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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]

Romance (1997)

The team give up on the petrol station shooting case for the night, frustrated at their lack of progress. It’s New Year’s Eve. Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) is at home supposedly profiling suspects but is instead toasting a photograph of ... [read more]

‘They always do’ (1996)

The Special Operations Unit surround a suspect’s boat, as detectives Frank Holloway (Colin Friels) and Rachel Goldstein (Catherine McClements) look on. [read more]

Mutiny and malnutrition (1927)

The penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour has been evacuated, but John Rex (George Fisher) leads a rebellion on the small ship, the Osprey. He puts Mrs Vickers (Katherine Dawn) and her daughter Sylvia (Eva Novak) ashore, with the hated Lieutenant ... [read more]

Haircut (1980)

Squid (Karl Hansen) takes Charlie (Darius Perkins) to the cinema, where Squid’s mother Mrs Peters (May Howlett) plays the piano to accompany the silent films. As they arrive, they bump into Johnno (Greg Stroud) and try to convince him to ... [read more]

‘You take the minutes, do ya?’ (2008)

In the first meeting, Alex (Grant Dodwell) sees Freddy (Steve Rodgers) writing and asks if he’s taking the minutes. Freddy explains that he likes to write down things he’s observed as potential material for his stand-up comedy act. Cecil (Don ... [read more]

‘Yarra River Blues’ (1962)

'Yarra River Blues’ is one of two Australian tracks to feature on Georgia Lee’s 1962 album ‘Georgia Lee Sings The Blues’. [read more]

Hogg declares his love (2007)

High in the mountains during the long trek to safety, Hansheng Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) tells George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) that Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchell) is addicted to opium. Lee is more Chinese than either of them, he continues, and ... [read more]

‘I’m going to cross the river’ (1976)

Morgan (Dennis Hopper) has been shot while stealing a horse. He is rescued by an outcast Aborigine, Billy (David Gulpilil), who nurses him back to health in the mountains. They decide to seek safety across the border in New South ... [read more]

Hunting during the calm (2005)

The two elders with their spears straightened and smoothed, make holes in the ends with a stone knife for the woomera. The elders tell us the Antarrengeny people are still making spears this way today. The elders speak about the ... [read more]

Interrogation (1997)

Jane Halifax (Rebecca Gibney) interviews a suspect. Later, she undergoes another kind of interrogation at the hands of her analyst Marion Walters (Cathering Wilkin). [read more]

Stretching the sausages (2000)

Lauren (Jasmine Ellis) is very worried about what Horace (Frank Gallacher) might be up to, and when she finds him stealing the sausages out of the kitchen she knows she was right. Her behaviour is making her stepfather (Matthew Parkinson) ... [read more]

Five little Petals (1997)

The opening titles introduce the Petals and their world, a ramshackle garden that they call home. [read more]

The rapist label (2003)

In 1989 Laura Henkel was raped in South Africa. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Laura is additionally hurt that her son blames her for not identifying the man as a rapist and thus preventing the crime. Laura’s son, Michael is ... [read more]

Family time (1977)

Malcolm Fraser and his wife, Tammy, enter their living room. Two of their children are home from boarding school. The narrator states that Fraser returns home 14 hours after he left it and has more to do later. The family ... [read more]

‘How are you?’ (1998)

Arriving at work for the day, Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton) tries to take Diver Dan’s advice and really mean it when she asks her clerk, Angus (Tom Long), ‘How are you?’, much to his bemusement. When court is in session, ... [read more]

‘Can I come?’ (1997)

On a cold winter’s night in 1954, Maria Buloh (Melita Jurisic) abandons her three-year-old daughter, Sonja (Arabella Wain). [read more]

Facing the bully (2003)

An extraordinary reunion after sixteen years between a woman who was bullied at school and her tormentor, the school bully. In year seven, Massiel was a young immigrant to Australia who tried to turn the other cheek when Richard called ... [read more]

Allergic to the 20th century (1997)

Eve has an allergic response to insecticides, cleaning agents and preserved small goods. Diana reacts badly to the chemicals in newsprint. Michael has an adverse response to the chemicals in tap water. [read more]

A seaplane circles a continent (1924)

This silent newsreel shows the triumphant arrival of aviators Wing Commander SJ Goble and Officer IE McIntyre at St Kilda, Melbourne, in their RAAF Fairey 111D seaplane after completing the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia in 1924. The clip ... [read more]

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