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Two of Max’s life goals come true (2009)
In his New York high-rise, Max (voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman) is cutting and saving his toenails, aiming for order and stability. On the footpath below, a mime artist in the guise of Marcel Marceau goes through his silent paces. ... [read more]
The greatest Australian prime minister (1966)
Political expert Professor Geoffrey Sawer discusses Deakin’s role in the first decade of Federation. Former prime minister Sir Robert Menzies (1949–66) hails Deakin as Australia’s greatest prime minister. [read more]
‘Mother send the doctors away’ (1986)
'Mother send the doctors away’ is a track from Apodimi Compania’s album 'Rebetika: Songs of Greece’ (1986). It is a Rebetika song from the 1940s, played in a style typical of the genre, with guitar, tzouras and baglama backing the ... [read more]
Sparklers and beer (2009)
Kev (Hugo Weaving) is enjoying a beer by the river at sunset. He’s just had to leave behind items he wanted to purchase at a roadhouse because he didn’t have enough money. When his son Chook (Tom Russell) joins him ... [read more]
‘That’d be Anderson Valley’ (1985)
Becker (Eric Roberts) asks Frank (Max Giilies) and Fred (Paul Chubb) why Coca-Cola is not sold in Anderson Valley. Terri (Greta Scacchi) says an independent soft-drink maker controls the market. [read more]
‘What’s today’s adventure, Bill?’ (2005)
The opening titles for The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill show Bottle Top Bill (voiced by Graham Matters), his best friend Corky (voiced by Emma Jane Hyland) and their surrounding environment being constructed from items found around the home. Today’s ... [read more]
Nicola’s confession (1990)
Thandiwe (Thandiwe Newton) returns to her room after sneaking out to see Danny (Noah Taylor) by the lake. Head girl Nicola (Nicole Kidman) ticks her off before offering her an alcoholic drink and surprising her with an intimate sexual confession. ... [read more]
An alcoholic Christmas Day (1984)
With a tablecloth and lots of alcohol, a group of alcoholic friends celebrate Christmas Day. The men are listening to themselves talk on a radio program that was prompted by the making of this documentary. Paul Makin had previously interviewed ... [read more]
‘I like Aeroplane Jelly’ (1938)
A popular radio jingle advertising an Australian brand of jelly crystals. The song was recorded in 1938 and broadcast on Sydney radio in the 1940s – up to 100 times a day. [read more]
‘Waltzing Matilda’ (1926)
This is the first recording of 'Waltzing Matilda’, recorded by the Queensland-born tenor John Collinson in London in 1926 with pianist Russell Callow. [read more]
‘The only genuine case’ (1931)
Chic (Pat Hanna) pretends to be deaf, to avoid returning to the front. The medical officer (Norman French) tries to outsmart him, but Chic’s act is too convincing. [read more]
The ‘30-second breakfast’ (c1943)
A daughter’s voice (Janice Reid) pleads with her mother (Queenie Ashton) to tell her a story about a lady kangaroo. Her mother obliges with a story which is accompanied by cartoons of Lady Kangaroo and her family. The difficulty of ... [read more]
‘I treated him cruel’ (1935)
Incensed that his father has given him a raise with one hand and taken it away with the other, Dave (Fred MacDonald) and his wife Lil (Lilias Adeson) gather the other brothers, Joe (William McGowan) and Dan (George Lloyd), for ... [read more]
Gary is woken up (2007)
Gary (Donnovan Mears) is a young dad awoken by his daughter Aspen (Aspen Beattie), who he immediately sends on an errand. [read more]
‘(I’m) Stranded’ (1976)
This is a clip from '(I’m) Stranded’, performed by the Saints and written by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey. This song and the single’s B-side, ‘No Time’, were recorded at Bruce Windows Studios in Brisbane. [read more]
Musetta (2002)
The Australian opera is on tour with La Boheme. Musetta (Teresa La Rocca) sings one of the opera’s most popular arias from Act II. In it, she is trying to reignite her lover Marcello’s passion. [read more]
A forbidden love (2005)
Anne and Trish, the sisters of the filmmaker, speak about the racism experienced by their father Colin when he first began dating their mother Gloria. [read more]
Christianity and intermarriage (1997)
An Indian man who has married an Australian woman and become a Christian visits his mother and father at home with his wife. They all talk frankly about his choice. [read more]
Surviving an accident (1995)
Car drivers describe what they gained and what they lost from their car accident. [read more]
‘I am Australia’ (1983)
Over a campfire near his home in Broken Hill, German migrant Werner Hollmayer explains to filmmaker Juergen Corleis his feelings for his adopted country and how migrating here has changed him. [read more]
