Tony is such a living legend! He has a unique talent to make any topic interesting, informative and entertaining. "I don't go to any place I can't spell."

I adore Tony Robinson, whenever I'm stressed or anxious I but him on in the background. He gets genuinely happy prancing down streets with a balloon in his hand or making people re-eneact a historical shooting in their own house.

I love this man's enthusiasm for the content and history he presents. My favorite presenter without question.

Tony's speech on the soapbox needs to be played for all of Australia cuz they're going through some tough times and they need people to stand up

Sir Tony........... Your "Eternity" message brought a tear to my eye. as a presenter you are unsurpassed.

Love this. Tony is lovely. Loved how he continues the show thru all the tourist and his speech. Thank you.

Great show. Brings back memories of when I lived at the Cross in the 60s and visited the pubs in the Loo. I went back 3 years ago and disappointed to see so many of the old buildings replaced with high-rise people boxes..

Tony can hold an audience.

Tony is starting to convince me I want to go to Australia.

Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the man from pommyland who is joinin' us this year in the philosophy department at the university of Walamaloo.

Great video, I do as an Australian have to correct you on one point. Governor Macquarie was no elitist, on the contrary his tenure was made difficult BY elitists. Governor Macquarie was the greatest thing to happen to the young colony since 1788. The resistance he was met with by the established elitists wasn't unlike his predecessor's experience. Macquarie persevered, and the nation prospered and emerged from near subsistence as a result. Governor Macquarie is an icon in Australia 🇦🇺 👍🥳

Excellent subject matter and location Woolloomooloo rocks and Tony Robinson is the best historian to tell its story for sure! What a wonderful documentary hats off to you and your crew ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kindest regards Nigel WMH Team - Australia 2:03

Well I'm truly happy there are none of those raving maniacs standing on top of soap boxes, screaming their lungs out to preach hatred in the park I go to in search for solitude, birds' singing and absence of people.

Beautiful country, bloody Politicians and sickening history.

very enjoyable show! 😊

Always enjoy his shows! I guess I’ll have to get the Channel!

I love this channel ❤

Tony Robinson is my happy place!💖

Fat tulip is sitting on my chair... My parents used to venture out for picnics in The Domain all summer long.. Swimming at the Boy Charlton pool & eating pies every summer... The joy to go and sit in her chair with the very same view Mrs Macquarie had , to go on and see my childhood memories mixed with the voice of my kid tv watching days , Tony you have been a long time hero type aspect of my life and it's still a family reference to your show when you have any appearance we have caught... Happy stuff indeed.

As a yank, I have never heard it called the American Crawl. I have only heard that term from Tony. We called it the Australian Crawl, and more commonly, the Crawl. I suspect the American Crawl is a UK term blamed upon the USA just like soccer.😉. No worries, though.

“Tied up” many times at No2 Woolloomooloo many times in my career at sea loading for the UK and Europe. Wonderful memories and parties.

I love this guy!!

I didn’t know anything about these stories. This was cool

An interesting tidbit about Arthur Stace. I remember going into the city one morning about 15 years after he passed and the footpaths were littered with his distinctive "Eternity" sign. Only time I have ever heard of that happening. And one famous landmark missed in his wanderings is a round about called Gilligan's Island - famous for the single palm tree growing in the center of it.

I want the statue of the street walker back! Thanks Tony!

Here's how you remember how to spell Woolloomooloo - sheep, toilet, cow, toilet (wool, loo, moo, loo)

Are they holding you captive in Australia!? 🤣 Did one show there, now it's just Aussie history cuz they won't let you leave.

My mother would take us to the old wharf at Woolloomooloo, she'd catch Yellow Tail and make the best ever fish soup, yum

Love to learn about my beautiful city

What a great vid! I wonder if they got the story about the name of Woolloomooloo from a real estate agent. Woolloomooloo = desirable location ??? Never heard that one before. A story I'd heard was that there was a Windmill on top of the hill and the local aboriginals mispronounced it as Woolloomooloo (like woola moola). The white fellas thought it was funny and the name stuck. Another story was a white fella pointed at the area and asked an aboriginal what they called it. The aboriginal answered "Woolloomooloo" which in their language meant something like "I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about mate". And I've heard that story applied to the word Kangaroo as well. I loved the impromptu shanghai'ing of locals into his stories. That's a credit to Sydneysiders for their trust and Tony for his perceptiveness.

Yes

I've been to Sydney many a time . but never visited Woolloomooloo

@ 9:44 Tony Robinson... ROFL Your speech either killed that dog or board it to fall over...

I love this but have to point out that most of it is filmed in Darlinghurst. Please correct me if i'm wrong?

I watched Tony Robertson he a very good storyteller good on you sir do you live in Australia now i hope so 😁 f rh om Adelaide south Australia

These days you have to be a multi-millionaire to live n Woolloomooloo

The freedom to speak is well understood but the ability to listen, imo, needs more work before we can all express ourselves safely.

