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Space 22Space 22
ABC (AU), 2022 On Hiatus | Documentary, Talk Shows



Space 22 follows seven strangers, each with their own lived experience of mental ill health, as they take part in an ambitious experiment to test if the simple act of participating in art can help heal invisible wounds.


ProblemsProblems
ABC (AU), 2012 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy



Each episode has a story arc from Sam and built around that will be characters and sketches, some in Sam's 'world' and others in a world of their own. It will be set in the suburbs but is not a riff on suburban life, Australia is the suburbs and their cream brick endlessness provide a great backdrop for our odd little world.


Paper Giants: Magazine WarsPaper Giants: Magazine Wars
ABC (AU), 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mini-Series



Mini-Series about the golden years of the glossy women's magazines and the battle to have the number one selling publication in Australia.


Todd Sampson's Life on the LineTodd Sampson's Life on the Line
ABC (AU), 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary



Todd Sampson puts his faith in science to the ultimate test in a series of epic experiments, trusting his life to the laws of physics.


Bushwhacked! BugsBushwhacked! Bugs


Come on a journey to a hidden world that's right under our noses, where the impossible is possible & even the tiniest things can be epic! Hosted by Kamil Ellis & featuring ten kids who love bugs, this is a mini-Bushwhacked!


Rain ShadowRain Shadow
ABC (AU), 2007 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mini-Series



Rain Shadow is an Australian television drama series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. It aired on Sundays at 8.30 pm. The six-part series (6 X 1 hour) was produced by Southern Star. Music from The Audreys features in the soundtrack for the show, including the main theme[1]. Rain Shadow was shot in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia and is set in the fictional district of Paringa, a dry land farming area in a rain shadow. It tells the story of two characters who become the means of each other's future. It stars Rachel Ward as district vet Kate McDonald and Victoria Thaine as new veterinary assistant Jill Blake.


Tomorrow TonightTomorrow Tonight
ABC (AU), 2018 On Hiatus | Comedy, Talk Shows
5.0


Charlie Pickering and Annabel Crabb dive into tomorrow's headlines. Each episode a panel of experts have to survive a ground-breaking news story as it unfolds. Can they solve the world's problems before they even happen?


72 Cutest Animals72 Cutest Animals
ABC (AU), 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary
5.0


What is the cutest animal in the world? Well that is a matter of opinion. Visually stunning and packed with scientific facts, 72 Cutest Animals is a countdown and investigation into the cutest animals in the world. From owls to bats and koalas to cats, this series uncovers the unusual characteristics that actually make an animal cute - and it's more than just a pretty face! With explanatory graphics and firsthand accounts from animal lovers and experts, each creature is fully assessed on its cuteness and ranked on a sliding scale to eventually uncover the cutest one in the world.


Road to NowRoad to Now
ABC (AU), 2020 Cancelled/Ended | History, Documentary, News



The world has changed profoundly in the past 30 years. From the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, to now, with new walls going up in Europe and the U.S. This series explores how we went from hope to our uncertain present.


The Great AccelerationThe Great Acceleration
ABC (AU), 2020 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary



This remarkable science-history series investigates the blistering pace of human endeavour in space exploration, computing, energy, resources, Earth science and our understanding of the evolution of life itself.


Figaro PhoFigaro Pho
ABC (AU), 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Children, Animation
5.0


Figaro Pho is a boy swamped with an alphabet of phobias. Whether it's the fear of spiders, jelly, old people, vegetables, beards or even vibrating to pieces, Figaro has experienced them all! In fact, there probably isn't a single phobia Figaro hasn't harboured, lodged or morbidly entertained. Figaro Pho has been inspired by the fact that we love to poke fun at our various fears and idiosyncrasies and takes a light-hearted approach to phobias, because they can be amusing, cryptic, confusing, imaginatively surreal and bizarre. Take a journey into the absurd and humorous Gothic world of Figaro Pho as he reveals to us his own personal A-Z of fears.


Our BrainOur Brain
ABC (AU), 2022 On Hiatus | Documentary



Breakthroughs in brain imaging and genetics has made it possible to understand how the interplay of genes and environment affect the mind, and ultimately, tell us how to live better.


The Secret Lives Of Our Urban BirdsThe Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds
ABC (AU), 2023 Running | Documentary
3.0


Nature journalist and self-confessed bird-nerd, Dr Ann Jones, heads out on an urban safari through Sydney and Brisbane to uncover the secret lives of the city's feathery friends.


