Originally set up to explain Medibank (now known as Medicare) to immigrants in their first language, SBS Radio has grown to provide news, music and talk to over 60 language communities.

In this clip, Liz Jacka discusses how the arrival of SBS TV in 1980 opened Australian television up to the world with the arrival of programming from a broad range of countries.

An Italian greeting produced as part of the Central Television Network Christmas promos with multicultural themes. Broadcast date: December 1994.

A Tagalog greeting produced as part of the Central Television Network Christmas promos with multicultural themes. Broadcast date: December 1994.