As an Australian, I understand there are two errors in this video. Firstly, the Rocks is the oldest part of Sydney. Secondly, Kate Leigh was arguably a more powerful crime figure and at the very least Tilly Devine's equal.

Not quite sure what version of the side-stroke that was. Never seen that before. Many years ago, the Pool had a big concrete wall around it and you couldn't see over the top. It was an ugly concrete thing, the facelift now looks nice.

After reading the thumbnail my shirt changed colors from red to blue.

Ayo bought the rights to a Tony documentary lessgo

Closest to first comment ever...I'll take runner up. Lol.. I do dig this channel tho.

On the day that I was born It was a cold and frosty morn In that famous suburb known as Woolloomooloo. It was down in Riley Street My folks first heard me bleat. 'Cos at the time, I'd nothing else to do. Well me Mother died of fright When she saw me in the light Me Father thought he'd send me to the zoo But I.......owe a lot to him 'Cos he taught me how to swim. WHEN HE HEAVED ME OFF THE PEIR AT WOOLLOOMOOLOO!!!! The Bushwhackers, "Woolloomooloo Lair"

Jesus this guy walked all over australia? his legs must be fkn huuugeee

Is this guy on Ritlin?

When you don't believe check the postcodes

Thanks to my sister who lived in Woolloomooloo, I can now spell Woolloomooloo out loud in 1.5 seconds. 🙂🇦🇺

More recently outdoor concert goers??? How do you define recent lol

Woolloomooloo has a weird vibe not really shown or expressed. The vast majority is housing commission (on the non harbour side, across the road is the wharf shown where Russel Crowe has a $25m apartment. Extremes of poverty and wealth. The housing commissions is on prime land that really should be handed over to developers. It’s ugly as sin and is a ghetto itself with third generation welfare recipients promoting a negative culture of drug dealing conveniently right next to the red light district of Kings Cross. That’s like if the government put bank robbers up in a hotel next to the Mint. Bad analogy but you get the idea.

Burton street is not woolloomooloo

Bro reminds me of Mr. Beans but in the best way possible

Tony’s characterisation of Governor Macquarie is totally unfair. Macquarie had a policy of encouraging Emancipists (convicts who had completed their sentences) to become law abiding members of society and some to be leaders. This created enemies of the elites who had benefited from the corrupt practices before Macquarie arrived in 1810. Macquarie clamped down on those practices, helped by dispatching the corrupt NSW Corps back to Britain. He was the commander of his own corps. This gave him the power and authority to undermine the wealthy few who were oppressing the rest of the settlers. However some of the elites complained to London, and so in 1819 a commission was established to look into Macquarie’s governance lead by a man named Bigge. Macquarie was not perfect - he was vain and ambitious, and was responsible in the latter part of his governorship for the massacre of Aboriginal peoples, but he also initiated many reforms and set Australia on the road to being more than a penal colony. It was the criticisms of Bigge that led to offering his resignation a few times, not because his wife and he hated the colony.

I enjoy you in general, but I do not enjoy seeing content repeated in different videos. And your whole bit about the exploding balloon? Just saw it 2 days ago in your video about what woebegone explorers. Not so cool my friend, not so cool

Woolloomooloo bay hotel was the roughest in woolloomooloo they raffled women back in the day. The place was full with prostitution for all the sailers coming into port.

Lol i meant Tony Robinson 😀

APom. No way

Longer you walk the bigger your gut gets lmao.. 😁.. walk to the dentist maybe

I like the english people

sydney isn't so free anymore, from what i've seen.

Loved it when when it was a working city, now tourists sucking on ice creams

Tony is the sexiest presenter ever

After living in America for almost 70 years I have NEVER heard the term "American Crawl". Although I support the Olympic Shooting Team only & my ancestor General Dobrius was an Olympic Charioteer atop the fact that I am a voting member of the Olympic committee, I feel that the entire United Kingdom is NOW plagued with the same nationalist PROPAGANDA! EVERYONE in American public schools is taught the Australian Crawl in swimming classes.

I love it, talking about free speech when Australia doesn't actually have free speech.

If Tony Robinson knocked on my door and invited himself into my house like that I would be calling 000 straight away.

I find it horribly ironic that Tony visits free speech area, gets on literal soap box and speaks about the absolute critical need for free speech not realizing that Australia, like Britian has no free speech and never did.... its chilling what both of those countries are doing to their own citizens and how quickly they clamped down.

Look how far this place and the world has fallen today. Feel free today, anyone??

your not even in woolloomooloo ya scammer I'm from woolloomooloo. You have by passed it . The old border was tree at the corner of Bourke and cathedral street

The lady trying to act all chipper but isn't in the intro is annoying AF. Redo your intro please 🙏

Look Tony's great, but a half hour show and no mention or representation of the original custodians of the land is terrible. Make no mistake 1788 was an invasion and what followed was genocide.....but not a peep about that.

My home is better than this documental....more like a comedy.