2017 PROGRAMSVOLUME 1

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ABC Commercial presents its fresh new slate of programs

for 2017 featuring quality drama series, inspiring lifestyle

entertainment, moving factual programs as well as music,

arts and outrageous comedy.

In addition to our new program highlights, we present our

extensive collection of premier programming across every

genre imaginable. This is the best of our best, showcasing

ABC Commercial’s ongoing commitment to world-class

programs that are bold, entertaining and innovative.

We work with the best producers in the business who create

engaging quality content with global appeal, for all platforms.

Our highly experienced team, who are based around the globe,

and our premium systems, mean we can respond quickly and

deliver materials effi ciently and seamlessly.

We look forward to working with you to deliver great

programs for your audience!

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Presales 4

New Programs 5

Drama 13

Lifestyle and Entertainment 19

Factual 27

Comedy 43

Children’s 47

Arts and Music 57

News and Current Affairs 63

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PulseInspired by a true story of a transplant patient who became a doctor, Pulse is a high-stakes drama set in and around the transplant unit of a busy teaching hospital. When successful high-flier Frankie is brought crashing to earth by chronic kidney failure, she targets an alternate future. Eight years on she is in her second year as a practising doctor, and driven to use her second chance to save others, she must confront an ailing health system and face her toughest challenge – learning to let go.

Starring an outstanding international cast including Claire van der Boom (Sisters of War), Andrea Demetriades (Janet King), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Liam McIntyre (Spartacus: War of the Damned), Susie Porter (Puberty Blues) and Pallavi Sharda (Lion), Pulse is produced by a powerhouse creative team with an exceptional pedigree in long-running drama series and feature film.

45 Serial Killers the World Wants to ForgetThis series looks deep into contemporary serial killers to give amazing insight into why some people in society kill.

It’s not a countdown to the worst killer on record, nor does it glorify the actions of serial killers. This is an investigation into the minds and actions of these serial killers as the series takes a journey through the eyes of those who met a serial killer, knew one at high school or worked with one.

The forgotten voices of these minor characters, paired with experts in criminology, medicine, and sociology will reveal why the crimes happened and what effect they had on those who knew a serial killer.

HD 13 x 45’ | FACTUAL Blizzard Road Productions

HD 8 x 60’ | DRAMA Clandestine TV and Beyond Entertainment Pty Ltd

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HD 8 x 60’ | DRAMAEvery Cloud Productions Pty Limited

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Newton’s Law From the team behind the internationally

successful drama series Miss Fisher’s Murder

Mysteries, comes a brand new series,

Newton’s Law.

Hailed as one of the best new shows of 2017,

this acclaimed comedy-drama series centres

on Josephine Newton, a suburban solicitor

with an over-developed sense of responsibility

who attempts to return to her briefly glorious

career at the Bar. Sparkling with wit and

pace, the series explores a variety of legal

issues and challenges with warmth and heart

as it focuses on a diverse ensemble cast of

compelling characters.

Newton’s Law stars an outstanding line-up

of Australian talent including Claudia Karvan

(Love My Way, Paperback Hero), Toby

Schmitz (Black Sails), Brett Tucker (McLeod’s

Daughters, Thor: The Dark World), and Miranda

Tapsell (The Sapphires).

“Newton’s Law is an attractive and relaxing thing indeed: a 50-minute weekly holiday from the hurricane of reality” – THE GUARDIAN

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Top Jobs for DogsDiscover what amazing and entertaining tasks

dogs are capable of – and what traits to look for

when finding the right dog for the job. Whether

it’s speed, curiosity, reliability, affection ...

we’ll explore what it takes to develop a cute

puppy into a Top Dog.

This program reveals which dog is the right fit

and why – is it the science, the psychology, the

determination? Along the way we meet the dogs

on the job, their trainers and those they serve. A

fascinating, surprising and fun exploration of the

lives and characteristics of our canine friends.

HD 12 x 30’ | FACTUALHula Hoop Pictures

From cuddly pooch to rescue hero ... man’s best friend can also be man’s best helper.

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Dream GardensA stunning new eight-part series that sees unloved outdoor spaces reimagined as exceptional visions come to life. Hosted by one of Australia’s leading landscape designers, Michael McCoy, each episode follows the transformation of one garden from the first spade hitting the ground to the incredible end result.

Dream Gardens captures some of the most imaginative and challenging garden designs coming to life as owners battle bad weather, absent workers, shifting design visions and budget blowouts. This is a series that celebrates incredible garden design, the great gardens of today and the role they play in inspiring and shaping lives.

Ronny Chieng: International StudentMeet Ronny Chieng. He’s a Malaysian student who’s come to Australia to study law. He’s smart, driven and competitive, which would make him the perfect law student, if he actually wanted to be a lawyer.

As we follow Ronny from his first day on campus to the final exam of semester, he’ll face binge-drinking Australians, pompous private school kids, hyper competitive Asian students and a law professor who runs his class like a cage fight.

Starring Ronny Chieng, stand-up comedian, actor and correspondent on the multi-Emmy award-winning US series “The Daily Show”. The series was co-created by Ronny Chieng and Declan Fay.

HD 8 x 30’ | LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 7 x 27’ | COMEDY Sticky Pictures Pty Limited

You Can’t Ask That Returning for a second compelling series, You Can’t Ask That takes an intimate look at what happens when stereotyped minorities candidly answer anonymous and often embarrassing and taboo questions.

The latest series confronts prejudice and discrimination in a highly entertaining format, offering genuine insight into society’s outsiders, the people who live with labels. Series two plunges into the lives of people with Down syndrome, facial difference, the blind, centenarians, refugees, the homeless and more.

HD 22 x 10–30’ (2 series) | FACTUAL Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Brian Cox: Life of a Universe In this two-part special, Professor Brian Cox tackles the biggest story of them all – the beginning and end of everything. How did the Universe begin? What existed before the big bang? How will it all end? Is the end of the Universe really even the end?

To help answer these questions and more, the program focuses on the work of eminent scientists and the unique clues that can only be revealed by exploring the Southern Sky. Featuring input from global cosmological luminaries such as Stephen Hawking, Brian Greene and Neil Degrasse Tyson.

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A Helluva Ride: The Trump Revolution Begins (Four Corners)Donald J Trump’s first few weeks in office were as turbulent and controversial as he promised, so is this the beginning of an American revolution? An incisive exploration of how Trump will govern the United States, from Australia’s acclaimed current affairs program, Four Corners.

Through interviews with key players in the Trump camp and the Republican Party, the program examines the political earthquake rippling across America. As Trump advisor Michael Caputo says, “we’re all in for a helluva ride. My best advice for everyone is to strap in”.

HD 2 x 27’ | FACTUAL Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 1 x 45’ | NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Australian Broadcasting Corporation

On Country KitchenA series with a delicious twist of Western Australian produce, characters and adventures with cultural man and comic Derek Nannup as tour guide, and one-of a-kind Indigenous Chef ‘The Black Olive’, Mark Olive turning fresh produce into mouth watering dishes.

Join Derek on his adventure to discover local food producers around the beautiful South-West of Western Australia – home to some of the best produce in the world, and watch as Mark opens up his culinary world to his kitchen-hand and cook-in-training, Derek. Together they cook up wonderful recipes, with a bit of fun thrown in too.

HD 6 x 30’ | LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT magoFilms

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CyberhateA revealing series that investigates the darkest corners of the web to uncover the cyber violence that’s impacting so many people today.

Author, journalist and TV presenter Tara Moss shares first-hand stories of cyberhate from people who have been subject to vicious online attacks. Through scientific and social experiments, and interviews with experts, victims and self-confessed ‘trolls’, Moss lifts the cloak of anonymity and disinhibition. She guides us through the complexities of online ethics and digital democracy to investigate why fury and bullying is reshaping the online world, and what we can do about it.

Crowded House: Live at the Sydney Opera HouseCrowded House released their first album 30 years ago and since then have become one of Australia’s most enduring and loved bands

selling over two million albums including five No.1s in Australia alone.

To mark the 20th anniversary of Crowded House’s iconic farewell performance on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, the band reformed for four exclusive shows at this stunning Sydney landmark performing all their greatest hits and fan favourites.

Photo by Tony Mott 2016

HD 6 x 10’ and 1 x 57’ | FACTUALThe Full Box Pty Ltd

Connection to CountryThis is a compelling look at the world’s oldest continuous culture, a culture whose sacred sites are older than any of the world’s most famous monuments.

Stonehenge, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China are comparatively recent compared to the rock art sites of Australia’s Aborigines, yet Aboriginal people from Australia’s Pilbara region face a constant battle to preserve their unique heritage from the ravages of a booming mining industry.

