Tim Flannery

This groundbreaking film reveals the truth surrounding Australia’s love-hate relationship with its beloved icon. The kangaroo image is proudly used by top companies, sports teams and as tourist souvenirs, yet when they hop across the vast continent some consider them to be pests to be shot and sold for profit. KANGAROO unpacks a national paradigm where the relationship with kangaroos is examined.

Jim et Jean Thomas, deux gardiens de zoos australiens, quittent leur vie citadine pour s'immerger dans les forêts tropicales humides de Papouasie afin de sauver de l'extinction une espèce de kangourou des arbres, le tenkile, qui constitue depuis toujours l'un des seuls apports en protéines des Papous. Il faut convaincre ces derniers de renoncer à le chasser, et donc de changer un aspect important de leur mode de vie, sans pour autant compromettre leurs traditions et leur culture.

Mr. Padre tells the story of the life, career and untimely death of Gwynn, a lovable superstar and the greatest hitter of his generation. The hour-long documentary chronicles Gwynn’s unwavering dedication to become the best complete player he could be, from his late shift to baseball from basketball in college to his pioneering use of video to further perfect his natural hitting ability and the enormous effort he put into becoming a Gold Glove defender.

Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.