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Gaudí the perfectionist (1974)
Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí oversaw the whole of his artistic work – building design, construction and interior furnishings. Examples of Gaudí's buildings and interiors are shown, including some great pieces of his lesser known furnishings and furniture. The narrator describes ... [read more]
The welcoming committee (1975)
After months of work, broke and hung over, the union shearers make their feelings plain as strikebreakers arrive to work for reduced wages. [read more]
The secrets of the Rift Valley (1999)
The prehistory of humankind is revealed in the footsteps left by a passing group of hominids, two males and a female, recorded in the volcanic ash for us to read and try to comprehend over three-and-a-half million years later. [read more]
‘You run an impressive operation’ (1985)
Becker (Eric Roberts) visits T George McDowell (Bill Kerr) at his bottling plant in Anderson Valley. He offers to help McDowell modernise his business. [read more]
The Barossa Valley (1983)
Strolling around his winery, Hermann Thumm talks to the filmmaker, telling the story of how he founded the successful vineyard Chateau Yaldara after the Second World War when he emigrated to the Barossa Valley in South Australia. German winegrowers remain ... [read more]
‘The oldest trick in the book’ (1986)
Judith (Lindy Davies) coaxes Frank (John Hargreaves) and Malcolm (Colin Friels) to go for a walk. Malcolm wants Frank to explain how he gets the money in a stick-up, but the demonstration goes wrong. In the pub later, Frank’s friend ... [read more]
The three malingerers (1931)
After they’re both slightly wounded on the Western front, best mates Chic (Pat Hanna) and Joe (George Moon) are reunited in a convalescent ward in a London hospital. They invent ways to prolong their stay, but Fatty (Edmund Warrington), an ... [read more]
Time, the enemy (1987)
Vince Lovegrove speaks of the onrush of time, and how it robs him of moments with his wife Suzi and young son Troy. Over photographs, he describes the 'real Suzi’: her career as a dancer, their meeting in America, the ... [read more]
Salute to the Aussie male (1982)
The program’s survey says that the Aussie buttock is the sexiest attraction to the Aussie female. [read more]
Hide the children (1996)
Historical photographs show Doug Nicholls, one of the first Indigenous men to play in the VFL, who came from Cummeragunga mission. He later became a civil activist. We see historical footage of Doug Nicholls visiting Indigenous families ... [read more]
Baptism (1994)
Henry Warburton (Peter Coyote) baptises Ort (Jamie Croft) and his mother, Alice (Lisa Harrow). Tegwyn (Amanda Douge) refuses to accept Henry’s brand of faith and salvation. [read more]
The first time (1999)
Speedy McGinness tells us about his mother, and how he wishes to return her remains to Gurindji land – the place of her birth. [read more]
Violence and brutality (1980)
A radio broadcast quotes from Jean Genet’s essay ‘Violence and Brutality’ (1977) while a bomb is constructed. [read more]
Learning to read (2000)
After discovering that his cellmate and ‘protector’ Williams (Tony Martin) can’t read, Sonny (Kick Gurry) teaches him. [read more]
The hopes for irrigation (1954)
The clip illuminates the hopes and dreams for irrigation in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Valleys, which turning the waters of the Snowy westward will achieve. [read more]
John the tiger (1984)
Noni (Hazlehurst) is going to feed some pretend zoo animals but first she asks the children at home to help her guess what John (Hamblin) is pretending to be. Next she tries to feed the ‘tiger’ some imaginary ‘lovely pineapple ... [read more]
Crowd near the grandstand (1896)
This clip shows the crowd at what is probably the Melbourne Cup during the Spring Carnival of 1896. The gathered crowd stroll through the shot while the Flemington Racecourse grandstand can be seen in the background. [read more]
A lifelong ritual (1997)
Through illness, adolescence, travel, married life and old age, a woman (voiced by Arianthe Galani) recalls a lifelong ritual, started by her father when she was a baby, of taking a picture of herself every other day. [read more]
Take the trip (1999)
This clip opens with a wide shot of the bikes coming out of a bunker and two bikies with guns in a graveyard. There is fast cutting and a violent fight ensues. A narrator explains what Stone (1974) is about, ... [read more]
Raising The Foundation (2002)
Historical footage shows a young Chicka Dixon, and how The Foundation raised funds is explained. [read more]