HD 1 x 55’ | FACTUALWeeriana Street media Pty Ltd

HD 1 x 147’ | ARTS AND MUSICAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

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Highway to Hell (Four Corners)Go deep into the battlefields of Iraq in this gripping film from Australia’s acclaimed current affairs program Four Corners. With incredible access, the team captures the fight to take back Mosul from IS forces which overran the city and shocked the world with the speed and the ferocity of their victory.

Filming for the story began in October 2016 when Iraqi forces, backed by US and Australian air power, began their offensive to reclaim Mosul. Over the course of three journeys to the frontline, the team recorded the experiences of the soldiers fighting to liberate their home towns, and the civilians caught in the crossfire.

Fancy BoyA sketch comedy that swings between the moody and downright dark as each episode follows twisted characters into the stranger corners of suburbia.

In an age when television programs love telling you how to live your life, Fancy Boy shows you exactly how not to live. It’s about people making dubious decisions, then doubling down on those decisions, and never admitting they were wrong.

HD 1 x 45’ | NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 6 x 26’ | COMEDY December media Pty Ltd

The Sleeping BeautyArtistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister, has created a sumptuous new production of this timeless classic. With lavish sets and costumes by award-winning designer Gabriela Tylesova, this ballet spills over with fairies, princes, nymphs and storybook characters.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s sublime score, this enchanting production casts a spell of delight all the way to true love’s kiss.

Photo by Justin Ridler

HD 1 x 128’ | FACTUAL The Australian Ballet

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Wham Bam Thank You Ma’amThis is a twisted and outrageous comedy series – a fun cavalcade of sketch, music video and narrative comedy playing with characters based on commonly accepted female archetypes, and not so commonly accepted ones!

From a semi-sociopathic wellness blogger spewing health and spiritual well being (one passive aggressive YouTube video at a time) to a socially inept woman who smoke bombs herself out of any awkward situation she puts herself in – literally; and many more.

Created by the team behind viral sensation “Activewear”.

Australian Story: Luke DaviesThis is the moving story of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Luke Davies. From a battle with heroin addiction in his late teens and early twenties, to a decade later when he found his true calling, as a poet, novelist and screenwriter. After struggling to make his mark in Hollywood, the job offers gradually came in, culminating in the hugely popular movie Lion, for which Luke received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.

This documentary includes moving and at times confronting interviews with Luke Davies himself, as well as Lion star Dev Patel, director Garth Davis and Oscar-winning producer Emile Sherman. Also featuring interviews with Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver and acclaimed Australian director David Michôd.

HD 6 x 27’ | COMEDY Skit Box Pty Ltd

Shortcuts to GloryAn easy to follow, step-by-step ‘how to’ guide for anyone who can’t cook…like comedian and host Matt Okine. Whether you are leaving home, off to university, or moving into a share house, this series will help you build confidence in the kitchen so you can kiss microwave-ready meals and instant noodles goodbye.

In each episode Matt visits one of Australia’s finest cooks or chefs, who teaches him a simple, budget-friendly dish and shares their insider tips and tricks. Guests include Colin Fassnidge, Katherine Sabbath, Neil Perry, Chris Manfield, Dan Hong and Jill Dupleix.

Also available 38 x 8’ – Recipes

HD 10 x 30’ | LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 1 x 52’ | NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Secret River Based on the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel, this is an epic

tragedy that dramatises the British colonisation of Australia. A

dramatic story of a good man compelled by desperation, fear,

ambition and love for his family to participate in a crime of inhuman

savagery. The dispossession of Indigenous Australians is heart-

breaking as his claim over a piece of land by a river brings his family

and neighbours into a fight for survival with its traditional custodians.

Starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Emerald City) and Sarah Snook (The

Dressmaker, Steve Jobs and The Beautiful Lie.)

MDAHospitals can be dangerous places. Mistakes can be made. Lives can be seriously shattered or lost. When that happens someone has to pay. That’s when doctors turn to MDA – the medical defence and indemnity organisation that must negotiate its way through ethical minefi elds and around litigious lawyers. Rarely has a television show been this gripping and this topical. MDA stars international award-winning actors Kerry Armstrong and Jason Donovan.

HD 2 x 85’ or HD 4 x 45’Ruby Entertainment

Redfern Now The multi award-winning, critically acclaimed Redfern Now is a collaboration of some of Australia’s most celebrated writers, actors and directors – Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy), Wayne Blair (The Sapphires), Leah Purcell (Somersault), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires) – with one of the world’s greatest storytellers, Emmy and BAFTA award-winner Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker, The Lakes).

Powerful, funny, bittersweet stories exploring contemporary inner city Indigenous life, told by the people who live it.

HD 12 x 55’ (2 series) Telemovie – Promise Me: 1 x 90’Blackfella Films

SD 56 x 52’ (3 series)Screentime

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Carlotta Based on the extraordinary life of the iconic Les Girls headliner and Australian transgender pioneer. Jessica Marais (Packed to the Rafters, Love Child) stars as Carlotta in a universal story about identity, family, tolerance and acceptance.

Carlotta lays bare the life of the confused teenager named Richard and her eventual emergence as the all conquering drag queen and performer.

Spanning forty years, Carlotta is an uplifting celebration of finding your place in the world and making your mark against all odds.

CorrelliStarring Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles, Correlli is a psychological drama set in a male prison, and deals with the experiences of female psychologist, Louisa Corelli.

Stepping through the gates of an all male prison to take up a position as resident prison psychologist, Correlli (Deborah-Lee Furness) is immediately drawn to Kevin Jones (Jackman), another new arrival, but in prison as a convicted armed robber. Through experiences with the inmates and her fellow prison staff, Correlli becomes increasingly involved in prison life but a growing relationship with Jones threatens to unravel her world.

HD 1 x 91’ A Story Ark production for ABC TV

SD 1 x 90’ plus 9 x 55’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Parer’s War Starring Matthew Le Nevez (Offspring), Parer’s War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar.

His desperate efforts to return to the battlefield to capture what he believed was the ‘truth’ of war were thwarted by his own government.

Caught between two worlds, his own personal demons almost cost him the woman he loved.

HD 1 x 100’ Pericles Film Productions

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TwentysomethingWhether it is finding out how you got home last night or what to do with the rest of your life, the twentysomething world is filled with massive highs, heart breaking lows and plenty of drinks in between.

When best friends Jess and Josh find themselves unemployed, getting evicted and constantly dodging the dreaded question, “So what do you do with yourselves?”, they decide it’s time to become their own bosses. Although Jess and Josh have every intention of succeeding, they somehow manage to self-destruct, with their schemes ending in chaos.

The SilenceUnder investigation for a fatal shooting, Detective Richard Treloar is transferred to a desk job at the Police Museum. While preparing a photographic exhibition, he becomes obsessed by an archival image of a beautiful murder victim. When one of his leads turns up dead, his ‘cold case’ is officially re-opened – and he’s the prime suspect. Richard Roxburgh (Rake) is a revelation as the police officer who, tortured by what’s been left unsaid in his life and driven by fragments of memory, unwittingly investigates himself.

HD 12 x 27’ High Wire Films and Electric Living Productions

East of EverythingAn irresistible drama series with an edge of humour and a perfectly stellar cast including Richard Roxburgh (The Silence, Mission Impossible II), Susie Porter (East West 101), and Gia Carides (My Big Fat Greek Wedding).

When a restless travel writer is called home to his dying mother’s bedside he has to face his bitter brother, his childhood sweetheart and a teenage son he hardly knows before he realises the derelict resort that became his parents’ ‘paradise lost’ may prove his own salvation.

SD 13 x 60’ (2 series) Australian Broadcasting Corporation

SD 2 x 56’ and 1 x 105’ Jan Chapman Films

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Come in SpinnerIt’s Sydney in 1944, the tide is turning in the Pacific War and American forces have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. The gamblers and “good time charlies” converge on the South Pacific Hotel, one of Sydney’s finest.

The heart of the hotel is the bustling beauty salon run by the cool professional Claire who hides a guilty secret; Deb who has a pre-war marriage and a wartime alternative; and Guinea whose ‘good war’ is not what it seems. Come in Spinner is the story of one week in their lives, as they play the game of chance for the highest stakes…survival, security and the opportunity for happiness and love.

SD 4 x 55’, 2 x 110’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

SD 1 x 76’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ChangiIn times of war, humour is hardly a defence, but it was the thing that got six young men through their ordeal in the notorious WWll Japanese Prison Camp called Changi. With its sudden shifts from past to present, from light-hearted camaraderie to moments of surreal terror, from intense reality to dream fantasy, Changi is a unique drama that captures the horrors of war, the pain of memory and the power of laughter.

