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We look beyond the stereotypical pillars of Australia's national identity to present a more honest view of Australia - one without cork hats and shrimps on the barbie.

Our planet generates an incredible amount of natural phenomena. From luminescent, electric-blue waves crashing ashore to mysterious fairy circles as far as the eye can see, all are seemingly miraculous in their existence. Some can be reasonably explained, but others baffle even the most experienced of scientists. This series takes us on a journey around our vast planet to discover just how strange and unaccounted for our world can be. Welcome to our Impossible Planet.

Australian comedian Ray Badran has travelled to New Zealand to make the greatest sitcom of all time. To do so, he's auditioning people from all walks of life, all with no experience.

Donna Hay is one of the world's leading food creatives and her inspirational new series shows viewers how to master a repertoire of simple recipes – and transform them in to something brilliant.

A comedy series that finds funny, strange and weird clips from the week's TV for the amusement and ridicule of our panel. With host Sam Mac, they discuss the good, the bad and the strange on telly.

With exclusive access to Sammy J's Government Coach as he prepares for the biggest match of his career, Countdown to Glory will replace The Killing Season as the definitive Australian political documentary for a generation.

A show for young people in our community whose voices, stories and perspectives aren't often seen or heard. We hear from kids with same-sex parents, refugees, young people who experience a disability, and more.

A chronological archive of events in Ukraine from the beginning of the Euromaidan protests in November 2013 to the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014. Hundreds of various sources are presented without commentary and in context, allowing the viewer to adequately interpret the information themselves.

A documentary to the 'sweet and the sour' of the China-Australia relationship, digging deep into overlapping histories of the countries, unpacking the present and looking to the future of Australia's waltz with the dragon.

Tales of the Unexpected is a new strand of provocative, confronting and thoroughly entertaining science documentaries. Each episode reveals a fascinating, sometimes awkward, and frequently unsettling world where peculiar ideas are put to the test. Come with us to where nothing is quite as it seems, where diseases are diagnosed by palm-readers, where paternity uncertainty drives the mating game, and where breasts are a toxic health hazard.

Julia Bradbury explores the immense and enchanting charms of Australia. Travelling by propeller plane, helicopter, camel, golf buggy, bicycle, boats, 4x4s and and on foot, Julia embarks on an epic journey to discover modern Australia and the people who live there.

A Few Good Blokes follows the stories of three Australian men who explore what it means to be a good role model today through the work they do supporting men in their communities.

In 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria and in 1937 launched a full-scale invasion of mainland China. That war did not end until the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War, in 1945. Using archive material from the conflict, including Chinese footage not previously seen, this program tells the story of the Sino-Japanese War, a major theatre of war whose story is little known internationally. It is a story of major battles, great suffering, devastating bombing. It also encompasses a parallel story which has had a major impact on the modern world: this is the story of the rise of the Chinese Communist Party and the rise to absolute power of its chairman, Mao Zedong who would, when Japan finally surrendered, lead his forces from their remote heartland to success in the civil war and the proclamation of the People's Republic.

Author, journalist, TV presenter and human rights advocate, Tara Moss, tours the darkest corners of the web to uncover the cyber violence that's impacting so many people today.

Award-winning journalist and author Chris Masters investigates the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s and the events that laid the foundation for Australia in the 21st Century. In Australian mythology nationhood was forged in the slaughter of Gallipoli in 1915. But in this documentary series, Chris Masters introduces a very different proposition. Far from bringing the nation together, the First World War tore the country apart and threatened to destroy the Federation Dream. The Great Depression wrecked a struggling recovery and just when light appeared on the horizon, the gates of hell reopened with the Second World War. This is the story of how the parents, grandparents and great grandparents of today’s Australians survived crisis after crisis and laid the groundwork for the nation we know today. Through the prism of his own working class family, Chris provides extra life, light and shade to the politics and economics of rapid change.

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.

Denny Finch has been asked to film a cousin's wedding and he begrudgingly picks travels to the Victorian town of Leongatha from Wonthaggi by mini-bus with his family members, friends, the marriage celebrant and a mysterious stranger. The trip should take no more than an hour or two becomes a very, very long one with many misadventures along the way.

