A Man Called Boy

Australian Story Season 19 Episode 12

Overview:
Introduced by Amanda Shalala from ABC Grandstand

This week's program tells the story of an Olympic champion so seemingly without ego that even his son and grandsons knew very little of his fame.

Andrew 'Boy' Charlton was a hero who stamped his name across the world, with feats so marvellous he forged Australia's national spirit at a time when the nation was beleaguered by the Depression and the losses of the Great War.

At just 16, he sliced two minutes off the world record for the 1500m freestyle, and won Australia’s first gold medal in that event at the 1924 Paris Olympics. It was the beginning of a dynasty of Australian swimmers – Murray Rose, John Konrads, Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett – who later made the 1500m 'Australia's event'.

But then at the height of his fame, and when Hollywood movie offers were there for the taking, 'Boy' Charlton retired to the bush, with no desire to perpetuate his name.

Now a new generation is rediscovering this great Australian – a man called 'Boy'.

Genre : Documentary, News

Actors : Caroline Jones

Release Date : 2014-04-21

Duration : 30 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 19)

The Other Side
1. The Other Side
The Back of His Mind
2. The Back of His Mind
No Half Measures
3. No Half Measures
Call Me Cate
4. Call Me Cate
His Driving Force
5. His Driving Force
An Unnatural History
6. An Unnatural History
The House of Tara
7. The House of Tara
Out of the Box
8. Out of the Box
Set in Stone
9. Set in Stone
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1
10. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1
A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2
11. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2
A Man Called Boy
12. A Man Called Boy
A Very Good Rascal
13. A Very Good Rascal
The Edge of the Mountain
14. The Edge of the Mountain
In Tracy's Corner
15. In Tracy's Corner
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1
16. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1
All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2
17. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2
Out of the Kitchen
18. Out of the Kitchen
The Last Commando , Part 1
19. The Last Commando , Part 1
The Last Commando , Part 2
20. The Last Commando , Part 2
Driving Miss Davis
21. Driving Miss Davis
Forget Me Not
22. Forget Me Not
Talk of the Town
23. Talk of the Town
The Game Changer
24. The Game Changer
Leaps and Bounds
25. Leaps and Bounds
Divide and Conquer
26. Divide and Conquer
Lock Me Away
27. Lock Me Away
Searching for C11
28. Searching for C11
Searching for C11 (2)
29. Searching for C11 (2)
Before the Storm
30. Before the Storm
Out of the Shoebox
31. Out of the Shoebox
Getting the Hang of It
32. Getting the Hang of It
The Past Is a Foreign Country
33. The Past Is a Foreign Country
The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)
34. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)
The Pursuit of Happiness
35. The Pursuit of Happiness
I Am Jack
36. I Am Jack
Vanishing Act
37. Vanishing Act
The Innocent
38. The Innocent
The Innocent (2)
39. The Innocent (2)
How I Met Your Father
40. How I Met Your Father
Just Call Me Bob
41. Just Call Me Bob
Just Call Me Bob (2)
42. Just Call Me Bob (2)
Letter from Wooleen
43. Letter from Wooleen

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