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Two FriendsFrom the internationally acclaimed team behind the multi award-winning film The Piano – director Jane Campion and producer Jan Chapman – comes an enduring story of friendship.

Louise and Kelly are the best of friends, both coming from broken homes, they both fantasise about the fathers they so rarely see. Time has a funny way of changing things though, and as the year progresses, their friendship which is both intense and fragile, is fractured by what seems a small event. And then suddenly it seems that growing up means growing apart.

SD 6 x 50’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Surfing the MenuThe original international hit series following celebrity chefs

Curtis Stone and Ben O’Donoghue on their surfing and

cooking safari around Australia – one part travel adventure

and two parts cooking show. Meet unconventional characters

and discover unique produce, cooked in some of the most

spectacular locations on Earth.

The Cook and the ChefShe has a reputation for home cooking. He creates five-star restaurant masterpieces on a daily basis. She’s a self-taught, instinctive cook. He’s a highly trained professional.

Meet Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant – transforming local seasonal produce into dishes you can’t wait to re-create.

This is the perfect recipe for TV – she cooks, he chefs, and together, they sizzle.

SD 24 x 26’ (4 series) mago Films

Surfing the Menu: Next GenerationFollowing the global success of the original four series, is

Surfing the Menu: Next Generation, with brand new hosts Dan

Churchill and Hayden Quinn, and all new adventures.

Enjoy gastronomical adventures across the sun, fun and

food-filled land of Oz. You won’t be able to decide which is

tastiest – the places they take you, the dishes they create, or

the boys themselves!

HD 13 x 25’ Noma Films

SD 154 x 27’ (4 series) Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Streets of Your Town In the 1950s, pioneering architects including Robin Boyd, Syd Ancher, Roy Grounds and Harry Seidler adapted the International style of Modernism. Through the 1960s and ‘70s, Australian Modernism was tailored for local culture and lifestyle. But by the end of the 1970s, the McMansion had arrived. In this series, Tim Ross – broadcaster, comedian and aficionado of all things Modernism – tracks the stories of these houses, and gains unprecedented access to iconic homes to revel in their beauty and legacy in Australia’s suburbia.

Thai Street FoodJoin guru, chef and Thai food adventurer, David Thompson on his quest to unlock the secrets of Thai street food. From the markets at dawn to a very late supper in Chinatown, he talks and cooks with vendors, hawkers and market stall holders to discover the popular dishes, the classics and the less well-known delicacies.

Food is central to many, if not all, aspects of Thai culture and it’s David’s passion to not only demonstrate how to prepare it, but to put the food in context and take the viewer on an unforgettable 13-part journey through a day in the life of Thai Street Food.

HD 2 x 57’ mint Pictures

Life ArchitecturallyLife Architecturally follows internationally-acclaimed husband and wife team, Robert McBride and Debbie Ryan to discover what inspires their groundbreaking concepts, designs and architecture. The program observes the pressures of building a multi-story, twin-tower development; a revolutionary new school in the shape of an infinity symbol; as well as the construction and design of their new family home.

It also follows the pair as they prepare a pitch for a prestigious new billion-dollar building that will be the biggest cancer care centre in the Southern Hemisphere. There is a personal reason behind their passion for this project. The stakes are high. The vision is bold.

HD 1 x 45 and 1 x 28’ mago Films

HD 13 x 30’ Thai Food Productions Pty Ltd / Siren Films

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Kylie Kwong: Cooking with Heart and SoulFrom restaurateur, author, award-winning chef and poster-girl for modern Australian Chinese cooking, Kylie Kwong, comes the delicious series Cooking with Heart and Soul.

The series sees Kylie prepare western versions of Chinese staples such as crispy skin duck and sweet & sour pork, as well as some eastern inspired variations on western classics like fish ‘n chips and roast chicken.

The Flying WinemakerThe Flying Winemaker is on a mission to change how wine is perceived and consumed across Asia. The series follows Hong Kong-based master winemaker, Eddie McDougall, as he sets out to discover the best wine being produced across Asia, the industry’s fastest growing market. Visiting an urban winery in Hong Kong and fascinating wine regions in China, India, Malaysia, Japan and Thailand, he searches for undiscovered varieties to make them accessible to the world.

Eddie also matches wines with exotic dishes, showcasing how Asian meals can be enjoyed with wine varieties from around the globe.HD 13 x 30’

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Kylie Kwong: Simply MagicSimply Magic sees chef Kylie Kwong travelling to China for cooking inspiration, from the boomtown city of Shanghai to the former British colony of Hong Kong, where she meets many who share her passion for food.

The recipes she shares are full of the exoticism and romance of these places, but every ingredient she uses is readily available at your local supermarket, wherever you are in the world.

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Stefano’s Cooking ParadisoCelebrated chef and restaurateur, Stefano de Pieri takes us on a culinary adventure around Australia’s Sunraysia/Mallee region, which produces a vast majority of the country’s meat, fruit and vegetables.

Stefano uses local produce for his special Italian/Australian dishes, combining traditional Venetian techniques with genuine outback gusto. Stefano hunts, gathers and cooks his way through spellbinding locations - a houseboat on the great Murray River, an intoxicating taste test in sprawling vineyards, a citrus feast in picture-perfect orange groves, and even a sunset BBQ on a spectacular salt lake.

HD 8 x 30’ Grand Paradiso Productions

Poh’s Kitchen A trained designer and artist, Poh Ling Yeow also loves cooking. In the sumptuous first series, Poh welcomes internationally-renowned chefs into her kitchen, where together they create succulent, mouth watering dishes. They share their tips and techniques with Poh, and explore different styles of cooking.

In Poh’s Kitchen on the Road, Poh travels around Australia and Asia, clocking up more fantastic food experiences, some not for the faint hearted, and all definitely unique.

Also available: Christmas with Poh HD 1 x 27’

Image courtesy Tony Lewis

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Organic GardeningAn entertaining “how-to” seasonal guide for gardeners on everything that needs to be fertilized, pruned, propagated, cultivated, irrigated, dug, drained, or just plain nurtured in your garden. With updates from a team of knowledgeable fellow gardeners, it travels across

time zones and horticultural borders, offering something for every enthusiast.

Questions are answered, advice given, inspiration guaranteed. It’s 100% natural, practical, simple - and of course, it’s totally organic. It frees the mind, releases the stress and lets you get your hands dirty. Or you can just sit back and enjoy watching the beautiful gardens.

Photo by Mary Canning

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Happy Body SeriesAn inactive lifestyle, the demands of busy lives and age have left many people feeling flat, achey and lacking in energy. The Happy Body Series explores how to get the most out of your body in everyday life.

With practical tips to help with women’s spreading tummies and wobbly thighs in their 40s and 50s, to the physical challenges of staying strong and mobile in their 60s and 70s, to the never ending frustrations of Slumpy Kids. Add the vitally important ways to cope At your Desk, which deals with the challenges of sedentary workplaces, and the all important Tips for Travel.

TonicTonic is on a quest for the truth when it comes to our bodies and the things we pay people to do to them. Using the highest quality scientific evidence, Tonic challenges health myths and brings the world’s leading experts together with real patient stories, to deliver vital health information in an engaging and interactive format.

HD 26 x 28’ or 50 x 2 - 3’ GSB Productions

HD 29 x 6 - 8’ Flickering Films

New InventorsJoin The New Inventors in a fascinating search for the most amazing inventions and trend-setting designs. Be spellbound by the latest creations from the new generation of inventors beavering away in their studios, sheds, laboratories and kitchens. Celebrate the art of invention and design as in each episode three inventors pitch their prototypes to a panel of architects, designers, engineers and scientists, who evaluate the idea on its merits.

7 x half hour non-scripted series Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cheese SlicesFilmed on location in the world’s most beautiful

countryside, Cheese Slices is a passionate look

at regional cheeses from the traditional to the

innovative. A historical and culinary discovery, the

show has explored 26 countries and their artisanal

cheesemaking history.

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Touring the globe, Cheese Slices takes a mouth-watering look at the world’s best-loved cheeses and explores the passion and the skill of the cheese makers who create them.

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Featuring practical advice, inspiring gardens, handy hints, fl oral eye candy as well as a collection of great characters and innovators.

Gardening AustraliaGardening Australia is a long running series

providing practical, realistic, and credible

horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring

and entertaining those with a love of gardening.

Presented by leading horticultural experts and

passionate gardeners, Gardening Australia is a

valuable resource to all gardeners. The series

regularly features stories from remote and naturally

beautiful regions, along with tips on organic

gardening, recycling, pruning, and container

gardening. Even the laziest armchair gardeners can

become expert botanists!

