Voyage of the Courtesans / written and directed by Mark Lewis ; a Film Australia/Essential Viewing production for Thirteen/WNET, New York in association with ABC and BBC.

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"In the spring of 1789, a ship left port in London bound for the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. The ship carried precious cargo - women, sent to keep the desperate male colonists from engaging in what their governor called 'gross irregularities.' But these women were hardly quiet homemakers -...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Film Australia Pty Limited
Essential Viewing
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Lewis, Mark
Schreiber, Liev
Steininger, Karin
Hamlyn, Mark
Hilton, Chris
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2005], ©2005.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Lady Juliana (Ship)
Women prisoners > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Female offenders > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Convict ships > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Penal transportation > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Penal colonies > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Penal colonies > Australia > New South Wales > History > 18th century.
Convict ships.
Female offenders.
Penal colonies.
Penal transportation.
Women prisoners.
Great Britain.
New South Wales.
1700 - 1799
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Secrets of the dead (Television program)
Format: Video DVD

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