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Old People's Home for Teenagers
2022
In a compelling new intergenerational experiment, older adults are brought together with teenagers to see if the power of this intergenerational program can transform the lives of older people and teenagers amid an epidemic of loneliness.Art Works
2021
Art Works
2021
With in-studio segments, behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, playful explainers and deep-dive field reports from locations across Australia, this docuseries puts the spotlight on creativity as an overlooked but inherent part of our everyday lives.Serangoon Road
2013
star 6.71964-65. Singapore is a city at a crossroads. Political and racial tensions are at fever pitch as the British pull out, and a new nation is about to be born. The lights of Bugis Street have never burned so bright: bootleg copies of Motown songs boom out from street stalls; the Rolling Stones are in town along with tourists and American sailors fresh from Vietnam. They join British and Australian soldiers checking out the prostitutes and gambling dens en route to their own war in Borneo. This is the city of Sam Callaghan, Patricia Cheng, the CIA’s Conrad Harrison and the clients of the Cheng Detective Agency. The agency’s cases range from the usual (straying spouses and petty fraudsters) to events with international implications and complications. Sam’s contacts from his military days are useful - but they start to drag him back into a dark world that he would prefer to leave behind.Nature of Australia: A Portrait of the Island Continent
1988
star 10The 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.Jonah From Tonga
2014
star 6.4Fourteen year old breakdancer and mischievous delinquent, Jonah Takalua, returns from Tonga to start a new life at Holy Cross High School. Dominating the playground with his gang Fobba-licious, amusing himself with endless filfthy jokes and a schoolyard rivalry with the Rangas, Jonah challenges the school system, getting himself into more trouble than ever before.Embassy
1990
Embassy
1990
Embassy is an Australian television serial originally broadcast by ABC Television from 1990 to 1992. Three series were produced with a total of 39 episodes. The program is set in the Australian embassy of a fictional South-East Asian country called Ragaan, located half-way up the Malay Peninsula, somewhere between Thailand and Malaysia. It features stories about Australian ambassadors and their staff.Operation Buffalo
2020
star 6.3A 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.Yakka: Australia At Work
2023
From working the land, to digging up minerals, from manufacturing to the services industry, Yakka: Australia At Work explores how work has shaped Australia from the Second World War to the present.Movin' to the Country
2021
Dreaming about escaping the major cities has become a national pastime. Supercharged by a global pandemic, brave entrepreneurs, innovators, small business operators and treechangers are creating new opportunities on the land.Agony
2015
Agony
2015
Our beloved Agony Aunts and Uncles return in a six-part series covering a diverse range of topics that will get you thinking, keep you wondering and make you laugh from Flirting to God, nothing is off limits.Darlings of the Gods
1989
Darlings of the Gods
1989
Biographical dramatization of the tempestuous marriage of actors Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.Answered by Fire
2006
star 2A two-part television film based on the 1999 East Timor conflicts that led to East Timor's independence.Keeping Australia Safe
2017
If we could take a snapshot of what it takes to keep Aussies safe, how would it look? This series was shot over a single 48-hour period with privileged access to those entrusted with our national and personal security.Friday on My Mind
2017
Friday on My Mind
2017
In 1964 when five young, newly arrived immigrants met in a Sydney hostel and formed a garage band, little did they know that they would take Australian rock'n'roll to the world. This is the story of The Easybeats.Monday's Experts
2024
Monday's Experts
2024
Hosted by Tony Armstrong with Catherine Murphy, Monday's Experts is a new sports entertainment show covering all that happens both on and off the field each week, joined by a panel of sports journalists and comedians.Making Couples Happy
2013
Making Couples Happy
2013
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.Judith Lucy Is All Woman
2015
star 2One of Australia's favourite comedians Judith Lucy, is out to discover where women are at in modern Australia and what it means to men - talking to people from all walks of life from all over the country.The Hamster Decides
2013
The Hamster Decides
2013
'The Chaser' return to our screens to give their version of the 2013 Federal Election campaign trail with their five part series The Hamster Decides.Alvin Purple
1976
Alvin Purple
1976
Alvin Purple was an Australian television situation comedy series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1976. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films Alvin Purple and Alvin Purple Rides Again. Graeme Blundell reprises the role of Alvin in the series. Alvin cohabitates with a new character, flatmate Spike. As in the films various women inexplicably lust after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actors in guest starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jackie Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Peita, Judy Lynne, Suzanne Church, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri, Anya Saleky. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series.