Ongoing half hour seriesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

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The 72 Series

A visually stunning and fascinating franchise counting down everything from the adorable to the downright terrifying!

72 Cutest AnimalsVisually stunning and packed with scientific

facts, 72 Cutest Animals is a countdown and

investigation of the cutest animals in the world.

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72 Dangerous Animals AustraliaBe afraid...be very afraid. This enthralling series

looks at all 72 of Australia’s deadly animals and

combines real life stories, beautifully filmed

footage, and a host of characters who work and

live with these unique Australian animals.

HD 12 x 45’

72 Dangerous Places to LiveWith first-hand accounts from the people that live

there, 72 Dangerous Places to Live is a fascinating

discovery of the world’s riskiest places to live.

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72 Dangerous Animals Latin America

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72 Dangerous Animals Asia

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The Wonder of Marsupials A visual feast of stunning Australian landscapes, amazing animal behaviours and great marsupial facts. This series explores the incredible adaptations marsupials have evolved to deal with the unique and difficult challenges of life in Australia.

From Australia’s scorching desert heart to pristine rainforests in the north, we’ll meet the biggest and the smallest marsupials, the rarest and the most successful as we journey to see The Wonder of Marsupials.

Great White MatrixShark attack survivor and former elite Navy diver, Paul de Gelder and Emmy Award-winning underwater cameraman, Andy Casagrande explore the behaviour patterns of great white sharks and uncover the differences between fatal and non-fatal bites. Paul and Andy journey from a unique juvenile shark nursery, to deadly waters in remote South Australia to analyse vital differences between sharks that kill humans and those that don’t. An in-situ investigative adventure, mixing courage and science, Great White Matrix proves that although all great white sharks are dangerous, not every one is a man-eater.

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Birthplace of the Giants Birthplace of the Giants is an epic scientific expedition where intrepid whale researchers Curt and Micheline Jenner travel to the remote humpback whale breeding grounds in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

Using the latest aerial camera drones and night vision technology they capture never before seen footage and provide an impassioned insight into the secret life of the enigmatic humpback whale.

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The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator In the hidden depths of Australia’s wild Southern Ocean, a great white shark is savagely attacked by a far larger and faster mystery predator. An electronic tracking device attached to the great white records a high-speed underwater chase, before the shark and its tag are savagely devoured. Two weeks later, the still functioning tag is washed ashore, holding clues that could reveal the identity of the shark’s super predator.

Beneath New Zealand A visually sumptuous exploration on why this beautiful land is so dynamic and ever-changing. Enhanced by stunning CGI and high on interesting ‘takeaway’ science, this series takes an expert guided journey across New Zealand’s two islands, uncovering the scientific facts about its evolving landscape. New Zealand is also steeped in Maori mythology – and along the way there are detours into fascinating legends about the natural environment. Beneath New Zealand is a compelling combination of science and mythology.

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Shark GirlMadison Stewart is a young woman with a passion for a creature of the deep that strikes fear in the hearts of most people – sharks. She has been face to face with every kind of shark around the world, but at an early age she realised that if sharks were endangered, so was their habitat.

So Madison waved goodbye to the carefree life of other teenagers and, armed with a video camera, set out to single-handedly fight the ignorance that surrounds these spectacular and misunderstood creatures.

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Australia’s Remote Islands This fascinating three part series explores three unique Australian islands and tells the stories of those who choose to live in these isolated locations.

From the sub-tropical paradise of Lord Howe Island – home to the world’s most southern coral reef, to the rugged Antarctic wildlife and dramatic scenery of Macquarie Island – breeding ground for tens of thousands of sea birds and mammals.

The series concludes with a journey to Norfolk Island – a tiny island with a colourful past, boasting 360 degree views, and living history of convicts and mutineers.

Platypus – World’s Strangest AnimalThe platypus has both baffled and inspired the scientific community for hundreds of years. Three years in the making, this blue-chip natural history film takes us down the east coast of Australia to the many serenely beautiful habitats of the platypus.

Technology specially created for this film captures images from inside the nesting chamber of a wild platypus and records the extraordinary sounds of the mother suckling her offspring and we watch as they grow from newborns to adulthood.

HD 3 x 30’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Croc College The challenge of a lifetime, Croc College follows six students, desperate to turn their lives around, on their journey to become the next generation of croc handlers.

They embark on the most thrilling and dangerous training course Australia has to offer: learning how to handle, farm and manage the world’s oldest and largest living reptile – the saltwater crocodile.

They risk their life in oppressive heat and difficult conditions over the three-week course. While some of them dream of becoming full-time croc-wranglers, others are at Australia’s scariest school for entirely different reasons. One way or another, Croc College will change their lives forever.

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CatalystThe Catalyst team of science journalists

investigate the ‘real world’ implications, ethics

and politics behind the ‘hot button’ issues of

today: climate change; nuclear-solar-wind-tidal-

geothermal power; DNA and genome technology,

medical miracles and the ongoing ‘mind-

expanding discoveries’ into the workings of the

human brain.

Covering a unique mix of science topics, Catalyst

shows that scientific discovery and the use of

scientific knowledge is a dynamic force that can

inspire and activate us.

Every episode tells us something we didn’t know,

takes us somewhere we’ve never been and

introduces us to concepts that are beyond belief.

A multi award-winning science series that makes sense of our world.

Long running half hour science series Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Conviction Jill Meagher, a young Irish woman living in Melbourne, is brutally raped and murdered in a crime that shocked Australia and created headlines around the world. Conviction is a rare true-crime thriller that takes viewers beyond the headlines, as homicide detectives find, track and bring her killer to justice.

Set against a worldwide social media campaign denouncing violence against women, Conviction probes both the psyche of a serial predator and the effects on those whose job is to hunt in the darkest reaches of humanity.

Ice Wars – The Meth EpidemicThis provocative series takes us to the frontline of the war on the drug known as ice. Through unprecedented access, follow the stories of meth lab busts, front line importation arrests at the docks with Task Force Polaris, decontamination of suburbs by the cleanup crews, forensic teams tracing precursors and toxicologists investigating human impact from passive meth cooking.

HD 1 x 60’ DD & B Productions Pty Limited

HD 4 x 60’ Northern Pictures Pty Limited

Kids on Speed?Kids on Speed? is part observational documentary, part clinical intervention and part social experiment. A team of experts, led by a dynamic Clinical Psychologist, put four families with children suspected of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), through a cutting edge evidence based intervention program.

The stakes are high as the families are at the end of their tether and the experts put their reputations on the line.

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CompassCompass is Australia’s only religion, ethics and

social values TV program that has explored belief,

faith, values and the search for meaning through

personal stories, documentaries and debate for

almost 30 years.

The series navigates the historical and

contemporary, the personal and political, the

religious and secular. Its guiding principle is to

illuminate the spiritual and ethical journey, so

revealing the broader issues of community and

the shared experience of being human.

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Luke Warm SexDoes practice make perfect? In this six part series, comedian Luke

McGregor consults sex therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners

and sexual empowerment coaches with the aim to get better at

sex – transforming from lukewarm to red hot. This is a journey about

understanding sexual confi dence, sexual identity, pleasure, intimacy

and creativity. Luke explores any class and activity to gain the

knowledge and tools to lead a healthy and satisfying sex life. Comic,

but never crass, Luke Warm Sex is a rollicking and surprising look at

sex, from the mainstream to the fringes.

Between a Frock and a Hard Place This is the story of how a low-budget Australian film – The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – changed the course of history, loudly and proudly bringing a celebration of gay culture to the world that continues to resonate twenty years on. Between a Frock and a Hard Place is also a social history of gay culture in Australia, including interviews with the film’s key players – director, actors, and creative team as well as drag artists and members of the gay community.

Image courtesy of Elise Lockwood, copyright Latent Image Productions Pty Ltd

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The GracelandHappiness Project When Tim Dormer won Big Brother, he promised to take his friend Ben Zabel to Graceland, the home of his childhood idol Elvis Presley. What began as a holiday turned into a rescue mission to help Ben find a new lease on life after his ongoing struggle with depression came to a head with an attempted suicide. Tim and Ben’s journey to Memphis is a search for happiness, exploring everything from celebrity to civil rights, religion, music history and most importantly the power of friendship.

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The Life SeriesAn observational documentary series that chronicles the lives of a select number of children as they grow from infancy to adolescence.

Every two years, the filmmakers revisit these children and their families to gain an in-depth snapshot of their lives, examining what it takes to give a child the best chance in life.

Combining real life stories with cutting edge science, it offers a refreshing insight into contemporary family life.

