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Landline

Season 2021 2021
TV-G

  • 2021-02-14T01:00:00Z on ABC
  • 55m
  • 1d 15h 25m (43 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC1. Since 1991 this program has been ABC-TV's main vehicle for current affairs coverage of regional / rural issues and events. Presented by Pip Courtney, the program discusses rural issues regarding farming, mining and fisheries from around Australia. Each week the show wraps up with an update on commodity prices for livestock and mining, and detailed national weather rainfall reports.

44 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-02-14T01:00:00Z

2021x01 Episode One

Season Premiere

2021x01 Episode One

  • 2021-02-14T01:00:00Z55m

Retired race-horses helping to make antivenom; The sprawling grazing property being turned into a national park; Australian exporters exploring new markets; The enthusiasts preserving a steam tractor collection.

2021-02-21T01:00:00Z

2021x02 Episode Two

2021x02 Episode Two

  • 2021-02-21T01:00:00Z55m

Striking the balance between hazard reduction burns and biodiversity; Stopping the spread of plague locusts; Health reforms for rural Australia; Unforgettable images taken by remote workers.

2021-02-28T01:00:00Z

2021x03 Episode Three

2021x03 Episode Three

  • 2021-02-28T01:00:00Z55m

The Queensland company leading the world in ag-robots; The relentless march of the Fall armyworm; Championing home-grown coffee beans; Farmers and citizen scientists help the Australian Museum to find frogs.

2021-03-07T01:00:00Z

2021x04 Episode Four

2021x04 Episode Four

  • 2021-03-07T01:00:00Z55m

Volunteers help rebuild Kangaroo Island's bee industry; The Australian wool industry coming back from COVID; Could a native seaweed turn agriculture green?; The beauty of the Mallee showcased in a new book.

2021-03-14T01:00:00Z

2021x05 Episode Five

2021x05 Episode Five

  • 2021-03-14T01:00:00Z55m

The comeback of Australia's iconic Murray Cod; Turning lentils into gluten-free flour; The accidental apiarist producing honey with a difference; Going for gas in north-west New South Wales.

2021-03-21T01:00:00Z

2021x06 Special- 30 Years

2021x06 Special- 30 Years

  • 2021-03-21T01:00:00Z55m

Landline celebrates 30 years. This special anniversary episode looks at the stories and people that have taken the show from its origins in 1991 to now.

2021-03-28T01:00:00Z

2021x07 Episode Seven

2021x07 Episode Seven

  • 2021-03-28T01:00:00Z55m

Boom time for berries in Tasmania; The good and the bad of the red hot cattle market; Tension over new coal seam gas wells on Queensland cropping land; Plus brighter prospects for winegrowers this harvest.

2021-04-04T01:30:00Z

2021x08 Episode Eight

2021x08 Episode Eight

  • 2021-04-04T01:30:00Z55m

An encore presentation of stories showcasing our vast nation: From outback cattle station to national park; The travelling saddler's last journey; The property that inspired a famous landscape artist; Life on the Nullarbor.

2021-04-11T01:30:00Z

2021x09 Episode Nine

2021x09 Episode Nine

  • 2021-04-11T01:30:00Z55m

Controversy in mulga country over carbon farming; A regional malt house connecting craft brewers and farmers; The young farmer who took out an Apprentice of the Year award; The chemical-free rural supply store.

2021-04-18T01:30:00Z

2021x10 Episode Ten

2021x10 Episode Ten

  • 2021-04-18T01:30:00Z55m

Green hydrogen the latest climate change buzzword; Grain growers reap returns of organic sourdough market; Sharks taking a bite out of recreational catch in WA; Freeze-dried feta a new pantry cheese.

2021-04-25T01:30:00Z

2021x11 Anzac Special

2021x11 Anzac Special

  • 2021-04-25T01:30:00Z55m

A legendary warhorse immortalised; The heiress who helped thousands of wounded soldiers; A Vietnam veteran's life-changing story of acceptance. The living link to Lone Pine plus a soldier settlement with proud military ties.

2021-05-02T01:30:00Z

2021x12 Episode Twelve

2021x12 Episode Twelve

  • 2021-05-02T01:30:00Z55m

First generation farmers transform a farming fixer-upper; Soaring farmland prices a barrier to young farmers; Using science to help prevent bushfire; Auditing an entire beef supply chain to count carbon cost.

2021-05-09T01:30:00Z

2021x13 Episode Thirteen

2021x13 Episode Thirteen

  • 2021-05-09T01:30:00Z55m

Darling River waterflows invigorating communities; Fighting Mallee bushfires from the air; Overcoming isolation and loneliness with scones; Demand for pipis netting jobs for Indigenous fishing venture.

2021-05-16T01:30:00Z

2021x14 Episode Fourteen

2021x14 Episode Fourteen

  • 2021-05-16T01:30:00Z55m

Lessons learned from the dry Darling; Farming salt in a World Heritage area; Fighting the mouse plague sweeping eastern Australia; Turning pig poo into power.

