The ABC Of, a interview series, revisits the pasts of prominent Australians through moments drawn from the vast ABC archives.

“The Friends of the ABC“ centres around the web-based meetings of the eponymous social justice group, lead by Agatha Enjolras. What originally brings the group to action is the murder of a local homeless man, committed by a police officer assumed to be Javert (a policeman known to many members of the group). This sparks a call to arms, and the group initiate plans for a peaceful protest. As the series progresses, we delve deeper into the relationships between the characters, as well as their relationship, or lack thereof, with social justice.

Insights into the Golden Age of Northumbria.

A crash course in action sports. Get the low-down on some of the toughest sports and competitions in the world. From understanding the jargon to knowing the rules, this show is the perfect crash course for getting started in your new hobby.

ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its charismatic leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from extreme poverty, Lula gained national prominence as a union activist during the late 70s and early 80s. After being jailed during his time as a union leader, he eventually becomes Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010.

The ABC Comedy Hour is an American television variety series that aired on ABC in 1972. Seven of the 13 episodes featured a guest host and a team of comedy impressionists known as The Kopycats. Guest hosts included Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis. The remaining six episodes were variety specials and included two Friars Club roasts and a revival of the musical Hellzapoppin' starring Jack Cassidy.The show originally aired on Wednesday at 8:30 PM. Summer reruns of the seven Kopycats episodes were aired under the title The ABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopycats. The same episodes aired in Great Britain simply as The Kopycats.

Rather than running one hour episodes with the same cast each week, ABC used this series to broadcast two hour stand-alone movie-length programs, which would roate through a set of well-known murder mystery detectives. Include among the lineup were such favorites as Columbo and Kojak, as well as others, including Gideon Oliver and B.L. Stryker.

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s.

ABC's Wide World of Sports first started spanning the globe in 1960, and a generation of sports fans and weekend TV viewers were hooked from the start. In this videocassette, featuring highlights of that first decade, Wide World captured the famous moments of competition all over the globe.

A look at the mysterious, final weeks of Gene Hackman's life and their aftermath. How did the Hollywood icon die, alongside his wife and dog, far from the eyes of the world, not to be discovered until many days later?