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Castaway
- 2009
- TV drama
- 26 x 24mins
- Status: Completed
Shipwrecked on the isolated coastline of Western Australia, teenager Ryan and his friends must track-down the scientist who is holding their parents and solve the mystery behind his strange behaviour.
The Catalpa Rescue
- 2007
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
THE CATALPA RESCUE is the extraordinary story of the daring rescue of six Irish rebels from a notoriously brutal penal colony in Fremantle, West Australia in 1876. It caused an international sensation at the time and has since become one of the most celebrated maritime incidents of all time. At the centre is an unlikely American hero – the quiet Quaker George Smith Anthony, who as captain of the Catalpa, risked his life to sail all the way across the world to bring the rebels back to freedom in the United States, amid scenes of wild public celebration.
The Colony
- 2005
- Documentary
- 6 x 52mins
- Status: Completed
THE COLONY transports a group of English, Irish and Australians (both Indigenous and European) back in time to the Australia of their ancestors. Living the life of the free settlers, convicts and local Aboriginal people, they will experience the unforgiving toughness of the colony of New South Wales.
Desperately Seeking Doctors
- 2008
- Documentary
- 3 x 52mins
- Status: Completed
DESPERATELY SEEKING DOCTORS delves into the shortage of doctors crisis in Australia. It follows the experiences of an overseas-trained doctor from Scotland who responded to advertisements and two new graduates to take up GP positions in remote outback communities in the vast expanse of Western Australia.
Dope: The Battle for the Soul of Sport
- 2004
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
DOPE: THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF SPORT is a forensic crime story starring American drug detection mastermind Dr Don Catlin and acclaimed anti-doping scientists around the globe, as they close in on what they hope will be the biggest drug bust in sport's history.
Down the Line
- 2003
- Documentary
- 6 x 44mins
- Status: Completed
When you hear the sound of a train in the distance, do you ever ask yourself: I wonder where it's heading ... and where could it take me? In six one-hour episodes we ride the rails with Scott McGregor, enthusiast and raconteur, exploring remote, unique and exotic destinations on and off the rails. Each adventure reveals an array of characters, culture and history that seems to collect along these wondrous railway lines. Scott McGregor shares his passion for what he loves best; catching, chasing and messing about with trains. He is our enthusiastic guide who likes nothing better than getting amongst characters even more eccentric than himself.
Dust to Dust
- 2005
- Documentary
- 5 x 26mins
- Status: Completed
DUST TO DUST goes behind-the-scenes of the death industry for an unflinching look at the secret business of preparing the dead for burial. There are larger than life characters and stories to make your hair curl.
Gourmet Farmer
SERIES OVERVIEW
- 2009 - 2013
- Documentary
- 50 x 25mins
- Status: Completed
Australia’s most feared restaurant critic, Matthew Evans, has chucked in his city life for small farm living in Tasmania, that small triangle at the bottom of Australia. Having spent most of his life writing about what is good food, he now wants to go to the source; to find the best local produce, and to rear and grow it himself; to get pigs, chooks, sheep and a cow; to grow things for the plate, to have the farmhouse table groaning under platters of food; to have people over to share in the spoils. Having thrown in his career, he also plans to earn a living out of it by creating his own artisan food products. He doesn’t know how to chop wood, he knows nothing about growing plants and even less about rearing animals. However, he does know how to eat - how hard can it be?
Gourmet Farmer series 1
- 2009
- Documentary
- 10 x 25mins
- Status: Completed
Australia’s most feared restaurant critic, Matthew Evans, has chucked in his city life for small farm living in Tasmania, that small triangle at the bottom of Australia. Having spent most of his life writing about what is good food, he now wants to go to the source; to find the best local produce, and to rear and grow it himself; to get pigs, chooks, sheep and a cow; to grow things for the plate, to have the farmhouse table groaning under platters of food; to have people over to share in the spoils. Having thrown in his career, he also plans to earn a living out of it by creating his own artisan food products. He doesn’t know how to chop wood, he knows nothing about growing plants and even less about rearing animals. However, he does know how to eat - how hard can it be?