Shaun Micallef's Eve of DestructionShaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction
ABC (AU), 2024 Running | Comedy, Talk Shows



It's a talk show like no other: one question, two guests and the man everyone agrees is this country's least experienced interviewer. Join Shaun Micallef each week as he chats with his famous celebrity acquaintances about what's REALLY important to them.


Devil's DustDevil's Dust
ABC (AU), 2012 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Documentary, Biography



Devil's Dust is a thriller of David & Goliath proportions ripping the cloak of secrecy from a huge corporate scandal that exposes how asbestos multi - national company James Hardie oversaw a strategy that by ignoring the dangers of asbestos for decades was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people.


Outback EROutback ER
ABC (AU), 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Reality, Documentary
5.0


From the red earth of Broken Hill comes this eight x half hour observational documentary series looking at one of the most unique emergency departments in the country, the Broken Hill Base Hospital.


Return To JupiterReturn To Jupiter
ABC (AU), 1997 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Action, Adventure



A 13 part series which follows the successful sci-fi series Escape from Jupiter. Reuniting on Earth Station Two, a large space platform hovering above Earth, five children - gerard, Michael, Kumiko, Abraham and Anna - are preparing to return to a newly established mining colony on Ganymede, another of Jupiter's moons. With jealousy among the crew, a disaster-predicting stowaways and a malfunctioning computer system that has sent them spiralling towards a crash landing on Mars - it is easy to see they face many dangers on their voyage through space.


The Games (Australia)The Games (Australia)
ABC (AU), 1998 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Sports



The Games was an Australian satire based on the premise of a documentary film crew being given carte blanche access to film the fictional Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) as they go about their days planning and producing the Games themselves, dealing with one crisis after another: a 100 Metre track that isn't actually 100 metres long, a lacrosse facility the head of the IOC is set to tour in a week which has not yet been built, and so on. The series ran for two seasons, ending just one week before the Games themselves opened.


Shaun Micallef's On The SauceShaun Micallef's On The Sauce
ABC (AU), 2020 Cancelled/Ended | Documentary



Shaun Micallef goes on a personal journey around the nation to discover the new face of alcohol in Australia. He is confronted by the highs and lows of alcohol consumption and the changing shape of our national pastime.


Mustangs FCMustangs FC
ABC (AU), 2017 On Hiatus | Comedy, Drama, Children



MUSTANGS FC is a goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club's first all female team. Against the odds, they'll stand united and overcome any challenge the club, the boys or the opposition can throw at them, all while wrestling with what it means to be a girl today. As well as playing great soccer, this girl squad have got to work out how to be a friend. A sister. A daughter. A girlfriend. And how all that may be hard or sad or ridiculously crazy or laugh out loud funny. But when you've got your team mates behind you, there's no better feeling than playing like a girl.


Movin' to the CountryMovin' to the Country
ABC (AU), 2021 On Hiatus | Reality, Documentary



Dreaming about escaping the major cities has become a national pastime. Supercharged by a global pandemic, brave entrepreneurs, innovators, small business operators and treechangers are creating new opportunities on the land.


Books That Made Us (2021)Books That Made Us (2021)
ABC (AU), 2021 Cancelled/Ended | History, Documentary



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


Bananas In PyjamasBananas In Pyjamas
ABC (AU), 1992 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Children, Fantasy



This television series, Bananas in Pyjamas, is about two giant, child-like bananas, B1 and B2. They are good friends and companions. Together they live on Cuddles Lane, with their friends, the Teddy Bears: Amy, Morgan, and Lulu, the Rat-in-a-Hat, and various other critters. The bananas are constantly teasing the Teddy Bears (the bears know that it is all in fun), but those silly bananas are always able foil the Rat's sly tricks. B1 and B2 are typically mischievous; however, they are always ready to fight for a good cause.


The Warriors (2017)The Warriors (2017)
ABC (AU), 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Sports



The Warriors is set in the world of Australian Rules Football. It explores the elite world of professional sport through the eyes of two new recruits - plucked from obscurity to fame and fortune - and two established players as they are thrown together in a share house in Melbourne.


Chandon PicturesChandon Pictures
ABC (AU), 2007 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy



Written by and starring Rob Carlton, this eight-part comedy series is a spin-off of a short film produced by Carlton and Alex Weinress for Australian short film festival Tropfset. The show follows the adventures and mishaps of a struggling production company called Chandon Pictures.


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