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Head FirstHead First is a series about everyday people living extraordinary lives in hidden worlds.

In series one, Sabour Bradley (Extreme Tourist: Afghanistan) enters the world of freedom fighters, celebrity sex tapes, Internet love scams, and Aboriginal teens living in the remote Northern Territory of Australia.

In series two, Sabour follows ‘Stem Cell Tourists’ as they search for a miracle cure, tests anti-ageing drugs, goes undercover with a team trying to save children from exploitation in Cambodian orphanages and explores porn addiction.

5 x 2-part series Screen Australia, Heiress Films

Life in RuinsMany old historic buildings lie forgotten and neglected in the countryside, tangled up in red tape and development restrictions, or just slowly mouldering into decay. Filmed over two years, Life in Ruins watches as seven of these wonderful old buildings – from Georgian mansions to colonial pug and pine huts – are transformed. Host, international interior designer and stylist, Sibella Court, follows the process, showcasing the lives of these people as they strive to restore their heritage ruins.

Series 2 and 3 coming soon.

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Tyke Elephant Outlaw Tyke Elephant Outlaw is the gripping and emotionally charged story of Tyke, a circus elephant who went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994, killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and died in a hail of gunfire.

Her break for freedom – filmed from start to tragic end – traumatised a city and ignited a global battle over the use of animals in the entertainment industry.

Through her former trainers and handlers, circus industry insiders, witnesses to her rampage, and animal rights activists for whom Tyke became a global rallying cry, the film raises fundamental questions about our connection to other species.

Chopper RescueFrom the ocean to the outback, helicopter rescue crews save lives and face near death challenges every day. Chopper Rescue follows the work of the doctors, paramedics, rescue officers and aircrews who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Working in difficult remote locations and in cramped conditions in mid air, the doctors and paramedics safely deliver patients to hospital and along the way deliver hospital standard care. Chopper Rescue is genuine life and death human drama.

HD 1 x 80’ and 1 x 55’ Jumping Dog Productions

Fashion ASIAFashion ASIA explores fashion, design, art and youth culture as fashion blogger Margaret Zhang and TV presenter Courtney Dober submerse themselves in the culture of thirteen cities across Asia and Australia.

Discovering the delights of Bali, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New Delhi, Seoul, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, Fashion ASIA leaves no stone unturned in the quest to find all things on trend.

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Enigma Man – A Stone Age MysteryA team of Australian and Chinese scientists discover mysterious ancient human remains from a remote cave in South West China. The bones are unlike any living human or any ancient human known to science, yet they were alive at the same time as humans of our own kind. Could they represent a new human species? And if so, what happened to these people? Join the investigation to unravel the mystery and travel back in time into their Stone Age world.

Great War HorsesOver 130,000 Australian horses served in the 1914-1918 war. None came home. This is their story.

Known as Walers, they were a special kind of horse as they could withstand great heat, travel great distances and perform great feats in battle.

With over 70,000 succumbing to the horrors of the conflict, what happened to more than 50,000 horses, who gallantly served Australia’s forces, at war’s end?

HD 1 x 57’ Electric Pictures

Captain Cook – Obsession and DiscoveryThis four part series features high adventure, triumph and tragedy as we journey in the wake of one of the greatest explorers of all time, James Cook. A hero to some, a curse to others, he described more of the globe than any other man in three incredible voyages. Renowned Cook expert Vanessa Collingridge searches for the man behind the legend in a series that is part biography, part travelogue and completely enthralling.

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Tribal ScentTribal Scent examines the history of sandalwood, along with its present and potential future uses. It delves into its vital contribution to the global perfume industry. Indigenous Australians have been using sandalwood for meditation, body perfuming, cleansing ceremonies, medicines and love potions for millennia.

Tribal Scent explores how, through sandalwood, one of the oldest civilisations on the planet is working in harmony with one of the most sophisticated and urbane.

Afghanistan: Inside Australia’s WarIn their own words and their own extraordinary, never-before-seen helmet-cam battle footage, Australia’s fighting men and women lay

bare their hearts in an epic series – not just about how they waged a war, but why and to what end. The series takes viewers inside the experiences of soldiers, in the context of 9/11, Bali, Madrid, London and Iraq. As much as a war story, Afghanistan: Inside Australia’s War is a portrait of a generation.

HD 1 x 54’ Cm Film Productions

HD 3 x 57’ | FACTUAL Essential media and Entertainment

Becoming Superhuman (Catalyst)Biomedical engineer Dr Jordan Nguyen has promised 13 year-old Riley Saban, who lives with severe cerebral palsy, that he will invent a device to help Riley achieve the impossible, with cutting-edge technology.

Jordan’s aim is for Riley to have ‘telekinetic control’ – the ability to independently take control of the technology in his environment using only his eyes – through a headband that will respond to Riley’s eye movements. Is the day when technology gives our biology superhuman powers closer than we think?

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Destination ArnoldDestination Arnold tells the story of two Indigenous women who share a big dream – to make it to the Arnolds – an invitation only bodybuilding competition being held in Australia for the first time. To get there they will have to endure months of training, dieting and competition. Tash and Kylene push their bodies to the limit, sacrificing family and friends for one purpose. Destination Arnold is a roller-coaster ride of emotion with viewers sharing their journeys and getting a firsthand look at what it takes to be a champion.

Hitting Home Headline stories of domestic violence dominate the papers, all too often ending in murder. Award-winning journalist Sarah Ferguson spent six months on the frontline of domestic violence meeting with women and children who are affected as well as with perpetrators of violence. With unprecedented access to forensic doctors, specialist police officers, prisons and courts, Sarah goes in search of answers to some of the most important questions about domestic violence.

HD 1 x 57’ | FACTUAL Pursekey Productions

Making Families Happy Three very different families in crisis embark on a world first experiment led by two elite psychologists. Over two months, these families attempt to overcome longstanding barriers to happiness. They range from a blended family with five kids to a single mother with a thirteen-year-old daughter. Their problems are universal: poor communication, financial stress, lack of parenting skills and defiant teenagers. In Making Families Happy, the ‘Happiness’ team are turning their attention to their greatest challenge yet: families.

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Changing MindsBrave, raw and sometimes funny, Changing Minds goes inside the locked wards of a mental health unit in a busy metropolitan hospital following patients as they, with the help of the staff, work towards regaining their health.

Until now, what actually happens inside a modern mental health unit has rarely, if ever, been seen. As a result, fear, stigma and a lack of understanding exists.

Changing Minds provides insight into the complex, emotional and often difficult experiences of mental illness.

Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story This is an intimate but explosive story about the man behind the greatest fraud in sporting history. Lance Armstrong enriched himself by cheating his fans, his sport and the truth. But the former friends whose lives he destroyed would prove to be his nemesis.

The film reveals how Armstrong duped the world with his miraculous recovery from cancer to become a beacon of hope for cancer sufferers; how his cheating and bullying become more extreme; and how a few brave souls fought back, until eventually their voices were heard. This is a portrait of a man who will stop at nothing in pursuit of money, fame and success.

HD 6 x 57’ (2 series) Northern Pictures

HD 1 x 97’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?At last, an answer to one of crime history’s great unsolved cases. When the bodies of brilliant physicist Dr Gilbert Bogle and his lover Mrs Margaret Chandler were found in bizarre circumstances on a Sydney riverbank in 1963, it captured the public imagination and launched an unprecedented murder investigation. However, the Coroner could find no cause of death, killer or motive. Now, four decades later, a new investigation uncovers explosive new evidence.

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True GritInternational sportsman David Pocock is renowned for his determination on and off the rugby field. A childhood in politically unstable Zimbabwe has driven a strong commitment to charity and social justice issues.

This intimate profile of a complex man draws on interviews with his family, coach and partner, as well as a rich archive of home movies.

Image courtesy ARU Media, Stuart Walmsley

Sporting NationWritten and presented by sports lover and renowned satirist John Clarke, this series features interviews with the most comprehensive collection of Australian sporting greats ever assembled. Dawn Fraser, Kieren Perkins, Pat Rafter, Cathy Freeman and Cadel Evans talk about sport in ways they never have before. They talk about what they did, how they did it and why any of it matters.

Coaches, journalists, academics and ordinary people contribute to the portrait of Australia as a sporting nation in this thought provoking, unique and hugely entertaining social history that examines the link between sporting performance and a nation’s idea of itself.

HD 2 x 30’ or 1 x 60’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ian Thorpe – The SwimmerIn October 2010 Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most successful Olympian, announced his swimming comeback – his goal, victory at the London Olympics. But we all know how the competitive swimming part of this story ends: defeat.