Heat in the Kitchen
- 2005
- Documentary
- 5 x 25mins
- Status: Completed
Capitalising on Australia's growing obsession with all things food, the series follows the lives of three Sydney restaurants Aria, Balzac and Red Lantern over the course of a year, all under the watchful eyes of the powerful 'Sydney Morning Herald's Good Food Guide' restaurant critics.
How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer
- 2008
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
HOW KEVIN BACON CURED CANCER brings us a new view of the world, as we unfold the science behind the popular trivia game 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon'. Based on the idea that anyone on the planet can be connected in just a few steps of association, 'six-degrees of separation' was supposedly a myth. Through the film we discover it's at the heart of a major scientific breakthrough. HOW KEVIN BACON CURED CANCER is a thought-provoking examination of an amazing idea, that there might be a pervasive law which nature uses to organise itself.
A Machine To Die For
- 2003
- Documentary
- 57mins
- Status: Completed
A MACHINE TO DIE FOR is the story of a warped intellectual adventure - the search for the perpetual motion. Conventional science claims that it is impossible, yet generations of inventors have been mesmerised by the promise of an engine that powers itself.
The Magic Bullet
- 2006
- Documentary
- 52mins
- Status: Completed
The true story of the discovery of the penicillin drug by a team led by the Australian Howard Florey.
Neil Perry's High Steaks
- 2007
- Documentary
- 3 x 25mins
- Status: Completed
Neil Perry is Australia's most successful chef. A born and bred Sydney-sider, Neil is at a stage in his career when most chefs think about slowing down, but he is doing no such thing. Instead he is about to raise the stakes and launch his biggest restaurant in the heart of Melbourne.
On Trial
- 2010
- Documentary
- 4 x 60mins
- Status: Completed
ON TRIAL is a ground breaking documentary series for Australian television offering unprecedented access to criminal matters in an Australian court.
Rodney's Robot Revolution
- 2008
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
A cutting edge science program exploring Artificial Intelligence with one of the world's greatest minds - Professor Rodney Brooks - as he races to create the world's first affordable personal robot.
The Secret Lives of Sleepwalkers
- 2006
- Documentary
- 55mins
- Status: Completed
This film will showcase sleepwalkers in action, engaging in such complex behaviours as murder. It will profile the cutting-edge science and technology that has revolutionised sleep medicine.
The Secret Millionaire
- 2009
- Documentary
- 6 x 42mins
- Status: Completed
THE SECRET MILLIONAIRE is a program which sees a wealthy Australian go undercover as a volunteer for 10 days in a disadvantaged area. The Millionaire's challenge is to seek out those in the community who are in need of financial support. At the end of the Millionaires stay he will reveal himself as a Millionaire and give away his money to some of the people he has met.
Shipwreck Detectives 2
- 2005
- Documentary
- 3 x 60mins
- Status: Completed
A dramatic international series where expert investigators use the very latest in science and technology to explore underwater worlds and unravel the mysteries of the past. Spanning centuries and oceans, the crack team of maritime archaeologists are hot on the trail of three of history’s most intriguing and puzzling tales.
Submariners
- 2005
- Documentary
- 6 x 26mins
- Status: Completed
Get up-close and personal with the crew of HMAS Rankin, the newest of Australia's controversial Collins Class submarines, as they sail half way around the world to take on the best of the US Navy.
Trapped
SERIES OVERVIEW
- 2008 - 2009
- TV drama
- 52 x 26mins
- Status: Completed
Shipwrecked on the isolated coastline of Western Australia, teenager Ryan and his friends set out on an intrepid journey to rescue their kidnapped parents.
Trapped series 1
- 2008
- TV drama
- 26 x 26mins
- Status: Completed
The mysterious disappearance of their parents from a remote scientific research station, leave a group of children trapped in a dangerous paradise.

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