2021-05-23T01:30:00Z

2021x15 Episode Fifteen

2021x15 Episode Fifteen

  • 2021-05-23T01:30:00Z55m

Inside a vital pig breeding facility; Fighting feral animals with high-tech drones; Is the Australia-China trade dream over?; Plus the guitar man hand-crafting instruments from local timber.

2021-05-30T01:30:00Z

2021x16 Episode Sixteen

2021x16 Episode Sixteen

  • 2021-05-30T01:30:00Z55m

Riverina rice making a comeback; Tagging of eels helps reveal migratory secrets; Premium conditions for WA canola; Sheep herding for city dogs; Monthly outlook from the BOM.

2021x17 Bushfire Recovery Special

  • 2021-06-06T01:30:00Z55m

A special on bushfire recovery visiting farms and businesses in Batlow, Kangaroo Island and northern NSW to discover the innovative ways people have repositioned their businesses and steps taken to protect from future fires. Also looks at how going online saved a struggling beef business, plus how innovation and diversification helped Batlow's apple growers recover.

2021-06-13T01:30:00Z

2021x18 Episode Eighteen

2021x18 Episode Eighteen

  • 2021-06-13T01:30:00Z55m

Planting peanuts away from Australia's peanut capital; Beneficial microbes improving soil and helping to store carbon; Saving the Western ground parrot from extinction; Plus a vending machine for farm produce.

2021-06-20T01:30:00Z

2021x19 Episode Nineteen

2021x19 Episode Nineteen

  • 2021-06-20T01:30:00Z55m

Meet the 2021 Australian Farmer of the Year; The rural philanthropic projects making a difference; The rush to harvest Kangaroo Island's burnt plantation timber; A truck that's driven itself across America.

2021-06-27T01:30:00Z

2021x20 Bushfire Special

2021x20 Bushfire Special

  • 2021-06-27T01:30:00Z55m

Rethinking the future after rainforest fire; Planting trees to create a koala corridor; Using cultural burning practices to fight fire with fire; Community connection helping the healing process.

2021-07-04T01:30:00Z

2021x21 Episode Twenty One

2021x21 Episode Twenty One

  • 2021-07-04T01:30:00Z55m

Debate over Australia's ability to trace a major disease outbreak in animals; Saving rare breeds of pigs from extinction; Tough times for tuna fishers; Australians embracing Indigenous tourism experiences.

2021-07-11T01:30:00Z

2021x22 Episode Twenty Two

2021x22 Episode Twenty Two

  • 2021-07-11T01:30:00Z55m

South Australian scientists genetically modifying crops for space; The natural wine movement that challenges traditional winemaking techniques; Bush inspired pottery as unique as its maker.

2021-07-18T01:30:00Z

2021x23 Episode Twenty Three

2021x23 Episode Twenty Three

  • 2021-07-18T01:30:00Z55m

Artificially inseminating bees to protect against deadly varroa mite; Thermal technology helping to eradicate feral pigs on Kangaroo Island; plus Unearthing secrets of the pre-colonial international sea cucumber trade.

2021-07-25T01:30:00Z

2021x24 Episode Twenty Four

2021x24 Episode Twenty Four

  • 2021-07-25T01:30:00Z55m

The Australian product humanely killing feral pigs; Shark Bay crab fishers turn adversity into triumph; WA's gin towns embrace the spirit; Macadamia growers let nature do the heavy lifting in pest control.

2021-08-01T01:30:00Z

2021x25 Episode Twenty Five

2021x25 Episode Twenty Five

  • 2021-08-01T01:30:00Z55m

Building better internet in the bush; The country community helping dreams come true; Ensuring Australian prawns are the real deal; Innovation helps oyster growers achieve record sales.

2021-08-08T01:30:00Z

2021x26 Episode Twenty Six

2021x26 Episode Twenty Six

  • 2021-08-08T01:30:00Z55m

The challenges of farming redclaw crayfish, foreign workers needed for harvest, and the science and farming practices behind the perfect potato chip.

2021-08-15T01:30:00Z

2021x27 Episode Twenty Seven

2021x27 Episode Twenty Seven

  • 2021-08-15T01:30:00Z55m

Introducing new generations to mulberries; The young graziers proving they're made of the right stuff; On patrol with Norforce; plus Timor Leste's willing labour force ready to work.

2021-08-22T01:30:00Z

2021x28 Episode Twenty Eight

2021x28 Episode Twenty Eight

  • 2021-08-22T01:30:00Z55m

The long-running debate over managing Kosciuszko's brumbies; Claims industrial hemp is being diverted into a cannabis wellness black-market; Turning faba beans into a high-value plant protein meat alternative.

