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‘The money or the box?’ (1963)

After contestant Raleigh Matthews wins the first round, host Bob Dyer offers him a choice between a sum of money and a numbered box. The box contains an unknown prize that could be anything from elastic bands to a new ... [read more]

Waiting (1990)

Single, heavily pregnant Clare Fairweather (Noni Hazlehurst) is a successful artist living on a rural property. After experiencing her first contractions she contacts her three closest female friends to join her for the planned home birth, as arranged. Arriving ... [read more]

Makings of a good leader! (1996)

Chased by The Brolga (John Stanton), with Arrow (Rhys Muldoon) in hot pursuit, Thowra (John Higginson) and Storm (Doug Tremlett) jump over the ravine, leaving a humiliated Arrow to face the wrath and ridicule of The Brolga. [read more]

Samson and Delilah (2009)

Samson and Delilah is the story of two Indigenous teenagers growing up in a socio-economically disadvantaged community in central Australia. Samson (Rowan McNamara) and Delilah (Marissa Gibson) struggle to find the strength, courage and resilience to rise above the challenges ... [read more]

The quiz (1963)

Bob and Dolly Dyer welcome the audience and introduce the first contestants. Dentist Raleigh Matthews is defending his win and prizes from the previous week’s show. He is up against teacher Francis Shipton. Dyer asks a series of questions which ... [read more]

The car of the future (2006)

Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed Inc and he designs the cars of the future. This one is a Porsche-inspired concept car with huge six piston carbon fibre brakes and the world’s first holographic brake light. [read more]

Weighing into the argument (2000)

Presenter Rachael Oakes-Ash recalls the dreaded day when she and her fellow schoolgirls were weighed. She interviews schoolgirls about their attitude to dieting. [read more]

Up against the law (2005)

Monica stole cars for the thrill of it. But suddenly she was 18 and an adult according to the law. When she next stole a car, she went to jail. Now she’s a social worker who works with young people. ... [read more]

The shoes of the fisherman (2007)

The fishermen have split up after Ramelan caused the boat to sink. Muluk (Sawung Jabo) assures his nephew Abdu (Arif Hidayat) that Ramelan (Srisacd Sacdpraseuth) can look after himself. In the desert, Youssif (Rodney Afif) and Arun (Kenneth Moraleda) find ... [read more]

Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate – ‘Give Her Roses’ (1959)

This is a 60-second black-and-white television advertisement for Cadbury’s Roses chocolates from 1959. [read more]

Corroboree (1950)

This is an orchestral suite for a ballet by Australian composer John Antill, first recorded in 1950 by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. [read more]

‘You run an impressive operation’ (1985)

Becker (Eric Roberts) visits T George McDowell (Bill Kerr) at his bottling plant in Anderson Valley. He offers to help McDowell modernise his business. [read more]

Hey Sista! (2001)

Fourteen-year-old Lisa Canavada (Phaedra Nicolaidis) struggles to find her place in the world after her father, Remo (Michael Futcher), has an accident and forces her to change schools. Her agony is compounded when her hair turns curly when all she ... [read more]

My First Wife (1984)

John’s happy life as a composer and family man collapses when his wife Helen says she’s leaving him. She’s having an affair with one of his friends, but that’s just a symptom of the long-ignored problems in their marriage. John ... [read more]

Shifting Sands – Promise (1997)

A short drama about a grandmother’s tale of her promise marriage. [read more]

Nice Coloured Girls (1987)

This short film is about three Indigenous women and their night out at Kings Cross. [read more]

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

The city of Verona Beach is dominated by a bitter feud between the families of Fulgencio Capulet (Paul Sorvino) and Ted Montague (Brian Dennehy). Ted’s son, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio), sneaks into a masked ball at the Capulet mansion and falls ... [read more]

Baptism (1994)

Henry Warburton (Peter Coyote) baptises Ort (Jamie Croft) and his mother, Alice (Lisa Harrow). Tegwyn (Amanda Douge) refuses to accept Henry’s brand of faith and salvation. [read more]

Violence and brutality (1980)

A radio broadcast quotes from Jean Genet’s essay ‘Violence and Brutality’ (1977) while a bomb is constructed. [read more]

Learning to read (2000)

After discovering that his cellmate and ‘protector’ Williams (Tony Martin) can’t read, Sonny (Kick Gurry) teaches him. [read more]

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