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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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Stingers drama series: 1998-2004

Stingers follows agents in a police undercover unit who create false names, lives and personalities to get close to their targets. Even the Stingers team’s nearest and ... [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]

Eco House Challenge reality series: 2007-

Two families have been chosen to see if they can live along ecologically sustainable lines so as to leave a less damaging footprint on the environment. There’s ... [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Love My Way drama series: 2004-2007

Love My Way follows the story of 30-something artist and single mother Frankie (Claudia Karvan) and the extended family who surround the daughter she shares with ex-partner Charlie ... [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]

Bambaloo children's series: 2002-2003

Bambaloo is a theme-based preschool show designed for three to five-year-olds. The host Sam (Angela Kelly) lives in the Bambaloo tree and, with her puppet friends, explores the ... [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]

Holly’s Heroes children's series: 2005-2005

Fourteen-year-old Holly (Dominique Crawford), a talented and determined basketball player, was on the brink of realising her sporting ambitions in New Zealand when she had to move with ... [read more]

Horace and Tina children's series: 2000-2001

Lauren (Jasmine Ellis), a 13-year-old Canadian, is miserable. Her mother has dragged her halfway around the world to live with a new stepfather and an annoying little stepbrother ... [read more]

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