The Life Series aims to unlock the secrets of child development by following a very special group of children from the day they were born. It examines how children grow and develop in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances, including the impact of family relationships, finances, work, health and education. It considers the interplay of nature and nurture, conducts experiments and speaks to experts about how the latest science on child development may be playing out in these families.
Dr Ann Jones and Paul West investigate the extraordinary lives of Australia's oldest, largest and most iconic trees. In this two part series, a panel of expert judges digest the facts and stories of eight remarkable trees.
Australia is a stunning country, but we seldom tune in our ears to how it sounds. Over two episodes, explore how it's made, what messages it carries and how humans are harnessing its power.
The world has changed profoundly in the past 30 years. From the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, to now, with new walls going up in Europe and the U.S. This series explores how we went from hope to our uncertain present.
The team that brought you The Gruen Transfer, Gruen Planet and Gruen Nation is proud to bring you Gruen Sweat. Host Wil Anderson and regulars Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft will be joined by guest panellists as they commentate on the brandtathlon better known as London 2012, exposing the marketing machine that underpins, underwrites and over-exploits the Olympics.
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.
From the red earth of Broken Hill comes a look at one of the most unique emergency departments in the country. Experience just how different a life-threatening crisis can be in one of the most isolated locations on earth.
'Outback ER' introduces us to the incredible emergency response team who live and work in this remote region - the staff from Broken Hill Base Hospital Emergency Department, the Ambulance Service of NSW, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Host Tony Armstrong - with the help of scientists, land carers, an artist and a chef - will attempt to turn our unwanted ecological trash into desirable culinary gold, in a provocative attempt to Eat the Invaders.
A gripping science series that tracks global epidemics and explores the way that science has helped us fight back against the world's most deadly infectious diseases.
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.
Chris "Brolga" Barns raises a brood of almost 30 kangaroos in his outback sanctuary. Dedicating his life to rescuing kangaroos and orphan joeys, his experiences and adventures are explored as he cares for his kangaroo clan.
In a year dominated by headline stories of domestic violence and the murder of nearly 70 women, award-winning journalist Sarah Ferguson has spent six months on the frontline of our national crisis.
With unprecedented access to courts and safe rooms, domestic abuse programs in prison, forensic doctors and specialised police units, Sarah also moves into a women's refuge in search of answers. How does domestic violence begin? How does it escalate from control to physical violence and even death?
Sleek Geeks is an Australian science television series, hosted by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer. The fourteen-part series aired from 3 January 2008, and was based on Kruszelnicki and Spencer's Sleek Geek Week travelling roadshow, as well as Kruszelnicki's Great Moments in Science broadcasts on Triple J radio. The show was co-hosted by fellow "geeks" Yumi Stynes, Ruben Meerman and Dr Stephen Bosi.
The program aimed to demonstrate scientific principles and debunk common myths and fallacies, although Kruszelnicki and Spencer were disparaging of similar programs such as Discovery Channel's MythBusters and Sky One's Brainiac: Science Abuse.
Sleek Geeks was one of the first batch of television programs offered for sale in Australia on the iTunes Store.
Sleek Geeks Season 2 aired from 11 November until 30 December 2010, on ABC1 on a Thursday night at 8.00 pm.
Follow a handful of brave men and women making a living catching feral bulls and buffalo in the desolate Australian outback. It's a high-risk, dangerous job, filled with high-reward and a hell of a lot of deal-making.
This off-beat series follows the exploits of the Bush Mechanics, a group of engaging Aboriginal characters, as they travel through central Australia.
Combining adventure, magic, realism and a distinctive brand of humour, Bush Mechanics provides an insight into both contemporary and traditional Aboriginal culture.
Can changing your back yard change your life? That's the question asked by Dream Gardens, hosted by Michael McCoy, one of Australia’s leading landscape designers, each episode follows the transformation of a garden and the family behind it.
Elders are the holders of knowledge, storylines, and songlines - bringing understanding of country and culture. Dan Bourchier travels across Australia to share the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders.
Dr Karl lifts the lid on how some of Australia's best loved products are made, stepping behind factory lines to uncover the intricate workings of some of our most productive manufacturing plants.