Follows a team of Australian doctors as they work to provide lifesaving surgery to those in need on the hospital ship Africa Mercy.

Guy Turland brings his popular online cooking show to the television screen with his trademark fresh seasonal flavors. Guy, a local chef, surfer and free diver shows us his unique blend of healthy, fresh and simple cooking inspired by the Aussie beach lifestyle. Bondi Harvest is a cooking show for anyone who loves tasty food that also happens to be healthy. Guy takes us through the perfect summer menu for balance and freshness - with recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. From classic Aussie barbecues to cafe quality breakfasts at home, Guy shows how easy it can be to make better food choices without substituting on flavor and still having time to go for a surf.

Tells the inside story of the challenges the Lebanese Australian community has faced in Australia and how they have fought to overcome them. This landmark documentary series hears from community leaders, police, families and individuals, as they combine to tell the compelling and dramatic story of a proud and resilient community, under intense pressure and scrutiny. The story begins in the 1970s when large numbers of Lebanese migrants flooded into Australia. Many were Muslim, most were traumatised by civil war, all were desperate to build a better future. Over the coming decades, these new Australians struggled to establish a new life in their adopted country.

Four wildly different women struggle to find love, success and happiness under the scrutiny of their ball-breaking boss.

This two part series examines the rise of women’s elite sport through the lens of the Australian Women’s Cricket team, on and off the pitch, during their quest to win the 2019 Ashes.

After years of secrecy, veterans of the legendary Z Special reveal their extraordinary WW2 exploits as six of their descendants recreate the training.

Biography Documentary hosted by Terri Irwin and Wes Mannion, published by Discovery Channel in 2018 - English narration

Candid interview series with Kerry O'Brien revealing the forces that shaped Paul Keating's ambitions, and some of the inside stories from Australian political history

Adriano Zumbo enjoys the sweet life. Adriano is no ordinary patissier. He infuses his creations with whimsy, surprise, and delight.

Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage explores the origins of Italy’s most famous food: pasta. Australian chef Adam Swanson explores where pasta came from, how it got to Italy, and how different regions have made this Italian staple their own. Adam who owns a restaurant situated on Adelaide’s picturesque Glenelg beach, travels to Italy to not only rediscover his heritage in Italy’s south, but to discover traditional pasta recipes, shapes and cooking techniques. He discovers recipes that are steeped in history – and shows us just how easy it is to cook these recipes at home.

An extraordinary story of the hard-fought rise and dramatic fall of a visionary Australian Prime Minister during one of the country's most turbulent eras.

A top-ten list of various animals categorised according to characteristics like weirdness, toughness, strength, speed and behaviour.

An exploration of the struggles and triumphs of various enforcement officers who patrol Sydney Harbour.

Each episode a Nude-Muse model will show viewers how to cook or bake something, while they are completely nude.

Just when you thought you knew it all... The breakthrough investigative series that will blow wide open some of the worst, most infamous cases of killings and crimes in Australian criminal history.

Walkley award-winning investigative journalist and war correspondent Peter Greste embarks on a journey to demystify the story of Australia's Great War hero, Sir John Monash.

Miguel will meet the proud primary producers who are obsessed by quality. He’ll learn to milk goats, make cheese and dig up mud crabs as well as revealing the secrets of how to create everything from the perfect Portuguese tart to an unrivalled rice paper roll. The cheeky chef will throw down the gauntlet from coast to coast as he tests his skill against all comers. From Australian restaurant royalty to the donut queens, the vegeburger kings and the best apple pie making mums in the land. And if that’s not enough, the Mediterranean charmer will help save relationships with his advice to couples in cuisine crisis. Because for Miguel Maestre, food is love and love is always the best ingredient.

Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta is a three-part Australian documentary television series. It began screening on SBS One on 8 January 2012. It was also simulcast on SBS Two with Vietnamese subtitles. The mini-series tells the turbulent story of Cabramatta, a suburb of southwest Sydney, whose ethnic blend eventually changed Australia's attitude to multiculturalism. The series was released on DVD on 4 April 2012. The first episode attracted 626,000 viewers, coming in 9th for the night and 2nd in its timeslot.

