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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]

Compass current affairs program: 1988-

Compass is produced by the ABC’s Religious and Ethics Department and broadcast on Sunday nights at 10 pm, 52 weeks a year. Compass is compered by Geraldine ... [read more]

Australians at War documentary series: 2001-2001

An eight-hour historical television series which chronicles significant events in Australia’s military history including the Boer War in the late nineteenth century, the First and Second World ... [read more]

Skippy Adventures in Bushtown children's series: 1997-1998

Skippy the bush kangaroo is a capable, upright 'copter-flying’ park ranger who is the unofficial leader and resident good guy in Bushtown. With his friend Matilda the local ... [read more]

Thunderstone children's series: 1999-2000

Thunderstone is the story of a boy and his quest to save the world’s animals. The year is 2020. Fifteen-year-old Noah (Jeffrey Walker) lives with his family ... [read more]

Stateline current affairs program: 1996-

A state-based half-hour current affairs program that airs once a week on Fridays in the same timeslot as the daily current affairs program The 7.30 Report (2008 ... [read more]

Divine Service mixed type series: 1956-1987

Each week on Sunday morning, a religious service would be broadcast live on ABC television. The service was generally from one of the established churches around Australia. [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]

Bananas in Pyjamas children's series: 1992-2002

The Bananas in Pyjamas, B1 (Ken Radley) and B2 (Nicholas Opolski), live in Cuddles Lane with their friends the Teddies, Morgan (Jeremy Scrivener), Amy (Mary-Ann Henshaw) and Lulu ... [read more]

Chequerboard reality series: 1969-1975

A half hour documentary series that pioneers the 'fly on the wall’ approach that began observational documentary filmmaking in Australia. Each week the program would be about people ... [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 Tomorrow magazine program: 2005-2007

A magazine-style series that showcases cutting edge science and technology, filmed all over the world and presented by an attractive array of hip reporters. [read more]

Noah and Saskia children's series: 2004-

Noah and Saskia is an innovative series mixing animation and visual effects with actors in a story about two teenagers from opposite sides of the world who find ... [read more]

Staines Down Drains children's series: 2005-

Slipping down a plughole portal and shrinking as they go, germ-phobic Stanley Staines and his adventurous sister Mary Jane have discovered a yucky, germy and weirdly wonderful world ... [read more]

Blue Water High children's series: 2005-2008

Each year, a small but diverse group of teenage surfing champions are selected to take part in an intensive 12-month residential school program at the elite Solar Blue ... [read more]

Dynasties documentary series: 2001-2006

The stories behind some of Australia’s great dynastic families, the way they have shaped our society, their private motivations and their ongoing influence. [read more]

Crash Zone children's series: 1998-1999

Crash Zone is a 26-part series exploring the adventures, trials and tribulations of a group of five young teenagers in the context of the 21st century cyber world ... [read more]

Winners feature series: 1985-1985

Winners is an anthology series of eight telemovies for children aged between eight and fifteen. No one story is typical. Through comedy, science fiction, historical drama, adventure, fantasy ... [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]

Backchat interstitial series: 1986-1995

Twice weekly from 9.20 pm until 9.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Backchat journalist Tim Bowden presented audience letters about the ABC’s output on radio ... [read more]

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