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Planet Perth

Arts EN ↓ 28 episodes

Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world, so far removed from the rest of the globe, it might as well be its own planet. Join Jeff Bullen for a deep dive into the weird, wacky and unexplained history of our eccentric city on Planet Perth. From cults, to abandoned theme parks and tank rampages across the CBD, Planet Perth is your guide to the events, personalities and bygone icons that have shaped one of the most isolated cities in the world. Assistant Producer Rachel Ng. Executive Producer Danielle Raffaele. Theme Music by The Mackerels. Artwork by Hannah Coakley. Sound mixing by...

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Planet Perth: Shirley Finn 06.03.2023

On Monday June 23, 1975, mother-of-three Shirley Finn lay slumped over the wheel of her white Dodge Phoenix in a glittering ball gown at the Royal Perth Golf Course. The well know socialite, brothel madam and nightclub operator was shot four times in an execution style killing just days before she was set to blow the whistle at a hearing on illicit dealings by a number of high profile Perth politi...

Planet Perth: Atlantis Marine Park 20.02.2023

If you drive 70km north to Two Rocks on the fringes of Perth’s metropolitan area, you’ll be greeted by a ten-meter high statue of a grinning, trident wielding King Neptune. Though staring out to see the mythical roman god once overlooked the now abandoned Atlantis Marine Park. Opening to much fanfare in 1981, the park was part of WA billionaire Alan Bond’s plans to develop Yanchep into a flourishi...

Planet Perth: The 1993 Perth Tank Rampage 05.02.2023

In the early hours of April 27 1993, a young man named Gary Hayes stole an M113 armoured personnel carrier from Irwin Barracks and decided to take it on a joy ride through the Perth CBD. What followed was a story for the local history books, involving machine guns, ‘ninja police’ and a lot of tear gas. The event even inspired local punks Semtex 87 to release the C.I.B Demo CS EP, a raucous and thr...