Btn Specials
Btn Specials is a TV show on ABC Me. The program has been available since 2023. A total of 12 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2024.
Last episode
13:00
13:00Btn Specials
In this BTN special, we meet a teenager who's illustrated a picture book written in Pitjantjatjara, take a look at a website designed to help people learn Kaurna and visit students interviewing elders for NAIDOC Week.
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14:00This BTN special celebrates Australian female pioneers - from politician Edith Cowan to Australia's first female university professor. We also learn about aviation pioneer Nancy Bird Walton, and meet Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
Season 2022
25:00
25:00BTN goes to the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament house to find out more about Australia's democratic journey. We find out about the origins of democracy and Australia's road to universal suffrage.
Season 2024 14:00
14:00In this BTN Special on natural disasters, we find out how volcanoes and earthquakes happen, and we explore the science behind bushfires.
15:00In this BTN STEM Special, we discover what Quantum Computing is, head along to the World Solar Challenge, and meet some kids taking part in a competition using space-technology to solve problems.
Season 2023 19:00
19:00In this BTN special we find out more about the missions to Venus, take a look at what our chances are of living on Mars and find out why we still don't know much about Uranus. We also learn more about the dwarf planet, Pluto.
15:00BTN investigates the controversy over ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can generate realistic, human-like text, and explore the issue of AI being used to create art. Could AI take over our jobs? We take a look.
12:00In this BTN special, we learn about the recipes used by the ancient Egyptians to make mummies, explore the life of King Tut and take a look at a funerary temple containing ancient treasures.
Season 2024 12:00
12:00In this BTN Recycling Special, we take a look at what we can do to help the environment when it comes to plastic and fashion waste, and we meet a boy with an alluring business involving recycled plastic.
13:00In this BTN special, we find out what scientists believe led to the extinction of dinosaurs, explore what megafauna were, and palaeontologists uncover a new species of dinosaur found in Australia nicknamed 'Cooper'.
Season 2023 17:00
17:00In this Arts special, we learn about the colourful artwork and life Andy Warhol, visit an exhibition of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and Michelle visits the set of ABC Kids' Beep and Mort to learn about the art of puppetry.
22:00This BTN special explores the history of Indigenous rights in Australia, and how the Voice to Parliament referendum came about. We also speak with young Aussies who are preparing to vote for the first time.