Four Corners - 4-DVD Set ( 4 Corners ) ( Four Corners Collection )

Four Corners - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

$74.99

Original Title: 4 Corners
Alternate Title: Four Corners Collection
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
750 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Sue Spencer

Written By:
Sue Spencer

Actors:
David Flatman ..... Himself - Host (1971-1972)
Liz Jackson ..... Herself - Host (1995)
Caroline Jones ..... Herself - Host (1973-1981)
Beejan Olfat ..... Dr. Mohamed Haneef (2007)
Michael Willesee ..... Himself - Host (1969-1971)

Synopsis:

In 1961 television current affairs did not exist in Australia. It took two men, Bob Raymond and Michael Charlton, to create it. They called it Four Corners. With a staff of six and a weekly budget of 480 pounds, Four Corners made its debut on Saturday 19th August 1961. It was a magazine-style show, quite different from the program of today. By the 1970s Four Corners was a fixture on the television landscape, covering a decade of social and political upheaval. In the 1980s, Four Corners adopted its current format - devoting 45 minutes of investigative reporting to a single issue. Over five decades, Four Corners has created and defined the major stories at the centre of Australian public life and has documented how Australia and television journalism has changed. This 50th Anniversary Collection covers the broad themes that have framed the life of the program - crime and corruption, social change, indigenous affairs, war and terrorism and politics.

In 1961 television current affairs did not exist in Australia. It took two men, Bob Raymond and Michael Charlton, to create it. They called it Four Corners. With a staff of six and a weekly budget of 480 pounds, Four Corners made its debut on Saturday 19th August 1961. It was a magazine-style show, quite different from the program of today. By the 1970s Four Corners was a fixture on the television landscape, covering a decade of social and political upheaval. In the 1980s, Four Corners adopted its current format - devoting 45 minutes of investigative reporting to a single issue. Over five decades, Four Corners has created and defined the major stories at the centre of Australian public life and has documented how Australia and television journalism has changed. This 50th Anniversary Collection covers the broad themes that have framed the life of the program - crime and corruption, social change, indigenous affairs, war and terrorism and politics.
Four Corners 50 Years Anniversary DVD Box Set - Contents Index
Indigenous: Who Killed Mr Ward? (Liz Jackson - 2009) and The Price of Equality (Frank Bennett - 1966).
Politics: Senator Field's Constitutional Crisis (Peter Ross - 1975); Whitlam on the Campaign Trail (Kerry O'Brien - 1975); Fraser on the Campaign Trail (Alan Hogan - 1975); Howard's End (Liz Jackson - 2008); The Deal (Sarah Ferguson - 2010).
Conflict, War and Terrorism: The Fall of Saigon (Alan Hogan - 1975); French Connections (Chris Masters - 1985); A Careful War - parts I and II (Chris Masters - 2010).
Crime and Corruption: Aiding or Abetting (Mary Delahunty - 1983) and Horses for Courses (Tony Jones - 1986).
Environment: Where Have All the Poisons Gone? (Peter Reid - 1972); Two Days in Hell (Quentin McDermott - 2009).
Social Trends: Voice of the People compile (1961); A Liberated Woman (John Sexton - 1971); The Big Finish (David Marr - 1991); The Ice Age (Matthew Carney - 2006); In My Shoes (Quentin McDermott - 2008).

Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program exposing scandals triggering inquiries firing debate confronting taboos and interpreting fads and trends. This box set collection commemorates 50 years of the program and features stories on: politics; war and terrorism; crime; corruption and big business; environment; and social trends.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 February, 2012.