2021-08-29T01:30:00Z

2021x29 Episode Twenty Nine

2021x29 Episode Twenty Nine

  • 2021-08-29T01:30:00Z55m

Farmers make the most of good seasons and high prices; Truffle growing in Queensland's Granite Belt; A mysterious fashion entrepreneur and her place in rural women's history; The old-time trade of wheelwrighting.

2021-09-05T01:30:00Z

2021x30 Episode Thirty

2021x30 Episode Thirty

  • 2021-09-05T01:30:00Z55m

Australia's inventors and innovators transforming fencing; One man's determination to save his fishery; Looking for better ways to retain soil moisture; 93-year-old yodelling darling Zeta Burns.

2021-09-12T01:30:00Z

2021x31 Episode Thirty One

2021x31 Episode Thirty One

  • 2021-09-12T01:30:00Z55m

New ways of using water to grow cotton; Protecting Australian farms from a devastating citrus disease; Repatriating the Star of Taroom; Inventions making fencing simpler and less labour intensive.

2021-09-19T01:30:00Z

2021x32 Episode Thirty Two

2021x32 Episode Thirty Two

  • 2021-09-19T01:30:00Z55m

Changes ahead for Western Australia's native timber industry; The highs and lows of growing chickpeas; How much should woolgrowers be levied to fund AWI?; A camel farmer's big vision for the industry.

2021-09-26T01:30:00Z

2021x33 Episode Thirty Three

2021x33 Episode Thirty Three

  • 2021-09-26T01:30:00Z55m

Controlling run-off from the Coffs Coast's blueberry boom; Australian agriculture's dependence on foreign labour; Plus Northern Territory buffalo a cheap alternative export protein.

2021-10-03T01:00:00Z

2021x34 Episode Thirty Four

2021x34 Episode Thirty Four

  • 2021-10-03T01:00:00Z55m

The community partnership healing a battered cattle station; Dryland cotton farming's expansion in northern Australia; The legacy of naturalist Les Chandler; A quilt of memories created by Landline viewers.

2021-10-10T01:00:00Z

2021x35 Episode Thirty Five

2021x35 Episode Thirty Five

  • 2021-10-10T01:00:00Z55m

A water infrastructure fight in NSW; sexual harassment in rural and regional workplaces; and the rugby league great sharing his personal tragedy to encourage people to take farm safety and quad bikes seriously.

2021-10-17T01:00:00Z

2021x36 Episode Thirty Six

2021x36 Episode Thirty Six

  • 2021-10-17T01:00:00Z55m

Is it mining versus agriculture in central western NSW?; Recreating lost oyster reefs in Qld; Virtual fencing in remote WA; and greenhouses improving access to fruit and vegetables in remote NT.

2021-10-24T01:00:00Z

2021x37 Episode Thirty Seven

2021x37 Episode Thirty Seven

  • 2021-10-24T01:00:00Z55m

The ongoing campaign for railway safety in the country; Australia's latest breed of imported sheep; The Cape York walk changing lives; plus the awards acknowledging the nation's innovative rural women.

2021-10-31T01:00:00Z

2021x38 Episode Thirty Eight

2021x38 Episode Thirty Eight

  • 2021-10-31T01:00:00Z55m

The art of rescuing bees from houses; One simple thing farmers can do to help save lives in an emergency; World leading crocodile research in the Top End; Turning wheat crop stalks into building panels.

2021-11-07T01:00:00Z

2021x39 Carbon Special

2021x39 Carbon Special

  • 2021-11-07T01:00:00Z55m

Agriculture has been central in the climate debate but can crops and cattle be a carbon solution? This Carbon Zero show looks at storing carbon in soil, ancient Indigenous burning practices and graziers going carbon positive.

2021-11-14T01:00:00Z

2021x40 Episode Forty

2021x40 Episode Forty

  • 2021-11-14T01:00:00Z55m

Lachlan's legacy to regenerative agriculture; The healing power of bees for veterans; The secret business of farming a native narcotic; Bonds formed at agricultural college still strong half a century on.

2021-11-21T01:00:00Z

2021x41 Episode Forty One

2021x41 Episode Forty One

  • 2021-11-21T01:00:00Z55m

Turning low-value wool into unique high-value products; Ensuring a future for wild sandalwood; Feeding soil with pig effluent; Plus the former landscapers 'farming' rocks.

2021-11-28T01:00:00Z

2021x42 Episode Forty Two

2021x42 Episode Forty Two

  • 2021-11-28T01:00:00Z55m

Locals working together to bring back family farm ownership; Building a dynasty in the red centre; Plus reshaping the system for foreign worker programs.

2021-12-05T01:00:00Z

2021x43 Episode Forty Three

2021x43 Episode Forty Three

  • 2021-12-05T01:00:00Z55m

Landline reporters share their favourite stories of the year. From the lady who clothed the colonies, to truffle farming, sharks, buffalo and bushfire recovery, to one of the toughest outback men youll meet.

2021x44 Unassigned

  • no air date55m

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