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Foreign Exchange children's series: 2004-2004

The adventure of a lifetime happens to fourteen-year-old Brett (Zachery Garred) when he discovers a portal in the old house where he lives in Perth, Western Australia. He ... [read more]

Mother and Son sitcom: 1984-1993

A family sitcom in which the elderly Maggie Beare (Ruth Cracknell) may be showing signs of vagueness but is still sharp enough when it comes to getting what ... [read more]

Ocean Girl children's series: 1994-1997

Ocean Girl is a 78 episode fantasy, live action drama following the adventures and personal growth of the amazing ocean girl Neri (Marzena Godecki) and her young friends ... [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]

Australian Story reality series: 1995-

Each Monday evening at 8pm, the ABC broadcasts this half hour program about an Australian, often a personality but sometimes an unknown. These biographical stories are nearly always ... [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]

Touch The Sun feature series: 1988-1988

Touch the Sun is a series of six telemovies set in each Australian state and territory. The films are child-centred adventures of mystery, comedy, pathos and fantasy, designed ... [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 New Inventors magazine program: 2004-2011

A fast-paced half-hour television series in which new inventions are chosen each week from all over Australia and demonstrated in the studio by their designers. A panel of ... [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]

A Big Country reality series: 1968-1991

Each week, A Big Country documented the lives of rural Australians from across the country, and through those stories explained to city people the world of those living ... [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]

Lockie Leonard children's series: 2007-

The first series of Lockie Leonard is a 26-part live action comedy-drama based on a trilogy of semi-autographical books by award-winning Western Australian author Tim Winton. The first ... [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]

The Adventures of Blinky Bill children's series: 1992-2004

This 2D animation series tells of the adventures of a mischievous little koala Blinky Bill, his animal friends Nutsy the koala, Splodge the kangaroo, Flap the platypus, Marcia ... [read more]

Short Cuts children's series: 2001-

Set in a year 9 media studies class, Short Cuts is a 26-part television series about a group of teenagers – Oscar (Damien Bodie), Fiona (Katie Barnes), Sophie (Gemma ... [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]

Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table children's series: c1967-c1972

Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table is based on the English legend of King Arthur. This quirky animated version of the mythical world of Camelot ... [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]

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]

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