Withers
John Kerr
Rupert Murdoch