They shall grow not old,
As we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun,
And in the morning
We will remember them.
- Laurence Binyon, For the Fallen

Lest we forget.

Australia has a long and proud tradition of engagement of answering the call to help defend those in need around the world. The legend of the digger is one of great courage, endurance, initiative, discipline, and mateship.

Produced in conjunction with the Australian War Memorial this collection of documentaries explores some of the pivotal moments of Australian engagement and its effects back home and abroad.

WHEN THE WAR CAME TO AUSTRALIA
This four part series tells the story of Australians on the Home Front during World War II. Personal recollections, rare archival footage and the music of the time combine to create an evocative and haunting picture of this unique picture in Australian history.

LONG TAN – THE TRUE STORY
An absorbing, well-researched and unusual account of the Battle of Long Tan, when an Australian Patrol held off two heavily armed crack Viet Cong Regiments that outnumbered the Australians 20 to one.

SPIRIT OF THE RAILWAY
The true story of the Thai-Burma railway built by Australian prisoners of war and other allied and Asian labourers during the World War II has finally been told in a magnificent one-hour documentary.