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Maestro Simone Young (1995)
Australian Simone Young was the assistant conductor to Daniel Barenboim. He comments on her qualities. Barenboim observes that the conductor’s right hand maintains the beat and the left hand is used for nuance, colour and phrasing. Her manager, Michael Lewin, ... [read more]
Scientists must validate their data (1994)
Mike (Zbych Trofimiuk) changes the readings on Shane’s (Che Broadbent) SETI project to trick him, then watches gleefully when Shane and Nikki (Petra Jared) think the radio telescope has picked up amazing radio signals. Tony Masters (Steve Jacobs) warns ... [read more]
Denying reality (1997)
Looking back on those early days as a young man, Adam realises he was sexually attracted to guys but repulsed by that feeling. For him such feelings were wrong and when a guy once hit on him, Adam replied with ... [read more]
‘What journalists?’ (2009)
José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac) tells Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) that five Australian journalists have gone missing in East Timor. [read more]
Freedom no bounds (2006)
Deborah Mailman reads the voice-over narration from Connie’s autobiography When You Grow Up. The narration is cut with black-and-white photographs of Connie when she was younger, as well as more recent live interview footage of Aunty Connie. Connie tells us ... [read more]
Stencil art (1984)
Grahame Walsh, an expert in stencil art, explores Carnarvon Gorge to find evidence of occupation by Aboriginal people 20,000 years ago. [read more]
Tomorrow payback (1996)
It is lockdown in the jail cells. The light falls across inmate Paddy (George Djilaynga) sitting on his bed and singing begins. Paddy looks out through the jail windows searching for the source. A spirit man (Charlie Matjiwi) walks down ... [read more]
Sexy Aussie male (1982)
Short interviews on the street about what makes the Aussie male sexy in 1982. Interviewees include the Reverend Fred Nile, Bernard King and Rod McKuen. [read more]
‘You’ve got to tell him’ (1987)
Asta (Deborra–Lee Furness) is confronted by Danny (David Franklin). Lizzie (Simone Buchanan) pleads for her boyfriend, Andrew (Douglas Walker), to tell her father, Tim (Tony Barry), the truth about her sexual assault. Lizzie’s grandmother, Norma (Margaret Ford), asks Asta to ... [read more]
Beware (1996)
Thowra (John Higginson) tries to convince the colts of the danger from the men but the recalcitrant Arrow (Rhys Muldoon) won’t listen. Instead he leads two young colts into terrible danger. Arrow escapes and they are captured. [read more]
Married, at last? (1976)
The Stone family – Jane (Joan Bruce), Alan (Ron Graham) and Damon (Mathew Crosby) – and Dolly Lucas (Queenie Ashton) have realised their dream to move back to the country to live. During the housewarming celebrations, with all members of ... [read more]
‘We didn’t take their warning’ (1967)
Jubbal (Ed Devereaux) tells Peterson (Konrad Matthaei) he will not return to Cooper’s Creek. Peterson calls him a coward. [read more]
Eureka (2005)
The two – Sam (Aaron Pedersen) and Peter (Wadih Dona) – meet in their office (the toilet). Peter says he knows where a Grange ’51 is. The two, now on a dangerous trajectory from which it seems there is no ... [read more]
‘Pommy’ and ‘Aussie’ (1964)
Carol Raye and June Salter sing a song about being Australian versus being English. [read more]
Theatre exists on artistry (1988)
Australian dancer Betty Pounder advises that great theatre only comes when everyone involved is passionate about what they are doing. She believes that when theatre is controlled by business people, the audience suffers. She admires Graham Murphy’s work. [read more]
Turtle eggs and dugong (1980)
The men return from their hunting expedition having successfully killed a dugong. The women are waiting on the shore, and immediately prepare a fire to cook the dugong. [read more]
‘Bloody rent increases’ (1976)
In Norma’s wine bar, Norma (Sheila Kennelly) and Weppo (Roger Ward) discuss the new barman. Edie (Wendy Blacklock) comes in with her nephews, Grant (Michael Howard) and Lee (Stephen McDonald), and has trouble understanding their teenage talk. [read more]
Kymmy arrives too late (2000)
Kymmy (Olivia Patten) arrives at the foster carer’s (Heather Mitchell) home in the city but misses her appointment with the department. [read more]
Hairy feet (2005)
The faireez are trapped but clever Gabby thinks of a plan to escape the clutches of the evil Lord Jumphrey. When the scary Hairy Feet arrive, their actions are a big surprise and soon the big feet baddies will do ... [read more]
2nd Battalion, Pacific Islands Regiment (c1963)
This clip looks at the infrastructure maintenance and construction work, and training of local New Guineans, carried out by Army personnel stationed in East Sepik Province. [read more]
