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‘Pick it up!’ (1982)
Tim (Tim Pye) tracks down his son Ben (Ben Martin) who has run off down the road. He finds that to his surprise he has obeyed his father and collected most of the orange peel he threw out of the ... [read more]
A lively correspondence (1988)
In a typically wide-ranging response from viewers, the ABC’s religious programs on both television and radio receive appreciation from some and blame and criticism from others. For some ABC viewers, these programs are a welcome alternative to commercial broadcasts, ... [read more]
Coming a gutser (1937)
Patricia Blaydon (Shirley Ann Richards) has been invited by Lady Denvee (Bobbie Hunt) to ride with the local fox hunt. Lord Blaydon (Cecil Kellaway) gives some riding hints to a stranger on the road, then shows him some neighbourly kindness ... [read more]
Seeing a man about a dog (1938)
Young Bill Ryan (Peter Finch) comes to see Dad Rudd (Bert Bailey) about marrying his daughter Sarah (Valerie Scanlan). Unfortunately Sarah has always been known as Sal in the family – the same name as the family dog. Dad thinks ... [read more]
Musical trams (1988)
Melbourne’s cable trams operated from 1885 to 1940. Jaunty music accompanies a tram ride through Melbourne in the 1920s. [read more]
A blonde, a burger and a Buick (1978)
Tony (Richard Moir) recognises two youths (Shuvus and Lou Brown) in a country café, as the ones who stopped to pick him up earlier before speeding away, laughing. When they become aggressive outside the café, Tony takes a tyre lever ... [read more]
Losing your head (1971)
Grant (Gary Bond) has succumbed to the temptation of two-up. Flushed with success, he sees the chance to win enough money to buy out his $1,000 bond with the education department. That would mean never going back to the one-room ... [read more]
Australia’s not involved in any war (1988)
In just a few carefully selected brush strokes, a middle class family is portrayed on the cusp of Australia’s entry into the Vietnam war. Drugs, sex and rock and roll are obsessing this younger generation and the war will bring ... [read more]
The lonely pleasures of a country dance (1987)
He’s alone, she’s alone, everyone’s alone at the mid-year dance, a cheerless gathering for all concerned. Danny (Noah Taylor) makes a statement with his outfit, a little bit Marlon Brando, a little bit Elvis. He is deflated when Trevor (Ben ... [read more]
‘One long whack in the goolies’ (2006)
Lockie (Sean Keenan) decides that life is just ‘one long whack in the goolies’ as he lies on the beach recovering and meets Egg (Clarence John Ryan) for the first time. He then ‘rewinds’ to introduce his family: Sarge (Rhys ... [read more]
Citroën samurai (2000)
The Japanese man (Rikiya Kurokawa) uses his satellite phone to check on his snakes in Tokyo. He speaks to his girlfriend (Yoshiko Tatsumi), and to the police, whom he thinks are listening to his phone. He claims full responsibility for ... [read more]
‘Don’t resist’ (2006)
Daniel (Tom Long) awakes in chains, with the sound of a music box and the lapping of water outside. He is terrified, but unable to move. Later that night, the three women show themselves and begin to caress his body. [read more]
Trans-Australian Railway (1940)
A stationary train sits on the tracks while workers carry out maintenance. Intertitles and a map show the route across the Nullarbor, followed by shots of sparsely occupied landscape. From on board the train, Alma films houses, red dirt and ... [read more]
‘I can still hear her screaming’ (2000)
The narrator (Clare Larman) remembers her father’s death and her mother’s resulting mental breakdown. [read more]
‘The fate of a whole universe …’ (1995)
Neri (Marzena Godecki) is stunned when a hologram of her long-dead father (Robert Cooper) appears. He explains some of her history and how their mission was to watch over human colonisation of the sea. He then entrusts her with the ... [read more]
‘Am I mad enough?’ (1996)
David (Noah Taylor) is now a star student at the Royal College of Music in London, and one of the candidates for the Concerto Medal. He proposes performing Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Concerto for Piano for his competition piece. His teacher, Professor ... [read more]
The proper way to end a program (1988)
A recent Geoffrey Robertson Hypotheticals about child abuse has concluded with an announcer’s voice coming in hard over the credits. A viewer complains that after such an emotionally draining program, viewers should be able to catch their breath before plunging ... [read more]
Tea and history (c1915)
British officers sit in a dug-out ‘mess’ at Suvla Bay in early August 1915, enjoying tea and tobacco. Meanwhile, Anzac troops are attacking at Walker’s Ridge. Naval guns and Anzac artillery shell the Turkish trenches at ‘the Chessboard’, starting brush ... [read more]
A rude introduction (2003)
Mr Tachibana (Gotaro Tsunashima) waits outside the Port Hedland airport. Sandy Edwards (Toni Collette) arrives late, and with no idea of the proper way to greet a visitor from Japan. Mr Tachibana also has no idea of Australian manners – ... [read more]
The constant threat (1946)
This four-minute film, seen here in full, was made to create awareness of the free chest x-ray service provided by the Health Department of NSW to diagnose tuberculosis. [read more]
