Michael Veitch

Hell Ship – The Journey of the Ticonderoga

Michael Veitch is a multi-talented comedian, author, broadcaster and TV presenter. He’s also worked as a columnist and theatre critic for several newspapers before embarking on his first major writing project, ‘Flak’, collecting the untold stories of Second World War airmen. Michael has also hosted Australia’s national TV arts show, Sunday Arts, and worked on ABC Radio. Michael’s latest work is Hell Ship, the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history.