Alby Mangels — Inside the legendary adventure travel filmmaker’s secret new life

30 min radio interview, article & pics

Australian Broadcasting Commission Far North / By Chris Calcino

ABC Australian Story currently filming Alby for a new release TBA

The Alby Mangel Australian Story episode is planned to screen on Australian national TV (Prime time) in February 2026

About Australian Story

Alby Mangels: The Adventure Documentary Pioneer – Ep. 8

Alby Mangels pioneered the adventure documentary genre before Steve Irwin and Bear Grylls. Specifically, learn how his childhood played a role in his life and how this thread runs through every icon we meet in the groundbreaking series

The Thread (Hugh Minson and Jack Morphet)

Alby Mangels, Pioneer of the Adventure Documentary Genre

Giving to charity

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Alby Mangels on forging a name for himself

As the legendary adventure documentary maker

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Legendary Pioneer, Alby Mangels

Being forced to become an entrepreneur to make World Safari

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Alby Mangels on why he was different

Compared to Malcolm Douglas and The Leyland Brothers

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Alby Mangels explains the impact of going from rags to riches

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How Alby Mangels defines success

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Alby Mangels on how he promoted World Safari

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Alby Mangels on whether he considers himself a leader

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Alby Mangels on not knowing anything about filmmaking

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Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions

Alby was privileged to recently join Mark Tozer (Shark Museum Owner) and Andrew Fox to experience exhilarating Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving on the MV Rodney Fox

Adventurer Alby Mangels steps out of the shadows

Simon White – The West Australian

Friends of the Disabled – Alby with sister Maria Snell

Disabled Persons Transportation Australian Design Award

Dedication to Piers Soutar

Did Alby Mangels Bump into Joseph Kony in Uganda

When Filming World Safari?

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Alby Mangels on chatting up girls ..

… and doing things you don’t like doing to be successful

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Alchetron

Early life, work, the films, recent work, references

Chris Conroy Interview

Chris Conroy interview with Alby re Gorilla Safari – West Africa