Biography

Dynasties - Series 4

An inside look at some of Australia's most powerful families, which reveal the story of some of Australia's great dynasties, the ways they have shaped our society, their private motivations and their...

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Australian Story - In the Pink (Michelle Hanton)

An ancient sport that started in China more than 2000 years ago is breathing new life into survivors of a deadly disease. Australian Story follows the inspiring story of how women with breast cancer...

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Margaret Olley - A Life in Paint

MARGARET OLLEY: A LIFE IN PAINT is an intimate one-hour documentary about one of Australia's best-loved painters. A well-known figure from the time she was painted by William Dobell in 1948, Olley's c...

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Australian Story - Paint the Town Black (Black Caviar)

Not since the mighty Phar Lap has a horse captured the public imagination like Black Caviar. She remains unbeaten after thirteen runs and has been declared the best racehorse in the world. She's the f...

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Smart's Labyrinth

Jeffrey Smart is one of Australia's best-known painters. He has been called a hyper-realist with surreal undertones who paints powerful critiques of the alienation of man in the 20th century, and his...

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Compass - The Lost War of the Vatican

On the 50th anniversary of Vatican II this program revisits the historic three year council that changed the Catholic Church, and examines the ongoing repercussions of its reforms. Part 1 Image...

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Life and Times OF Margaret Whitlam, The

The wife of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, Margaret Whitlam recalls the day that the Governor-General John Kerr sacked her husband on 11 November 1975. Interviewed by Maxine McKew, Margaret Whi...

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Australian Story - To Set Before a Queen (Black Caviar)

In the early hours of Sunday June 24 tens of thousands of Australians set their alarms to watch a horse race in England. The unbeaten Black Caviar took on Europe's best at Royal Ascot, in front of the...

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Talking Heads - Anh Do

Peter Thompson talks to Anh Do about the highs and lows of his journey from refugee to one of Australia's best-loved and most successful comedians. Image: ...

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Australian Story - Mary & Me (Kath Evans)

This program is about a grandmother whose recovery from terminal illness became central to the declaration of Australia's first saint. Kath Evans was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to her...

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