| Genre: | Reality show |
| Creator: | Chris Hilton |
| Director: | Malcolm Mcdonald |
| Narrated: | Jack Thompson |
| Composer: | James K. Lee |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Chris Hilton |
| Location: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Channel: | SBS TV, RTÉ Ireland, History Channel UK |
The Colony is a reality television program in which two modern families from Britain and Ireland try to survive in the conditions of New South Wales, Australia, 200 years ago, when it was a penal colony (of the period 1795 to 1815). Together with an Australian family and Aboriginal Australians, they learn just how tough you needed to be to survive.[1]
The series was nominated for the "Most Outstanding Documentary or Documentary Series" in the Logie Awards of 2006.[2]