Hugh Piper is an

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and

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. He is best known for his documentaries "Dancing With Dictators", "Mr. Sin: The

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Story" and ''Submariners''.

Filmography

* ''

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'' A multi-part

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about mysterious and unexplained deaths in remote locations around Australia. * "Dancing With Dictators", about Australian

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Ross Dunkley and his struggles in Burma, set against the background of that country's first election in twenty years. * "Mr. Sin: The

Story", about the man who brought

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, rock 'n roll, and

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to Australia. * ''The Post'', about Cambodia's

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newspaper. * ''Double

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'', about

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and politics. * ''Australia's Outback'', a year in the life of an outback

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(narrated by

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). * ''Cracking The Colour Code'', a three-part French-Australian co-production taking a multi-disciplinary approach to examining the science, anthropology, history, and philosophy of colour. * ''Submariners'', a six-part series about a three-month journey in a Collins-class

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from Perth, Western Australia to Korea, Japan, and Hawaii. * ''A Case For The Coroner'', a six-part series examining the work of the

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, State Coroner John Abernethy, and his search for the answers to unexplained deaths. * ''Crime Scene Bangkok'', about the work of flamboyant

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Pornthip Rojanasunand Khun Ying Pornthip Rojanasunand, also spelled Porntip Rojanasunan (; ; born 21 December 1954) is a Thai forensic pathologist, a current member of the Senate of Thailand and medical doctor. First appearing in the media in 1998, her work and outl ...

, who is fighting entrenched

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to establish an effective forensic system in Thailand.

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