ABC 90th Anniversary… How to persuade a Prince 3 Aug 202224 Aug 2022 Thirty years ago, long before HRH Prince Charles’s interest in organic gardening and farming became widely accepted, Sharon Carleton travelled to the UK for a profile about his brilliant (and…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Dangerous times in Colombia 28 Jul 20229 Aug 2022 Working in volatile countries can be challenging, but with a network of contacts built up over many years, producer Vivien Altman achieved remarkable access to stories for which she has…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Celebrating FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT: 30 years reporting the world 27 Jul 20223 Aug 2022 With conflicts across the globe, including in our own region, ABC’s flagship international program has never been more important. And the credit goes to reporters, producers, researchers, camera crews, editors and other skilled staff who…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Before social media, there was Tim Bowden’s ‘Backchat’ 14 May 202216 May 2022 He’s been called ‘a cuddly koala’, ‘a supercilious clot’, and lots else besides. In this latest story in our series celebrating ABC’s 90th Anniversary, veteran broadcaster Tim Bowden looks back…
ABC Funding… ABC Support of the Arts 2 May 20229 May 2022 Australian viewers love Australian stories. The ABC has a proud record of broadcasting the finest Australian drama. But with shrinking funding, the number of hours of new Australian drama on…
ABC Funding… campaign video: triple J unearthed 27 Apr 20229 May 2022 Ann Chesterman warns that without adequate ABC funding, this extraordinary service to Australian music is at risk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q91rQz7aLs
ABC 90th Anniversary… Taim Bilong Tim part 2 24 Mar 202213 Apr 2022 In the 1980s Tim Bowden produced many of ABC Radio’s most outstanding audio documentaries. They were forerunners of today’s podcast genre, and led the way in oral history documentary-making in…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Through Flood and Tempest: remembering cyclone tracy 16 Mar 202224 Mar 2022 Over the last month much of the east coast of Australia has been devastated by flooding, among the worst in living memory. We’ve seen stories of extraordinary efforts to evacuate…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Taim Bilong Tim 14 Mar 202224 Mar 2022 Long before podcast documentaries, ABC Radio pioneered the audio documentary genre with countless programs and series produced over several decades. Some of the most outstanding of these documentaries were made…
ABC 90th Anniversary… Once an Argonaut, Always an Argonaut 21 Feb 202212 Sep 2022 Between 1941 and 1972 The Argonauts Club was one of ABC Radio’s most successful children’s programs. In 1956 it was attracting 10,000 new members a year. Many went on to…
