''The World Around Us'' was an Australian documentary

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series that aired on the

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between 1979 until 2006. It regularly showed documentaries which featured the likes of Malcolm Douglas and

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Presenters

The regular hosts included John Riddell, Ernie Dingo,

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, Scott Lambert,

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, Kay McGrath. Seven Network original programming 1970s Australian documentary television series 1980s Australian documentary television series 1990s Australian documentary television series 2000s Australian documentary television series 1979 Australian television series debuts 2006 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub