Four Corners (1961)
Australia's premiere current affairs programme, incisive investigative journalism.
Four Corners is Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Broadcast on ABC1 in Australia, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. Founding producer Robert Raymond and his successor Allan Ashbolt did much to set the ongoing tone of the program. Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many high-profile stories. A notable early example of this was the show's epoch-making 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Aboriginal Australians living in rural New South Wales.
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- 1 1. Willie Brigitte2004-02-09 · 45mAllegations have swirled around Willie Brigitte ever since his discreet deportation from Australia and his much-publicised arrest in France in October 2003.
- 2 2. Lords Of The Forests2004-02-16 · 45mTicky Fullerton looks at the management of Tasmania's forests and how one timber company enjoys extraordinary political support for its operations.
- 3 3. In the Firing Line2004-02-23 · 45mFuelled by a cocktail of drugs, armed robberies are growing more violent and unpredictable.
- 4 4. Arafat Investigated2004-03-01 · 45mWhy has Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - once feted at the White House but now holed up in his West Bank headquarters - become such an outcast?
- 5 5. The Speed Trap2004-03-08 · 45mHow police laid a trap to catch drug dealers but instead found themselves entangled in a web of corruption allegations.
- 6 6. Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk2004-03-15 · 45mMichael Buerk returns to Ethiopia 20 years after first alerting the world to the Ethiopian famine.
- 7 7. Tarnished Gold2004-03-22 · 45mAre Australia's sports bosses surrendering to the drug cheats?
- 8 8. Riot In Redfern2004-03-29 · 45mWhat really happened that night in the tiny Redfern community .
- 9 9. A Crime of Insanity2004-04-05 · 45mTroubling questions arise when the legal and psychiatric worlds collide.
- 10 10. Lost In Translation2004-04-12 · 45mAre Australians hitching a ride on China's economic juggernaut?
- 11 11. Killers2004-04-19 · 45mA report on the conditions that made the violence in Rwanda possible.
- 12 12. The Nuclear Bazaar2004-04-26 · 45mA special report on the frightening trade in nuclear secrets.
- 13 13. Fair Game?2004-05-03 · 45mAllegations of sexual violence have engulfed some of Australia's top AFL footballers and their clubs.
- 14 14. Rich Man, Poor Man2004-05-10 · 45mThe fight between Australia and East Timor over billion dollar oil and gas interests.
- 15 15. Al Qaeda Family2004-05-17 · 45mThe inside story of the family that lived and trained with Osama Bin Laden.
- 16 16. Till Debt Us Do Part2004-05-24 · 45mWhere will the credit binge end for the many thousands of Australians in debt?
- 17 17. The Taking of Logan Marr2004-05-31 · 45mUnder what circumstances should a child be taken from its birth parents?
- 18 18. Chain of Command2004-06-07 · 45mThe story behind what may endure as defining images of war in Iraq.
- 19 19. Corruption Inc.2004-06-14 · 45mCorruption spreads from state police forces into the Australian Crime Commission.
- 20 20. A Blind Eye2004-06-21 · 45mIs the RSPCA turning a blind eye to cruelty for the benefit of commercial interests?
- 21 21. The Clinton Interview2004-06-28 · 45mBill Clinton defends his record and tells how his public and private lives clashed.
- 22 22. A Case To Answer2004-07-05 · 45mHow the justice system failed star swim coach Scott Volkers and the women he was accused of sexually molesting.
- 23 23. A Dangerous Business2004-07-12 · 45mHow one company’s obsession with the bottom line left a trail of death and dismemberment among its workers.
- 24 24. Worst of the Worst?2004-07-19 · 45mFour Corners investigates the story behind Mamdouh Habib's incarceration at the notorious prison Guantanamo Bay .
- 25 25. Training Day2004-07-26 · 45mChris Masters talks to bent cops and police chiefs around Australia about the painful costs of corruption, the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and the need for constant v
- 26 26. A Bitter Pill?2004-08-02 · 45mJonathan Holmes investigates the cost to our subsidised pharmaceutical scheme since Australia signed the Free Trade Agreement.
- 27 27. The Secret Agent2004-08-09 · 45mThis expose reveals the truth behind what the BNP has been telling the public in recent years, as it has tried to shed its image of a far-right, racist party.
- 28 28. Losing the Children2004-08-16 · 45mFour Corners tells the story of the Dalton family breakdown in the context of the Government's recent initiatives to reform the Family Court system, and the rising political influe
- 29 29. The Plea2004-08-23 · 45m"The Plea" examines the cases a jury will never get to hear and asks the question, is the plea bargain undermining an entire legal system?
- 30 30. After Saddam2004-08-30 · 45mWhat do Iraqis think about the war and its aftermath?
- 31 31. Doctoring the Figures2004-09-06 · 45mFrom outright fraud to allegations of cover up … and those who simply bend the rules.
- 32 32. Beating the Black Dog2004-09-13 · 45mFive Australians tell their story of beating depression; the 'black dog" affecting one in five Australians.
- 33 33. Run For Your Life2004-09-20 · 45mFour Corners presents the incredible journey of four young men .
- 34 34. Island Raiders2004-09-27 · 45mHow can one island nation lose a two billion dollar fortune in the space of twenty years?
- 35 35. The Contenders2004-10-04 · 45mLiz Jackson follows the leaders' trails during an election campaign that's gone from truth in government, to billion dollar give-aways and old fashioned fear tactics - as the parti
- 36 36. Battleground State2004-10-08 · 45mReporter Jonathan Holmes takes us on a colourful journey through the battleground state of Ohio during the US Elections.
- 37 37. City Limits2004-10-18 · 45mOnce we had enough water to waste.
- 38 38. A Baby To Save Our Son2004-10-25 · 45mJamie Whitaker had been created to save the life of his brother Charlie, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, DBA, a form of bone marrow failure.
- 39 39. Trust and Betrayal2004-11-01 · 45mA story of spies, counterspies, double agents and defections as Andrew Fowler reveals the betrayal inside one of Australia’s secret intelligence agencies.
- 40 40. Blood Brothers2004-11-08 · 45mAn exclusive story following a brave little boy’s fight to be cured.
- 41 41. What the Children Saw2004-11-15 · 45mIn a place where they should have felt safest, the children of Beslan were targeted in an act of barbarism.
- 42 42. 2004: In Review2004-11-24 · 45m2004 will be remembered chiefly for international issues, primarily events in Iraq: including the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal; as well as the continued threat of terrorism. W
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