This program reveals the inner struggle of Ian Thorpe not just to swim fast but to rewrite his sporting legend, re-engage with the public and, most intriguing of all, discover a different relationship with the water itself.

Directed by Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly, Two Hands).

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HD 3 x 55’ Electric Pictures

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It’s a DateIt’s A Date is a comedy series exploring the trials and tribulations of the dating world. The hilarious narrative comedy features an extraordinary mix of Australia’s most respected performers and explores the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love.

Each episode thematically links two self-contained dates as they bravely head toward desire or disaster, as different cast members tackle a different set of situations and address a new question each week. Should you have sex on a first date? Does age matter? How accurate are first impressions? How important is honesty on a first date?

The Ex-PMAs Prime Minister, Andrew Dugdale (Shaun Micallef) mattered. He dined with presidents and kings, hosted world summits and changed the lives of millions of his fellow Australians.

But now he’s retired; was it all worth it? Not that he’s asking. No, his inquisitive ghostwriter Ellen has an unhelpfully insatiable appetite for the truth. After the advance for his memoirs is spent, but writing nothing in return, Dugdale must accept Ellen into his dysfunctional household.

So begins a comic tango between truth and spin as Ellen and Dugdale take to the dance floor.

HD 16 x 30’ (2 series) A Princess Pictures Production in association with ABC TV and Film Victoria

Soul MatesThis is the story of two kindred spirits trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth, exploring reincarnation in four different lifetimes being: cavemen 50,000 years ago, 1981 Kiwi assassins, present day Bondi Hipsters and workers in a time travel office in 2093.

In each lifetime the characters are different but the two souls are forever drawn together as best mates.

From the creators of YouTube sensation Bondi Hipsters.

HD 12 x 30’ (2 series) and multi-platform web series S1: Soul HQ and ABC S2: Van Vuuren Bros and Ludo Studio

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Black ComedyA fast paced sketch comedy show by blackfellas... for everyone! Featuring a fantastic ensemble cast of Indigenous writers, performers and special guest cameos, Black Comedy comprises observational and physical sketches, historical pieces and parodies of TV, film and commercials. Each episode is held together by a longer ‘spine’ sketch that gives the episode a sense of cohesion and narrative drive.

Black Comedy is irreverent, politically incorrect and goes where no other series dares to go.

Upper Middle BoganIt’s a comedy about two families living worlds apart – or fifty minutes on the freeway – trying to connect as one. Following a woman’s search for who she is and where she comes from, it’s the story of families separated at birth and now by class.

It’s a social satire that pokes fun at firmly held values, beliefs and idiosyncrasies of both the upper middle and aspirational classes, and does so with warmth and attachment to both. Mostly, it’s a comedy about what family means.

HD 12 x 30’ (2 series) Scarlett Pictures

HD 24 x 30’ (3 series) Gristmill Productions

Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts LaneSammy J is a hopeless down-and-out lawyer, and Randy is a cheating, gambling, drinking divorcee who also happens to be a purple puppet! Randy hit rock bottom after Sammy J managed to lose him everything, so Sammy J offered his spare room to Randy for a fortnight. That was twelve months ago. Now Sammy J and Randy are inseparable – loyal, eccentric, and prone to bursting into song at any given moment.

Loud, bright, catchy, filthy, pun-filled, twisted, and bursting with heart, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane is what happens when good, old-fashioned story telling crashes headlong into an acclaimed, award-winning comedy duo.

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Mother and SonStarring two of Australia’s favourite actors, Ruth Cracknell and Gary McDonald, Mother and Son is a multi award-winning comedy about a forgetful widow, Maggie, and her long-suffering son, Arthur. Maggie would have Arthur tied to her apron strings – if only she could remember where she put the apron!

Each episode explores a universal family theme: what do you do when someone you love is driving you up the wall?

LowdownLove-rats, sports-cheats, drunken escapades, mob men, and fallen idols – celebrity scandal makes great copy. Alex Burchill, played by Adam Zwar (Wilfred), writes the Lowdown column for the once mighty tabloid newspaper – The Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities and each week those celebrities somehow ruin his life.

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush, Lowdown is fresh, fast and funny, with a generous serve of heart-and-soul.

SD 42 x 28’Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Agony of Life SeriesA hilarious guide to modern life. A compendium to survive the perils

and pitfalls. Each uniquely themed series takes a comical romp through

different aspects of 21st century existence, as seen through the eyes of

Australia’s wisest and wittiest Agony Aunts and Uncles.

Agony Aunts (6 x 30’ HD)

Agony Uncles (6 x 30’ HD)

The Agony of Life (8 x 30’ HD)

The Agony of Christmas (1 x 30’ HD)

The Agony of Modern Manners (6 x 30’ HD)

The Agony of the Mind (1 x 57’ HD)

Agony (6 x 27’ HD)Half-hour series plus specialsHigh Wire Films

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The WigglesThe world’s most popular children’s

entertainment group continue to educate

and delight young audiences with a

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Ready, Steady, Wiggle!Ready, Steady, Wiggle! – Series 1 and Series 2 are the premiere series from the new Wiggles line-up featuring brand new songs, along with fresh interpretations of Wiggles favourites.

HD Series 1: 52 x 11’; Series 2: 52 x 11’

Wiggle Town!The Wiggles continue their fun-filled journey with an invitation to come on down to Wiggle Town! This is where Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony live with their many friends and if you like to sing and dance, then you’re already a citizen of Wiggle Town!

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Emma!Grab your tutu and get your dancing feet ready to join the effervescent singing, dancing, drum playing, French speaking, bow wearing yellow Wiggle, Emma!

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The Wiggles Meet the OrchestraThe Wiggles Meet the Orchestra is a unique piece of content introducing children to the symphony orchestra. A wonderful musical and educational experience for preschoolers.

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Dial E for Emma!Emma’s friends know that all they have to do is dial ‘E’ for Emma and she’ll answer the phone and lend a helping hand! Share in Emma’s love for dancing, singing, sign language and dress ups and know that she is only a phone call away!

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Lachy!The popular, purple Wiggle Lachy, shines in his debut TV special Lachy! Music and craft are at the core of the program – and Lachy has a special invention room.

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Bananas in Pyjamas

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the

much-loved Bananas in Pyjamas and their

colourful, fun, and unique brand of entertainment.

A hit with preschoolers around the world for

its simplicity, strong musical content, physical

humour and a keen sense of the ridiculous.

This irresistible entertainment is available in

3 formats: as five-minute self-contained stories; or

as four self-contained stories in a commercial half-

hour linked by segments with animated bumpers

to introduce and exit commercial breaks; and as

half-hour specials.

An array of Bananas in Pyjamas books, videos,

audio tapes and an extensive line of merchandise

accompanies the series, providing opportunities

for cross-promotion and enhanced market share.

Bananas in Pyjamas originated from the song of

the same name, which is also the series’ signature

tune. The words and music are by Carey Blyton.

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Bobbie The BearA delightful live action animated interstitial series following the adventures of Bobbie, a lovely lavender bear and his farm friends. Bobbie is a very cute, resourceful and inquisitive bear who solves any problem that comes his way.

Set on a stunning lavender farm, Bobbie and his friends – including a Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian devil, owl, bug and bees – explore the world around them on fun-filled adventures.

PeledaFrom the creators of the award-winning Figaro Pho, comes Peleda – a fantasy adventure series and immersive online adventure role-playing game for kids. With stunning animation and a fantastical setting of airborne islands, natural and mechanical marvels, nature spirits and alchemical power, Peleda follows two unlikely heroes, Mina and Valdis, who are on a quest to save the magical world of Peleda from the clutches of Giltine, Queen of the owls.

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Play School AdventuresEach series focuses on an overarching theme which is explored by a favourite character as they go on adventures accompanied by friendly and much loved Play School hosts.

Little Ted’s Big Adventure 20 x 3’ HD – Little Ted explores things that move such as planes, trains, helicopters and boats.

Jemima’s Big Adventure 10 x 3’ HD – Jemima goes on fun-filled play dates exploring the imagination of preschoolers, including pirates, fairies, queens and dinosaurs.

Big Ted’s Big Adventure 20 x 4’ HD – Big Ted ventures into the Animal Kingdom to get up close with some of the most treasured animals.

Humpty’s Big Adventure 16 x 4’ HD – Humpty sets out to try many different sports such as skateboarding, soccer, gymnastics and ballet.HD 3-4’ series

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Prisoner ZeroPrisoner Zero, a science-fiction action-adventure

series aimed at children aged 8 to 12, follows the

adventures of two teens, Gem and Tag, and their

mysterious friend who they only know as Prisoner

Zero. From the bridge of their starship, Rogue,

this engaging team are on a mission to save the

universe from the dreaded Imperium, led by

General Vykar. To do this, they must solve the

secret of the Imperium’s greatest technological

achievement, a digital control system called the

Bioweve.

