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Claudia Karvan embarks on a literary journey to celebrate our love of books, meet some of our most beloved and brilliant writers, and explore our Australian identity through the place, its people and the power of our stories.

Taking place in one of Melbourne's most iconic theatres, the Live At The Malthouse Standup Series showcases some of Australia's best comedians in their hilarious individual stand up specials.

The ‘Beyond The Search’ documentary series explores some of life’s biggest questions, including: Why do we have pain and suffering? What happens when we die? Filmed across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific, Beyond the Search give’s a new perspective on current world events and our role in them.

Phil Breslin meets weapon makers and science experts, lifting the lid on the genius of Australia's oldest and most innovative weapons.

This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.

In which parts of a change room is it okay to walk around naked? Should you discipline other people's kids, dump a partner by text, or have the in-laws on Skype while your partner is giving birth? Join Gretel and Matt as they escort you through the unwritten rules and necessities of modern society.

The history of mankind is a never-ending story of change, revolution, and evolution, but surely no span of a hundred years can claim to have changed the world so dramatically as the Twentieth Century. In this series we examine the 101 Events which, in the judgment of experts, including those who contribute to the series, most influentially shaped the century, our world, and our way of life.

Hosted by ABC3 to kick in the new year, featuring music and special guests.

The quiz show where you can betray your way to the top. Join Alex Lee and Craig Reucassel, as everyday Australians are paired with celebrities in a test of news knowledge and loyalty.

Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am is a fun and twisted cavalcade of sketch, music video and narrative comedy that highlights and flips commonly accepted social constructs around women, men and society.

From auction houses and real estate agencies to websites and word-of-mouth, Location, Location, Location leaves no stone unturned in the quest to find the perfect property for ordinary Australians who need a helping hand securing their dream home. Dynamic property duo, Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie, will travel across the country ticking off must haves and deal breakers in their search for fabulous properties for their house-hunters. But it's not all spreadsheets and check lists; the highly skilled home renovators and successful property flippers will inject their unique blend of fun and flair into the search.

A heartwarming series following single parents who are looking for another shot at grown up love, but what they don't know is their adult kids are coming along for the journey too. While this group of brave mums and dads are gathered at a luxury retreat, their kids have taken up residence in a remote bunker and are watching their parents' every move.

A look at the aesthetics of our suburbs. Tim Ross – comedian, broadcaster and aficionado of the Modernist era – is tour guide for this very personal journey exploring how and why our suburbs look the way they do. Travelling the country gaining unprecedented access to some of our most epic homes, meeting their owners, peeling back their history and revelling in their beauty Tim poses the question: from Modernism to McMansionism – how did we get here?

This two-part series chronicles the story of the Doug Anthony Allstars. For the first time they confront how Tim Ferguson's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has impacted on their friendships at each step to international stardom.

The 20th century was a golden age that changed the course of the world rapidly, irreversibly and dramatically. The rapid technological progress of the century was built on science, exploration and other creative possibilities -- and heavily influenced by two world wars. It was based upon the actions of individuals and what they created, what they discovered and even what they destroyed. This documentary series takes a look into the 101 people who were most responsible for shaping the world and how the people view it today.

I Can Jump Puddles is a 1981 Australian television mini-series based on the 1955 autobiographical series of the same name by author Alan Marshall. Adapted for television by screenwriters Cliff Green and Roger Simpson, the series starred Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Adam Garnett, Tony Barry, Julie Hamilton, Ann Henderson, Lesley Baker, Olivia Brown, Debra Lawrance and Darren MacDonald. Several prominent television actors also had supporting roles including Lisa Aldenhoven, Kaarin Fairfax, Maurie Fields, Terry Gill, Reg Gorman, Matthew King, Julie Nihill, Maureen Edwards and Dennis Miller and Jason Donovan and Cliff Ellen. A large part of supporting and minor roles also featured cameo appearances by cast members of Prisoner such as Esme Melville, Peter Curtin, Ian Smith, Christine Amor, Fiona Spence, Edward Hepple, Sigrid Thornton, Leila Hayes, Sandy Gore, Mary Ward, Anne Phelan. Future cast members included Billie Hammerberg and Pepe Trevor.

An eight-part docuseries offering unprecedented access to the inner sanctum of the GIANTS throughout their 2025 AFL and AFLW seasons.

Explores technological innovations expected to improve lives and hit mass market after 2000, but even concepts from the 1980s remain futuristic and unlikely for consumer use anytime soon.

Australia's first comedy television series written, directed and performed by Aboriginal people. At the "arse-end of the world", in the middle of nowhere, is Alice Springs - home to (fictional) 8MMM Aboriginal Radio (pronounced "eight-triple-m"), the proud voice of the Aboriginal people living here.

ADbc is an Australian television comedy history quiz show hosted by Sam Pang. It was first broadcast on SBS One in 2009.

Follow police rescue and bomb disposal teams in high risk situations. From mountain rescues, missing persons cases, sieges and counter terrorism, we see police save others.

