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Set in the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defence facility in central Australia, the spy-thriller Pine Gap delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries.

Three eccentric adult siblings revisit childhood home after mom's call, uncovering quirky personalities and long-held secrets in this hilarious, surprising six-part series focused on each family member.

Comedian Guy Montgomery hosts a spelling competition with a mixture of simple and unconventional rounds.

In 2010 Melbourne, a nerdy Indian girl struggles to fit in and find love amidst her parents' traditional expectations and in the heightened and competitive environment of an elite academic all girls' school.

"Towser is smart (but not too smart). Towser is brave (well, resourceful anyway)...". Towser is a sweet tenacious terrier created by prolific artist and author Tony Ross. He was brought into animated life with the help of the equally prolific David McKee and King Rollo Films - Mr McKee being the creator of Mr. Benn, of course. Towser dwelled in a semi-medieval world, where there were castles and all the expected chivalrous characters and furnishings yet there were also comfy armchairs and suitcases and modern accouterments. A seemingly odd mix then, but it all gels perfectly and each tiny tale features a little pinch of irony, a tiny twist to savour. Towser's close pals include a king known only as The King, a cat called Sadie and The Owl, and his esoteric adventures introduced us to the likes of The Terrible Thing, Dr. Smelly, Goblin Gobble, The Lion, Captain Rat, Sir Lance, The Witch, an alien, and most bizarrely of all, a strange blue beaky-bird called Nosey Parker. Towser is noticeable for having been narrated by the late actor Roy Kinnear.

A no-holds-barred examination of the Australian automotive industry by motor journalist and racing driver Peter Wherrett, including car road tests and information about automotive products.

The story of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack told by those who managed to survive it.

Legendary Aboriginal Australian actor and dancer David Gulpilil discusses his life and career from his home in Yolngu country in Arnhem Land, NT.

Empire (1997) is a visual and aural journey through the dark recesses of a decaying empire; the British Empire in Australia. Through stylised, minimalist images of decay, desolation and death, the film shows how the British have impounded Aboriginal society and country. Directed by Michael Riley, the film is set to a soundscape composed by Antony Partos, produced by Supersonic, orchestrated by Derek Williams and performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Soprano Cinzia Montresor.

Donald Trump still refuses to accept the result of the 2020 election. Now he's on the ballot again, and in his campaign against Kamala Harris he's calling on his supporters to make the race 'too big to rig'.

Anne Deveson was a magnificent woman: the first female talk-back broadcaster in Australia, she was also a writer, activist, mental health advocate, and mother. When director Sari Braithwaite met Anne in 2015, she was attempting to bundle up thousands of private papers for the National Library of Australia (NLA). Sari offered to help and over the next six months they transform Anne's 85-year paper trail into a mountain of neatly stacked brown boxes for the permanent collection at the NLA. But during this time, Anne's brain starts to fail her. Alzheimer's, the illness that took her mother and grandmother, is gaining hold, and she is feeling the pressure to move into care. While she has stacks of miscellaneous files to sort, Anne has resolved to keep living in her own home, on her own terms. As she seeks to make sense of her life through the archives, she discovers that the storylines she's seeking to piece together are becoming harder and harder to find. What to keep, what to discard? Anne writes in her diary, "Who am I to think I matter?" The film weaves between Anne Deveson's present and past as we time travel through her rich archive, exploring the changes and repetitions that appear over a lifetime. While Anne may be packing her life's work into boxes it is, at best, a mirage of order. The chaotic beauty of Anne Deveson, or any of us, defies a singular telling or definitive portrait.

Australian music talk show for ABC, featuring discussions and original musical performances with three popular artists.

This is the story the Otways Ranges Environment Network (OREN), a diverse grassroots network of people who devoted seven years of their lives to successfully end clearfell logging and woodchipping of bio-diverse native forest in the Otways Ranges. Many in OREN suffered violence, incarceration, financial loss yet won their campaign using a decentralised, regionally focused activist strategy. The film explores both the external and internal conflicts OREN faced, the highs and the lows and the unrelenting devotion of those involved, from activists living in trees to Melbourne business people. OREN still attracts attention as a case study to inspire similar campaigns around the world.

Hosted by Namila Benson, Art Works is the ABC's weekly half-hour arts show sharing the most inspiring, surprising, and formative ways that Australian creatives are telling our stories today.

Artists at Work is a captivating four-part series which invites viewers to share first-hand in the intimate and sometimes delicate world of the creative process. In painting studios, rehearsal rooms and galleries we watch a mix of artists give birth to four very different pieces of art. Each episode tracks the artwork from conception to completion and explores the setbacks and dramas that unfold as the artists struggle to realise their vision.

In a special USA Votes five-part series, Casey Briggs travels to the United States to find out why Americans are so conflicted about their democracy.

This video from ABC TV in South Australia captures the unforgettable spectacle of the Adelaide International Tattoo. Inspired by the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, it is a unique blend of music, ceremony and dazzling entertainment.

Presented by Leigh Sales, this documentary reveals how Frank Lowy, one of Australia's most powerful billionaires, got played in the dirty game of world football.

This is the story of the 12 British atomic bomb tests in Australia seen through the eyes of Aboriginal elders, atomic veterans and experts "That uranium belongs to us" says Uncle Kevin, "we knew about that long before the white man came here, it's our responsibility, it's part of the Dreamtime" With the building of a new $500 million nuclear reactor in Sydney, the expansion of more multi-national uranium mines and the community opposition to having an international nuclear waste repository 'in our backyard', the fight is on ...