Andrew Denton
Director
Hungry Beast (2009)
Season 3
A program that challenges audiences with a mix of the unexpected and the unconventional. Each episode is themed around specific issues facing the world today.
Released Sept. 30, 2009
Episode 30 min
14+
Keywords: imdb.current-affairs, imdb.non-fiction
Production Companies: Zapruder's Other Films
Network: ABC TV
S3E1 - Secrets
In the first episode of Series 3 of Hungry Beast we've gone all themed. Tonight it's SECRETS.
March 23, 2011, midnight
S3E2 - Captivity
Episode 22 of Hungry Beast is themed around Captivity: from the woman trapped in her own body, who can only communicate by blinking; to liberating copyright from its confines; to the man holding his entire nation captive.
March 30, 2011, midnight
S3E3 - Faking It
Episode 23 of Hungry Beast is Faking It: from counterfeit medicines to bogus qualifications to ethnic cosmetic surgery and places that aren't quite what they seem.
April 6, 2011, midnight
S3E4 - Waste
Episode 24 of Hungry Beast looks at Waste: the alleged waste of Federal Government cash; the dirtiest of dirty jobs; Faeconomics; the life cycle of a plastic bottle; the food we don't eat; and rubbish thrown out by the stars.
April 13, 2011, midnight
S3E5 - Download
Episode 25 of Hungry Beast is on Download: its likely demise at the hands of streaming; i-Dosing, the legal audio high?; online matchmaking; human downloading; internet anonymity; and Aussie kids' take on living a digital life.
April 20, 2011, midnight
S3E6 - Perfection
Episode 26 of Hungry Beast is Perfection: the perfect soldier, animal and measurement. Plus the imperfect veggie, the animated characters that are just too lifelike and what happens when getting it perfect takes over your life?
April 27, 2011, midnight
S3E7 - Wealth
Episode 27 of Hungry Beast is on Wealth: the future of money; Australia's richest person; Hip Hop Finance from Ross Greenwood and the Death of a Very Rich Man.
May 4, 2011, midnight
S3E8 - Power
Episode 28 of Hungry Beast is on Power: of Climate Science, retail spaces, and the Force - plus much more.
May 11, 2011, midnight
S3E9 - Upload
Episode 29 of Hungry Beast is themed around Upload: the net's neutrality, its carbon footprint, online Jihad and what you have prayed for.
May 18, 2011, midnight
S3E10 - Play
Episode 30 of Hungry Beast is on Play: the dictators we hang around with; news as games; the hackers helping humankind; and real world board games.
May 25, 2011, midnight
S3E11 - Speed
Episode 31 of Hungry Beast is on Speed: the exponential growth of computer intelligence; Australia's fastest sprint cyclist; Fast Fashion; and the island under threat from fast rising sea levels.
May 31, 2011, midnight
S3E12 - Death
Episode 32 is the last of Series 3 of Hungry Beast. We go out on the theme of Death: killing the internet; the human cost of commodities trading; Stuxnet, the first computer virus designed to be a weapon; PTSD in the police; and what happens when humans take their final bow.
June 8, 2011, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1140 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 2009
Last Air Date: June 8, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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