Australian wildfires

With the crazy snow dominating the headlines this week, there hasn't been as much attention as there might have been focused on the wildfires that are causing huge destruction across the Australian state of Victoria.

At least 65 people have been killed, and entire towns have been destroyed in the fires which are said to be the worst in the area since 1983.

The BBC has a horrifying In Pictures series together with various articles and videos from the past couple of weeks:

Ten Pound Poms

Timewatch last night looked at the story of the Ten Pound Poms...

Following World War II, over one and a half million Britons went to Australia - seduced by government propaganda films selling Australia as a land of opportunity in the sun, and fares of just £10.

This article from the BBC website is an interesting read, and you can watch the programme again via BBC iPlayer here for 6 days.