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‘Our way to socialism’ (1997)
Filmmaker Solrun Hoaas ventures onto the streets of North Korea to do some impromptu filming and sees some children gathered on a street corner before the start of school. In what becomes a common instance, she attracts the attention of ... [read more]
Cornfield surfing in Nebraska (2008)
Jonno and Stefan surf a Nebraska cornfield. In South Dakota they meet Chad and surf the roof of his barn. [read more]
Village life in Fiji (1959)
As cousins Jale and Adriu break open coconuts in their village, they talk about what life in Suva might be like. While Jale is interested in the girls, Adriu says he’ll be too busy to worry about that – he’s ... [read more]
Making measurements (2005)
Mike Russ is no newcomer to the show. He’s introduced with a clip from one of the original Inventors programs from 1980, when he was a young man with a bright idea. Twenty years later, he’s still inventing. This time ... [read more]
Scotty wants to dance (2005)
Kev is telling the boys that they need to carry on without Franky. Scotty (Scott Angeles) tells Kev (Lafe Charlton) he is sick of playing the yidaki (didgeridoo) and wants to dance. Franky is walking along the road side, a ... [read more]
‘If you kill her dreams, that’s unforgivable’ (1990)
Mr Edmund (Robert Grubb) breaks the peacefulness of an evening at home by bringing up Cherry’s (Rebecca Smart) dream to be a lawyer with her mother while she is ironing. Margaret Williams (Rhondda Findleton) is furious and confronts Mr Edmund ... [read more]
‘How many have you had?’ (1933)
Dad Hayseed (Cecil Kellaway) and his son Joe (Tal Ordell) have become separated from the rest of the family during a visit to Sydney. They arrive home (at the Townleigh’s mansion) rolling drunk, to be castigated by Mum Hayseed (Katie ... [read more]
Warren Blair (1994)
Warren Blair, son of Aboriginal tenor Harold Blair, recalls being taunted about his Aboriginality at school. Harold advised Warren to fight the taunter, which he did, resulting in the school calling in his parents. Harold sings to his son and ... [read more]
On Our Selection (1988)
Filmmaker Ken G Hall tells how he was convinced by comedian Bert Bailey to make the feature film, On Our Selection (1932). He discusses the difficulties of production on a very limited budget, and recalls how the film went on ... [read more]
Shipbuilders (1943)
Shipbuilders work at the Whyalla shipyards for Australia’s war effort. A woman shakes out a broom over a veranda with the ship visible to the left. Men walk through the streets to or from work. A pastor addresses the gathered ... [read more]
An ancient trade (2004)
Another well designed item in this always interesting series. Reporter Joanna Savill talks to the crew who dive for the elusive trepang, interspersed with a little history, while later in the program, we visit a Chinese Australian chef, to discover ... [read more]
Testing for disease (1992)
Bryan Smith is in Denmark to report on the latest research into the prevention of cervical cancer. The pap smear test is used to pick up early signs of cervical cancer in women. There is a much more accurate means ... [read more]
A desperate situation (2004)
A few years into the life of the colony at Botany Bay, Mary Bryant (Romola Garai) and Will Bryant (Alex O’Loughlin) run a venture where they supply the colony with fish in return for a share of the catch. With ... [read more]
Don’t wrap it (1988)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) promoting the use of Postpaks instead of ordinary wrapping paper for packaging postage parcels. When the boss asks a younger office worker to wrap a parcel, he is delivered Australia’s Post’s ... [read more]
‘Don’t leave it too late’ (2011)
We are introduced to Kimberley cultural camp elder (John Watson), walking with a group of children amidst a bush setting as the Travelling Kimberley Songmen sing an upbeat song. This contrasts with TJ (Dean Daley-Jones), a young man from the ... [read more]
Darwin town (2002)
We see patients in a renal ward as Dr Paul Snelling, the director of Northern Territory Renal Health, tells us that Darwin has a 10 times higher incidence than anywhere else in the country, of which Aboriginal people represent 80 ... [read more]
Lucky strike at Larkinville (1938)
Western Australia, 1932. Two gold prospectors – Jimmy Eastwood and Jack Hogan – along with their dog, Spot, strike gold at Larkinville. For Spot, this is more a ‘comedy of fleas than a saga of riches’, but for the two ... [read more]
‘He had a gift for conciliation’ (1966)
Dame Enid Lyons and former prime minister Sir Robert Menzies discuss the strengths of Joe Lyons. [read more]
No more pretty shoes (2004)
Shah reveals the irony of having planted landmines as an Afghan soldier then subsequently being the victim of a mine. His wife, Habiba, has lost a leg to a mine and regrets that she can no longer wear pretty shoes. ... [read more]
Ja’mie (2007)
Ja’mie (Chris Lilley) starts a student representative council and looks at changes that can be made around the school. [read more]
