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Jackaroo is a 1990 Australian mini series about a half-caste who goes to work on a West Australian property and falls in love with a girl.

Explore the chilling mystery of 67 murdered and missing young women between Newcastle and Byron Bay that have remained unsolved for decades, with not a single arrest made

The Singing Bee is an Australian game show which is based on the original American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk being eliminated immediately. The show premiered on Sunday 7 October 2007 on the Nine Network, which has ordered the production of an initial eight episodes. Its recording location is in Richmond, Victoria at the Nine Network's GTV-9 studios. The Singing Bee will follow the basic rules of the American version of the show but some rule changes have been made for the Australian version. On 22 March 2008, it was announced by the Nine Network that The Singing Bee is going back into production for a second season, with filming set to take place after the 2008 logies. Tim Campbell took over as host from Joey Fatone. The new season premiered on the Nine Network at 8.30pm on Thursday 10 July 2008. The Nine Network has confirmed that The Singing Bee would return in 2009.

The Factory was an Australian television program that was broadcast on ABC TV on Saturday mornings, from 1987 to 1989. The Factory was hosted by Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps. Created to fill the void left by the demise of the iconic music show Countdown, The Factory featured music videos, studio performances, and interviews but also extended the format to include comedy sketches and magazine segments covering topics such as fashion, movies and other pop culture. Reporters included Tania Lacy and Karen Leng.

Holiday Island is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten. The show aired twice weekly from 1981 to 1982, with the first episode going to air on 17 June 1981. Like preceding Crawford's series, the aborted Hotel Story, Holiday Island was a Love Boat-style drama series set in a luxury hotel. This time the location was a tropical resort island in Queensland. In each episode the regular characters - the various islanders and hotel workers - hosted a new batch of guest star hotel guests. Various plots and situations on the show included a fierce cyclone hitting the island, children being kidnapped, a siege where the hotel workers were held hostage by less than pleasant guests, drug trafficking, the resort being terrorised by a biker gang and a politician dying of a heart attack while staying at the island's resort. The series became notorious amongst critics for its allegedly poor production values, and the wintry conditions under which the tropical drama was shot became the focus of most jibes. Though set in a tropical hotel with palm trees, sunshine and beautiful beaches, for practical reasons all interiors scenes - and the bulk of exterior scenes - were shot at the Ten Network's studios in Nunawading, Melbourne. The exterior set made heavy use of awnings in an attempt to disguise Melbourne's propensity for overcast skies, but attempts to mask the icy breath of the bathing beauties was not always successful. Attempts to shoot location footage in Queensland were hampered by the fact that the local television crews assigned to the shoot had experience only in shooting news footage, and the fact that heavy rain fell for several days of a planned shoot. Ray Meagher, a guest star in the show's first episode, later jokingly referred the show as Horror Day on Iceland.

6.30 with George Negus was an Australian television current affairs program broadcast on Network Ten. It aired at 6:30pm from Monday to Friday and was presented by George Negus and Hugh Riminton or Hamish Macdonald from the TEN studios in Pyrmont, Sydney. It premiered at 6pm on 24 January 2011. On October, 19 2011 network TEN officially announced that 6:30 with George Negus had been cancelled as a result of low ratings. The final episode of the series aired on October, 28 2011 in what was the show's 200th episode. The series was replaced by an extended version of The 7pm Project which was consequently retitled as The Project.

Tonight Live with Steve Vizard was a nightly Australian comedy chat show broadcast on Seven Network in Australia. It was a one hour live studio based show broadcast nationally 5 nights a week from February 1990 to November 1993, usually commencing at 10.30 pm every week night. Presented by Australian lawyer,comedian and writer Steve Vizard, the show's format was an eclectic mix of a traditional Tonight Show, such as the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson or Jay Leno, In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy with more off beat, often deconstructionist elements, such as broadcasting a rehearsal of the show, a rained out show, a parallel Tonight show, using the floor manager and cameramen as on air talent, using the studio audience to replace high profile guests and the like. The show won the late night ratings around Australia and won several awards including Variety Club Awards, Television Society Awards and Logie Awards, including in 1991 a Gold Logie for Steve Vizard as Most Popular Person on Australian Television and nominations on three other occasions.

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.

Cuckoo in the Nest is a 1978 sitcom starring Jeannie Little.

Fishing Australia is an Australian fishing television program, produced by WIN Television. The informative program first premiered in 2001 and is broadcast on WIN Television each Saturday. The program is also now broadcast by Channel 9 Perth, Channel 9 Adelaide and NBN Television. This regionally produced Australian recreational program is hosted by professional fishing guide, writer, photographer and television presenter, Rob Paxevanos. Fishing Australia travels the length and breadth of Australia, targeting different species of fish in unique locations. The show is also known for its special guests ranging from iconic Australians, television and media personalities through to local fishing guides and identities. Fishing Australia commenced its 9th Australia season on WIN Television on Saturday 6 June 2009

And Here Comes Bucknuckle is a 1981 TV series set in the world of horseracing.