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.

Host Darren McMullen presents a mix of quick-fire Q&A buzzer rounds, break out experiments and hidden camera stunts to a rotating line-up of six celebrity panellists.

A spin-off series from the Australian soap, Neighbours. A spin-off Soap from Neighbours. The series centres on a group of students preparing for final exams, and the issues they are facing, including "bullying, mental illness, sexuality, cultural diversity, parental and peer pressure, and teacher-student relationships. It features regular characters from Neighbours, as well as new cast members. The cast includes Olivia Junkeer (Yashvi Rebecchi), Georgie Stone (Mackenzie Hargreaves), Lachlan Millar (Richie Amblin), Benny Turland (Hendrix Greyson), Grace O'Sullivan, and Darius Amarfio-Jefferson. The 22-minute episodes are directed by Jonathon Dutton and produced by Natalie Lynch.

With first-hand accounts from emergency responders, police and journalists, this thrilling series is a jaw-dropping insight into the most heroic, uplifting, bizarre, life-changing, and heart-breaking moments captured on camera.

Trial in the Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story explores the case that has figured in Australia's collective consciousness since 1980 when a dingo took Chamberlain's defenseless baby in a random horrific attack. But it quickly turned into more than that, resulting in the trial of the century and Australia's most notorious miscarriage of justice. Through interviews with Chamberlain, her children, and eyewitnesses today, archival footage and broadcasts, and – for the first time – access to Chamberlain's personal archive of family stills, movies, audio recordings, and letters, the series is a compelling universal story that still resonates today.

My Family Feast is an Australian television program hosted by chef Sean Connolly. The show first screened on SBS in 2009 and features the lives and cooking traditions of Australian immigrants and their families.

Three Blue Ducks is an Australian television cooking show which follows hosts Mark Labrooy, Darren Robertson and Andy Allen, as they travel Australia in search for inspiration to create six new dishes for their restaurant's menu.

A rich and entertaining look at news, culture and politics from India and the subcontinent. Host Marc Fennell and guests explore everything that makes this enchanted country, and its neighbours, the region to watch.

Joker Poker was a late night Australian poker program on Network Ten which aired in 2005 and 2006. Series one was hosted by Adam Spencer, with series two hosted by Mike Goldman. Both series were co-hosted by New Zealand poker pro Lee Nelson and Australian model Laura Weston acted as hostess. The show was produced by Australian Production Company Freehand Group. The show featured Australian comedians playing no-limit Texas hold'em poker. Four comedians compete in each episode on behalf of their chosen charity. It was recorded in the high rollers' room of Sydney's Star City Casino for the first season and in a studio at Fox Studios in Sydney for the second. The weekly winner donates $5,000 to charity, while the series winner donates $25,000. A New Zealand version also aired in 2007.

The new series goes behind the scenes of the multi-million-dollar animal travel industry to unearth a goldmine of touching stories of pets and animals who need to travel for work, play, medical reasons, or family reunions. The trailer shows pets who’ve been reunited with their loved ones, as well as exotic zoo animals that have been transported, and the return of rehabilitated marine life.

Set inside a child’s mouth, The Toothbrush Family follows a family of toothbrushes whose mission is to keep teeth clean and healthy. In each episode, they face villains such as cavities, plaque, and germs, promoting proper oral hygiene through educational and child-friendly stories.

Australia’s ‘murder highway’ has been taking its deadly toll for decades, allowing killers to vanish their victims without a trace, until now. Outback Murder Highway is about to uncover the Flinders Highway’s darkest secrets.

Who are we? And where do we come from? Australia's greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe, iconic Indigenous actor Ernie Dingo, and TV presenter and Queen of Eurovision Julia Zemiro set off on an epic journey of genetic time travel to find out.

This up close and personal series gives an exclusive insight into modern Indigenous family life through the eyes of nine sisters and their mother. Angela, Shenika, Helen, Kelly, Kiara, Sharna, Aleisha, Jessica and Hannah navigate their way though adolescence and adulthood as their mother, Daniella, tries to teach them life lessons. With their own unique senses of humour and style, the girls learn to juggle their own aspirations with the reality of everyday life.

Location Location Location Australia is an Australian television series originally presented by Bryce Holdaway and Veronica Morgan. It is an adaptation of the British series Location, Location, Location.

How a boy from the bush became a superstar who conquered the world. This is the story of one of Australia’s most iconic entertainers, Peter Allen.

The highway to Queensland's Coast is Australia's deadliest, and when things go wrong one of the countries largest towing companies, Clayton's Towing, is there to pick up the pieces.

A Total War is all encompassing, a war without boundary or limitation. It is a war of material and morale. A war that mobilizes, destroys and displaces civilian populations. The Second World War was a war in which massive armies advanced, confronting whole populations with impossible choices. The manufacture of weapons transformed industry and the workforce; area bombing campaigns reduced cities to rubble; sieges doomed populations to starvation; racial policies sponsored campaigns of genocide. Told through archive footage and expert interviews, we learn how WWII shattered the boundaries between home-front and battlefield.

