Australia: Life on the Edge

Sydney Harbour has undergone a remarkable journey, moving from the quiet home for a tiny indigenous population to a prison camp for convicts and now a powerful financial capital.

Welcome to one of the world's most incredible stretches of coastline, famous for its awe-inspiring 12 Apostles that mark the entry point into the dangerous and turbulent waters of Bass Strait.

From Shark Bay up to Port Hedland, the Midwest Coast is a huge shoulder of land where much of Australia's secret history and untold future is at play.

Despite being one of the world's most isolated cities, Perth is also one of the wealthiest and fastest growing, acting as a control centre for the booming resource fields in Western Australia's north.

The beautiful and unforgiving Kimberley coast has never been tamed, remaining a vast wilderness of rugged escarpments and gorges which has stood unchanged for thousands of years.

With its incredible sea life, wild cyclonic weather and dense population, Queensland's coastline is the perfect example of the pleasures and dangers of man trying to coexist with nature.

Paul braves the might of the Top End by air and by sea. Giovanna uncovers the human cost of Cyclone Tracey. Mat explores one of the most notorious war zones in Australia's history and Andrew retraces footsteps of giants.