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Four Corners current affairs program: 1961-

ABC TV’s weekly national current affairs program that reports on events that shape Australia, broadcast weekly on Monday nights at 8.30 pm with repeats throughout the ... [read more]

Catalyst magazine program: 2001-

A weekly magazine-style program that explores fascinating and groundbreaking science research both from Australia and overseas. It often includes footage of how scientists work in the field and ... [read more]

Peach’s Gold documentary series: 1983-1983

A series of five dramatised documentaries that cover one of the most interesting aspects of Australian history. The series covers the early discoveries of alluvial gold, the dramatic ... [read more]

More Winners feature series: 1990-1990

More Winners is an anthology series of six quite different telemovies, shot and set in different parts of Australia. Ranging across comedy, drama, suspense, historical drama, adventure, fantasy ... [read more]

Bondi Rescue reality series: 2005-

Each weekend during the summer months as many as 40,000 people can be attracted to Australia’s most popular surfing beach, Bondi. The lifeguards patrol the beach ... [read more]

Snobs children's series: 2003-2003

The middle class citizens of Eden Beach, a pretty, tranquil village on Sydney’s northern beaches, are challenged when a group of alternative travellers or modern day nomads ... [read more]

Double Trouble children's series: 2007-2007

Double Trouble is about twin Indigenous girls, both born in Alice Springs but separated at birth and unaware of the other’s existence. City-dwelling Yuma (Cassandra Glenn) meets ... [read more]

Water Rats drama series: 1996-2001

Water Rats is a drama series centred on a pair of detectives in the Sydney Water Police. [read more]

First Australians documentary series: 2008-2008

In seven one-hour episodes First Australians explores what happens when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world’s greatest empire. This series explores ... [read more]

Beyond Reasonable Doubt documentary series: 1977-1977

Four documentary programs about possible miscarriages of justice in Australia. The cases examined by criminologist Professor Gordon Hawkins are The Case of Ronald Ryan, Alexander McLeod Lindsey, Leith ... [read more]

Media Watch interstitial series: 1989-

Media Watch is a weekly 15-minute program that offers analysis and criticism of Australia’s media and print, radio, television and online journalism. The program is led by ... [read more]

Peach’s Australia mixed type series: 1975-1976

From the Western Australian gold fields to Norfolk Island and from the Gulf Country of Northern Australia to Zeehan on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, ABC television ... [read more]

This Day Tonight current affairs program: 1967-1978

Commonly abbreviated to TDT, this was Australia’s first nightly current affairs television program. Its original and best-known presenter was the unflappable Bill Peach, who introduced 3 or ... [read more]

The Genie From Down Under children's series: 1995-1998

The Genie from Down Under is a 26-part comedy drama about a clash of class and cultures. The Hon. Penelope Townes (Alexandra Milman) is thirteen years old and ... [read more]

Blue Heelers drama series: 1994-2006

Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Woods), the men and ... [read more]

The Secret Life of Us drama series: 2001-2004

The Secret Life of Us is an apartment-block drama about a group of 20-somethings in a beach-side inner suburb of Melbourne. [read more]

The 7.30 Report current affairs program: 1986-

A national prime time news and current affairs television program, presented by Kerry O’Brien, offering in-depth coverage and analysis of the major daily news events both domestic ... [read more]

The Silver Brumby children's series: 1994-1996

Set in the majesty of the Australian high country, and based on the characters created by Elyne Mitchell in her much-loved Silver Brumby books, this series follows the ... [read more]

The Blainey View mixed type series: 1982-1982

Professor Geoffrey Blainey presents his view of Australia, past and present. He looks at the major influential events including the First and Second World Wars and the Great ... [read more]

The Foodlovers’ Guide to Australia magazine program: 1996-2005

This magazine style program, broadcast each week on SBS television for almost a decade, celebrates Australian people, their cooking and their produce with the show’s presenters, Maeve ... [read more]

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