Browse documentary series in Australia
Dive into the world of documentary series in Australia. From timeless classics to trending hits, explore an exciting collection of titles that define the documentary genre.
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Follows the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners, covering 100 years, from luxury floating palaces to national symbols, all tragically lost through conflict, accidents or human error.
Secrets of the Lost Liners (2022 )
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Filmed in over 60 different locations this epic documentary series will draw on the most spellbinding and dramatic stories from all corners of the globe. It will reveal the ways all life is connected and how natural events affect animals.
A Year on Planet Earth (2022 )
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Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, heading west along the bottom of Australia, to understand what the Fair Go means in Australia today and how it is playing out in the diverse lives of her fellow citizens.
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked (2022 )
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Series re-examining the evidence from British au pair Louise Woodward's murder trial 25 years ago. Includes unprecedented access to witnesses, the defence team, the prosecution and members of the jury who decided her fate.
The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It? (2022 )
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For more than 420 weeks, between 1937 and 1945, somewhere in the world a battle raged. What made the news in and around the biggest events of World War Two? At any given moment during these years there were countless things happening on and off the battlefield, stories that history seldom touches. By analyzing the events in forty-one critical weeks of World War Two we explore how people lived and survived during the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen. Using meticulously researched archival footage and expert insights, we introduce the unusual and the unexpected, highlighting the pivotal moments of the war to create an original and engaging perspective of World War Two.
Weeks of War (2022 )
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Inside the meteoric rise of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google — from their small origins to their current domination of the tech industry.
Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech (2022 )
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Police Strike Force is the inside story of the most gripping, heart-stopping, tense and nerve-racking police investigations, stings and taskforce operations in recent memory, told by the men and women who broke the case and were there when it all came crashing down. Using video and sound captured by the New South Wales Police Media Unit, combined with surveillance, search and interview footage taken by the investigating units, Police Strike Force is a compelling insight into dramatic law enforcement takedowns.
Police Strike Force (2022 )
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Mark Wiens explores the abundant culinary treasures of Singapore with guests from fine dining chefs to hawker heroes. Mark has his work cut out for him since the city is home to more than 50 Michelin-starred establishments and over 60 Bib Gourmand entries, not to mention the abundant street food and hawker stalls that many frequent.
Food Affair with Mark Wiens (2022 )
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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.
A Dog's World with Tony Armstrong (2022 )
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Follows Australian and New Zealand hardcore towing companies as they battle it out to win the toughest and most lucrative tow contracts in the Southern Hemisphere. Armed with monster machines and million-dollar hardware, teams winch and tow their way through epic piles of high-risk recovery missions.
Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under (2022 )
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Comedian Jimmy Rees and tiny craft artist JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick unite with the extraordinary crafts people of Australia to re-create remarkable moments from our nation's history, in glorious miniature.
Tiny Oz (2022 )
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In a compelling new intergenerational experiment, older adults are brought together with teenagers to see if the power of this intergenerational program can transform the lives of older people and teenagers amid an epidemic of loneliness.
Old People's Home for Teenagers (2022 )
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“The Fast History Of..." is a super-charged romp through the histories of anything from iconic brands to enthralling topics.
The Fast History Of... (2022 )
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Would you let a convicted criminal stay in your home? Presented by Danielle Cormack, this ground-breaking new series follows a unique initiative to tackle recidivism - a person's relapse into criminal behaviour. Follow four Australian households that are prepared to offer their spare room to a formerly incarcerated person for 100 days.
Life on the Outside (2022 )
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Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
The Great Smog: Winter of '52 (2022 )
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Follows the lives of seven Indigenous students as they leave home to spend a year boarding at one of the oldest and most elite boarding schools in the country, Geelong Grammar. Wrestling with their conflicting identities as students move between boarding life and home life, it creates a historic record of one of Australia's key Indigenous education pathways and a complex portrait of what it is to be an Indigenous child in Australia today.
Off Country (2022 )
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People searching for answers, healing, or human connection end up joining some of the strangest organizations.
True Believers (2022 )
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As a bill allowing extradition to China sparks anger in Hong Kong, four young protesters take drastic action when they realise how far the authorities will go to silence them.
Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom (2022 )
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Explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The documentary series delves into the complex world Hugh Hefner created and examines its far-reaching consequences on our culture’s view of power and sexuality.
Secrets of Playboy (2022 )
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The Footballer, His Wife and the Crash (2022 )
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Four larger-than-life best friends battle morbid obesity using hard work, heart and a wicked sense of humor. This girl gang has had each other's backs since high school, and they share the secrets of their crazy yo-yo diet sisterhood.
1000-lb Best Friends (2022 )
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An elite team is investigating the Bermuda Triangle with the aid of a secret weapon—a map, decades in the making, marking the location of unidentified undersea wrecks and anomalies. Each week they will attempt to identify one mystery wreck, along the way evaluating the evidence behind legends and scientific theories like rogue waves, giant methane bubbles, ship-sucking whirlpools, and dead zones that bewilder equipment and planes. In the Bermuda Triangle, one never knows what one will find. On the ocean floor, the team makes historic and important discoveries that go beyond myth and conjecture.
The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters (2022 )
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Follow three families determined to break the 500-year-old curse of Emperor Montezuma and find the lost treasure estimated to be worth over $3 billion dollars. The series intercuts each family’s epic adventure as they search for the 7 Cities of Gold on three different properties in three different states – the Dillmans in Utah, the Hoaglands in Nevada, and the Villescases in New Mexico.
Lost Gold of the Aztecs (2022 )
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Set deep in the heart of Central Queensland, this new factual series follows the highs and lows of a community of passionate sapphire hunters working in extreme conditions.
Gem Hunters Down Under (2022 )
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Follow five teens and their families as they anticipate their biggest performance at Dragutante, a drag show designed for LGBTQ teens to express themselves.
Generation Drag (2022 )
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Follows Ben and Cristi as they build, design and renovate properties in Colorado.
Building Roots (2022 )
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Undercover work is the most exciting, but risky part of law enforcement. However, when everyday citizens with no formal training go undercover, anything can happen. Doing the right thing has never been more dangerous.
I Went Undercover (2022 )
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Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.
Prehistoric Planet (2022 )
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This series brings the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to life through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity: the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator's life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome's emperors used the vast amphitheater to demonstrate total power, "Colosseum" offers a unique and personal look inside history's most iconic empire. Spanning several hundred years, the series unfolds chronologically, from the arena's incredible opening day to its very last games.
Colosseum (2022 )
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An eight-part docuseries capturing the story of one man’s remarkable 33-day journey cycling 3,000 miles across the United States on a mission to engage with people from all walks of life in real conversations about faith, their stories and things that matter most.
The Listening Road (2022 )
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Dive into the world of pro surfing as the best in the sport travel the globe to compete for the World Championship title. With unprecedented access, this docuseries captures the athletes’ lives on tour and the sacrifices they make to get to the top.
Make or Break (2022 )
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Wrestling legends reunite to relive stories from in and out of the ring.
Tales From the Territories (2022 )
