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Bubby discovers pizza (1993)
Bubby (Nicholas Hope) has left the room carrying a suitcase that contains the now-dead cat. He follows the sound of singing until he finds a group from the Salvation Army. They take him to eat pizza. He is overwhelmed by ... [read more]
A vision in the desert (1991)
John ‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels) has become the laughing stock of the town, for believing a fake telegram that said Billy Cross wanted to record one of his songs. John accuses his wife Jane (Helen Buday) of not believing in ... [read more]
Willie’s lesson (c1939)
Willie collapses in the snow. He is found just in time by a rabbit, who summons help from the others. The following season, Willie takes a barrow full of fruit to the bank for deposit. He turns to the camera ... [read more]
The proposal (1973)
Margaret recalls the day that Peter proposed. She knew from the moment they met that they would get together, especially as her mother always adored him and encouraged the relationship. [read more]
An epic flight (1964)
This clip recounts the story of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his aeroplane the Southern Cross. It includes archival footage of the record-breaking 1928 trip across the Pacific with Smithy and his colleague Charles Ulm, and their arrival in Honolulu. [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]
A family tragedy (1988)
Valerie Doyle grew up in Wittenoom. She shows reporter Paul Barry her family album from those times. Asbestos-related diseases have ravaged her family. They lived and married and had children in Wittenoom and never once were warned of any of ... [read more]
A future governor-general (1961)
The very first Four Corners opens with vox pops in a busy Sydney street, asking people whether a future governor-general should be British or Australian. The reporter is Bob Sanders. [read more]
Shoved in front of a camera (1996)
When Judy Davis was chosen to play the lead in My Brilliant Career (1979), she was 23 and a recent graduate of NIDA. Under the gentle prompting of interviewer Andrea Stretton, Judy Davis recalls the ... [read more]
About nomads (1996)
Robyn Davidson explains how she came to be attached for nearly two years, without speaking a common language, to one of the last bands of nomadic people roaming India as they have done for millennia. [read more]
Strategy, planning and communication (1999)
When the wandering tribes from Africa reached the end of South-East Asia, they looked out across the sea to another land mass just 90 kilometres away, Australia. With remarkable planning and design skills, they built and provisioned sea-worthy vessels to ... [read more]
Young and reckless (1974)
Psychologist Hugh Mackay talks about the fact that society is quite prepared to hand young people a powerful machine that can kill, when they are still in their young adult stage of risk-taking. [read more]
Road traps (1974)
Sir Laurence Hartnett is the former managing director of GMH. He comments that our roads are still a trap for drivers, with lanes suddenly merging without warning and inappropriate road signs that confuse and frustrate the driver, ... [read more]
The negotiators (1968)
Rio Tinto in Australia was unable to commit to Lang Hancock’s iron ore find without the input of the parent company in Britain, so Hancock confronted the Chairman and CEO in London – Sir Val Duncan read more]
A wild and desperate place (1983)
The frozen waste of the Kiandra goldfield was one of the few in Australia to welcome the Chinese diggers. It also witnessed the start to Australia’s ski fields and winter sports industry, with the country’s first ski club opening there ... [read more]
Third time lucky (1984)
The South Australian explorer John McDouall Stuart (Clive Marshall) had learnt his skills as a bushman from the great explorer Sturt. What he learnt from his mentor was to travel light, using horses not drays and moving fast over the ... [read more]
‘A broad and noble river’ (1984)
Using the whaleboat the party had carried with them on all their overland journeys, Captain Charles Sturt (played here by Steven Grives) and his team were finally able to put it to good use when they came upon the Murrumbidgee. ... [read more]
The dance of the startled fowl (1931)
In this filmed stage comedy routine, George Wallace introduces a 'story dance’ called 'Herbert’s first love affair’ which contains a special move called the 'The dance of the startled fowl’. The clip concludes with an accomplished tap dance. [read more]
Philip vows vengeance (1918)
Joan (Evelyn Black) has thrown herself in the river and drowned rather than bring disgrace on her family. Her mother (Ida Gresham) finds her suicide note too late, and faints. Philip (Boyd Irwin) finds her body in the river, still ... [read more]
‘Self–bloody-control!’ (1975)
Kenny (Martin Harris), handcuffed to the balustrade, taunts his wife Fiona (Jacki Weaver) and Sergeant Simmonds (Peter Cummins) with sexual provocations. The senior policeman lashes out, watched by Fiona, Constable Ross (John Hargreaves), the removalist (Chris Haywood) and Fiona’s sister ... [read more]
