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The Bradman Era (1982)
Former test cricketer Bill O’Reilly recalls the test matches, mainly in the 1930s, with Don Bradman and other notable players. The documentary intercuts Bill O’Reilly’s interview with archival footage. [read more]
Loved Up – The Dream of Love (2005)
An intimate portrait of the family of filmmaker Lawrence Johnston, who discuss what love means to them individually and as a family. [read more]
One People Sing Freedom (1988)
A documentary about the Bicentenary in 1988 when, while the majority of Australia celebrated the anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in 1788, Indigenous Australians were unified in protest. This documentary follows the preparations of Indigenous peoples from ... [read more]
The Book Show – Peter Carey (1992)
In this week’s edition of The Book Show, Dinny O’Hearn and Andrea Stretton introduce the show from the Reading Room of the State Library of Victoria. The program begins with an interview with Peter Carey, whose then latest book The ... [read more]
Choo Choo (c1940)
An amateur film by Will and Harrie Owen which features the Spirit of Progress passenger train. It includes both documentary and dramatised footage. [read more]
The Origin of Oil (c1923)
Made by Herschells Films for the Shell Company of Australia, this industrial documentary traces the path of oil from its initial extraction from the ground to its refining, packaging and transport and finally as petroleum which modern city dwellers increasingly ... [read more]
Behind the Sun (1988)
The documentary looks at a number of artists working in NSW in 1988. Many forms of artistic expression are included. The artists include Jonathan Throsby, painter; Susan Norrie, painter; Martin Wesley-Smith, composer; John Coburn, painter; Robyn Gordon, sculptor; Graeme ... [read more]
Meet the Ferals (1994)
Opening titles introduce the Ferals. Modigliana the cat (voiced and operated by Mal Heap) and Rattus (voiced and operated by David Collins) are fighting again. Mixy (voiced and operated by Emma De Vries) the rabbit interrupts to ask why. Derryn ... [read more]
Petals – A Boot Full of Petals (1997)
In this first episode, the Petals find a mysterious object (a bright yellow gumboot) in their garden. Each character responds in their own unique way and soon they all find themselves trapped inside. [read more]
Banners Held High (1956)
This documentary is about the significance of the May Day celebrations for the trades and labour movement in Australia. It includes the construction and painting of elaborate banners and signs by waterside workers and footage from the 1956 May Day ... [read more]
One Night the Moon (2001)
One Night the Moon is a film based on events that took place in 1932, about a young girl who goes missing on the night of a full moon. Her family, though desperate to find her, fail to employ the ... [read more]
The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill – A Windy Day (2005)
Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters) and Corky the horse (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) are doing the weekly washing on a windy day. When their clothes blow away in the wind, the two friends need a special flying ... [read more]
Mad Max 2 (1981)
After a disastrous war over oil, Max (Mel Gibson) has become a desert wanderer with few ties to the world. His family is dead; his only companion is a smart and ferocious blue heeler called ‘dog’. The desert is a ... [read more]
Endurance (1933)
The documentary footage taken by Frank Hurley during the Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton on a ship called Endurance in 1914-16 is bookended with a simple plot featuring a young boy who is eager to hear the dramatic story ... [read more]
The Good Woman of Bangkok (1991)
In Bangkok, Thailand, Australian filmmaker Dennis O’Rourke hires a prostitute, Aoi, and makes her the subject of the film. Glimpses of the red light area of Bangkok are intercut with Aoi’s views of her life and her place in the ... [read more]
‘The average man’ (1956)
This clip explains the methods used to design the new model FE Holden. A GMH employee holds a transparent plastic life-size model to demonstrate how the 'average man’ determines the proportions of the car’s interior. The car’s ... [read more]
National Treasures – Endeavour Journal (2004)
Warren Brown leafs through the precious pages of James Cook’s 1770 journal to discover Cook’s first impressions and trace the beginning of Australia as we know it today. [read more]
Four Corners – Fixing Cricket (2000)
When Hanse Cronje admitted that he’d taken money to throw matches, the world of cricket was thrown into crisis. Then it was disclosed that players and officials had known for years that matches were being fixed, while the cricketing establishment ... [read more]
The discovery (1982)
Alinta (Naykakan Munung) and her friend walk along the beach as two other children are playing nearby. They discover a white man lying semi-conscious in the sand. They think they’ve seen a ghost and run back to the camp to ... [read more]
The Stranger (1964)
A mysterious Stranger (Ron Haddrick) collapses on the doorstep of the Walsh family home. The opening titles for The Stranger feature a satellite dish searching the skies, strange particles moving in space and a moonscape. Inside the Walsh home, teenager ... [read more]
