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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 56 Episodes

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Episode 1: Bad Sport

Feb 1, 2016 · 45m

Sarah Ferguson presents an investigation into the criminal networks that are threatening the integrity of sport, amidst the uproar over the match fixing revelations in tennis, Linton Besser reports.

Episode 2: Shark Alarm

Feb 8, 2016 · 45m

What's behind the rise in shark attacks, and is there anything we can do to stop them? Geoff Thompson reports.

Episode 4: Guns In The USA - Child's Play

Feb 22, 2016 · 45m

Exploring America's gun culture where kids learn to shoot and their classrooms are designed to be bulletproof. How America grapples with gun violence.

Episode 5: Catastrophic Failure

Feb 29, 2016 · 45m

In his first story for Four Corners, reporter Ben Knight travels to Brazil to investigate BHP's responsibility for the Samarco mine disaster that's destroyed lives and polluted an entire river system.

Episode 6: Money For Nothing

Mar 7, 2016 · 45m

It's the bank that's spent two years rebuilding its reputation after being exposed for ripping off its customers in a devastating financial advice scandal. An explosive corporate investigation by Adele Ferguson.

Episode 7: Safari: Paying To Kill

Mar 14, 2016 · 45m

The big game and big bucks in Africa's trophy hunting industry. Taking us into the darker world of illegal hunting where lions are tranquilised or partly domesticated to make them easier to shot.

Episode 9: State Of Fear

Mar 28, 2016 · 45m

The investigation into the scandal engulfing Malaysia's Prime Minister and the question that led to the arrest of our reporter and cameraman.

Episode 11: Clive Palmer

Apr 11, 2016 · 45m

The rise and fall of Clive Palmer's business empire and political career. Hayden Cooper reports.

Episode 12: Inside Europe's Terror Attacks

Apr 18, 2016 · 45m

In the wake of the attacks in France and Brussels, a BBC Panorama investigation into Islamic State's European terror network and Western intelligence agencies' battle to stop it.

Episode 13: Bad Blood

Apr 25, 2016 · 45m

The bad blood between Australian doctors and the Federal Government over offshore detention.

Episode 15: Callous Disregard

May 9, 2016 · 45m

Gold Walkley award-winning reporter Caro Meldrum-Hanna follows the trail of evidence in the brutal death of a young woman as her family fights for justice.

Episode 16: Supplements and Safety

May 16, 2016 · 45m

Supplements and safety: an investigation into the billion dollar health supplement and vitamin industry. What's in all those pills and could they be doing you harm?

Episode 17: Money And Influence

May 23, 2016 · 45m

As we head into the third week of the election campaign, Four Corners examines how money and influence operates in the shadowy world of political donations.

Episode 18: The Baby Business

May 30, 2016 · 45m

With an increasing number of women turning to fertility treatments to help them conceive a baby, Four Corners investigates, are women being sold false hope by the IVF industry?

Episode 19: Ripped Off

Jun 6, 2016 · 45m

The scams, fraud and incompetence leaving remote communities exploited and betrayed. Linton Besser journeys almost 5000km across Australia in search of who's to blame.

Episode 20: The Miracle Of Kobani

Jun 13, 2016 · 45m

We meet the people of the small Syrian town who defeated ISIS and are determined to rebuild their lives in the rubble.

Episode 22: The Leaders

Jun 27, 2016 · 45m

With the election only days away, Gold Walkley and Logie Award-winning reporter Sarah Ferguson interviews Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten. What will she ask?

Episode 23: Future Proof

Jul 4, 2016 · 45m

With startling predictions that more than 5 million Australian jobs will disappear in the next 15 years, as a result of technology, we look at the future of work and ask are we preparing our kids for the jobs of the future?

Episode 24: Soldiers Of Allah

Jul 11, 2016 · 45m

Going undercover with an ISIS terror cell. For six months this intrepid reporter infiltrated and secretly filmed a terrorist cell as they made plans for an attack.

Episode 26: Australia's Shame

Jul 25, 2016 · 45m

Australia's Shame: The brutalisation of children behind bars. This confronting investigation by Caro Meldrum-Hanna will send shockwaves around Australia.

Episode 29: Milked Dry

Aug 15, 2016 · 45m

Milked Dry: The awful price being paid by Australian dairy farmers for the milk we drink. Deb Whitmont reports.

Episode 30: Children On The Frontline

Aug 22, 2016 · 45m

Children On The Frontline: Escape from Aleppo, one family's extraordinary story of life in the rubble of Syria and their escape to a new life, told through the eyes of four children.

Episode 31: Cyber War

Aug 29, 2016 · 45m

Cyber War: How hackers are threatening everything from your bank account to the nation's secrets. Linton Besser reports.

Episode 32: Brexit: The Battle For Britain

Sep 5, 2016 · 45m

The EU referendum result shocked many, but as this BBC film shows the warning signs were there. In interviews with key players, the program charts the tactics & spin used in the campaign.

Episode 33: Rehab Inc.

Sep 12, 2016 · 45m

Rehab Inc: The high price parents pay to get their kids off ice. Ben Knight reports.

Episode 35: Frat Boys

Sep 26, 2016 · 45m

Inside America's university fraternities. They're the elite clubs where testosterone, alcohol & campus life come together in a potent mix. Normally media shy, one frat house agreed to let the cameras in.

Episode 36: China Rising

Oct 3, 2016 · 45m

China Rising: The challenges for Australia as China and the US struggle for supremacy in Asia. Peter Greste joins Four Corners for a special report.

Episode 37: For Better Or Worse

Oct 10, 2016 · 45m

For Better or Worse: How the personal has become political in the fight over same-sex marriage. Four Corners investigates the politics behind the plebiscite debate.

Episode 38: The Forgotten Children

Oct 17, 2016 · 45m

They're the human face of Australia's tough border policies - the more than 100 refugee children living on Nauru. Debbie Whitmont reports.

Episode 39: Copwatchers

Oct 24, 2016 · 45m

The activists using cameras to fight back against police brutality in the US.

Episode 40: Big Fish

Oct 31, 2016 · 45m

Four Corners investigates the business of salmon farming. A report by Gold Walkley Award-winning journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna.

Episode 41: Crossroads Afghanistan

Nov 7, 2016 · 45m

Crossroads Afghanistan: A heart-stopping journey on one of the most dangerous roads in the world, right through the heart of Taliban country.

Episode 43: A Sense Of Self

Nov 21, 2016 · 45m

When acclaimed TV journalist Liz Jackson is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, crippling her with pain & panic attacks, she turns the lens on herself to make the most challenging story of her life.

Season 56 FAQ

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

When did Four Corners Season 56 premiere?

Four Corners Season 56 premiered on February 1, 2016.

How many episodes are in Four Corners Season 56?

Four Corners Season 56 has 43 episodes.

What is the first episode of Four Corners Season 56?

The season opens with Season 56 Episode 1, "Bad Sport". It aired on February 1, 2016.

Go to Season 56 Episode 1

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