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A piano on the beach (1993)
After the long voyage from Scotland, Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) and daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) are camped on a New Zealand beach, in a tent made from Ada’s skirt hoops. They are woken by the arrival of Mr Stewart and ... [read more]
Preparing for Passchendaele (1917)
Horse-drawn wagons and trucks move forward in the run-up to the Third Battle for Ypres (also known as Passchendaele), in September 1917. The road heads east from Ypres past Hellfire Corner, a famously dangerous place on the Menin Road. Hessian ... [read more]
Des is called to account (2003)
Des (Rodney Anderson) is in trouble for backing out of the drive-by shooting he’d been ordered to perform. He and Sophie (Sarah Vongmany), having been captured by the crime boss’s henchmen, are marched into a car park to meet him. ... [read more]
A town is dying (1982)
A lingering and lyrical moment of a town in decay where the real tragedy is the complete lack of a future on the land for Coonamble’s young people. [read more]
Bad news (1996)
Mayor Larry Hand is sweating on the numbers he will need to be re-elected as mayor. After a meeting with another councillor, his chances look even worse. [read more]
Prologue and invocation (1966)
This is an extract from the Epilogue to In the Head the Fire. The ancient Irish poem is read by Alexandre Archdale. During the poem we hear other sounds which have been superimposed over the vocal recording. [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]
‘Police work is people’ (1993)
Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) and Wayne Patterson (Grant Bowler) arrive at the property of Old Man Doherty to follow up on some unpaid parking fines and find more than they bargained for in the form of a vicious german shepherd. ... [read more]
The house burns (2008)
Hired arsonist Billy (Joel Edgerton) sits on a hilltop watching his handiwork – a house burning in the distance. Carla (Claire van der Boom) and Greg (Anthony Hayes) pull up outside their burning home. Greg runs off to try to ... [read more]
A deal and a bet (1958)
Smiley (Keith Calvert) arrives home with Sergeant Flaxman (Chips Rafferty). His mother (Margaret Christensen) thinks he’s in trouble again, but the policeman explains their new deal: if Smiley can be of good behaviour long enough to get eight nicks on ... [read more]
The storm and the silence (1985)
Bert (Benedict Sweeney) has signed up as a cook’s mate on a cattle drive with boss drover Baldy Bob McInnes (Norman Yemm), Arthur (Ed Turley) and others. A sudden storm blows up, stampeding the cattle and frightening the horses. In ... [read more]
What is a woman? (1992)
Andrea Stretton is talking to Germaine Greer about her new book The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause (1991), which is proving just as controversial as her previous work. In the interview, Greer suggests that a woman’s mental state might ... [read more]
A base is born (1954)
With fine weather, construction of the new base begins at a frenetic pace. The ice is firm around the ship, so the US-made ice vehicles – known as Weasels – can cross the ice from ship to shore, dragging supplies. ... [read more]
‘This is all we’ve got’ (1986)
The drive-in detainees become angry when Asians arrive. Jimmy (Ned Manning) argues with Carmen (Natalie McCurry) about her reaction to the newcomers. He asks her to escape with him. [read more]
The words of the prophet (2007)
Niaz (Niaz Khan Shinwari) visits a refugee community and asks an artist, Agha Jaan (Agha Jaan), to read him a letter from his cousin Anousha in Peshawar. Agha Jaan comments on Niaz’s inability to read, quoting the words of the ... [read more]
The sailors part two (1927)
The Sailors is a recorded version of a theatrical comedy routine by vaudeville performers Stiffy (Nat Phillips) and Mo (Roy Rene). You can listen to part two of The Sailors here in its entirety. Part two is the second side ... [read more]
‘This is not a horse’ (1983)
Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan) watches his new horse arrive on the docks from New Zealand. His wife, Vi (Celia de Burgh), wonders why the horse looks so skinny. The buyer, Dave Davis (Ron Liebman), thinks the horse is a joke. ... [read more]
A world away (2005)
It’s a period of eager anticipation. John Stephenson from South Yorkshire and his 12-year-old son Tyler are learning survival skills that they hope to apply when they are living in the Australian bush. The Irish and English families are asked ... [read more]
The week before the wedding (1973)
A garden party is organised by Sandra’s bridesmaids and old friends in the week before the wedding. It’s quite a society event. Sandra is very aware of the responsibilities attached to her new life, but will she be able to ... [read more]
Forever is a long time (1990)
The languid faery King (Richard Moir) and Queen (Rowena Wallace) discover that today is the last day they have to grant seven wishes to humans or they will lose their magic power – forever! Their son, Prince Wilton (Justin Rosniak) ... [read more]