The Delo and Daly Show was an Australian variety television series which aired from 1963 to 1964, and was produced by HSV-7. It was hosted by American comedy duo Ken Delo and Jonathan Daly, who had previously appeared as guests on In Melbourne Tonight. The guests on their series included a mix of Australian and American performers.

Mr. Squiggle was Australia's longest-running children's television series, and the name of the title character from that ABC show. The show has been presented in many formats, from five minute slots to a one-and-a-half hour variety show featuring other performers, and has had several name changes, originally airing as Mr. Squiggle and Friends.

The reality show is set in a court room with Kyle passing judgement across a whole range of real life cases. Helping him analyse the evidence is former The Bachelor Australia contestant and criminal lawyer Anna Heinrich.

World Watch is a program on SBS One and SBS Two in Australia that carries news bulletins from countries around the world. The World Watch service gives viewers the opportunity to see news bulletins in their native language. The majority of these bulletins are produced by public or state broadcasters.

The Ice Dream with Roy and HG was a sports/comedy talk show, broadcast every night during the Salt Lake 2002, presented by Australian comedy duo Roy and HG. Targets of humour during the coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics included figure skating, curling, Monaco's bobsleigh team. They promoted the Smiggin Holes 2010 Winter Olympic bid, even presenting it to IOC president Jacques Rogge, who described it as "very impressive". According to The Ice Dream, during the 1952 Olympics, Cedric Sloane skewered a seagull during a cross-country skiing event, putting a curse on the Australian team that could only be lifted when Australia won a gold medal.

Chef Alejandro Saravia is on a food treasure hunt, travelling up and down his adopted home state of Victoria, seeking out the best local ingredients for his Melbourne restaurant.

Saturday Matchday is an Australian football television series that airs on Fox Sports. It is hosted by Adam Peacock.

Australia Versus was an Australian show hosted by Tim Ross that initially aired on 6 July 2010. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian and international comedians, in a similar style to television series 20 to 1. The show is produced by FremantleMedia Australia.

World of Sport was an Australian sports program that was broadcast live by HSV 7 in Melbourne from 1959 to 1987 on Sundays between 11am and 2pm. By the end of its run, the show was claimed as the world's longest running sports program. A unique combination of talk, banter, highly informed commentary, invented and real sports, the program held a unique place in the sports-obsessed culture of Melbourne and made stars out of a number of ex-sportsman, particularly Australian rules footballers. The show premiered on Saturday 16 May 1959, less than three years after the debut of television in Australia. Sponsored by Westinghouse it ran for two hours and was hosted by radio commentator Ron Casey. The sponsor turned down an opportunity to renew after a thirteen week run, but Casey saw the opportunity inherent in the concept and enlisted the help of another well known radio presenter, "Uncle Doug" Elliott. The duo bought the concept, purchased air time on a Sunday and enlisted a new sponsor, Vealls, for 1960. The show was produced by Gordon Bennett,Directed by Dick Jones and Michael Barnett, and it screened on Sunday mornings at 11am, and was one of the best sports shows of its era, featuring the witty banter of Australian rules football legends Jack Dyer and Lou Richards, who exchanged barbs, but were the best of mates off-set.

An introduction to organic chemistry, Atoms of Fire looks at the basic facts using storytelling, demonstration, graphics and documentary.

Toasted TV is an successor to the Australian children's television program Cheez TV, and airs on Eleven from 27 February 2012 on Weekdays from 6am to 9am, Saturdays from 6am to 7am and Sundays from 6am to 10am. It was formerly aired on Network Ten on 22 August 2005 until 25 February 2012. The show is hosted by Ollie and Jono Symons. The show remains less popular than the original Cheez TV with complaints of lowering the age demographics with cartoons that only appeal to children under 10 years of age as well as the controversial replacement of the 8am cartoon segment with less popular educational shows like Totally Wild and Scope. The show targets an audience of 7- to 14-year-olds. The activities of the hosts are interspersed with cartoons and anime, such as Pokémon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Beyblade Metal Fusion, SpongeBob SquarePants, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Penguins of Madagascar and Bakugan. Premiering on 22 August 2005, it succeeded Cheez TV, and is produced in conjunction with Village Roadshow Theme Parks, the owner of Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild Water World. On 13 July 2011 to show changed to filming at Dreamworld. As of 2 July 2012, the show is shot in a studio.

Altruman is a top-notch superhero - the stuff that action blockbusters are made of. But on the home front he's struggling with family feuds, intimacy issues and career anxiety. This six-part web series follows the parts of Altruman's life that don't involve crime fighting, but present him his greatest challenge - being human. The series was developed from a short film made by the team in 2009. It was supported by a crowd-funding campaign and subsequently received a major a grant from the Australian government's film funding body, Screen Australia. It premiered on ABC iview in Australia in October 2014 where it notched up over 40,000 views and is now available free to watch on YouTube.

