Disaster that changed aviation forever | 🤠🗺️ Bush Tucker Man | S3 EP1 | ABC Australia

Major Les Hiddins uses his Bush Tucker knowledge, his bush craft and his fascination with the past to bring us this final series, 'Stories of Survival'.
In episode 1, Les travels to the West Australian coast where Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's reputation was damaged following one of Australia's earliest aviation disasters.
'Bush Tucker Man: The Coffee Royal Affair" first aired on the ABC in 1996.
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[@pdbloke1]

I'm from London and, inspired by Les, spent 3 months camping and exploring central and eastern Australia. Thanks LES.

[@kentallard8852]

how did it go?

[@northislandguy]

I could listen to Les tell stories all day 👍

[@brendangrainger2703]

I’ve been watching these series for a month now, it’s the best tv show I’ve watched in years

[@vicsaul5459]

❤ the Timeless Land, Legendary Les

[@alanmoffat4680]

When the Southern Cross took off from the mud flats, it flew to Derby in NWWA where my father happened to be while traveling from the Kimberley to Central West WA to continue drilling for water for the farms. He was a keen photographer and photo'd the Southern Cross in Derby with the United Kingdom rego no. and the G painted on the fuselage. The plane flew back to Sydney where it was registered under Australian Rego No. and the VH letters which it still has to this day in the display hanger at Brisbane airport. I have that photo in my collection and is my connection to the "Coffee Royal" story.

[@Pipermillen]

Absolutely fantastic to watch this brilliant series again Les Hiddins legend thank you

[@Blue1Sapphire]

You're a natural story teller Les..

[@marksadventures3889]

Keep your Bear Gryles, this is the boss of the outdoors.

[@fergspan5727]

Bloody oath mate

[@propertisyariahsemarang8142]

Watching from Indonesia, great vid. Thanks

[@binagarten4667]

I remember watching this in England in the 90s and I love this, thank you so much for the upload.

[@StasonSmith]

Legend!!! wish I could meet him in person, got so many questions to ask and story to listen to..

[@bullzye101]

Les / Bush Tucker man is a true legend ... very big thumbs up

[@FatNature]

Thank you ABC for releasing the series on KZbin. It's a great show that everyoneshould be free to watch

[@thornstrikesback]

It's such a shame they only did 3 seasons over the span of 8 years with Les.

[@stevenwild39]

Quality over quantity

[@HULKHOGAN1]

There was a 6 year gap between seasons 2 and 3 while there was only 2 years between seasons 1 and 2 and they were both awesome. Definitely could have had another season around 1993

[@JDM_000]

My favourite childhood documentary series. Boy this takes me back and relaxes me

[@scotsiain1970]

Thanks ABC for uploading this, I remember watching series 1 & 2 here in the UK in the late 80s, early 90s but I don't think we got series 3. You can see the technological advances from series 2 1990 to series 3 1996 or 1997? Sat phones, better hf radios. True legend Les Hiddins, not fake like Bear Grylls etc. The nearest we have is Ray Mears who met Les in one of his shows in the 2000s. Anyway I'll be watching all this season 3. Fantastic. BTW how come Les voice isn't as gravelly, did he smoke hundreds of cigs back in the 80s 🤣

[@ballygeale1]

Love the bush tukker man

[@ChrissoMatthews]

Absolutely terrific..., bloody tremendous!!

[@rm4347]

Thanks again for putting these up

[@russrh]

I've been anticipating this episode!

[@brentmcd12]

absolutely fantastic! great to be able to watch these again ! Thanks ABC ! 🎬💻📹🛻🤙😎🌳🏞️🏜️🌅🌄🛩️📡🇦🇺

[@cartridgepad]

what a legend this guy is..brillant

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

Great story, bully beef bombs dropping from heaven lol..I love this program, I also watched the yiberda yiberda man Rex Hunt back in the early 90s..I love watching anything from Australia, my favourite film is Walkabout, it was made the year I was born..

[@tonyfranks9551]

It cannot get better than this....

[@russellhamer8690]

This man has me captivated with Australia n I wish television was as interesting n thought provoking as we had it from the 70 s thru the 90 s .. Sunday viewing with a roast dinner was it fir me..glad your back mate 👍 👌..