The Family is an Australian fly-on-the-wall documentary series that began airing 24 November 2011 on SBS One. It is the Australian version of the British series of the same name. The first series will follow the Cardamone family--father Angelo, mother Josephine, and sons David, Stefan, and Adrian--through their daily lives. They have allowed35 remote-controlled cameras to follow their every move, day and night, for three months.

Relocation Relocation Australia is an Australian Lifestyle television was aired on The LifeStyle Channel on 28 September 2011.

You Have Been Watching is an Australian television comedy panel discussion and review television series. Hosted by comedian Peter Berner and featuring special guests, the programme is produced by the same team behind Balls of Steel Australia. You Have Been Watching (Australia) was commissioned by The Comedy Channel Group Programming Director Darren Chau and premiered on the channel on 17 February 2011, and ranks in the top 5 highest rating local production series in the Comedy Channel's history.

This Series takes viewers onto the front line of the shocking new weather phenomena that, thanks to climate change, are changing the world around us faster than we can keep up: terrifying elemental events with names like Dry Lightning, Thundersnow, Polar Vortexes, Firenadoes, Ice Waves and Atmospheric Rivers. Mutant Weather tells the stories of these mutations, from gestation and birth to their cataclysmic impact and how they will evolve next, using spectacular video footage, first-hand testimonies from those who’ve experienced them, expert scientific analysis, stunning graphics and dramatic recreations.

THE DROP OFF is a short form comedy series exploring that strange and brief bubble of time each and every school morning when parents congregate in their local schoolyard.

The best moments of the iconic Kath and Kim, alongside commentary from a long list of actors and TV personalities.

This sweeping World War II series examines the outcome of battles fought in every major theater. It shows that these battles were decided by strategy and by which armies could capitalize on the terrain or gain better access to supplies. Whether waged by the Allies or by Hitler and the Axis powers, victory or defeat could determine possession of territory, resources, or the will to go on fighting.

This three-part series presented by ABC reporter Tracy Bowden explores three unique Australian islands from the Sub Antarctic to the Sub Tropics and to the South Pacific.

From bush tucker to modern gourmet delights Justine Schofield catches up with the locals to find out what's on the menu in the North! On this epic road trip through Darwin, Kakadu right down to Alice Springs, Justine takes alfresco dining to a whole new level as she cooks her way through some of the oldest, most glorious natural landscapes on the planet.

Australian Pirate Patrol follows the 193 men and women aboard the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba, as they join the US led task force set up to combat piracy and smuggling.

Shitsville Express is an Australian factual television series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Productions and broadcast in 2013 on ABC2. The six-part series examines political issues such as the explosion of alcohol fuelled violence, the gambling epidemic, substandard transport systems, the current housing crisis and the pros and cons of coal seam gas mining. Journalist Joe Hildebrand takes four budding politicians on a confronting and thought-provoking journey into some of Australia's thorniest issues. At the end, all four will put their ideas to a former Prime Minister who has dealt with many issues and who knows the difficulty of making change happen.

In Their Footsteps is a ten-part documentary depicting Australian families and war. The first episode aired in Australia on 8 May 2011 on the Nine Network. In each episode an Australian will retrace the steps of a close ancestor’s wartime experience.

In the Australian edition of the series, a young couple who are madly in love but can’t afford to marry are given $25,000 for the wedding of their dreams. But there’s a catch, the groom has to arrange the entire wedding in only three weeks without any help of his wife-to-be.

A team of investigators re-examine some of the most infamous unsolved crimes in Australian history, uncovering fresh leads and chilling footage, and speaking to witnesses who are on the record for the first time

Journalist Joe Hildebrand takes four Indians on a road trip around Australia to examine our worst stereotypes – are we really beer-swilling, racist bogans, or are we simply misunderstood?

Hello Stranger is a contemporary snapshot of the people of Australia. We talk to people in the street, then follow one story home. It turns out that we are more complex, remarkable and much stranger than you've ever imagined.