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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 51 Episodes

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Episode 1: The Forgotten Man

Feb 14, 2011 · 45m

While WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech, his ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning who allegedly stole the classified documents published by WikiLeaks. It is Manning who now languishes in a US military prison.

Episode 2: The Gas Rush

Feb 21, 2011 · 45m

With access to guerrilla activists and their undercover filming, Matthew Carney reports on the coalition of farmers, local townspeople and even a corporate titan who want to halt Australia's gas rush.

Episode 3: 30 Billion Blowout

Mar 14, 2011 · 45m

Tony Hayward, BP's former Chief Executive speaks out in a wide-ranging interview, reliving every aspect of the crisis: from being under the US media spotlight and running a multinational in financial meltdown, to dealing with a US President who was making the crisis personal.

Episode 4: The Miracle Baby of Haiti

Feb 28, 2011 · 45m

The story of a baby girl plucked from the rubble of the Haiti earthquake and the British doctor who made the momentous decision to evacuate her. A simple act of mercy with profound consequences for everyone involved.

Episode 8: Qantas Flight 32

Mar 28, 2011 · 45m

When 440 passengers boarded Qantas Flight 32 bound for Sydney last November, they had every reason to feel confident. They were flying an airline boasting a unique safety record, on the world's newest, most sophisticated civilian aircraft, powered by prestigious Rolls Royce engines, famous for their reliability. But six minutes into the flight all that would change, when an explosion sent pieces of searing hot metal shooting out of the engine faster than the speed of sound. Four Corners tells the compelling story of the frightening hours that followed.

Episode 11: The Price of Freedom

Apr 25, 2011 · 45m

How 33 miners in Chile, who dodged death, have come to terms with the horror they experienced and their second chance at life.

Episode 16: A Bloody Business

May 30, 2011 · 45m

An explosive expose of the cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to the slaughterhouses of Indonesia.

Episode 26: Italy's Bloodiest Mafia: The Camorra

Aug 8, 2011 · 45m

An investigation exposing how Italy's most ruthless organised crime syndicate has taken over one of the country's most beautiful cities, killing its citizens and poisoning its water, making massive amounts of money and effectively operating an alternative government. Italians are no strangers to organised crime and violence. Each region of Italy has spawned its own version of the Mafia. In Sicily, it is the Cosa Nostra. In Calabria, it is the Ndrangheta. The Camorra is the Naples mafia. Over the past three decades it has been responsible for the death of 3,000 people. Anyone who opposes the Camorra's rule becomes a target. Few are brave enough to resist its demands. Despite suffering setbacks at the hands of a few committed investigators, it remains as strong as ever. The Camorra is into drug trafficking, racketeering, business, politics and even the garbage disposal industry. Naples' recent waste crisis was in part blamed on the crime syndicate. Its grip on the city is far reaching.

Season 51 FAQ

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

When did Four Corners Season 51 premiere?

Four Corners Season 51 premiered on February 14, 2011.

How many episodes are in Four Corners Season 51?

Four Corners Season 51 has 11 episodes.

What is the first episode of Four Corners Season 51?

The season opens with Season 51 Episode 1, "The Forgotten Man". It aired on February 14, 2011.

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