The series explores the diversity of Australia's landscapes, from the seas to the arid interior; the effects of the extremes of flood, drought and bushfire; and examines the impact of 200 years of European settlement on the land, its plants and animals.
British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones is packing his bags, pulling on his hiking boots, and heading out into the wilds to explore New Zealand – from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island.
House of Gods follows the lives of an ambitious Iraqi Australian family grappling with newfound power and privilege when their charismatic patriarch is elected head cleric of their local mosque.
When thirty-year-old Miki Anderson returns to her home town in rural Victoria after fifteen years in prison, she wants nothing more than to put her life back together. To figure out who she is on the outside. But her presence dredges up long-held secrets from the past and Miki realizes everything she thought she knew was wrong. And it is far from over.
Four couples on the verge of breaking up enter relationship rehab for a marriage overhaul. Led by team of positive psychologists, they go through an 8 week program to test the mettle of their marriage.
War correspondent Frank Buchanan returns to Sydney expecting an easy life; instead he is caught up with Yannis Moustakas, a young Greek taxi driver, would-be rock 'n' roll star, would-be in anything if there's a buck in it.
The Leaving of Liverpool is a 1992 television mini-series, an Australian–British co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and British Broadcasting Corporation. The series was about the Home Children, the migration scheme which saw over 100,000 British children sent to Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.
What happened on The Edge of the Bush? Something so powerful it will bring the Watts family calisthenics dynasty to its knees. Comedian Anne Edmonds plays four members of the family who are estranged from each other.
A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.
This classic saga spans the early days of British settlement in Australia from 1788-1811, depicting the lives of a group of people, convicts and settlers, against the background of the events of the period - Governor Phillip's attempts to understand the Aborigines and his conflicts with the military, the tragic story of Bennelong, Governors King and Bligh, the Rum Rebellion, Macquarie and the crossing of the Blue Mountains.
A unique cooking and celebrity chat series presented by cook Silvia Colloca.
Silvia grew up in Milan where daily life revolved around the kitchen table, and where cooking and conversation went hand in hand. Now she wants to share her heritage with Australia, inviting three interesting personalities into her kitchen to cook simple, mouthwatering Italian dishes while sharing stories about their lives and the things that matter most to them.
Welcher & Welcher was an Australian sitcom written by and starring Shaun Micallef which aired on the ABC in 2003. The show revolved around a husband and wife run law firm.
Jane Thomas is a woman who knows what she wants - she has a love of hairy white men. When her friends call her out for having a white man fetish, she sets out to reprogram her libido, reigniting a connection with her childhood friend Yu.
Alpha Scorpio was a short-lived Australian children's science fiction television series, written and produced by James Davern, and which aired on ABC Television in 1974. It starred Peter Hepworth and Kevin Wilson as two university students who begin to witness strange events while camping at Aireys Inlet in Victoria. The two soon discover that their friend Mirny is a member of a group of aliens who have recently landed from the 5th planet of Antares. The series lasted only six episodes.
Welcome to Agony Uncles - where some of Australia's funniest and wisest celebrity gents put their reputations on the line to tell you what it's really like to be single, cohabitate, marry, divorce and then be single again in the 21st century. Agony Uncles charts the do's and don'ts of picking-up, falling in love, getting your heart broken and losing a house.
Hosted by Andrew Hansen and with the drama of a dance-off and the jeopardy of a successful soufflé, contestants tackle what for most people is their greatest fear: public speaking.
The true story of the brutal World War II military campaign fought between Australia and Japan in the green hell of the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Told from both the Japanese and Australian perspectives the documentary also explores the impact of the decisions of high command on the soldiers at the front line.
Set in the 1850s, as thousands of men flock to the goldfields to hit the jackpot, follow the adventures of sisters Gert and Marigold and their ambition to strike it rich by landing themselves newly-rich idiots.