ABC Documentaries Season 2014

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Holy Rollers Apr 1, 2014 This award-winning documentary follows the conflict between being a Christian and a card-counting gambler. It tracks a group of devoutly religious blackjack players who have made it their mission to bleed casinos dry.

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Dead Drunk: Lights Out In the Cross? Apr 14, 2014 Follow four groups of partygoers on a night out in Sydney's Kings Cross. Filmed across 12 hours on a Saturday night in April 2014, this documentary explores the affects of controversial new lockout laws.

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Art of War Apr 24, 2014 This unique documentary shows how the First World War transformed the world of art and changed the way images of war are portrayed.

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Trigger Point (1) May 31, 2014 A powerful two-part series that goes deep inside police culture to investigate the tragic chain of events set in motion when officers use firearms against the citizens they are sworn to protect.

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Enigma Man: A Stone Age Mystery Jun 23, 2014 In March 2012 two paleoanthropologists announced the startling discovery of prehistoric human remains from a remote cave in South West China. They dubbed them the ‘Red Deer Cave people’. They were unlike any human remains known to science. Not only were they a unique mix of primitive and modern features, but they were also young – between 11,5000 and 14,500 years old. That makes these fossils the youngest ever found which possess physical features different to our own – much younger than our famous ancient cousins, the Neanderthals and even the primitive Pygmy Hobbits from Indonesia.ENIGMA MAN – A STONE AGE MYSTERY follows the scientific team on their mission to solve the mysteries of these bones, and unravel the clues that reveal incredible details about how these people lived, and possibly why they died. Tantalising evidence from the cave site in China poses some chilling, even macabre, possibilities concerning their fate and their connection to us.The implications of the discovery for understanding the evolution of our own species, and the broader human story, are profound. Scientific orthodoxy contends that our modern human ancestors only inhabited East Asia after the disappearance of earlier ancient humans. The existence of the Red Deer Cave people is further evidence that the truth may be something else entirely. Our own species may have coexisted with the Red Deer Cave people until very recently, for tens of thousands of years.Drawing together this latest discovery with other recent groundbreaking finds in the region, this documentary explores an amazing new chapter in our evolutionary story - the Asian chapter. Combining scientific adventure, insightful interviews, and stunning reconstructions ENIGMA MAN – A STONE AGE MYSTERY is a comprehensive account of an emerging new view of human evolution.

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Blown Away Dec 27, 2014 Cyclone Tracy 40 years on, exploring the myths and revealing new perspectives on one of the worst natural disasters in Australia's history.

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Transmission: Journey from AIDS to HIV Jul 16, 2014 This film records the personal journey of the renowned Swedish filmmaker Staffan Hildebrand as he captures the profound changes spanning the past three decades in Australia's response to the AIDS epidemic.

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Lost Years: A Sea Turtle Odyssey Sep 2, 2014 Stunning underwater photography reveals the mystery of where the loggerhead turtles go in the 'lost years' after they hatch and disappear into the Southern Pacific Ocean.

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Birdman: The Art of William T Cooper Jun 9, 2014 This intimate documentary follows world-renowned bird artist William T. Cooper as he prepares for his final exhibition.

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The Lost Tools of Henry Hoke Narrated by Bryan Dawe, this entertaining mockumentary series uncovers the many astonishing achievements of a little-known inventor who lived in the small outback town of Hoke's Bluff. From his isolated workshop Henry produced a stream of dazzling leaps of mechanical imagination. Unaccountably, until recently discovered, these brilliant tools had all but disappeared. From the Leg Pull, Waterproof Tap, Tartan Paint, and Mechanical Runaround, to his final extraordinary master work, the Random Excuse Generator, we discover the story of an unsung inventive genius whose ideas could still revolutionise the modern world.

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Hanging with Hoges Jun 30, 2014 Comedian Paul Hogan opens the door into his private and public life. It’s been 40 years since he first stepped into the comedy limelight, and now at 73, he is ready to share - warts-and-all – his story with fellow comedian Shane Jacobson (Kenny, The Time of our Lives).This relaxed, candid and hilarious program charts his journey from raising a family in a housing commission home, to the highs of Crocodile Dundee, the Golden Globe Awards and performing stand-up at the Oscars. It also delves into the lows of Hogan’s battle with the Australian Tax Office. And right now Paul Hogan is once again set to do what he does best - entertain.

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Trigger Point (2) Jun 7, 2014 This final episode documents changes to police operational training which dramatically reduced the number of police shootings and examines one of the most controversial police shootings in recent history.