When The War Is Over
"Art Is Our Secret Weapon"
Rachel Griffiths puts the power of art to the ultimate test, one artwork and one war at a time.
Season 1
1. Gallipoli
0.0Nov 18, 2025 · 30 minRachel Griffiths follows in the footsteps of director Peter Weir to understand how his 1981 blockbuster film unintentionally brought an ailing Anzac legend roaring back to life.
2. Vietnam
0.0Nov 25, 2025 · 29 minRachel Griffiths sits down with some Aussie rock legends, and heads to the jungles of Vietnam in a bid to understand the music that united a divided nation.
3. Afghanistan
0.0Dec 2, 2025 · 29 minRachel Griffiths meets artist Ben Quilty to explore the art that not only exposes what happens when the war is over, but helps veterans and their loved ones heal from it.
4. Changi
0.0Dec 9, 2025 · 28 minRachel Griffiths visits the Burma-Thailand Railway that has become synonymous with WWII Prisoners of War. But a dusty piano in storage at the Australian War Memorial reveals something she could never have imagined.
5. The Australian Wars
0.0Dec 16, 2025 · 28 minA country music hit, a forgotten 1880s sketchbook and a monologue that went viral expose wars fought on Australian soil, and an ongoing culture of resistance.