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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]

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]

Mortified children's series: 2006-2006

This comedy drama series charts young Taylor Fry’s (Marny Kennedy) unpredictable and at times eccentric two-year journey towards self-acceptance. At the beginning of the series, Taylor is ... [read more]

At The Movies magazine program: 2004-2014

A magazine program in which Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton review the latest film releases including features and documentaries. They conclude each review with their a rating out ... [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]

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]

Fashionista interstitial series: 2003-2005

Fashionista offers a snapshot of what’s happening and what’s hot in Australian fashion, riding the wave of interest in our designers shown by overseas buyers and ... [read more]

Sky Trackers children's series: 1994-1994

Three kids live with their families at Kaputar Space Station, a massive space tracking station in outback Australia. Nikki Colbert (Petra Jared) is 13 and passionately loves science ... [read more]

Summer Heights High mockumentary: 2007-2007

This eight-part mockumentary series follows three characters at fictional school Summer Heights High for the duration of a school term; Year 11 student Ja’mie King, visiting from ... [read more]

Police Rescue drama series: 1991-1996

A drama series that each week presents a story about the work of the police rescue squad usually underpinned by a moral dilemma that will affect the safety ... [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]

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]

Pugwall children's series: 1989-1991

Thirteen-year-old Peter Unwin George Wall, otherwise known as Pugwall (Jason Torrens), is an ordinary suburban kid with a big dream – he wants to be in a successful rock ... [read more]

Let the Blood Run Free sitcom: 1990-1992

A soap opera spoof set in a hospital called Saint Christopher’s. [read more]

Round the Twist children's series: 1990-2000

In series one of this bright and quirky comedy series, based on short stories by popular writer Paul Jennings, an eccentric sculptor, and his three children – thirteen-year-old-twins and ... [read more]

Faireez children's series: 2005-2005

Faireez is a 2D digitally animated preschool animation series set in Faireezia, a magical, enchanted world with floating castles, shivering timbers, gotcha streams – and 'faireez’. At the fairee ... [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]

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]

We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year mockumentary: 2005-2005

We Can Be Heroes follows five nominees for the Australian of the Year Award as they wait to see who is shortlisted. Phil Olivetti is a Brisbane ex-cop ... [read more]

Play School children's series: 1966-

Based on the British program of the same name (produced by the BBC from 1964 until 1988) Play School is the longest-running children’s series on Australian television ... [read more]

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