ABC Australia HD | English News Shows (Page: 5)

Justine Clarke tastes the dangers of flying in the 1920s, discovers how daredevil aviators lifted the spirits of Australians bereft by war and measures herself against the demanding standards of the first airline hostesses.

In northern Queensland, nature nerd Dr Ann Jones comes face to face with one of Australia's mightiest predators, the bull shark, and discovers there's much more to them than meets the eye.

The battle for bog roll during the Covid 19 years showed us just how much we Aussies value the stuff. In this episode Dr Karl lifts the lid to discover how recycled toilet paper is made at the Encore toilet paper factory.

For six decades Four Corners has been exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, leading national debate and confronting the issues that matter to us all. In 2021 Australia's premier investigative journalism program turns 60.

Paul Barry presents the show that casts a critical eye over the media industry, watching the watchers and commenting on all forms of media, spin and communications.

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.

Former city dwellers, Mark and Nicola Ruitenberg want an industrial style garden. But can an inner-city trend, dominated by waste concrete, be transplanted to a sub-tropical sanctuary in the country?

In the very first episode of Art Works, host Namila Benson throws a pot with actor Uncle Jack Charles and interviews artist Atong Atem, while sculptor Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran explains his unusual sources of inspiration.

Inflation in Argentina is at 100%. The government is printing money and locals spend in US dollars because the peso is so unreliable. Once a wealthy country like Australia, Argentina has totally lost control of its economy.

This episode charts the story of the nation from 1896 to 1929 as agriculture transforms the land.

Hard people for a hard land. Narriearra Station sprawls across 150,000 hectares in a remote New South Wales. After more than a century its becoming a national park rich in flora and fauna and Indigenous and pastoral history.

Filmmaker, author and perennial troublemaker John Safran embarks on a playful quest to discover the role that Jews have played in modern Australia's story.