Travel the world from your armchair

These three offbeat – and off-the-beaten-track – series, all hosted by comedians and free to stream, will take you from the back streets of Havana to the Scottish Highlands.

TV review: ABC's Art Works

A refreshing change from its previous arts shows, the ABC’s new Art Works walks the line between high and low brow with the first engaging episode featuring an actor, a photographer, a sculptor and stand-up comedians.

Wakefield looks at mental health and treatment from the inside out

Set in a mental health facility, new ABC TV series Wakefield shows the advantages of television over feature film, giving scope to explore mental health stories without resorting to caricatures.

Documentary review: In My Blood It Runs

In My Blood It Runs, screening on the ABC this Sunday, is an enlightening documentary film about Dujuan, a 10-year-old Arrernte boy struggling in the school system but revered as a healer in his Indigenous community.

Two TV programs revisit Australia's nuclear history at Maralinga

Two new ABC television programs – both about the mid-century British nuclear testing at Maralinga in South Australia – approach tricky territory in very different ways, writes Mick Broderick.

Back Roads returns to SA for latest outback odyssey

The return of the ABC’s Back Roads this month will see host Heather Ewart embark on an odyssey along the Nullarbor Plain – beginning in a small South Australian town less than 100km from where the series’ debut episode was filmed.