Presented by Ian Thorpe, Bullied is a controversial and compelling insight into the issue of bullying that brings victims and their classmates together in an effort to help understand the impacts of bullying and create strategies for change.
Witness remote and exotic wonders as you explore the wild, timeless Australia seen by so few. Encounter dazzling wildlife and trek through glorious landscapes like no other on Earth.
An anthology series of seven documentary films written and directed by Tony Gailey and Julian Russell. Each piece examines the work of a living person who is a revolutionary thinker in their field. What the subjects have in common is a creative contribution to humanity that has the potential to elicit a paradigm shift—either by addressing global socioeconomic problems, or providing a radical scientific model to understanding a complex system.
This provocative series takes us to the frontline of Australia's drug war on ice.
Through unprecedented access, we follow the stories of Meth lab busts, front line importation arrests at the docks with Task Force Polaris, decontamination of suburbs by the clean up crews, forensic teams tracing precursors and toxicologists investigating human impact from passive Meth cooking.
Based on the novel by Martin Boyd (1946) this miniseries tells the story of many generations of a family who migrate from England to Australia and eventually back to England, suffering poverty and becoming social climbers. The family's social ambitions lead to conflicts between Lucinda and her parents over the attentions of Tony Duff. She therefore marries wealthy Englishman Hugo Brayford and moves to England with him. A series of failures and adulterous episodes in England lead to her experience of "geographical schizophrenia" and personality disintegration.
Classic Countdown celebrates one of the most loved programs ever produced and broadcast by the ABC, spanning 13 years from 1974-1987, providing the soundtrack to an entire generation of Australians.
Australia's food icon, Maggie Beer, leads an ambitious world first social experiment to transform the meals and dining experience at an aged care home.
Determined to seize the day, National Treasure Miriam Margolyes leaps across the ditch and dives headfirst into a new country, on a fresh journey full of surprising contradictions, new challenges, unexpected lessons and revealing stories.
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.
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 history of the Labor Party in government in Australia from 1983 to 1993 under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. The series is told entirely through the eyes of all the major players in government and the bureaucracy, including Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.
Nature nerd Dr Ann Jones travels through the Indo-Pacific region to find the dedicated people bringing our planet's amazing animals, plants and ecosystems back from the brink.
9/11 changed the world. This compelling four-part special tracks the US-led response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C – and the subsequent unravelling of the Middle East.
Beyond the Towers traces the US quest for vengeance directed against Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan and against the extreme Islamist Taliban government which had protected them. Over time the Afghanistan campaign evolved into what US President George W. Bush called a global ‘war on terror’. Many Muslims regarded ‘the war on terror’ as a western ‘crusade’ against the Islamic religion and fought back accordingly.
The House with Annabel Crabb reveals the late-night drama behind some well-known pieces of legislation and accompanies crucial decision-makers behind the scenes for the often messy process of making Australian laws.
From the makers of the award-winning You Can't Ask That, this bold six-part documentary explores defining moments of our recent history through the eyes, ears and voices of those who witnessed them firsthand.
Wacky, wild and full of wonder, Kids in the Garden, is a colourful series that inspires kids to get their hands dirty. Join presenter Nick Hardcastle as he puts the fun in funghi, makes a mini terrarium jungle and discovers how strange and intriguing our gardens really are. While discovering the science behind how plants work, Nick uses his quirky humour to make gardening a fun activity for kids.
A fresh look at news and current affairs from inside China going beyond the headlines of trade and politics to examine the challenges and triumphs, the people, the history and the ambition.