Prisoner Zero is a 2D animated series, mixing

drama with comedy, that sends an important

message to today’s kids about what it means to

be a hero and why it’s important to stand up and

be exactly that.

HD 26 x 30’ Planet 55 Studios

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The WotWotsFrom the creative minds of the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop (Lord of the Rings, Jane and The Dragon, Thunderbirds Are Go), come the delightful adventures of two small puppet-like aliens – a brother and sister – who come to explore planet Earth in their steam powered spaceship. They land in a zoo and set out to discover all the exotic creatures that live there. The discoveries continue in Series Two when they land on a farm, and travel to the sea shore.

The two series celebrate the joy of discovery and the strange and extraordinary diversity of life on the planet.

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SplashDanceSplashDance is a live action preschool series that encourages imagination through movement.

In each episode, the SplashDancing cast get out their ‘splash hands’ and splash the dance studio with colours and fun elements to create a unique setting for the episode’s pop infused dance song, written by multi-award winning composer John Field (Hot Potato, Hot Potato!). Dance offers a special form of expression for children when command over language is still developing.

In SplashDance, it is movement that creates the wonderful worlds in which children’s imagination can travel.

Splash on the colours, join in the fun and dance to the music of SplashDance.

HD 104 x 10’ (2 series) Pukeko Pictures

Pet SuperstarsPet Superstars is a light-hearted and entertaining interstitial series celebrating the unique bond kids share with the family pet.

The series goes inside the homes and imaginations of 8-12 year olds, to experience the love and chaos surrounding these special relationships. With a rip-snorting blend of heart and humour, Pet Superstars makes great viewing for the whole family.

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Hoot Hoot Go!Hoot, Hootabelle and Hootly are best friends, living together in the Land of Giggle and Hoot. Whenever someone needs help, the Owl Pals come together to solve the problem! They love playing in their Button Tree, going on The Night Watch flight to make sure all in the land are safe and sound, having pirate adventures with Pirate Hootbeard, visiting Hootaluna on the moon, as well as Giggle Fangs in his Batty Lair. A heart-warming, live action puppetry and animation series, promoting teamwork, collaboration and friendship – based on ABC KIDS flagship property Giggle and Hoot.

Also available Hoot to the Music 1 x 54’

HD 26 x 5’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Five Minutes MoreDiscover the wonderful world of five furry friends who live on a magical patchwork quilt and love to tell each other stories.

One is the storyteller who sets the scene, one is the dedicated listener (and chief interrupter) and the other three create the characters and act out the stories. With its soft ‘hand-sewn’ look and familiar story-telling style – complete with interruptions, questions and detours – this engaging series gently draws young viewers in for Five Minutes More.

Available in Spanish

SD 65 x 5’ Buster Dandy Productions, Snow River media, ABC Commercial

Let’s Get Inventin’Ever seen a Papernator? What about a human sized Zorb called the Power Ball, an H2O Bomb Blaster or a hamster powered toy bike?

In the International Emmy-nominated Let’s Get Inventin’, see brilliant inventions made by kids and tested by kids. It proves to children that they can create the rules and the adult world will follow.

Series 1: 26 x 22’, Series 2: 26 x 22’,Series 3: 10 x 22’, Series 4: 9 x 22’ HD, Series 5: 10 x 22’ HD, Series 6: 10 x 22’ HD

Available in Spanish

HD 91 x 22’ Series 1 - 2 – Television Spaceman Series 3 - 6 – Luke Nola & Friends

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Bananas in PyjamasThe much loved preschool series Bananas in Pyjamas entertains in an exciting CGI animated series!

Boasting adventures, stories and music, those lovable Bananas, B1 and B2, are joined by their best friends from Cuddlestown, the adorable teddies, Lulu, Morgan and Amy and the mischievous Rat. The Bananas get up to their typically hilarious antics and, as always, they can count on their friends to join in with their slap-stick adventures.

Also available: Original live action series

Exclusive Asian Distribution Rights ABC Commercial

HD 104 x 12’ & 52 x 12’ | Preschool A Southern Star Entertainment and Southern Star Singapore Production for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Figaro Pho is a warm-hearted, adorable, quirky and mischievous

character... who just happens to be afflicted with a multitude of

weird and wonderful phobias. Step inside Figaro Pho’s fantastical

world and embark on a journey of the comedic and the bizarre,

where any activity inevitably turns into a hysterical adventure.

‘Figaro Pho’ and ‘The Adventures of Figaro Pho’ were the

brainchild of award-winning Australian director and children’s

book illustrator, Luke Jurevicius, and creative consultant

Deane Taylor, known for his Art Direction on Tim Burton’s

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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HD 13 x 22’ or 39 x 8’Chocolate Liberation Front & Ambience Entertainment

The New Adventures of Figaro PhoChocolate Liberation Front and creator Luke

Jurevicius partnered with world-leading Visual

Effects studio Luma Pictures (Guardians of

the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, Underworld:

Awakening) for the third instalment in this

colourful series.

HD 13 x 22’ or 39 x 8’Chocolate Liberation Front & Ambience Entertainment

The Adventures of Figaro Pho

HD 26 x 1.5’ (interstitials)Vishus Productions, ABC, SAFC

Figaro Pho

Whether it’s facing a stinky cheese monster, mastering time travel, taming possessed bagpipes or overcoming zombies, you can be certain that Figaro’s tales will leave audiences in stitches.

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Carmen 1 x 142 HD

A superb orchestra and conductor, gritty set

design, sumptuous bold costumes and stunning

choreography, combined with the magnificent

direction of Gale Edwards, bring Bizet’s glorious

opera to life like never before. Performed in French.

La Traviata 1 x 130’ HD

One of the world’s best-loved romantic operas, is

performed on a mirrored stage under a colossal,

glittering Swarovski chandelier as Verdi’s captivating

music rings out below. Performed in Italian.

Turandot 1 x 116’ HD

Director Chen Shi-Zheng brings a unique

perspective to this classic story steering away from

traditional Chinese styles to present a China that is

sleek and modern. Performed in Italian.

madama Butterfly 1 x 142’ HD

Japanese soprano Hiromi Omura stars in Puccini’s

masterpiece. This is a lavish production directed

by the renowned Àlex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus).

Performed in Italian.

Aida 1 x 141’ HD

American Soprano Latania Moore stars in this

stunning production that captures the grandeur and

majesty of Egypt as never before. Verdi’s thrilling

music rings out in blazing glory, performed under a

giant head of Nefertiti.

Take a harbourside setting with stunning views of the famous Sydney

Opera House, Harbour Bridge and spectacular fireworks set against the

city skyline. Add a floating stage, a monumental set, colourful, eye-

catching costumes, spectacular dance and you’ve got opera unrivalled.

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The Importance of Being Miriam In this hilarious, heart-warming and thought provoking show, internationally renowned multi-award winning actress Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Miss Fisher, The Age of Innocence) reveals the full range of her immense talent. Miriam reflects on the family influences which have shaped her career, and her love of classic literary giants. Throughout this captivating performance, Miriam inhabits over 20 characters with a dazzling variety of the accents for which she is renowned.

A rare and extraordinary theatrical journey.

art + soulFormer senior curator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Hetti Perkins generously shares her encyclopaedic knowledge of Aboriginal art – taking us into the homes and studios of artists in remote desert communities, the tropical top end and urban environments. Directed and filmed by the 2009 Cannes Camera d’Or winner, Warwick Thornton (Samson & Delilah) and produced by multi-award-winning producer Bridget Ikin (An Angel at My Table, Look Both Ways), this is the authoritative series on contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, and the artists who create it.

HD 1 x 120’ and 1 x 36’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Life in MovementIn 2007 the Sydney Dance Company appointed 29-year-old choreographer Tanja Liedtke as their first new artistic director in 30 years. However before she could take up the position, she was struck and killed by a truck in the middle of the night. Admired internationally as a dancer and celebrated for her fresh choreographic voice, she was known as a dedicated artist, intelligent, funny and generous. After Tanja’s death her collaborators embark on a world tour of her work. Interspersed with intimate footage of Tanja’s artistic process and previously unseen interviews, Life in Movement is a powerfully rendered take on art and dance, creativity and mortality.

HD 1 x 56’ & 1 x 79’ Closer Productions

HD 6 x 55’ (2 series) Hibiscus Films

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Peter Wright’s The NutcrackerCreated for Birmingham Royal Ballet and now performed by The Australian Ballet, Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker is considered the world’s most beautiful. Coupled with Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, it’s a magical experience for the whole family.

