Tony Robinson's Time Walks | S1E1 | Fremantle

FREMANTLE
The major port of Australia’s remote west coast, Fremantle began life as a place of punishment. The magnificently preserved sandstone prison conceals a thousand stories. But the ethnically diverse port city has since been the sight of some of Australia’s greatest triumphs… and disappointments.

[@theharper1]

Thank you Tony for all the history you've brought to a contemporary audience. I just wish that Australians would make the kind of documentaries that come from the UK. I'm just frustrated that I can't guy a bluray set of the entire Time Team collection.

[@thoughtprocesscnd3706]

Tony Robinson is a gentleman and a scholar. Apologies, Sir Tony. As someone from London Canada, I've grown up under British Empire influence. I truly appreciate Tony's care to historical fact, he brings a spark to everything he does. For an example, I've learnt more about the history of my city from him then from local libraries. I mean everything here is named for one Lord or another. Tony, If you read this. Thank you, - Brian.

[@robertmcgovern8850]

A magnificent presenter. I've loved every project he's hosted.

[@robroy5352]

IVE BEEN WATCHIN TONY 20 YRSW NHES GETIN OLDER

[@jamiebaker8017]

Horacio doing the street art.. I was working there when he started it, so glad to see him again.. he is so talented and such a lovely man

[@zillahwells4063]

Starting to think Tony REALLY loves Australia : D

[@redhammer9910]

Very enjoyable, beautifully restored city. Thank you.

[@timcollins1131]

Just after the Americas cup euphoria i was on my way back to Oz from Singapore with the boss from the USA who made the unkind remark "I have never had an Australian wine worth drinking" we stopped in Freo and went to an Italian restaurant and chose they best they had on the menu, he felt vindicated. Fortunately our next stop was Melbourne and "The Willows" on St Kilda road and a full page of Grange. With he and my GF we drank three bottles. The look on his face when he copped the bill was "memorable" The vino in "bubbleaway" got better too.

[@deathbycheese850]

I ❤ Freo. Wish I could live there permanently.

[@susansharkey2372]

Me too 😔

[@westaussie965]

Hippy hangout now

[@miriammoriarty8588]

Great clip. Used to work at Ginos back in the 90s, loved it. Nice to see Horatio he's one of a kind. The Town Square is undergoing a major redevelopment and will soon be a major commercial and residential hub. Visited the Batavia wreck several times growing up but had no idea of the dark brutal history. Yikes!

[@kiniburk]

Speaking as a Yank I love the history Tony presents in parts of the world I would like to visit.

[@c1osmo]

I was impressed with the first nations cells. A great gallery as well

[@chloeyang4585]

Love this series!!

[@simonscott1121]

Freo has all changed again ;)

[@Mighty_Monarch42069]

Going fishing as kid down the Fremantle warf I only ever caught blow fish ahaha. Love WA

[@threestepssideways1202]

8:05 The lurch version of Simon Pegg.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

Bloody hell. He's the spitting image of him.

[@jedhawkins373]

Yes wtf how did they afford him? Isn’t he like an A lister? 😂

[@TheKaiTetley]

Bless you Mr Robinson.

[@pavementpounder7502]

Been to Freo hundreds of times and never noticed that fountain. Learn something every day.

[@RodSwift]

Son of Freo Lumper. remember Lumper family picnic day organised by the wharfies. Tony should head back to Freo and did some more of the hidden delights in the West end :)

[@susansharkey2372]

Me too!

[@chriskelly3481]

Love you Tony. 😀❤👍

[@Petreon360]

Hey Tony, I'm not sure when this was filmed but the Museum you visited isn't the actual Maritime Museum, it is just called Shipwreck Galleries. The Maritime Museum is around 300 meters towards the Harbour at Victoria Qauy.

[@deniseorvik9504]

Love Tony

[@CitizenCraftymethod]

Some great stories in Albany, pity you guys didn't go there?

[@Elixer296]

I only recently found out Albany was settled first, a lot of history I missed

[@elecchal444]

Why are some videos not available in Australia? E.g. Ballarat?

[@ClipSalad]

Nice to see Fremantle represented, one of my favourite suburbs of Perth.

[@Ross1il]

As a Freo resident I LIKE! Dont know where some of Tony’s info came from. Lumpers? Theyre called Wharfies!

[@easyrider7021]

Lumpers is correct.

