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Four Corners

Four Corners

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

1961Returning Series22 Seasons745 Episodes6.9TMDB
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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.

Season 44 Episodes

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Episode 1: Willie Brigitte

Feb 9, 2004 · 45m

Allegations have swirled around Willie Brigitte ever since his discreet deportation from Australia and his much-publicised arrest in France in October 2003.

Episode 2: Lords Of The Forests

Feb 16, 2004 · 45m

Ticky Fullerton looks at the management of Tasmania's forests and how one timber company enjoys extraordinary political support for its operations.

Episode 4: Arafat Investigated

Mar 1, 2004 · 45m

Why has Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat - once feted at the White House but now holed up in his West Bank headquarters - become such an outcast?

Episode 5: The Speed Trap

Mar 8, 2004 · 45m

How police laid a trap to catch drug dealers but instead found themselves entangled in a web of corruption allegations.

Episode 11: Killers

Apr 19, 2004 · 45m

A report on the conditions that made the violence in Rwanda possible.

Episode 13: Fair Game?

May 3, 2004 · 45m

Allegations of sexual violence have engulfed some of Australia's top AFL footballers and their clubs.

Episode 20: A Blind Eye

Jun 21, 2004 · 45m

Is the RSPCA turning a blind eye to cruelty for the benefit of commercial interests?

Episode 22: A Case To Answer

Jul 5, 2004 · 45m

How the justice system failed star swim coach Scott Volkers and the women he was accused of sexually molesting.

Episode 23: A Dangerous Business

Jul 12, 2004 · 45m

How one company’s obsession with the bottom line left a trail of death and dismemberment among its workers.

Episode 24: Worst of the Worst?

Jul 19, 2004 · 45m

Four Corners investigates the story behind Mamdouh Habib's incarceration at the notorious prison Guantanamo Bay .

Episode 25: Training Day

Jul 26, 2004 · 45m

Chris Masters talks to bent cops and police chiefs around Australia about the painful costs of corruption, the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and the need for constant vigilance.

Episode 26: A Bitter Pill?

Aug 2, 2004 · 45m

Jonathan Holmes investigates the cost to our subsidised pharmaceutical scheme since Australia signed the Free Trade Agreement.

Episode 27: The Secret Agent

Aug 9, 2004 · 45m

This expose reveals the truth behind what the BNP has been telling the public in recent years, as it has tried to shed its image of a far-right, racist party.

Episode 28: Losing the Children

Aug 16, 2004 · 45m

Four Corners tells the story of the Dalton family breakdown in the context of the Government's recent initiatives to reform the Family Court system, and the rising political influence of men's groups.

Episode 29: The Plea

Aug 23, 2004 · 45m

"The Plea" examines the cases a jury will never get to hear and asks the question, is the plea bargain undermining an entire legal system?

Episode 34: Island Raiders

Sep 27, 2004 · 45m

How can one island nation lose a two billion dollar fortune in the space of twenty years?

Episode 35: The Contenders

Oct 4, 2004 · 45m

Liz Jackson follows the leaders' trails during an election campaign that's gone from truth in government, to billion dollar give-aways and old fashioned fear tactics - as the parties battle to win over middle Australia.

Episode 36: Battleground State

Oct 8, 2004 · 45m

Reporter Jonathan Holmes takes us on a colourful journey through the battleground state of Ohio during the US Elections.

Episode 38: A Baby To Save Our Son

Oct 25, 2004 · 45m

Jamie Whitaker had been created to save the life of his brother Charlie, who suffers from Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, DBA, a form of bone marrow failure.

Episode 39: Trust and Betrayal

Nov 1, 2004 · 45m

A story of spies, counterspies, double agents and defections as Andrew Fowler reveals the betrayal inside one of Australia’s secret intelligence agencies.

Episode 42: 2004: In Review

Nov 24, 2004 · 45m

2004 will be remembered chiefly for international issues, primarily events in Iraq: including the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal; as well as the continued threat of terrorism. We also faced crucial elections both at home and in the United States.

Season 44 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Four Corners Season 44 premiere?

Four Corners Season 44 premiered on February 9, 2004.

How many episodes are in Four Corners Season 44?

Four Corners Season 44 has 42 episodes.

What is the first episode of Four Corners Season 44?

The season opens with Season 44 Episode 1, "Willie Brigitte". It aired on February 9, 2004.

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