Best Australian documentary series
A curated collection of popular documentary series from Australia.
How The Nazis Lost The War (2021)
How The Nazis Lost The War (2021)
The decline of Hitler’s empire from the inside out by exploring the decline of the Nazis through the perspective of Hitler's bumbling generals and a paranoid Fuhrer.
The Australian Wars (2022)
The Australian Wars (2022)
There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?
Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II (2019)
Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II (2019)
Rise and Fall: The Turning Points of World War II is a 50 minute documentary-history-war in six episodes.
The Killing Season (2015)
The Killing Season (2015)
A comprehensive cast of the main players provides an enthralling account of one of the most turbulent periods of Australian political history. For the first time, Kevin Rudd gives his full account of the period and relives in vivid detail the events of losing the Prime Ministership. Julia Gillard is forthright with her recollections and analysis and doesn't spare her colleagues.
Our Vietnam War (2023)
Our Vietnam War (2023)
Our Vietnam War tells the story of Australia's involvement in the words of the men who were sent to fight; the battles, the protests, returning and the long shadow the war cast on the people whose lives were turned upside down.
Living with Hitler (2021)
World War II: Total War (2018)
World War II: Total War (2018)
A Total War is all encompassing, a war without boundary or limitation. It is a war of material and morale. A war that mobilizes, destroys and displaces civilian populations. The Second World War was a war in which massive armies advanced, confronting whole populations with impossible choices. The manufacture of weapons transformed industry and the workforce; area bombing campaigns reduced cities to rubble; sieges doomed populations to starvation; racial policies sponsored campaigns of genocide. Told through archive footage and expert interviews, we learn how WWII shattered the boundaries between home-front and battlefield.
Good Game (2006)
Good Game (2006)
Good Game is a show by gamers for gamers. Each week it will be jam-packed with the latest gaming news and events, top gaming tips, reviews and interviews with game developers and the people behind the scenes. Hosted by Bajo and Hex, Good Game is filmed in the Den of Gaming; a gamers' paradise fitted out with just about every gaming device ever invented and complemented by a huge plasma screen.
The Assembly (2024)
The Assembly (2024)
Australia's most renowned interviewer, Leigh Sales, mentors Autistic journalism students as they learn their craft and interview well known Australian personalities.
Love on the Spectrum (2019)
Love on the Spectrum (2019)
Seven singles take their first steps into the world of dating; this uplifting four-part documentary follows young adults on the autism spectrum as they explore the unpredictable world of love and relationships.
Aussie Gold Hunters (2016)
Aussie Gold Hunters (2016)
Three hard-core crews of gold prospectors take the gamble of a lifetime and battle to strike it big, deep in the wild west of outback Australia. The soaring highs and the crushing lows of the gold season are revealed as the crews pursue their all-important targets - braving brutal heat, punishing conditions, mechanical breakdowns and constant pressure.
Ambulance Australia (2018)
Ambulance Australia (2018)
Based on the BBC factual series of the same name, Ambulance Australia follows NSW Ambulance service, from the NSW Ambulance Triple Zero Control Centre to paramedics on the road in series 1 and 2. Series 3 follows the Queensland Ambulance Service.
Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under (2022)
Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under (2022)
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.
Emergency (2020)
Emergency (2020)
An extraordinary team of real-life medical heroes fight to save desperate patients suffering life-threatening injuries, in one of Australia's biggest and busiest emergency hospitals, The Royal Melbourne.
Outback Crystal Hunters (2024)
Outback Crystal Hunters (2024)
A new generation of fearless Australian treasure hunters are on a quest to unearth some of the world's rarest & ancient crystals. Five teams scour the oldest geology on earth, fueled by an eight-billion-dollar a year global crystal industry.
The Bizarre Pet Vets (2022)
The Bizarre Pet Vets (2022)
Dr James Haberfield and his team from the Unusual Pet Vets treat the most bizarre and beloved animals in Australia. With three clinics across the country, they see hundreds of species every week and many of them are home grown! For a bizarre pet vet, no two creatures are the same and the owners are a rare breed too. Dr James and his team use their expertise and some clever handiwork to save the weirdest and most wonderful pets in the country.
Gem Hunters Down Under (2022)
Gem Hunters Down Under (2022)
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.
Inside Sydney Airport (2023)
Further Back in Time for Dinner (2020)
Further Back in Time for Dinner (2020)
An ordinary family travels back in time 120 years to immerse themselves in five decades of Australian history. Annabel Crabb guides the Ferrone family through history as they cook, eat and live, from Federation to the 1940s.
Railroad Australia (2016)
Railroad Australia (2016)
Discover what it takes to transport ever-growing numbers of passengers and crucial resources across Australia. With unprecedented access we go behind the scenes to meet the train drivers, locomotive servicing crews and track maintenance teams on some of the toughest and most spectacular journeys.
Aussie Salvage Squad (2018)
Aussie Salvage Squad (2018)
Explores the world of marine salvage and rescue in Australia, which screened on 7mate in 2018. The first series was filmed in the Whitsundays, Queensland and looks at salvage work, which is a result of storms, cyclones and natural disaster carried out by marine rescue experts. The Salvage Squad relies on a variety of heavy equipment, most notably an Oshkosh M1070 tank transporter.
Better Date Than Never (2023)
Better Date Than Never (2023)
From the creators of Love on the Spectrum, this refreshingly real and honest six-part docuseries follows a diverse group of single love seekers as they take their first step into the dating world.
Gourmet Farmer (2010)
Gourmet Farmer (2010)
Matthew Evans once trained as a chef before he crossed to the dark side of the industry and became a restaurant reviewer. After five years and 2,000 restaurant meals as the chief reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald, he came to the slow realisation that chefs don’t have the best produce in the land, normal people who live close to the land do. So he moved to Tasmania, to a small patch of earth, where he’s raising pigs and sheep, milking a cow and waiting for his chickens to start laying.
Outback Ringer (2020)
Outback Ringer (2020)
Follow a handful of brave men and women making a living catching feral bulls and buffalo in the desolate Australian outback. It's a high-risk, dangerous job, filled with high-reward and a hell of a lot of deal-making.
Izzy's Koala World (2020)
Izzy's Koala World (2020)
Young koala caretaker Izzy Bee and her family rescue cuddly creatures in need and help them head back into the wild on Australia’s Magnetic Island.
Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast (2019)
Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast (2019)
Viewers are welcomed into the lives of emergency specialist Dr Alex Hynes, wildlife expert Dr Peter Ricci, Bondi local Dr Kate Adams, recent graduate Dr Danni Dusek, private-practice owner Dr Lewis Hunt and mobile-vet sisters Drs Alison and Audrey Shen. Share the excitement, drama and tears of joy as these dedicated vets save the lives of beloved pets and exotic animals every day.
The Test (2020)
The Test (2020)
A docuseries following the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the world’s best cricket teams fell from grace and was forced to reclaim their title and integrity.
Deep Water (2019)
Deep Water (2019)
Follow three women as they each make life-changing mistakes regarding their children and husbands, which lead to unpredictable criminal consequences. Based on Paula Daly's best selling novel, Windermere.
Tales by Light (2015)
Tales by Light (2015)
Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.