Alan Erson

Follow Marc Fennell on a globe-trotting, emotional quest for the truth as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind six iconic and priceless objects taken by the British Empire and meets those who want them back.

Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.

In their own words and their own extraordinary, never-before-seen helmet-cam battle footage, Australia's fighting men and women lay bare their hearts in an epic series - not just how they waged a war, but why and to what end.

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs, and the way we live as a society. From economic booms and busts to the fight for Land Rights and recognition, from various cultural migrations to the unrelenting force of nature, emerges a country building its way into the future.

Anthony LaPaglia explores an Australian Italian community's struggle against hard times, extreme politics, looming war and the mafia in their midst.

There can be few better ways to reconnect to nature than coming nose to beak or cheek to jowl with wildlife. This extraordinary 6-part series reveals the best places on the planet to encounter the world's wildest animals. Discover where killer whales cruise the coastlines and grizzlies catch fish in the wild; trek deep into the jungle to meet silver-backed gorillas and embark on an African safari. From anacondas to zebras this is the ultimate guide to wildlife encounters the world over.

Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the real sharks for Jaws and famously wore a chainmail suit, using herself as shark bait, changing our scientific understanding of sharks forever.

An exploration of the tumultuous life of King Herod the Great, as well as the rise and fall of the kingdom of Judea under the Roman Empire, through the words of Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romanized Jewish historian.

Discoveries that have revolutionised our understanding of what it means to be human, allowing us to live longer, better, smarter and stronger.

A documentary to the 'sweet and the sour' of the China-Australia relationship, digging deep into overlapping histories of the countries, unpacking the present and looking to the future of Australia's waltz with the dragon.

The forces that have powered China's rise are rarely explored, while the lives of Chinese people barely get a mention. Beyond the headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens?

Explore the fascinating relationship between author P. L. Travers and her much-loved character, Mary Poppins. This is the story of a complex woman who escaped her upbringing in rural Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, reinventing herself and her past along the way.

Behind the scenes with a couple of intrepid young documentary filmmakers as they ponder life, the universe, and which trees produce the best leaves to wipe your butt with.

With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace—an event unparalleled in the history of western democracy. Four decades later, a coronial inquiry confirmed that Harold Holt had accidentally drowned. Some people may still believe that Holt was a spy and fled to China in a submarine. But most suspect there was more to his disappearance than has ever been revealed. Reconstructed from eyewitness accounts, this dramatised documentary tells the story of the Prime Minister's secret world in the months before he disappeared — a world of betrayal, blackmail, political treachery, a poisonous feud, mounting physical and mental strain, and near-death experiences. Featuring Normie Rowe as Harold Holt, Nicholas Hope as William McMahon and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as John McEwen, this film reveals explosive new aspects of the case.

Tony Armstrong takes us into the incredible world of our four-legged friends, revealing the fascinating evolutionary journey of dogs, their amazing super senses, and the science behind their well-being.

Justine Clarke investigates the turbulent history of Australians in the air, revealing the social injustice and disparities in society.

From the Great War onwards, combining the stories of veterans and their families, with commentary from leading academics and experts. A thought-provoking exploration of one of the most important icons in Australian life.

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.

From working the land, to digging up minerals, from manufacturing to the services industry, Yakka: Australia At Work explores how work has shaped Australia from the Second World War to the present.

In 1969, the first humans to travel to the moon looked back at the whole of the Earth. Since then our understanding of our planetary home and our impact upon it has grown exponentially.