
“An intimate portrait of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard”
What is it about John Winston Howard that made him the second-longest serving Prime Minister in our history when many an elite opinion predicted he would fail? In this six-part series of interviews, the former Prime Minister speaks with Janet Albrechtsen about the intimate details of his family life, his early ambitions, his successes, his failures and the seismic events of his 33-years in Australian politics.
Browse episodes by season for this series.

2015-01-11
Aired 2015-01-11
Howard on the Dismissal, small business, losing his dad at 16 and wooing Janette
2015-01-12
Aired 2015-01-12
John Howard on his rivalry with Andrew Peacock and being late for a birth
2015-01-13
Aired 2015-01-13
John Howard on Port Arthur, East Timor, the Tampa refugee issue, the Pacific Solution and the 9/11 attacks in Washington and New York
2015-01-14
Aired 2015-01-14
John Howard on the reconciliation convention, children overboard, the Bali bombings, Iraq, WMDs and the Age of Entitlement
2015-01-15
Aired 2015-01-15
Howard on Latham, Costello's succession, Rudd, Gillard, climate change and reflections on modern politics
2015-08-05
Aired 2015-08-05
An additional episode of new, never-before-seen footage of John Howard in conversation with Janet Albrechtsen
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