I Was Actually There

I Was Actually There is an Australian TV documentary series created by ABC Television which first premiered on 9 July 2024.

Description
The documentary series explores major moments in our recent history through the eyes, ears and voices of those who witnessed them firsthand.

Production
The series was created by the creators of You Can't Ask That, Kirk Docker, Aaron Smith and Jon Casimir. It is produced by Docker Media for the ABC. Docker is also the director and executive producer of the series, while Loni Cooper, Josh Schmidt and Jess Skinner serve as producers.

Podcast
A companion podcast with the same name will also air on 9 July 2024, hosted by Kirk Docker and will give an in depth interview with an individual that appears on the TV series.

Reception
Graeme Blundell of The Australian wrote, "Docker has again created a kind of hybrid form, a marriage of the art of storytelling and the art of journalism, an entertaining attempt to make drama out of the observable world of real people, real places and real events.", about the series being created by Kirk Docker in a hybrid form.