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Peach’s Australia – Darling River (1976)
The travel journalist Bill Peach continues his wander around the continent of Australia with a stop along the banks of the Darling River at Bourke in New South Wales. This was the centre of sheep grazing in Australia from the ... [read more]
‘Did the right one get away?’ (1999)
Jack Christey (Steve Bisley) escorts ex-cop and murder suspect Brian Geary (Steven Vidler) to a motel room. There’s been an attempt on Geary’s life and it’s unsafe for him to go home. Geary asks Jack some uncomfortable questions about family. ... [read more]
Ada (2001)
Set in a domestic dining room in Sydney over a number of years in the mid-1950s, Ada portrays a young girl’s observation of her elderly grandmother’s nightly ritual of shelling peas. Although the other family members, including a pet cat, ... [read more]
Tribal Music of Australia (1953)
These songs, or manikay, are a series of songs passed down through generations from the ancestral beings that originally shaped and named the Yolngu homelands of north-east Arnhem Land. Accompanied by bilma (clapsticks) and yidaki (didjeridu), these manikay series are ... [read more]
Emily’s Eyes (1998)
Emily Wu, born with hydrocephalus, is hearing impaired and has sight in just one eye. The documentary traces the first five years of Emily’s life. Her parents and grandmother care for her and she receives special assistance for her hearing ... [read more]
Double Trouble – Episode 4 (2007)
Double Trouble is about twin sisters previously unknown to each other – one lives in Alice Springs, the other in Sydney. The twins accidentally cross paths and decide to swap places. [read more]
Tim Storrier, ‘Lighting Fires’ (1993)
The documentary is a biography of Australian painter, Tim Storrier. It follows the artist as he goes to the outback to paint. He photographs subjects and creates live foregrounds for his work. Storrier is accompanied by his father and his ... [read more]
You Have No Secrets (1992)
Introduced by presenter Andrew Waterworth, this documentary special outlines the way that data is gathered for use by governments, marketers and employers. Much of the material refers to the US but is still applicable to Australia. The documentary special features ... [read more]
Cradle of Creation (1944)
A compendium of the Middle East filmed by Frank Hurley during his years working as an official war photographer in the Second World War. It covers Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Israel, including the cities of Tehran, Basra, the ancient city ... [read more]
Webs of Intrigue (1992)
A close-up look at the world of Australian spiders, including the trapdoor spider, and the red-back spider. Researcher and presenter Densey Clyne combines fascinating information, whimsical observances and extraordinary footage to make spider watching a joy. [read more]
Turkey Shoot (1982)
In the totalitarian near future, ‘social deviants’ are sent to prison camps for re-education and behaviour modification. The new arrivals at Camp 47 are Chris Walters (Olivia Hussey), a shopkeeper accused of helping a rebel; Rita Daniels (Lynda Stoner), a ... [read more]
Dame Enid Lyons: Maiden Speech (1943)
Dame Enid Lyons reads her maiden speech in this sound recording for radio broadcast. Lyons was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in Australia’s federal parliament. [read more]
Harlequin (1980)
Mysterious drifter Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) appears dressed as a clown at the birthday party of Timothy (Mark Spain), the terminally ill son of Senator Nick Rast (David Hemmings) and his distant wife, Sandra (Carmen Duncan). Wolfe cures the boy ... [read more]
Letters From Poland (1978)
Set in Sydney in 1950, Letters From Poland follows a few months in the life of Dana (Basia Bonkowski), a young woman who’s recently migrated from Poland. Dana eagerly awaits the arrival of her husband, prevented from joining her by ... [read more]
Dancing Orpheus (1962)
A black-and-white nature program from the earliest years of ABC television featuring the unique lyrebird. [read more]
Media Watch – Series 11 Episode 18 (1999)
Richard Ackland, journalist and lawyer, became the presenter of Media Watch in 1998, following the departure of Stuart Littlemore after eight years with the program. This episode covers the issue of ‘cash for comment’ – as it became known. It ... [read more]
‘The public humiliation of Taylor Fry’ (2006)
Taylor’s (Marny Kennedy) parents are planning their act for the school talent contest and she is desperate to stop them. Seeing a story about adoption on television, Taylor decides that this is what has happened to her, and if she ... [read more]
Albion, Douglas: Children’s Birthday Party (c1925)
A tinted home movie of family scenes in a garden and a children’s party celebration in the mid 1920s. It begins with a shot of the Albion family posing portrait style for the camera and then shows the father ... [read more]
Black Beauty (1978)
In his own words, Black Beauty tells his tragic story, the tale of a working horse’s life in Victorian England. It starts happily but, as his feisty stablemate Ginger bitterly predicts, this doesn’t last, and the harsh realities of life’s ... [read more]
Vivien Straford 1927–1937 (1927)
This is a 9.5mm home movie compilation of footage filmed by Vivien Straford of his family between 1927 and 1937. It includes scenes in the family garden and at a picnic, and features Vivien’s wife, their parents, their son Jim ... [read more]
