Have you ever wanted to take a peek behind the scenes of the ABC? Introducing the new ABC 360 Video Tour! Produced in partnership with Pixelcase, your host Jeremy Fernandez takes you on a virtual tour through the sets of ABC favourites like ABC News Breakfast and Play School, into control rooms and make up rooms and
By Sam Doust Days in Conflict is a series of iOS and Android apps for tablet computers, published by the ABC in co-production with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and made freely available to a worldwide audience. They are digital editions of Australia’s wartime record during World War One, designed for schools, universities and the
By Michael Mason, Director ABC Radio Today ABC Radio announced our content and presenter lineups for 2017, for most of our networks. There’s significant change involved, not only in the movement of our people around our networks and in the commissioning and de-commissioning of content, but in some of the fundamental approaches we take to
ABC News is using Facebook Messenger to deliver news and engage with the audience. Head of News Digital Stuart Watt explains how the service operates and why the ABC needs to offer news on these types of new platforms as well as traditional ones. By Stuart Watt There has been buzz around chat apps being
ABC Head of Music Chris Scaddan discusses how public broadcasters can attract younger audiences following the recent PBI (Public Broadcasting International) conference.
Four Corners journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna explains why the program, ‘Australia’s Shame’, was the most difficult story she’s ever worked on, how it came together due to old fashioned ‘shoe leather’ journalism and why the pictures were so powerful.
The ABC’s partnership with the Indian Ministry of Culture and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is a very exciting development for us as we broadcast Confluence- a Festival of India in Australia for our audiences.
It’s bright orange, has oral tentacles shaped like bull horns and is a hermaphrodite. It’s a nudibranch, and this particular one is new to science. In what’s believed to be a world-first opportunity, you can name it. Name This Creature is just one of the initiatives driven by the ABC as it puts science IN
This July, the ABC celebrates an impressive 50 years of Play School on air. Since its initial broadcast in 1966, Play School has been entertaining preschoolers around Australia. Executive Producer Jan Stradling reflects on her experience at the iconic program that has been captivating imaginations and encouraging children to wonder, to think, to feel and to play for fifty years.
Nadine Garner found herself pining for the old days when she took on the role of Jean Beazley in ABC TV’s The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
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The ABC has grown remarkably since it launched on 1 July 1932. This is a snapshot of our achievements, programs and personalities and celebrates the ABC's contribution to Australian life for more than 80 years.
