Tales by Light | |
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Genre | Documentary, reality, Photography |
Developed by | Canon Australia + Untitled Film Works |
Directed by | Abraham Joffe ACS |
Voices of | Jack Thompson (season 1) Sigrid Thornton (season 2) |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jason Mclean |
Producers | Abraham Joffe ACS, Louis Cooper Robinson |
Cinematography | Abraham Joffe ACS, Blake Castle, Dom West |
Editors | Lorna-Jean Bradley, Hayley Onikul, Rika Borthwick |
Running time | 30 minutes (season 1) 1 hour (season 2) |
Production company | Untitled Film Works |
Original release | |
Network | National Geographic (season 1–2) Network Ten (season 3) |
Release | 24 May 2015 |
Tales by Light is an Australian documentary reality television series airing on National Geographic. The program is branded content and a joint venture between National Geographic and Canon [1] which follows a number of professional photographers travelling around the world to capture images which tell a story. [2]
The program debuted on 24 May 2015 [3] and was renewed for a second season which debuted on 25 October 2016. [4] A third season premiered on Network Ten on 26 August 2018. [5]
In Australia, the first season of six half-hour episodes premiered on 24 May 2015 on National Geographic. The second season consisted of three hour-long episodes, and debuted on 25 October 2016. [6] A third season moved to debut on Network Ten on 26 August 2018. [5]
Internationally, the program became available via Netflix from 11 November 2016. [7]
Series | Episode duration | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 30 minutes | 6 | 24 May 2015 | 28 June 2015 | |
2 | 60 minutes | 3 | 25 October 2016 | 8 November 2016 | |
3 | 60 minutes | 3 | 26 August 2018 | 9 September 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [8] | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | 1 | "Submerged" | 24 May 2015 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Himalaya" | 31 May 2015 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Adrenaline" | 7 June 2015 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Wild" | 14 June 2015 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Panorama" | 21 June 2015 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Tribes" | 28 June 2015 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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7 | 1 | "Sacred Nature - Jonathan and Angela Scott" | 25 October 2016 | N/A |
8 | 2 | "Misunderstood Marine Predators - Eric Cheng" | 1 November 2016 | N/A |
9 | 3 | "Life and Death - Stephen Dupont" | 8 November 2016 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [5] | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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10 | 1 | "Children in Need - Simon Lister" | 26 August 2018 | N/A |
11 | 2 | "Paradise in Peril - Shawn Heinrichs" | 2 September 2018 | N/A |
12 | 3 | "Preserving Indigenous Culture - Dylan River" | 9 September 2018 | N/A |
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