AMV was a music video show broadcast by the Seven Network between 2000 and 2002. It aired between 7AM and 9AM every weekday morning, following the hour-long Sunrise news bulletin. It was canceled in February 2002 when Sunrise expanded into its current three-hour-long format. AMV was similar to the long-running ABC1 music show rage in that it featured no host, and Network Ten's Video Hits in that it aired a combination of new and popular clips. However, due to the early morning timeslot, content was often censored; for example upon broadcasting the controversial video for Robbie Williams' "Rock DJ", the infamous gory ending was not shown.

Adelaide Tonight was a nightly variety show, running four days a week at 9.30 pm on Nine Network, NWS-9 Adelaide. The show was broadcast live from Studio 1 between 1959 and 1973.

Formal Wars is an Australian reality television series produced by Matchbox Productions that premiered on the Seven Network on 25 July 2013. In each episode, two high school students hand over control of their school formal to their parents. The series is hosted by Melanie Vallejo.

Active Kidz is a short series of exercise television programs to encourage children to be more physically active, which was broadcast on the ABC at 4.30 pm weekdays in Australia, it was presented by Scott Ehler and Amy Wilkins. The show was apparently very popular with children and won several awards including Best Music for Children's Television. Scott and Amy provide children with information about staying fit and healthy and present a dance routine which is taught to the audience in each show. The Active Kidz team toured the UK and the US in 2007 and 2008. A second series was released onto the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels on Australian pay television provider Foxtel in January 2008/2009. In 2008, following Amy Wilkins moving to a more managerial role due to pregnancy, Dimity Clancey joined the Active Kidz team, featuring in the second television series. Dimi is a journalist, and has toured all over the world with Barney, Hello Kitty and Meow Meow Kapow! Scott was also named Fitness Professional of NSW and Fitness Professional of Australia. Active Kidz have an extensive range of DVDs, CDs, board games, clothing and other merchandise.

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.

Murder Calls Australia reveals cases that were solved by the power of one of our most innocuous devices – the phone, and gives a never-before-seen insight into the minds of the murderers through crucial phone calls that finally cracked the case and put the killers behind bars.

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.

The Steph Show is an Australian reality television series based on singer/actress Stephanie McIntosh. This show premiered on Australian TV at 6pm 28 July 2006 on Network Ten. The show, in the same vein as The Ashlee Simpson Show, had cameras following McIntosh as she recorded her debut album Tightrope which was released on 9 September 2006. The first single "Mistake" was released the day after the season premiere. The theme song is "Tightrope" by Stephanie McIntosh. The last episode is to coincide with the release of "Tightrope". The final show was aired on 15 September 2006. The finale included McIntosh shooting the music video for "Tightrope".

Planet Nerd is a television comedy variety programme broadcast on Channel 31 Melbourne. It stars local Melbourne comedians Dan Walmsley, Paul Verhoeven, Ben McKenzie, Simon Barber, Jason English-Rees, Andrew Doodson, Lou Pardi, and Rob Lloyd, and features other local Melbourne talent as well. Segments from the program are uploaded to YouTube, and there is also an official video podcast. Planet Nerd was nominated for Best Comedy Program in the 2008 Antenna Awards, which celebrate the best of Australian community television, though they did not win the award. On 17 September 2008, a new interview with Rocket Boom creator, Andrew Baron, was posted on the Planet Nerd web site. While no other new content has appeared, the original twelve episodes were repeated multiple times by Channel 31, as late as June 2009. It was also been broadcast on Triangle TV in New Zealand in 2007.

The Group was a popular Australian situation comedy series produced by Cash Harmon Television for ATN7 in 1971. The situation involved five young flatmates - three men and two women - living together for financial and pragmatic reasons and regularly attempting to outwit their landlord who was convinced there were saucy goings-on in the flat. The regular characters were named on screen with a freeze frame as they made their entrance at the start of each episode. Each credit also featured a brief description of the character, such as MARK the medical student, JENNIFER the student, BOB the accountant, JEREMY he's something in television, TINTO the landlord. The final character was Laura, the dumb brunette, a model unaware of her physical attractiveness. Laura was the key character around which most of the show's situations revolved. Her caption would change every episode and formed the title of the episode, such as "and LAURA this week she's on a diet", "This Week She Wants to Be a Singer", "This Week She Travels", etc. The regular cast included Ken James as Mark, Gregory Ross as Bob, Gregory de Polnay as Jeremy, Jenee Welsh as Jennifer and Terry O'Neill as Tinto. The role of Laura Bent was played by Roslyn Wilson, a newcomer with no acting experience. She was cast at the last minute when the original actor, Wendy Hughes who played Laura in the televised pilot episode, was released to take a role in a stage play.

Palace of Dreams is a 10 part mini series. Produced by The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in 1985 and set in the early 1930's. It tells the story of the Mendel family, owners of the working class Sydney Hotel the Dundee Palace, seen through the eyes of writer Tom Raynor who lives in the hotel.

Disgusting chores, mind-bending challenges and incredible feats of ingenuity await as Australian kids of today take on a day in the life of their ancestors. Will they have what it takes to be tougher?

Bert Taylor travels around Australia's vast countryside.