Four Corners

A sober, rigorous weekly deep dive that treats each subject with seriousness and leaves you informed and unsettled.

Created by

Ally Roberts, Quentin McDermott

Genres

News, Documentary

Starring

Kerry O'Brien, Sarah Ferguson, Jeff McMullen

Tagline

Australia's premiere current affairs programme, incisive investigative journalism.

Overview

Four Corners is Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. Broadcast on ABC1 in Australia, it premiered on 19 August 1961 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021. Founding producer Robert Raymond and his successor Allan Ashbolt did much to set the ongoing tone of the program. Based on the Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary from overseas. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many high-profile stories. A notable early example of this was the show's epoch-making 1962 exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many Aboriginal Australians living in rural New South Wales.

How it feels

Earnest, tense, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Corruption, justice, politics, power

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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