[@Ross1il]

Please define lumpers vs wharfies!

[@RodSwift]

@@Ross1il my dad was the son of a Freo Lumper, who became a WWF member. The annual picnic was called the Lumpers Picnic. Lumpers absorbed, the split,then remerged with the WWF (now MUA) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle_Lumpers_Union

[@RodSwift]

@@Ross1il Lumpers are definitely dock workers who manually unload and load ships :). Love it or lump it. Lumpers also were in coal mines, lumping it. Any manual loading and unloading is lumping.:)

[@Ross1il]

@@RodSwift thanks for the explanation. I don't know who wharfies are now. Maybe lumpers and others who work on the wharf? At least I know who dockers are. Fremantle footballers!

[@nikolayevelmo1811]

tony why you not come over for coffee to my apartment just opposite of the roundhouse haha

[@rolandoruiz7659]

What about the whale tunnel? Or the old abattoir location nearby?

[@westaussie965]

Those things are best forgotten. Horrific as a child going past the slaughter yards going to Freo🤮🥲

[@nathanroberts355]

Im thinking of living in Fremantle Australia and work at western Australian maritime museum hmas ovens submarine tour guide at the western Australian maritime museum in Fremantle Australia

[@Pauldjreadman]

The closest you will get to another time team

[@aujay]

18:26 Anyone know the name of the artist ?

[@roslyndrayton6716]

Horatio Birdbath; Yes! that is his name, he is very iconic to Fremantle. I have had the previlege of having a few conversations with him over the years.

[@pauliejay4161]

Come on Tony, you know the difference between "Premier" and "premiere" don't you...?

[@CaitlinBloodyMary]

I just don't understand why Tony Robinson would come all the way to WA and not do one on Perth? Fremantle is a flipping great little town, but I don't get the logic of skipping the actual capital city of the state.

[@mj.l]

there's no history left in perth - it's all been sold off to developers and bulldozed. also - it's a dump.

[@Elixer296]

He drew them because he was locked in there for years, not even a book

[@bobeden5027]

What about Webbie Hayes!?

[@bobeden5027]

and Moondyne Joe?

[@morganjones9269]

got married in fremantle prison chapel last year

[@HistoryTimeTravels]

Very cool Morgan, thanks for watching!

[@jedhawkins373]

Sir, you’re a living legend here.

[@onkelmarvin8360]

" A cunning plan " ……….????

[@ghs7714]

The national Abo society is not from that water. A great place to read up on history and lovely kind guides

[@miriammoriarty8588]

Calling Aboriginal people "Abos" is highly offensive/ racist.

[@ghs7714]

@@miriammoriarty8588 it is just short name of saying the whole world .

[@westaussie965]

Far too many ads! Ridiculous!!😡

[@pauliejay4161]

What ads? Install Adblock - I haven't seen an ad on KZbin in years.

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

$20 to go on the bloody wheel ?????????? LMAO no thanks.

[@Darkeyedgem]

As an Indigenous woman born in Perth, it's disappointing you missed an opportunity to speak with Noongar Elders about Walyalup - Fremantle. Our bloodlines pre-date colonisation and lived on these lands in harmony with a rich and varied nature for thousands of years.

[@inappropriatesvgs]

Understand your ancestors lived on this land, would never take that from you. Just a question - what did your ancestors do to ‘better’ or develop the land? If that wasn’t what their goals or aims, why do First Nations people have a chip on their shoulder towards people (of all ethnicities) because they developed land, made it prosper. It makes no sense to me. You didn’t own the land…. And now the only land you want is worth money… why not claim land in the middle of butt phuck no where? It’s all about easy money imo.

[@doughoffman3873]

goddamnit tony fucking robinson is the best!

[@brucestratford5838]

We should have stopped & listened to the aboriginal people, they knew how to make this country productive & a beautiful place to live in, but noooo the Brits turned up & stopped them, forced them yo live like they were in England & now we have so many problems. Crazy way to turn up on someone's front doorstep, push them out of the way & treat them like animals.

[@jamesandrew2606]

I am a born in Perth . Fremantle is a port city of Perth, not a suburb of Perth. Fremantle dockers FC are crap. West Coast Eagles represent Perth.

[@h.r.hufnstuf4171]

that aged well

[@q8gyj26s]

How are eagles going now :)

[@hypercomms2001]

They missed out the other more famous prison escape... THE CATALPA!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalpa_rescue