The Drum is an Australian current affairs and news analysis program which appears on ABC News 24 weekdays at 6:05pm. The program is presented by Steve Cannane. It was formerly hosted by Chris Uhlmann and has been hosted by Annabel Crabb. The main fill in hosts are Peter Lloyd, Tim Palmer and Peter Wilkins.
The program follows on from The Drum website which offers blogs and discussions from various commentators. Regular contributors include Annabel Crabb, Barrie Cassidy, Leigh Sales, Jonathan Green, Michael Brissenden, Alan Kohler, Madonna King, Antony Green, Ben Knight, Dominic Knight, Craig Murtrie, Rhys Muldoon and Jeff Waters. In addition there have been many more guest contributors.
In 1920s Australia, Pixie Robinson and Molly Wilson, two eleven-year-old girls from the bush, are sent to live with Pixie's grandmother to attend the same private high-school in the city.
Elders with Andrew Denton is a television interview show broadcast on ABC1 in Australia.
The program was the brainchild of Australian comedian, social critic, producer and media personality Andrew Denton, who hosted the show. The hour-long chat show aired from 2008 to 21 December 2009.
Five Minutes More is a children's television series co-produced between Australia and the United Kingdom. It was produced by Snow River Media and Buster Dandy Productions, and developed by The Jim Henson Company. The series premiered on ABC on 23 August 2006.
This is the untold story of a year in Kakadu, Australia's largest terrestrial national park. Through the rangers' eyes, and the scientists and traditional owners, this documentary series will take the viewer on a first time journey behind the scenes of a natural universe.
Dive into the murky world of spies, lies and secrets surrounding the most secretive place in Australia. Pine Gap has been called a space base, a spy base, an obscenity hidden on the fringe of an outback Australian town.
Sisters of War is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Sisters of War was written by John Misto, produced by Andrew Wiseman and directed by Brendan Maher. It made its debut at the Brisbane International Film Festival on 11 November 2010. It premiered on television on 14 November 2010 on Australian channel ABC1.
Ripples is a CGI Italian animated television series created and produced by Animabit and Rai Fiction. The first serie of Ondino was broadcast on Italian RAI television on July 8, 2007. The series currently airs on RAI television, TV2, ABC Australia and Al Jazeera.
7.30 is an Australian nightly television current affairs programme ABC1 and ABC News 24 at 7.30pm, Monday to Friday. A national edition screens from Monday to Thursday, produced at the ABN studios in Ultimo, Sydney and hosted by Leigh Sales. A local edition with a focus on state affairs screens on Fridays. However, when a big state political event happens, the national program can be pre-empted by the local edition.
The program first screened on 7 March 2011, replacing both The 7.30 Report and Stateline.
Ever wondered about the secrets to living a long, healthy and happy life? Jacinta Parsons cuts through the wellness hype and looks at the scientific 'hacks' that can help improve our lives.
70 years after a body is found floating in a Sydney river, middle aged doctor Jack learns his father, a Holocaust survivor, is allegedly responsible for the unsolved murder of a Nazi and sets out on a quest to find the truth.
A documentary series which covers the major wars and conflicts in which Australia has participated this century, and which explores how the Australian experience of war has contributed to the development of the Nation.
Pitt & Kantrop is a children's television programme produced by the Eurovision Network and is shown on BBC One in the United Kingdom. It follows the journey of a 13 year old boy named Pitt and his pet pterodactyl Kantrop as they adventure through the wilderness of the Stone Age eras, and solve problems in the tribe's village. It is from the creators of Watch My Chops.
The Gillies Report was an Australian satirical television series that was broadcast on the ABC between 1984 and 1985. The program was notorious for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock.
The show starred Max Gillies, John Clarke, Wendy Harmer, Phillip Scott, Tracy Harvey, Patrick Cook, Marcus Eyre, Geoff Kelso and Peter Moon.
The Gillies Report was followed by sequels The Gillies Republic and Gillies and Company. Cook, Scott and Kelso would go on to make a similar program for the ABC called The Dingo Principle.
The Outcasts was a 1961 Australian television mini-series. A period drama, it was broadcast live, though with some film inserts. All episodes survive as kinescope recordings