This stunning production has all the delights of a traditional Nutcracker – the Christmas tree that grows to towering heights, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the dancing rats, and the sweets – with some extra treats like a Rose Fairy and a flying goose thrown in!

More great Australian Ballet titles also available.

Photography: Georges Antoni

Scotland the BraveFrom the stage of the Sydney Opera House comes Scotland the Brave, a celebration of the best of Scottish music, song and dance. An extraordinary cast of talented pipers, dancers, singers and instrumentalists, perform all-time favourites like Auld Lang Syne, The Skye Boat Song, The Song of the Clyde and I’ll Walk Beside You. Produced and conducted by Alistair Harper, it also features a number of classic, rollicking sing-along songs.

HD 1 x 104’The Australian Ballet

SD 1 x 88’Australian Broadcasting Corporation

BespokeBespoke is an engaging, amusing, irreverent but thought provoking look at the return and rise of the handmade, the locally produced, the small scale and the artisanal. Writer and presenter Marcus Westbury takes us on a journey from the lovingly crafted to cutting edge technology – from artisanal jewellers and wood-turners to craft distillers and 3D printers, from around the globe – to answer the questions of who is making, why are so many of us making, who is buying and is it here to stay?

HD 3 x 27’Bespoke Films

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Soweto Gospel ChoirThe Soweto Gospel Choir is a vocal ensemble of international renown. Drawn from the churches and communities of South Africa’s most famous township, this magnificent choir mixes earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and an irrepressible charisma to express the dynamic energy of the new South Africa.

Filmed live in concert on their 2005 tour of Australia, they share their hopes, their beliefs, the strength they derive from their music and introduce the “hometown” meaning behind their songs – giving the audience an intimate appreciation of a unique performance that lifts the soul and stuns the senses.

Anatomy An intimate look at the ways artists and performers deal with the subjects of sex, identity and the human body. Thematically linked, each episode focuses on one artist and one part of the body. From a tattoo artist working with skin, to a cabaret performer defined by his long hair, this is a unique exploration of how sexuality and the body work as driving forces in the creative process.

SD 1 x 55’ and 1 x 100’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Art of Australia Hosted by former director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon, The Art of Australia tells the epic story of Australian art, from the colonial period to the present day. Edmund goes on a quest to understand how art has helped shape Australia. The series interweaves the story of British, European and Indigenous art traditions and how they have reflected the evolution of Australia’s culture over 200 years.

HD 3 x 60’ Serendipity Productions and Wall to Wall media

SD 12 x 30’matchbox Pictures in association with Film Victoria, Screen Australia and ABC

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Four CornersFour Corners is Australia’s premier television

current affairs program. It has been part of the

national story for almost sixty years, exposing

scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate,

confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends

and sub-cultures.

Its consistently high standards of journalism and

film-making have earned international recognition

and an array of high-profile awards.

HD half to one-hour ongoing series Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cyber War (Four Corners)The wars of the future will be fought not with weapons, but with code. As we’ve transported our valuable and secret information online we have inadvertently exposed our private lives to hackers. Hackers pose a universal threat, targeting everything from your bank account to national secrets. As online attacks become more frequent and dangerous, governments try to find the greatest cyber minds, who are equipped with the skills to wage war and espionage in the modern age.

WikiLeaks, The Forgotten Man (Four Corners)While WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech, his ongoing exposé of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning who allegedly stole the classified documents published by WikiLeaks. It is Manning who languished in a US military prison for years until commuted by president Obama before he left office.

Four Corners: WikiLeaks – The Forgotten Man tells the inside story of Bradley Manning and his daring intelligence heist.

HD 1 x 45’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australia’s Shame (Four Corners) Revelations of shocking abuse in Australia’s youth justice system have shaken the public to its core and resulted in a Royal Commission.

Released images from within prisons show conditions easily mistaken for Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay.

This shocking report reveals the truth about the treatment of Australia’s children behind bars, where young offenders have been stripped naked, assaulted and tear gassed.

HD 1 x 51’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Being Me (Four Corners)To the world Eleven-year-old Isabelle looked like a young boy. But she knew that she was really a girl.

Being Me tells Isabelle’s story and the story of the family, the doctor and ultimately the community that backed her decision to truly be herself. Isabelle’s story is remarkable and inevitably raises many questions for families, doctors and society in general.

Along the way, meet other people who’ve confronted the same feelings and discover that a growing and significant number of children are finding themselves in the same situation.

In Google We Trust (Four Corners)The internet has brought us conveniences once unimaginable. You can shop online, diagnose illnesses, and send ‘selfies’ whenever you want, but it isn’t all one way traffic. We live in the age of ‘big data’, where the seemingly mundane information of our everyday existence has enormous value – every hour of every day, our digital interactions are being recorded and logged. With the help of expert data trackers, this revealing doc offers a comprehensive look at how governments and large companies keep tabs on us.

HD 1 x 45’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

There’s No 3G in Heaven (Four Corners)Until now the accepted wisdom has been to publicly downplay suicide but in speaking to families who’ve lost children, reporter Liz Jackson found that young people are in fact talking about suicide all the time on facebook. Social media has the potential to influence behaviour, for better or worse, and it’s now accepted that suicide prevention strategies need to deal with this.

HD 1 x 45’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 1 x 45’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Foreign CorrespondentAustralia’s leading foreign affairs program, multi

award-winning Foreign Correspondent gives

viewers a colourful look at the culture and lifestyles

of people who usually don’t make international

headlines. Fascinating and compelling, Foreign

Correspondent also travels to places where

reporters are less welcome, telling the stories

that governments often don’t want told – of war,

famine and the political upheavals that are a tragic

reality in today’s world.

Long running one hour current affairs seriesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

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#BlackLivesMatter (Foreign Correspondent) Reporter Sally Sara takes to the streets of Baltimore and Chicago to investigate a reawakened civil rights movement. #BlackLivesMatter is a leaderless movement that’s harnessing direct protest and the mobilising power of social media. Now, black America is rising up again over the death toll of unarmed civilians killed in encounters with police, and the incomprehensibly routine atrocities that torment gang-infested neighbourhoods. In a one-hour program, the people who live in this pall of violence express their fury and their fear.

Globesity (Foreign Correspondent)This startling program exposes the shocking explosion of global obesity. Globesity travels to China where the consumption of sugar and

oil has led to an exponential expansion of waistlines; to Brazil where global food companies have fundamentally altered traditional diets; to India where it’s predicted 100 million people will soon be suffering diabetes and on to Mexico, the biggest consumer of soft drinks in the world, where diabetes is already the number one killer and where the weight problem is so big, special programs have been developed offering free exercise classes and stomach reduction surgery.

HD 1 x 60’ | FACTUAL Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How to Save the World (Foreign Correspondent) Reporter Eric Campbell criss-crosses the continents to see not only what is at stake but also what is being done to cut carbon pollution. It’s easy to believe that the planet is frying and that nobody – not even the scores of world leaders who meet for crucial climate negotiations – is doing anything about it. This program explores potential solutions to global warming – from thermal power in Costa Rican jungles to giant North Sea wind farms and California’s solar start-ups.

HD 1 x 60’ | FACTUAL Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD 1 x 60’ Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A Taste of LandlineDiscover the stories behind rare and gourmet

produce such as saffron, micro vegetables and

craft gin, as well as reports on market innovations

in beef, seafood and wine.

This is the ultimate ‘paddock to plate’ program,

showing in detail where our food comes from and

the farmers who grow it, as well as the consumers

who buy it and some of Australia’s top chefs who

cook it.

With a strong focus on colourful country

characters and spectacular locations, this

program highlights amazing food and produce

from around Australia.

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LandlineThe multi-award winning show is Australia’s

leading program for current affairs coverage of

regional and rural issues and events. Landline

examines topics that have parallel relevancy for

those working in the rural sector worldwide such

as environmental issues, trends and emerging

biological technologies.

Featuring stories, ranging across agri-politics

and economics, business and product innovation,

animal and crop science, regional infrastructure,

climate and weather trends, regional and rural

services, as well as music and lifestyle.

HD 9 x 30’Australian Broadcasting Corporation

HD Ongoing one-hour seriesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation

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ABC NoW is the ultimate online newsdesk, with an easy-to-use interface for sourcing trusted

video news for multiple platforms. With ABC NoW you can maximise your engagement by

delivering the most current, innovative and reliable news content to your audience.

Get more than twenty 1-10 minute stories from across the extensive ABC News network, uploaded daily, covering every topic

imaginable from political interviews and eyewitness reports to feel good pieces, weather and fi nance.

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