I Was Actually There: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What if our history was told by the people who were actually there? What if this retelling came with all its unvarnished, irreverent and occasionally contradictory humanity still intact?

I Was Actually There will interview Australians who were there when our most defining and memorable events happened. What was it like to witness the miraculous rescue at the Beaconsfield Mine? Or flee the raging waters of the Boxing Day tsunami? Or wag school to meet the Beatles in their prime?

Through powerful contemporary interviews with diverse and colourful characters, the show will ask these Australians what they saw, how they reacted and how it changed them. While looking to the past, the series will reflect who we are now and examine why these moments still resonate.

Series details

• Title: I Was Actually There
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2024-07-09
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ABC iview
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 78302
• IMDb ID: tt32872544
• TVDB ID: 445002

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-07-09; final listed air date 2024-07-09; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-10-07; final listed air date 2025-10-07; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Was Actually There on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.