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Turning point (2003)
Bernie explains her struggles over the years to reach a competitive level of horseracing. She admits she couldn’t do it by herself, leading her to join forces with trainer Paul Sutherland. Bernie turns a corner with a thrilling win in ... [read more]
Dinner party (2004)
Julia (Asher Keddie) and Charlie (Dan Wyllie) have Frankie (Claudia Karvan) and Tom (Brendan Cowell) over to dinner – their first dinner party since the birth of their son. It’s not quite the occasion Julia and Charlie had hoped for. ... [read more]
The betrayal (1963)
The lovers (Rosalind Keene and Edward Brayshaw) have been uncovered before the whole community of pearl fishers and the high priest (Frank Lisle) has passed a sentence of death by fire. The pearl fisher chief (Ronal Jackson) intercedes for his ... [read more]
‘Do the Rat’ (1994)
Keith the Koala (voiced and operated by Mal Heap), Kylie the Kangaroo (voiced and operated by Kelly Wallwork) and Robbie (Kylie Hogart) perform an appalling rendition of ‘Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport’ at the talent show hosted by the Ferals’ ... [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]
‘In this life’ (2007)
Zane Malik (Don Hany) and Ray Crowley (William McInnes) clash after a stand-off with a suspect goes wrong. At home, Malik helps his father Rahman Malik (Taffy Hany) after he has an accident. Malik and his mother Mariam (Irini Pappas) ... [read more]
‘The doubt is already beginning’ (1989)
Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater) confronts Iya Zetnick (Julia Blake) about her accusations. Following a heated exchange Anna is led away by husband Bobby (Steve Jacobs). [read more]
The killer is cornered (1951)
With a group of men on his tail, the killer climbs further upwards through the scrub. Meanwhile, the victim’s felt hat continues its way down the river. When the killer makes it to the road at the top of the ... [read more]
‘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]
The year in review (1971)
This clip includes scenes of anti-apartheid demonstrations against South African sporting teams; John Gorton’s tour of Vietnam; William McMahon becoming Prime Minister; a wool fashion parade staged in the New Guinea Highlands; an unusual wedding celebrated underwater at Sydney’s Marineland; ... [read more]
This is Australia (1970)
The brother and sister are dying of thirst, camped by a spring that has dried up while they were asleep. The boy (Lucien John) sees a figure on the horizon. He thinks it may be his father but it’s an ... [read more]
The long yard (2000)
The Long Yard can be viewed here in its entirety. Through a series of flashback sequences, a hospitalised man recalls two vehicular accidents that he has been involved in. [read more]
‘The things that keep us in business’ (1990)
In the workshop, the apprentice mechanic Gary (Ben Mendelsohn) shows Noel (Dennis Coard) what makes a good or bad car. Noel sends a finance company official away, when he tries to get Gary to sign a loan document. Steve (Frankie ... [read more]
The shelling of Pozières ridge (c1918)
Australian field guns join in the bombardment of Pozières. An artillery officer uses a megaphone to communicate with his gunners. They keep up a constant rain of shells on the German positions on the ridge. Horse-drawn limbers and mules bring ... [read more]
Cable trams in Melbourne (c1935)
This clip features Melbourne’s cable trams in operation in the city’s CBD in the mid-1930s. It captures the experience of riding in a cable tram through shots from inside the cabin, as well as point-of-view shots from ... [read more]
Placid breaks every bone (2003)
Placid Lake (Ben Lee) wakes in hospital having broken ‘every bone in his body’. His best friend Gemma Taylor (Rose Byrne) curses the school bullies for their part in the incident but his parents, Sylvia (Miranda Richardson) and Doug (Garry ... [read more]
The Australian cricket team in Ceylon and Naples (1930)
The Australian cricket team walks onto the field in Colombo, Sri Lanka, captained by Bill Woodfull. The next shot is of the players – formally dressed in three-piece suits and hats – on the streets of Port Said mingling with ... [read more]
The taverna in the desert (2004)
It’s the opening night of one of Australia’s most isolated restaurants. We’re at the new premises of the Greek Taverna owned by Anastasios and Maria Kiossos, known locally as Tom and Mary. And it’s a Greek restaurant to cross the ... [read more]
‘I believe in a committee of one’ (1979)
Bruce Perkins is an unusual man. He’s an engineer by training. He believes in a great future for the north but as he sees it, not if there’s constant interference from Canberra. [read more]
‘The luckiest chicks in the world’ (2008)
Sisters Ella (Laura Gordon) and Taylor (Charlotte Gregg) leave a meeting with Alphonse Gangitano (Vince Colosimo) in a car driven by Carl Williams (Gyton Grantley). The sisters were due to testify against Gangitano after seeing him commit a murder. Gangitano ... [read more]
