First episode date 1968 | ||
Awards Logie Award for Best Documentary Series Similar This Day Tonight, Four Corners, Australian Story, Frontline, Kath & Kim | ||
70 years of abc rural part 3 it s a big country
A Big Country (1968 - 1991) was an Australian television documentary series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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History
The series' purpose was to document life in rural Australia for the information of Australian city dwellers. The stories were identified by ABC staff working in rural areas.
Based in Sydney (part of the ABC Rural division), the production team consisted of a producer, a reporter, a sound recordist and camera operator, possibly accompanied by trainees. 370 episodes each of 30 minutes were produced in 32 series between 1968 and 1991 and were screened on the ABC network in prime time to high ratings.
The series also spawned a series of books based on the stories in the episodes.
Awards
The series won numerous awards including: