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The Rise of Judea explores the tumultuous reign of King Herod and the ascent of Roman stewardship in Judea through the words of Flavius Josephus. From his strategic marriage and political wiles to his immense cultural development and architectural marvels, Herod's destructive ambition leads him to madness, and sets the stage for the fall of the Jewish nation.

Some of Australia's best mechanics, fitters and engineers as they work on the biggest machines in the country.

Rusty the red kangaroo navigates Australian outback's harsh environment, facing predators, natural disasters, and intraspecies dominance battles while striving to survive amidst unforgiving conditions from birth to adulthood.

JUST ANIMALS - a spectacular celebration of the world's wildlife. In this engaging series of documentaries, favourite creatures have been singled out and showered with attention. Beloved animals, such as majestic Elephants, formidable Big Cats, impressive Bears and daunting Crocodiles, each have a full episode dedicated to them. Every fascinating aspect of their lives is delved into and revealed - physical attributes, sensory perceptions, communications skills, plus extraordinary behaviours and ingenious adaptations. Observe them in their natural habitats. Accompany them on tremendous journeys. Witness their births and see them grow and develop. Discover everything you could ever want to know about their past, present and future. Tour the globe and be intrigued, surprised and enthralled by the visual feast that is JUST ANIMALS.

The Ex-Files is a social experiment dealing with repetitive relationship patterns. Hosted by a charismatic Clinical Psychologist; this social experiment provides a unique opportunity for the participants to explore their relationship issues by consulting the people that know them best - their exes, close family members and friends - as life coaches/counsellors/teachers, and embrace change which is often easier said than done. Will our participants be able to face their past and stomach the advice given from the best and worst relationships of their life or will their defensive walls stay in place? It is one thing to acknowledge a need for change, but a whole other to take that leap.

The profound life story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil disobedience rocked the establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed tyrants in the fight for equality.

Brock: Over the Top is a feature length documentary that not only chronicles the extraordinary life of Australia's greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. This film is a cinematic, thrilling yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye. Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key characters in Peter Brock's life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this film tells the epic story of Brock's early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top, his incredible record-breaking victories at Bathurst, his various professional and personal controversies, and his ultimate, tragic death on the race track.

From one tiny hatchling among thousands, we follow Brutus, a Saltwater Crocodile on his 50- year ascendancy to become top croc. Drawing on his great lineage, avoiding predation, defying challenges from rivals, making great ocean voyages, conquering a prime billabong, siring many offspring, Brutus reaches his zenith, only to become the most hunted croc in the Top End of Australia. Through his journey, we will have an intimate insight into the natural history of the saltwater crocodile, its behaviour and ecology.

Flowing from the heart of Borneo, the Kinabatangan River is a cornucopia of life. From deep within mountains, to its ultimate meeting with the sea. Borneo stands at a triple junction of three tectonic plates, and at the crossroads of two oceans. The river is home to 50 mammal species, 200 types of bird, and countless insects. Fuelled by yearly monsoons, at its headwaters, mountains have sustained wet tropical forests. In the floodplains below, strange and more unexpected life inhabits the dense jungle. Beyond lie tangled mangroves nursing the next generation of marine creatures. Finally, at the cusp of the Sulu Sea the journey begins again. In the tropical warmth, moisture evaporates, rises to form clouds, and on mountain ranges rain falls again.

Every season welcomes a new batch of bright-eyed baby animals, eager to explore the world with their family and friends. BABY ANIMALS AND FRIENDS - THROUGH THE SEASONS is a humorous narrative-driven series, based on a day in the life of some the planet's newest arrivals. Using "blue chip" clips, each episode delivers a combination of stunning footage and engaging information, resulting in an entertaining package that puts the wildest, freshest faces of the animal kingdom on display.

When architects, designers and artists dream the impossible they turn to Australian company UAP to unlock their imagination to fabricate large scale public art. Over 20 years twin Brothers Daniel and Matthew Tobin created a studio and workshop that would enable projects for artists and designers to realise their creative vision. From humble beginnings in a small urban workshop casting bronze door handles to a worldwide enterprise across three continents working with over 130 staff to make some of the largest art in the world. Over this three part series we follow the UAP team across challenging large scale art pieces - working with fabrication teams, locations and materials, all while balancing client expectations, the budget and the artistic vision of each individual work. Using dramatic observational footage, reflective interviews, artist insight and extensive archive, we follow the conception, design, creation, installation, and stunning reveal of some amazing and inspiring large scale art.

Join Making Tracks as Australia's greatest train journeys transport you through our most extreme landscapes, revealing the vast wilderness, pioneering history and colourful characters whose lives revolve around these epic rail lines. Making Tracks travels with The Indian Pacific, The Sunlander and The Ghan, spanning from north to south, east to west and Queensland's Tropical coastline. As three very different journeys unfold, three very different stories come to life, each covering a remarkable expanse of the Australian landscape and its equally remarkable characters. Intriguing tales peppered with local history give us a glimpse the past of the land itself. Each distinctive journey captures the character of the landscape and of its people in a revealing way. Bringing to life the warmth and beauty of the Australian interior. With specialised aerial cinematography and intimate character portraits, we capture the charm of Australia's most spectacular journeys, and the true Aussie spirit of its people.

UAP's work with indigenous artists has seen some extraordinary artworks come to life, but expressing the dark history of Postcolonial Australia's occupation by Europeans becomes an even greater challenge when secret messages are being woven into the very material of the artwork itself. When international clients come calling UAP is keen to rise to the challenge, and when the client is the King of Saudi Arabia, the budget is no problem - rather, it's the challenges of deadline and location that have this 60 metre his sculptural tower struggling to rise from the Red Sea.

UAP lands a big local client - the Brisbane Airport Corporation are building a huge new parking station and to cover one side they want a big piece of art. Really big. But the two football field's size isn't the only stretch - because the artist commissioned is famous for the riskiest artistic medium of all - kinetic art: art that moves. Clients rarely ask more from a piece of art than the Macquarie Group: having spent hundreds of millions in a stunning restoration of a Sydney beaux arts building, the corporation wants to fill the last remaining space - a clunky, inaccessible ten storey light well - with an artwork that will not only look ravishing, it will drive entrepreneurial creativity among their staff.

BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD is going on safari through Africa. Catch some Jackal pups in action as they show off their best wrestling moves, be impressed at the way Gorilla babies put their own goofy spin on things, plus - don't blink or you'll miss a litter of Cheetah cubs zipping around playing "Tag".

North America is the destination in this episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD. Got a nose for adventure? So do baby Raccoons. Tag along with a masked trio as they explore their neck of the woods. Have a need for speed? Then zoom along some mountain rapids with a Moose calf. And if you like non-stop action, simply hang out with baby Bears.

This episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD takes us on an adventure through Asia, meeting some of the lively young animals that call this region "home". Prowl around with some cheeky Amur Leopard cubs, go underwater to catch a baby Spinner Dolphin practice its "loop the loops", plus watch some rare Giant Panda cubs grow up right before your eyes, via a "den cam".

In this episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD the destination is the United Kingdom. Tune in to catch a bunch of feisty Polecat kits create a furry blur as they play fight, go on an adventurous ramble with some baby Red Foxes, plus get up close and personal with a charming Irish Donkey foal.

This episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD takes us to the southern hemisphere to hang out with the youngsters that live and play in Australia and New Zealand. Tag along with a baby Koala as it "backpacks" around the bush with its mum, join some Fur Seal pups for a rocking good time on the rugged shores of New Zealand and bound around with all types of Kangaroo joeys, down on the ground and up in the trees.

BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD is venturing to both ends of the earth in this episode, visiting the young, hardy inhabitants of the Polar regions. The climate might be cold, but the action is hot with a flock of zippy Dall lambs tearing around the frosty mountaintops. There's also some tough competition as to what's the most adorable - a litter of cuddly Polar Bear cubs in the north or some goofy Elephant seal pups in the south.

BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD is exploring Southeast Asia in this episode. Get set to monkey around with a bunch of baby Orangutans - hanging out comes naturally to these "Great Apes". Some Asian Elephant calves are also keen to have some good clean fun in the mud, while a rare Red Shanked Douc is ready to ride the branches and show off its "tree surfing" skills.

In this episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD the wild youngsters of Africa are the focus. Tag along with a pair of cheeky Lion cubs on an adventurous prowl, go bobbing for greens with an adorable Pygmy Hippo, plus cruise along with some playful, mini "ships of the desert" - baby Camels really know how to kick up their heels.

This episode of BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD is venturing through Europe, meeting the youngsters that live and play in its various domains, like some Brown Bear cubs that take "goofing off" to the next level. There's also a litter of scrappy Red Fox kits doing their best impression of a whirlwind as they play fight, plus a bunch of hungry St Bernard pups creating a new dining experience - the puppy chow "merry-go-round".

BABY ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD is heading to Latin America in this episode. Get set to tear around the high plains of the Andes with a wild and woolly baby Vicuna, have your world turned upside down by some gravity defying Capuchin babies and don't miss the chance to hit the waves with an energetic pod of Patagonian Sea Lion pups.

It's fifty Mega Mechanics versus five stories of mighty coal mining machines during a multimillion dollar maintenance shutdown. A 100 tonne crane is no match for mother nature and a dangerous lift is in jeopardy. A blown heat exchanger at a sugar mill needs a creative solution, sugar cane trucks and lining up and the crush needs to get back on track. All this plus a conveyor belt idler change and an A330 tyre install keep our Mega Mechanics moving.