1. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV Video Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV

    Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV with a special program, exhibition and website.

  2. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV 1960s

    With a staff of six and a weekly budget of £480, Four Corners made its debut on Saturday the 19th of August, 1961.

  3. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV 1970s

    By the 1970s Four Corners was a fixture on the television landscape, covering a decade of social and political upheaval.

  4. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV 1980s

    The 1980s saw big changes to Four Corners with a new format and timeslot.

  5. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV 1990s

    The 1990s brought new technology. Videotape replaced film, giving camera operators a greater ability to capture action in the field.

  6. Four Corners Celebrates 50 Years on ABC TV 2000s

    With the dawning of the 'information age' Four Corners led the way by expanding beyond forty-five minutes of television into the digital world.

Introduction

Welcome to a celebration of 50 years of ABC Television’s premier News and Current Affairs program, Four Corners.

This website is a celebration of our history, which is not only TV programs, it is the successful collaboration of people: executive producers, reporters, researchers, editors, producers, crews and administrators, all of whom have played a significant role in the program’s history, identity and success, from 1961 to the present day.

Four Corners’ reports have explored cultural and social change, political upheaval, conflicts, disasters and terrorism, with an eye on national and international events.

This website will showcase the key stories, people and events we have covered over the past 50 years, and will stand as a living archive to five decades of vigorous reporting on ABC TV.

You can explore our vast archive of programs by decade or by theme.

Chronologies across the past half century present a comprehensive history of Four Corners’ programming, with a number of old and new programs available to watch in full.

The website also presents extended interviews with reporters, executive reporters, researchers and cameramen. And five unique video presentations that showcase the best programs from each decade.

Updates

  • Four Corners 50 Years app for iPad

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:11:00 +1100

    As part of Four Corners' 50th anniversary celebrations, the ABC has launched a free Four Corners 50 Years app for iPad, commemorating five decades of the ABC's flagship investigative news program, with a collection of groundbreaking stories and rich media content. »Read more.

  • The Four Corners 50th Anniversary DVD Collection

    Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:40:00 +1000

    The ABC has released a special DVD Box Set of Four Corners: 50th Anniversary Collection. The DVD Collection includes 25 episodes, over 750 minutes on four discs. Programs includes: The Price of Equality (1966); Fall of Saigon (1975); French Connections (1985); The Big Finish (1991); The Ice Age (2006) and A Careful War (2010). Visit the ABC Shop for further details.

  • 50 Years of Four Corners

    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:26:00 +1000

    You can watch the 50th Anniversary program online. »Click through for video on demand. And if you'd like to take a walk through 50 years of Four Corners' history, visit our special anniversary website. abc.net.au/4corners/50years/ You can also leave a comment on your favourite decade page.

  • Have Your Say

    Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:24:00 +1100

    We welcome your feedback on any of the Four Corners programs from the last 50 years. To add your comment, visit any of the decade pages (i.e. the 1990s) and scroll down to the bottom. All posts are pre-moderated.

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Awards

View a list of the awards won by Four Corners since 1961.

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