[@mattluszczak8095]

what a champ

[@mightyblues7]

My favourite ABC series. Thank you

[@johnlustig4322]

Absolute Gem

[@yusufsayed2119]

Awesome content 👏 👌 Well done ABC for the educational program 👍 👍

[@TULUSRECORD]

Very good sir.

[@adventure002006]

Great story of survival but at huge cost. The loss of the 2 rescuers changed the rules of aviation that ended up saving Many lives in the future and is saving lives to this day.

[@badpossum440]

look into the exploration of Australia , dozens of men died.

[@davidkelly3779]

The rules of aviation are written in blood.

[@timothymcdonald6913]

Around 26:18 I hear crickets in the soundtrack/background. Have really enjoyed watching this series. Well done bit from several years ago. Thank You.

[@ramblingrob4693]

I used to watch with my Dad 25 years ago

[@zunezvenzon1748]

I have watchted everything om Malcolm Douglas channel here on YT and got really fascinated about the Kimberleys! 🙂. Maybe time for a visit!

[@linacavallaro4066]

Brilliant! Should be part of our school curriculum.

[@Bolinski9287]

Great story!

[@genevasimmonds8208]

cool story

[@johnlissimore8785]

Thank you

[@TT-dx4ez]

A shift to digital and an instant loss of cinematic magic but still a classic

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

I don’t think it makes any difference at all and thoroughly enjoyed it

[@thunderboya2571]

Just found this on the KZbin' in ,2024'

[@HULKHOGAN1]

Seasons 1 and 2 are terrific. The biggest mistake of the series was changing from simple adventuring to a historic retelling of events in season 3. Les Hiddins is a legend

[@hamishford5486]

UM, EXCUSE ME but didnt you say, They couldn't take off AND they had NO FUEL, Like SERIOUSLY, if they had no fuel, of course they couldn't take off, regardless of being bogged or not.

[@Peters8749]

Obviously when the search party found them they dropped fuel and food to them and when the mudflats tried out they can take off again.

[@steve2me414]

Now bring back D/W

[@markissboi3583]

i used to watch this when new on tv Tanami desert hot then freezing over night -2cel working on at the gold rush mine 3days temp job up a tower my hands froze took 1/2hr till i could work again forgot the gloves but used them after that night shift darwin i learnt and ate a lot bush fruit & sea shells one small cone tasted like pistachio i ate 100's of them as tide went out they crawl over rocks was best time to get - and these small 2-3ft dolphins that came around low tide white or red stripe on side never can find out there name or any pics info on google but they swam around me within 2feet always knocked off a bunch bannas grown wild when you find them

[@dampri3182]

Brilliant. I really learnt so much from this episode. Great story, why hasn’t there been a movie made about this National historical event, it’s packed with action. Thanks Les, well put together really appreciate it! Well done 👍 you nailed it bro

[@GreencampRhodie]

Wise words. When flying abroad, it amazes me how little other passengers are prepared - lack of basic survival knowledge, lack of basic survival equipment (including on their person), & poor clothing choices (including footwear). Majority of "civilised" humans are too dumb.

[@keithknight5973]

I grew up watching les with my dad .his wealth of knowledge is amazing .he owes a lot of it to the aboriginal people .his book is really good as well

[@mattyti6178]

Never knew there was a 3rd series! great stuff

[@JR-iw8du]

I loved watching this series years ago, great to see it again. Amazing guy and great presenter 😊 N.Ireland

[@Stikibits]

Best!

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Definitely….👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@6point5by55]

Thanks Aunty.

[@andrewlivesey2777]

What a fella Les Hiddins, love to meet this man, big respect for the camera/video crew, way ahead of their time, and all production team, fantastic work from them all. Andy in Blackburn Lancashire UK.

[@ramblingrob4693]

No stupid running around like BG

[@sarcasmo57]

It was a good story. I had no idea.

[@Ahmedali-xq3ye]

thank you

[@evermore8888]

Les....bloody legend!

[@davouchi1]

Mooore

[@adventure002006]

I see Bush Tucker man was wearing Birkenstock boots long before they because international popular. Here my family sits in North Western BC, Dec 21/2022 all owning a pair of Brown leather Birkenstock books exactly like Bush Tucker man is wearing in this series filmed 30 years ago.

[@afrofundagaming5768]

Now we have smart phones.