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.

A six-part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television. The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional Sports star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane Warne and Wayne Carey. Dailan Evans also reprises his role as his long suffering manager Jerry.

The Link Men was an Australian television series shown in 1970. The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as Homicide and Division 4. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague and Tristan Rogers as three detectives working in the city of Sydney. The series was devised and produced by Glyn Davies who had created The Rat Catchers for BBC TV. The director was Australian film director Jonathan Dawson. The show lasted for thirteen episodes. Other actors included Elke Neidhardt.

Across 17 days of marvel that shaped Australia, Sydney 2000: The Best Ever travels the globe to find the superstars who helped make those two weeks in spring so memorable, while revealing the legacy and impact those moments had on this nation across two magical one hour films.

AFL 360 is an Australian nightly AFL talk show that deals with the issues in the AFL. It currently airs on Fox Footy, beginning at 7:30 pm Monday to Thursday. 360 contrasts with most of its AFL talk-show peers as its hosts are purely professional journalists rather than ex-player journalists.

Australia's answer to South Park, Regular Old Bogan is an adult animated comedy series with a big heart and even bigger balls. This love letter to Australia revolves around the adventures of a typical family from the outer suburbs - the Stubbs. Rather than sitting at home firing up the barbie and talking about the latest specials at ALDI, this regular old family encounter outrageous situations in each episode - from getting lost in the outback, to facing Death Row in a Balinese prison.

From the Great War onwards, combining the stories of veterans and their families, with commentary from leading academics and experts. A thought-provoking exploration of one of the most important icons in Australian life.

The Howard Years was a documentary series about the prime ministership of John Howard produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was divided into four one-hour episodes - one episode for each term Howard served as Prime Minister of Australia - and originally broadcast on ABC1 from 17 November to 8 December 2008.

Wildest Places is a 12-part television documentary series exploring some of the most incredible natural habitats on the planet and an extraordinarily diverse range of wildlife. With series titled Wildest Pacific, Wildest Antarctica and Wildest Australia, it includes amazing never-before-seen footage filmed over more than 10 years. Wildest Places is a visual feast that showcases astonishing aspects of animal life in an untamed world and features rarely captured animal behaviours in remote habitats.

A-League giant Melbourne Victory is at its lowest in 2021, a pale imitation of its former glory. Dream Big charts the club’s rebuild under renowned coach & follows ex-Socceroo Tony Popovic into the inner sanctum for unprecedented access to the club.

Andrew Denton makes his long-awaited return. Australia's shortest (some would say greatest) interviewer will sit opposite a range of fascinating people and tries to find out what makes them tick.

Injury is every athlete’s dread – the instant hard-fought careers plunge from glory to gut-wrenching disaster. From the moment of damage, a small army of doctors, physios, surgeons, coaches and support teams swings into action. This series follows the extraordinary real-life drama of trauma, surgery, rehab and, for the lucky ones, return to glory. Every damaged athlete has a personal story – the shock of injury, the brutality of surgery, the burden of rehab and the emotional return to doing what they live for: playing elite competitive sport.

On a remote island off the coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania), a 13-year-old Palawa boy navigates the complexities of his world alongside his father, a man shaped by his past and the challenges of raising his son.

A River Somewhere was an Australian documentary television series originally broadcast by ABC TV in 1997 and 1998. It was produced by Working Dog Productions, and was hosted by Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The series focused on the observations of Sitch and Gleisner as they travelled to various locations across Australia, New Zealand and around the world to fly fish and experience the local culture. The aim of their expedition was to "catch dinner and have it cooked in a local style". The music used throughout the series was created by Australian musician and composer Liam Bradley.

The Apprentice Australia is an Australian reality television series which airs on the Nine Network. It is based on NBC: The Apprentice. It first aired on 28 September 2009 and features Mark Bouris, founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer. It is narrated by Andrew Daddo, and the series' winner received a one-year employment contract worth $200,000 at a job managing Bouris' newest business venture, Yellow Brick Road.

The Kingdom of Paramithi is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network and Nick Jr. on 11 November 2008. The series is created by The Wiggles and Nickelodeon, with 30 half-hour episodes for pre-school children. Now Currently on ABC4 Kids 5 minutes of Storybook. The Kingdom of Paramithi is a fairy tale series with stories, songs and dance. Paramithi is a Greek word for fairytale. The series has been created by Anthony Field and Paul Field, written by Paul Field and Paul Paddick and developed with the experience of The Wiggles production team. The program is also broadcast on the ATV World channel of Hong Kong.

Australia’s favourite film critic Margaret Pomeranz alongside actor and writer Graeme Blundell. This widely respected duo will continue to do what they do best; critique cinema releases and premium TV dramas as well as interview the who’s who of screen talent from in front of and behind the camera.